The Star Wars Holiday Special

One of the greatest cinematic disappointments in my life until the Phantom Menace.  I remember it well.  Here's a pretty lengthy piece tracing the steps.  Funny how so much of it was built around keeping interest in the franchise when I remember theaters still showing Star Wars a year later.  As I've said elsewhere, the interest easily went beyond the release of Empire Strikes Back.  Still, I wasn't on the business side, and I'm sure they had facts and figures that necessitated this pile of garbage.  And if it weren't for Phantom Menace and later contributions to the franchise that have Lucas's stamp of approval, I'd be more inclined to believe his tale of non-involvement.