Originally posted by: SilverWook
Some trivia about the CBS premiere. Star Wars had been pimped so much on pay per view and HBO, that by the time CBS aired it on "free tv" it actually got beat in the ratings by a trashy miniseries called "Lace".
Some trivia about the CBS premiere. Star Wars had been pimped so much on pay per view and HBO, that by the time CBS aired it on "free tv" it actually got beat in the ratings by a trashy miniseries called "Lace".
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I watched it hundreds of times on HBO in 1983, I remember back then they would show it 2-3 times a day, it was so awesome. By the time when it came to CBS in '84, it definitely wasn't an event like it was the year before on HBO.