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Robot Chicken Star Wars Special airs on Sunday.
After the episode will be a marathon of R.C. look for the following references:

http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/TVKR.html
Robot Chicken (2005) -
[1] Plastic Buffet (#1.8) During the Armageddon spoof sketch, the chosen leader of the mission is Harrison Ford and the boulder chase scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark is re-created with toys.
[2] Plastic Buffet (#1.8) a fanboy with a Star Wars t-shirt attends both Harrison Ford's and Mark Hamill's press conferences, saying "go get 'em Han Solo" at Harrison's conference.
[3] Plastic Buffet (#1.8) Mark Hamill brags about blowing up the Death Star with his eyes closed at his press conference.
[4] Vegetable Fun Fest (#1.11) There is a spoof of the Empire Strikes Back, the Bespin gantry scene where Darth Vader explains about being Luke's father, Leia's father, the fate of the Empire, building C-3PO, and Midichlorians. Luke Skywalker walks off the set of ESB when "dad" decides he ought to know what the Force really is. VADER: "it's tiny creatures called Midichlorians living in your blood" LUKE: Look if you're not going to take this seriously I'm outta here!"
[5] A Piece of the Action (#1.9) A spoof of the Empire Strikes Back probe droid scene with Ron Jeremy acting like Chewbacca and Erik Estrada shooting the droid like Han Solo.
[6] A Piece of the Action (#1.9) A spoof of science fiction conventions, complete with Star Wars costumed fans. Also included is a Ronto in the parking lot, an AT-AT during the melee, and a shot of George Lucas at the end.
[7] A Piece of the Action (#1.9) During the melee in the science fiction convention, the kid dressed as Darth Maul starts spinning his saber impressively. Leonard Nimoy looks at him, then calmly pulls out a gun and shoots him.
[8] S&M Present (#1.12) In a spoof of the Karate Kid, Pat Morita tells Joey Fatone that he's too old for the training, then Ralph Macchio says "So was I, if you remember". Later, Joey does a hand-stand with Pat Morita sitting on his feet while levitating boxes.
[9] Toy Meets Girl (#1.14) While Lion-O explains to Michael Moore where the rest of the Thundercats are, Panthro is shown in a jail cell marked "1138".
[10] Operation Rich In Spirit (#1.18) Michael Flatley is dancing on a stage...Narrator: Michael Flatley is the Lord of the Dance." Darth Vader arrives on stage as well, dancing just like Michael Flatley...Narrator: "Darth Vader is the Lord of the Sith" (Thanks to John at Obroa-Skai for references #1-10!) [11] 4/2/06 Han Solo in carbonite on-board the UFO that breaks the Phantom Zone that contains Set Green, the mad scientist, and the robot chicken in the episode's special opening sequence.
[12] 4/9/06 Cockpit hyperspace view when Corey Haim and Corey Feldman use the Corey Jet.
[13] 4/9/06 At the end of the Two Coreys skit, the location of the Bush Twins is...in a crate in the same warehouse as the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
[14] 4/23/06 In the "Dance Dance Counter-revolution" skit, Castro says "Tu esta Bantha poodoo"
[15] 4/23/06 At the end of the Highlander parody skit, Lindsay Lohan yells, "Unlimited powaaaaaah!"
[16] 5/7/06 An entire skit about Darth Vader calling Palpatine to tell him about the Death Star getting blown up [17] 5/7/06 During the end credits, one line says "Nerf Herder, Scruffy looking - Garret Elkins"
[18] 5/28/06 A skit about George W. Bush dreaming he was a Jedi. (Thanks to John at Obroa-Skai for references #11 - 18 and the link!)
[19] Metal Militia (#2.13) There was a sketch done of a young Indiana Jones at school, references included: burning ants with the Staff of Ra, using a whip to recover a girl's doll, running away from a large rolling ball, recovering his hat, knocking an enemy into "whirring blades" (two girls standing apart with jump ropes between them), running to an escape vehicle chased by other kids with spit wad straws, and the classic "There's a shake in the car...I hate shakes!"
[20] Day at the Circus (#2.17) At the end of the Hall of Memory, the winner had to grab her prize and escape from a large boulder. (Thanks to John at Obroa-Skai for #19 & #20!)
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Mark Hamill is on British TV, on GMTV's 'Entertainment Today', tomorrow morning - 13th July 2007.

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Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar
Mark Hamill is British TV, on GMTV's 'Entertainment Today', tomorrow morning - 13th July 2007.

Hopefully someone will put the clip up on YouTube so that we can all see it. I wonder what he'll be talking about?

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Fri 8/10 - 3pm - G4 - Cheat! - LEGO Star Wars

Sat 8/11 - 6am - MTV - "Pageant Queen" - A "Star Wars" fan wants to become a pageant queen to improve her self-image.
thanks George for teaming up with MTV to bring this quality programming...

Tues 8/14 - 8pm - History - Star Wars Tech

Wed 8/15 - 10pm - BIO - Harrison Ford

Sat 8/18 - 9am - G4 - X-Play - Star Wars Celebration
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BBC World in the US is running reports about Hayden and Portman in AotC having the worst onscreen chemistry.
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Sun 9/23 : 9pm : Fox : Family Guy : Blue Havest, Parts 1 and 2

Repeats
Sat 9/22 : 1pm : AETV : Empire of Dreams
Mon 10/1 : 10am : HBO : The Phantom Menace
Tues 10/2 : 10am : HBO : Attack of the Clones
Sat 10/6 : 6:30pm : HBO : Revenge of the Sith
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Channel 4 - Sunday September 14 2008

21:00 Bring Back...Star Wars

Justin Lee Collins is on a quest to track down and reunite the cast of one of the most celebrated film franchises in history: Star Wars.
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Did anybody see Bring Back Star Wars last night on channel 4?  For those of you who missed it, Justin Lee Collins attempted to interview all the main OT cast (Ford, Fisher, Hamill, Daniels, Baker, Williams, W Davis, Prowse, Mayhew, Bulloch) and reunite them at a party in London.  In the end he managed to talk to everyone except Ford and Hamill (Hamil wanted $50,000!) and Prowse, Baker, Davis and Bulloch showed for the party.  Carrie Fisher came across as really cool, so did Williams, and Warwick Davis is possible the nicest man in the world.  The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!

Check it out if you can - it's interesting and funny.  You might be able to watch it on '4 on demand'.

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Yup - saw this last night - was really funny. I thought Carrie Fisher would go apeshit when they went up to her house but she was really cool (clealy had too many chemicals over the years and looks on the edge of insanity but really cool). Mark Hamill asking for £50k really cheapened himself, Anthony Daniels came across as a bit of a tosser but the rest were all really cool - Warrick Davies IS possibly the world's nicest bloke after that interview and Billy Dee Williams is still the coolest pimp in the galaxy. Did you see Peter Mayhew giving the finger at the end? Good stuff! And Kenny Baker shops at Morrissons in Preston? Thats just down the road so I'll be shopping there from now on!
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Why would Mark Hamill asking for money be cheapening himself?

I'm not in the U.K so I did not watch this but this is a tv program right. Channel 4 no less. They sell advertising space in between breaks. So essentially they're making money off the Star Wars brand and the likes of its stars like Mark Hamill and their work. Why shouldn't he get paid? Channel 4 are.

It would be like one of the many conventions asking Hamill or any other Star Wars actor to appear for free when the organisers are making money off ticket sales.

Speaking of conventions, I've never been to one but from what I'm aware of most of the actors that appeared on this tv special appear regularly at Star Wars conventions. So it's not really a great big reunion except its on tv.

"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt

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Yeah Mark Hamill is so going to cheapen Himself when he gets that fat payday for Voicing the Joker in the Arkum Asylum videogame,lol.

Actors want to be paid end of story.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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All of the other actors saw it for what it was and did their bit for free - Billy Dee spared an hour or so, so did Carrie. Mark could have too - I doubt his shedule is *that* full. The fat that he's trying to distance himself from SW but would talk about it for £50k cheapens him - and i'm not talking in a monetary sense.
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Yoda Is Your Father said:

The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!

 

 Ha!  I'd like to hear some details about that.  And what was the quality of the footage?

--SKot

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SKot said:
Yoda Is Your Father said:

The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!

 

 Ha!  I'd like to hear some details about that.  And what was the quality of the footage?

--SKot

 

Ropy - it was clearly taken from the online versions.

 

I'd send you a copy but it's almost 1Gb in size.

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see you auntie said:

It would be like one of the many conventions asking Hamill or any other Star Wars actor to appear for free when the organisers are making money off ticket sales.

Actors, of any movie or TV show, are not typically paid to show up at conventions (Creation might be an exception to this).  They do usually charge money for a photo which they will gladly sign, but they generally show up for free.  Hamill especially shows up at Comic-Con all the time because he's a total comic book fan.  The ticket sales essentially pay for the rental of the building and not much else (at least with Comic-Con).

 

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That's something I did not know, only an assumption I made, thanks for pointing it out. Like I said I've never been to a convention.

But I still stand by my comment that the producers of this show were not trying to organise the reunion out of the goodness of their hearts, they're doing it ultimately to make money, so why shouldn't Hamill be able to too.

"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt

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HotRod said:

Still didn't get the point of 'Bring back Star Wars'? It's been non stop Star Wars for years now.


 

Did you see the program? It's more about getting the cast in the same room together for the first time since they went their seperate ways. They did the same with the A-Team and Dynasty to varying degrees of success. Its also about Justin Lee Collins who presents it and has endless enthusiasm for each subject and how he wangles his way into getting interview with the stars - I mean who else do you know that could knock on Carrie Fisher's door with a camera crew and get an instant interview? If you watch it in the spirit intended its a lt of fun.
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With the 2009 Television season in full swing, if anyone comes across any SW references (even in rerun), why not post'um.

How I Met Your Mother : S05E02 : 2009.09.28 : [approximate time]
Barney used the Chewbacca Exhibit excuse to get away from the girlfriends.

Accidentally on Purpose : S01E02 : 2009.09.28 : ~10 min.
One of the characters mentions that the ex-boyfriend is a handsome Darth Vader.


Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother in the first week also had SW References.

 

With the anniversary of Empire next year, there's bound to be plenty of topical references. Maybe even a special or two.

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'The Making of Star Wars in Concert' is being aired on a local PBS affiliate multiple times this weekend

Also in the near future, the History channel will reair:

Star Wars : The Legacy Revealed
Thu 10/29 8:00-10:00am HISTORY
Thu 10/29 2:00-4:00pm HISTORY

Star Wars : Tech
Thu 10/29 10:00-11:00am HISTORY
Thu 10/29 4:00-5:00pm HISTORY


Other recent shows with SW references.

Mythbuster 'Duct Tape' show, FlashForward, Family Guy, Cleveland Show, Glee.

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via: tf.n

G4TV's Blair Herter and Blair Butler are on a mission to find all the latest information on Star Wars Celebration V, and the hosts will bring fans everything they need to know about exclusive collectibles, new games and a sneak peek at Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3. If that isn't enough, G4 will sit down with the Jedi Master himself, George Lucas, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back and look at what new adventures may come from a galaxy far, far away.

Don't miss Star Wars Strikes Back, June 17 9PM ET only on G4, right after their E3 '10 live coverage.

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via: cnn  via: tf.n

http://www.starz.com/titles/ilmindustriallightmagiccreatingtheimpossible

ILM - Industrial Light & Magic: Creating The Impossible

Synopsis: The story of Industrial Light & Magic - the special effects company started to create Star Wars - is told via clips (Iron Man, Star Trek, Jurassic Park) and interviews (George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robin Williams).

  • Friday, November 12th
    • Encore 9:00pm
  • Saturday, November 13th
    • Encore 12:00pm
    • Encore 10:00pm
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By "The Impossible" do they mean 1996's CG effects in 1976? 

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