Iron Man director John Favreau has announcedthat he intends to direct a new Star Wars Holiday Special.
To my shame, I saw it when it came out, and that which is seen cannot be unseen:
Even though the Star Wars prequels received their fair amount of criticism from longtime fans of the sci-fi saga, nothing has ever received as much scorn as the totally weird Star Wars Holiday Special. Aired in 1978, the program took place after the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and followed Han Solo and Chewbacca as they tried to evade the Empire and get to the Wookiee home world of Kashyyyk in order to celebrate “Life Day” with Chewie’s father Itchy, his wife Malla, and his son Lumpy. Yeah, the Star Wars Holiday Special is quite a trip, and if Jon Favreau has his way, he’d like to create a new Star Wars Holiday Special for Disney+ someday.
No. Just no.
I can't believe that this is true. It's like rebuilding the Titanic to repeat the sinking. Why would anyone do that?