Oh my stars and sabers

Via The Comic's Comic, Vanity Fair has a retrospective on the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special, widely known as a television event that will live in infamy. Actually I'm pretty sure I saw it when I was a kid, and I don't think I found it agonizing. Still, I'm not surprised that Hamill, Fisher, and Ford were less than thrilled to be there. Nothing short of a kidnapped granddaughter could have made Sir Alec show up, I'm sure.

Here's a clip.

I like to think that what Artoo is really saying is, "Holy shit! These hairy crackers just started shooting meth. We need to get out of here before things get ugly."

Sibling revelry

Here's a... one of a kind sketch.

Family togetherness is great, but past a certain point... Anyway, the girl is Casey Wilson, as of this writing the newest cast member on Saturday Night Live. This was during her stint with the Upright Citizen's Brigade. For my money this really gets funny around the three minute mark, then gets horrifying. But still pretty funny.

Ever feel like you're just going through the motions?

But how long will the CEO of WonderWidget Inc be happy paying such wages to his widget-makers? Perhaps children in the Pacific Rim could be trained to make widgets for only a fraction of a penny.