http://www.metafilter.com/tags/special Posts tagged with 'special' at MetaFilter. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:30:07 -0800 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:30:07 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/81259/I%2Dhave%2Da%2Dbad%2Dfeeling%2Dabout%2Dthis <blockquote><em>"<a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812">Wookiees and Bea Arthur? Luke Skywalker and Harvey Korman? Singing and dancing and storm troopers? If George Lucas had his way, no one would remember, but yes, Virginia, there was a Star Wars Holiday Special</a>."</em></blockquote>Indeed there <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544">was</a> (Google video). [Holiday Special previously on metafilter: <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/4634/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/49830/The-Star-Wars-Holiday-Special-my-god-is-it-awful">2</a>] Bonus Star Wars audition footage below the fold. Carrie Fisher's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCXrGuLix7M&feature=PlayList&p=4D95E67EB31F8CB6&index=15">audition for the role of Leia</a>. Mark Hamill's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjP2GBTr9U&feature=PlayList&p=4D95E67EB31F8CB6&index=9">audition for the role of Luke</a>. Kurt Russell's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nix_PID3oiA&feature=related">audition for the role of Han Solo</a>. Cindy Williams' (!) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ob-k0Rr6Fg&feature=related">audition for the role of Leia</a>. Robby Benson's (!!) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6jQvzpG0w&feature=related">audition for the role of Luke</a>. Andrew Stevens' (!!!) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orz1gx_yyZ4&feature=related">audition for the role of Luke</a>. (How different would <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002989/">his career</a> have been? Would we have had <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/81071/I-am-not-joking-It-is-real-Carry-on">this great cinematic achievement</a>?) Plus, from SNL, <a href="http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1700250/5696869">Kevin Spacey as Christopher Walken auditioning for the role of Han Solo</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.81259 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:30:07 -0800 auditions BeaArthur holiday holidayspecial special star starwars starwarsholidayspecial wars dersins http://www.metafilter.com/67708/Oy%2Dvey%2Dno%2DKwanza%2Dspecials%2Dsorry Time to kill while waiting for Santa to arrive/dinner to digest/family to leave? Well, here's a <a href="http://www.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VerySpecialEpisode">Very Special Holiday Episode</a> fpp just for you. God bless us, every one. &amp;VideoID<small>(Listed in no particular order. Yes, I've been working on this a while. Please feel free to add your own now!)</small> <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=2827">Hannukah Harry saves Christmas </a> and <a href="http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/saturday-night-live-hanukkah-harry/GzBhBUpP2395ITQByVOQ8db765ydMZCu">Easter!</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/rugrats-rugrats-chanukah-full-length/3507758617">A Rugrats Chanukah</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/470082">Sesame Street Christmas Special 1978</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/106075">Christmas Eve on Sesame Street 1978</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/106397">A Muppet Family Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.kumfumble.com/the-simpsons-season-17/the-simpsons-17x9-simpsons-christmas-stories.html">The Simpsons Christmas Stories</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/13892">Christmas with Mr. Bill</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22+Rowan+and+Martin%27s+Laugh-in+1968+holiday+special%22">Rowan &amp; Martin's Laugh-In 1968 Holiday Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/469531">MST3K: Santa Claus</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=frank+sinatra+crosby+%22+holiday+Special%22&sitesearch=">Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby Holiday Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/450781">The Nanny Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/450784">The Nanny CARTOON Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/470326">The Nick &amp; Jessica Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.free-tv-video-online.info/player/ffplayer.php?id=5690"><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2997165763424960185">An Amos and Andy Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/222977">A Very Special ALF Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.southparkzone.com/search/results.php?q=Christmas&t=1">Six South Park Christmas episodes</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wrlmWb1G4">SCTV Dusty Towne Sexy Holiday Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/blackadder/videos/239957">Blackadder's Christmas Carol</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3277518558466938589">A Beverly Hillbillies Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/452070">Justice League Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://divxlive.com/video-2-1844598">Life with Louie Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12171">Merry Christmas Mr. Bean</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/452068">A very Frasier <a><a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/452069">Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/509461">Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544">Star Wars Holiday Special</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-perfect-strangers-a-christmas-story/1746046">A Perfect Strangers Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/446252">Boy Meets World: A Very Topanga Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/450838">Pinky &amp; The Brain Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/13835">Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/childhood-memories/videos/150577">A He Man and She Ra Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-elimidate-a-very-elimidate-christmas/1775960">A Very Elimidate Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/13776">Davy &amp; Goliath Christmas Lost &amp; Found</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22Pee+Wee%27s+Playhouse%22+christmas+special&sitesearch=">Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-welcome-back-kotter-sweathog-christmas-special/1746076">Welcome Back Kotter: A Sweathog Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-christmas-and-the-hard-luck-kid/Hpgf9wgoBUTmMtUiHlK1KtAOTUeAM4us">Mary Tyler Moore Show: Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/450145">A Robot Chicken Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12933">Bugs Bunny Christmas Carol</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/538767">Rankin Bass Pinnochio's Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/470185">A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/452258">Family Guy Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/13891">Rankin Bas Santa Claus is Coming to Town</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12926">Rankin Bass Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-scrooge-loose/1859978">A Gumby Christmas Carol</a> and <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-santa-witch/1859938">Santa Witch</a> <a href="http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/5TBR4SmtLdA/">A Growing Pains Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12181">A Garfield Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12923">Rankin Bass Night Before Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/childhood-memories/videos/235890">Animaniacs Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/445562">Dennis Leary Merry F$#@in' Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.guba.com/watch/2000908250">The Doris Day Show: A Two Family Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.guba.com/watch/2000908623">The Doris Day Show: Christmas Time in the City</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12402">Rankin Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/alfred-hitchcock-presents-back-for-christmas/Fu427GagWyUYjaR-5_loqflZVUAZYDTt">Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Back For Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/106117">A Growing Up Gotti Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/122927">Rocko's Modern Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-smurfs-christmas-special-smurfs-christmas-special/1765485">A Very Smurfy Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-tis-the-season-to-be-smurfy-tis-the-season-to-be-smurfy/1765491">Tis the Season to be Smurfy</a> Eight is Enough: <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-eight-is-enough-yes-nicholas-there-is-a-santa-clause-part-1/1749070">Yes Nicholas, there</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-eight-is-enough-yes-nicholas-there-is-a-santa-clause-part-2/1749076">is a Santa Claus</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/lou-grant-christmas/nFspCPpwACw-vSiVbHX0R-CucsomPhxr">A Lou Grant Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-scarecrow-and-mrs-king-the-long-christmas-eve/1746730">A Scarecrow &amp; Mrs. King Christmas</a> Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-the-fbi-dark-christmas/1746057">The FBI: Dark Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-wonder-years/videos/170076">A Wonder Years Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugmshPuisS0">I Love</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1HFJT9apeE">Lucy</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX6a7icZYBc">Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9di9dXIWZ2Y">The Ray Bolger Show Christmas (1953)</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/will-and-grace/videos/72225">A Will &amp; Grace Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-barney-miller-christmas-story/1995568">A Barney Miller Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12936">Rankin Bass Year Without A Santa Claus</a> Santa guest stars on <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-gilligans-island-birds-gotta-fly-fish-gotta-talk/1722204">Gilligan's Island</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-alice-a-semi-merry-christmas/1746000">Alice: A Semi-Merry Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-alice-mels-christmas-carol/1746002">Alice: Mel's Christmas Carol</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-bless-this-house-misery-on-34th-street/1752029">Bless This House Christmas</a> starring Andrew Dice Clay <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-just-shoot-me-jesus-its-christmas/1738487">Just Shoot Me: Jesus, It's Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-hangin-with-mr-cooper-christmas-95/1722324">A Hangin' With Mr. Cooper Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/extras/videos/540739">The Extras Christmas Special</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-kirk-the-christmas-show/1747783">Kirk: The Christmas Show</a> <small>(Cameron, not James T.)</small> <a href="http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&gid=170342&vid=217631&b=34">A Charlie Brown Christmas</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/12937">Mickey's Christmas Carol</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-batman-the-animated-series-christmas-with-the-joker/1752264">Batman: Christmas with the Joker</a> <small> (animated)</small> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-yogis-first-christmas-yogis-first-christmas/1765493">Yogi Bear's First Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-yogis-all-star-comedy-christmas-caper-yogis-all-star-comedy-christmas-caper/1765492">Yogi's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-newsradio-x-mas-story/1740088">News Radio: X-Mas Story</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/american-dad-most-adequate-christmas-ever/NRIwtH8SEtmlhQn2m3pux8a52I-wxJIk">American Dad: Most Adequate Christmas Ever</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-caspers-first-christmas-caspers-first-christmas/1765481">Casper's First Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-cabbage-patch-kids-christmas-special-cabbage-patch-kids-christmas-special/1767017">A Cabbage Patch Kids Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-a-flintstone-christmas-a-flintstone-christmas/1765479">A Flintstone Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-a-flintstone-christmas-a-flintstone-christmas/1765479">Christmas Comes to Pac(man) Land</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/how-i-met-your-mother/videos/13812">A How I Met Your Mother Holiday</a> <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual=3501441">A Scooby Doo Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-caspers-first-christmas-caspers-first-christmas/1765481">Casper's First Christmas</a> Wanda Sykes in <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-wanda-at-large-twas-the-knife-before-christmas/1648771">A Wanda at Large Christmas</a> Jimmy Stewart in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tMuSVVljg8">Mr. Krueger's Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7840941752256418353">A Cosmic Christmas</a> <a href="http://video.aol.com/video/tv-bugs-bunnys-looney-christmas-tales-bugs-bunnys-looney-christmas-tales/1765480">Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3089069807113043471">Boondocks Christmas</a> Bonus fun: <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/452131">Night Before Christmas (1903)</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/13890">Max Fleischer's Rudolph cartoon (1948)</a> <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/christmas/videos/469467">Scrooge (1934)</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=996403382519221861&hl=en">A Christmas Story</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=428349265473317718&hl=en"> Santa Claus Conquers the Martians</a></a></a></a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.67708 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:56:22 -0800 christmas holiday movie special television miss lynnster http://www.metafilter.com/66469/The%2Dreason%2DI%2Dtalk%2Dto%2Dmyself%2Dis%2Dbecause%2DI%3Fm%2Dthe%2Donly%2Done%2Dwhose%2Danswers%2DI%2Daccept Thirty years of <a href="http://blogzarro.com/?p=226?fk">George Carlin</a> specials. <small>(Yep, NSFW. Duh.)</small> <small>Yeah, this is the post where people can listen to his stuff and debate whether he stopped being funny ages ago, wasn't funny in the first place, never stopped being funny, or was brilliant but then sucked but then did some funny stuff here and there. Blah blah blah. Knock yourselves out. | <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/60327/Im-a-high-tech-lowlife">Previo</a><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/tags/georgecarlin">usly.</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5746642675625898216">On Location: George Carlin at USC</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249854/">1977</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8195192934888104647">Carlin at Carnegie</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248827/">1982</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4075838670787447873">Carlin on Campus</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248828/">1984</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5200177469518230016">Playin' With Your Head</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199554/">1986</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8522695233374950514">What Am I Doing In New Jersey</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246644/">1988</a></small> <a href="http://www.guba.com/watch/3000028405">Doin' It Again</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246642/">1990</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2000718611607454884">Jammin' In New York</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246643/">1992</a></small> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246644/">Back In Town</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246641/">1996</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8683046848311681223">You Are All Diseased</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246645/">1999</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7788172958854389750">Complaints &amp; Greivances</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287460/">2001</a></small> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7068677712290004125">Life Is Worth Losing</a> <small><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484855/">2005</a></small> And in closing... here he is performing at the <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3472940163535053807">2007 Narcotics Anonymous World Convention</a> in San Antonio. His 14th HBO special (apparently taped at this show) will be shown on cable in March '08. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66469 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:01:35 -0800 carlin comedian comedy george georgecarlin hbo special television tv miss lynnster