This was perfect to put on at bedtime. When I close my eyes, I can see everything in my mind, it feels like I'm right there with the characters and before you know it, I'm in dreamland.
YES!!!!! Im not alone. I have suffered from insomnia since middle school. I clucked on Jaws the audiobook & turned everything but my iPhone speaker off & it was amazing. Eager to try this one next. 🤞🤞🤞 I hope that’s nit insulting. I mean that in a positive way. They’re very immersive in the quiet dark.
With the amount of times I've listened to these, I've gotten so used to Ann Sachs and Perry Kings voices and renditions of these characters, that to me, they are just as much Han and Leia as Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are, in their own right.
He didn't come back to do the Return of the Jedi radio drama adaptation though, which due to legal issues and financial problems of the production studio recording happened in 1996. Anthony Daniels was the only original cast member who returned. Also Return of the Jedi was the only radio drama that wasn't first broadcast on NPR at the time.
This make’s you feel like you’re involved in the film….by listening to the sound and the actor’s?I could be wrong,though!I think,I should say,before t.v. was invented,this goes back to the old radio program’s that our parent’s grew up with.A good drama 🎭 of Star War’s on radio,here!Bravo,as they say in show business!
If only he'd let someone else do it and had more of a career like Harrison Ford. 🤣 This time I think we have the correct 3CP0 as well, unlike the new hope radio play.
Including that line of Leia’s “the whole reason I came down here was to welcome Luke back- with a kiss, hold still Commander Luke Skywalker” lol 😂 I understand that it’s voice acting and they needed a visual of sorts so we know it happened.. But that was too much! Laughed my _____ off at that lol 😆
Yes and no. The extra scenes are great, but identifying everyone by their full names every time they’re mentioned makes the dialogue stilted. Obi-Wan Kenobi taught you well…and Obi Wan Kenobi is here…we know who the characters are…just let the dialogue flow
When I was a kid and these radio dramas were aired, there weren't any vhs or blu rays, and this was a fantastic way to get my Star Wars fix. I'd record them on tape and re-listen over and over.
I love how this adds context to Lando's position. It always annoys me when people give Lando hate for trying to deal with Vader. It was never a deal. And he was in an impossible position being in charge of the safety and wellbeing of thousands in Cloud City. He was trying to salvage what he could especially since the deal was for Luke and he had no clue who Luke was.
I run the audio on my smart tv sometimes when I go to sleep, and put it on repeat. Smart TVs are awesome in that regard. Hook up a 2TB external HDD to one, and if it has the capability, will play backed up movies, CD rips, mp3 audio, run pictures with music or audio you've selected.
William DiStasio I do the same thing every night. I remember listening to a star wars radio drama as a child in the 70's in school. Wonder if it's the same star wars?
Okay... I am 47 and just now listening to these. Wow. The New Hope Drama was amazing (so much great character development they didn't have time for in a movie). But this... WOW. So, so good. And I'm just at the part where they are fleeing Hoth. The actor who played Han Solo had really grown into the part by this time, and he and Leia were really developing chemistry. And that's to say nothing of the amazing job Nigel did on editing these to give us multiple hours of listening enjoyment!
So glad you're enjoying them Tom. The trifecta are such a worthwhile listening experience jointly and seperate from one another. The power of these radio adaptations really gives the original trilogy story and performance a very different perspective. Thanks too for the compliment on my efforts. I appreciate it.
I knew Perry King as Billy's manipulative father-in-law on 'Melrose Place' in the '90s. He actually auditioned for the role of Han Solo in 'A New Hope.'
@@jmgmarcus808 "Basically 3 guys hanging around a marina on a boat, solving mysteries, and wrecking vag." If Netflix acquires Riptide, they need to use this exact synopsis.
I disagree. Perry King was great. He auditioned for the Solo role, along with loads of others. The radio dramas give us a chance to see/hear what he would have done if he landed the movie role. Maybe a bit different from H Ford, but he'd definitely have been watchable!
"even.... as a MISSILE!" I love these radio dramas so much. Vader describing his Force Yeet powers is just so...theatrical. That medical droid is a serial killer. Calling it now.
I actually really like Brock Peters' portrayal of Vader - James Earl Jones is THE voice of Vader, but every other Vader voice after his has been an imitation of his portrayal (rightly), and it's nice to hear another interpretation of the character.
I love how desperate Vader sounds when he's pleading Luke to join him, finally building up to the father reveal. You can really buy he's his flesh and blood, and you can feel and understand his obsession with finding his son
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I remember scheduling my Saturday morning around being able to record that week's episode off of NPR radio so I could re-enact it with my Star Wars figures the rest of the day. I still have some of the cassettes.
That’s genius. Wish I thought of that with a soundtrack instead of memory or video. Used tooth floss as “Zip-lines” and reactions or played the mortal combat song while playing mortal combat...I’m disappointed in me all of a sudden
With all the advanced AI technology and 3D CG tech we have now, it's not exactly out of the realms of possibility. They could rejig filmed scenes, like deleted scenes and visualise the radio drama scenes. I have even read that audio AI has advanced to the point that they could mimic the voices of any actor to suit the dialogue of the expanded script. So it would sound as though Harrison Ford actually did record the dialogue.
John Williams was an absolute genius that music is still on point after all these years. Between the acting and the music I felt like I was in the battle for Hoth base.
So much great personality from these throwaway characters. Even the extra interaction with General Rieekan fleshes him out much better than the brief, flat interaction we have in the movie.
As a kid I had one episode recorded off the radio - never found any others - so had to listen to that one over and over. Then about 20 years ago decided to get them on CD.
I'd always been vaguely aware of these radio versions but always assumed they were just essentially identical to the movies, without the visuals. Boy was I wrong. Can't stop smiling listening to these, and telling my wife (response: "that's nice dear") and a couple friends who I know are into star wars about how much they add beyond the movies. Banged out ANH yesterday and on to ESB today. Thank you for putting these together.
I just recently discovered these old Star Wars radio dramas and really enjoyed them. I especially appreciate how Mark Hamill & Billy Dee Williams reprised their roles for this. The Han and Leia voice actors do a decent job of staying true to the spirit of those characters as well. Every time Vader speaks however, all I hear is Guru from the TFS Dragon Ball Z Abridged series.
"Come with me, Luke! It is the only way this can end!" Darth Vader in those lines shows his deep emotion. "LUKE, NO!!!!" That moment where Vader really broke down not wanting to lose what was left of the Skywalker bloodline and of his remaining good side that was by then starting to return.
There is just something about Empire Strikes back, that makes it so unique. Even after 40 years it still gets my emotions running. I remember watching it the first time ever in the movie theatre, I was as emotional then as I am now while listening to your edit of it. Well done.
I had heard of these when I was a kid... but never had an opportunity until now... I love these... I miss how simple the StarWars universe was when I was 7 or 8. When my dad took me to see StarWars at the one theater in all the city that had the Quadrophonic sound system... and the imperial cruiser came from behind over my head. The good guys were good and the bad guys were bad... and we had heros. Thank you for this!
@@bluedragon4I believe Perry was one of the people who originally auditioned for Han for the movie. Getting to play the role via Radio Drama is still a big deal and it's a paying gig. Plus, Star Wars was huge at that time and so there was plenty of incentive to do it.
I kinda think he does a better job than Ford tbh. He adds a lot of charm to the character and his voice manages to balance a kind of weaselly quality, with those moments of genuine bravery and selflessness. Not to mention, the dude was an adonis to look at, he honestly might have made a better Han on screen too.
This made my day. One of my mom's coworkers had recorded this on cassettes and let my brother and I borrow them. We used to listen to this all the time. Man, I loved this. Thank you so much
3:15:35 that longer pause between Vader telling Luke to search his feelings for the truth adds so much weight to his realization. Hamill’s acting was so good there. His “Nooooo” was soul-crushing… 😢
Oh my God I never knew about these! There's SO MUCH content! I'm absolutely loving these radio dramas. My imagination is just running wild with all the new content. It feels so much more real
I love these so much im 24 and have listened to these all 4 or 5 times and seen the movies proably hundreds of times🤣🤣🤣 never read the novels but WOW THESE RADIO VERSIONS ARE TRULY!!! AMAZING THANK THE MAKER FOR THESE!
Just finished A New Hope, wow so well done. I wish the movies were this detailed in the story. Keeps me busy and entertained while in the Big Rig on the Highway. Thank you.
I love how little throwaway lines in these radio dramas have turned into other things in universe. Like inquisitors being mentioned in the A New Hope drama which are obviously important in newer star wars media and health stims being mentioned in this one and making up an important part of Jedi: Fallen Order the video game
This radio drama sure was setting up the still fledgling Legends continuity alongside the Marvel 1977 comics (though the comics there are mostly semi-canon), the Classic Star Wars newspaper strip comics, and the Han Solo and Lando Calrissian Adventures novels.
“I joined the alliance, cause I noticed things” gold 😂😂😂 The amount of times I have listened to these over watching any of the new dumbass movies just warms my heart. I will never get sick of these radio dramas.
I'm not generally a fan of Brock Peters as Vader (Too wordy, to emotional), but that crazed, passionate tone he takes when talking to the increasingly desperate Luke in Cloud City really works. They play off each, building the emotional tension up to a fever pitch until the "I am you Father" line. Really neat bit.
I have the original radio drama on disc and I've been listening since i was 9... Didn't know these even existed until a friend of mine told me! I suppose this is what I'll be doing for the next little bit...
YT Channel Skyforge led me here due to the beginning few minutes. He has done an animation about the ambush on the convoy that was getting supplies to the Rebels on Hoth I remember about the dramas but never listened to them. Incredible. Thank you Nige L for keeping this for all to hear. You are legend.
I didn't think Luke was capable of being as snarky as he was in the Hoth shelter with Han LOL 🤣I blame the hypothermia, but I appreciate them trying to make light of a dark situation with sarcastic humor. I loved it 😄
I laughed at how many comments all involve _sleeping_ to this like a spoken lullaby for adults. 😅 I can’t remember since I’m a kid listening to storybook albums, NOT falling asleep to SOME kind or spoken word audio/storytelling/OTR, etc. I’m obviously SO not alone. 🤔😄
Wow, thank you for this. As a Gen-2 (90's) fan, the movies, novels, and a comic or two were the only things I knew existed. Never would I have thought that there was a whole radio drama. But even then, it wasn't like you could just track this entire thing down on cassettes or CD's. So it's a real treat to listen to this now, in its entirety, ad-free. Anyway, it's an amazing to experience the events of the movie through completely different scopes. The writing, the music, the acting; pure immersure. It's awesome to see that they got as many reprising actor to lend their voices as possible, especially Mark Hamill, given his affinity for voice acting. I must say though... Vader was comical. He was big shoes to fill, but the writing and the voice made him seem like a parody. But beyond that, I really felt like I was right there when I closed my eyes. Again, thank you. This should be known to the wider fan-base.
Thank you for this. Welled up many feelings many times throughout. The Han Solo actor is FANTASTIC, his lines turn into such casual conversation that you fall for this character’s charm as you would for Harrison Ford’s.
I had to check,and was right on Anthony,Billy and Marks voice. John Lithgow's voice as Yoda😂😂😂😂. At 50,some voices are never forgotten in Ear Memories 😊
Good work, mate. I was 9 when the first film hit theaters. Back then it took a couple of months after its U.S. release for a movie to reach us. But the novelization, Starlog magazine articles and other promotional stuff were already at my disposal, allowing me to "watch" Star Wars as I imagined it in my head with mounting anticipation. I finally got to watch the real deal and it blew my hair back. So much so I stayed through the credit scroll, immersing in the music and starry backdrop until the houselights went up. A bunch of other kids had done the same. We quickly bonded and sneaked into into the theater for repeat viewings so often that the owner dubbed us the "Star Wars" gang, a title we happily adopted for ourselves. Had the local stations aired this radio series my ear would have been glued to the speaker, no question. Ah, the magic years. 😄
Man, this gives you more insight to both sides, it’s funnier, brings in more to every side to every angle! Thank you so much for making this. God bless you, sir.
I have all 3 of original trilogy of this radio drama on cassette. So good to hear on digital without having to flip tape or change to another. Thank you! Brings back memories. Have not listened to this in a long time! Love it!
I love Brock Peter's performance as Vader. He has one of the most iconic villain voices from my childhood: Capitan Bloth from Pirates of Dark water and Dark Kat from Swat kats.
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Love these, when I was a kid I always wanted to live on Hoth and didn’t want that part of the movie to end so having expanded sections in the radio drama is a dream come true. I saw the deleted scenes with the Wampa which are pretty rough but this is better to be honest
I know that Harrison Ford deservedly gets the credit for the line 'I know' after Leia says 'I love you', and always loved his delivery of it, but I have to say that this version is almost better than the original. It contains a certain fear or desparation about what's to about happen to him that is very well done and feels very appropriate for the situation. Scene starts at 2:49:46
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This was perfect to put on at bedtime. When I close my eyes, I can see everything in my mind, it feels like I'm right there with the characters and before you know it, I'm in dreamland.
It's crazy, I fall asleep to these, and no joke I actually dream what going on!! It's amazing it feels like I'm actually there!
I'm doing the same thing
Always was a radio person
Me too.
YES!!!!! Im not alone. I have suffered from insomnia since middle school. I clucked on Jaws the audiobook & turned everything but my iPhone speaker off & it was amazing. Eager to try this one next. 🤞🤞🤞 I hope that’s nit insulting. I mean that in a positive way. They’re very immersive in the quiet dark.
The sane here. Simply love it.
With the amount of times I've listened to these, I've gotten so used to Ann Sachs and Perry Kings voices and renditions of these characters, that to me, they are just as much Han and Leia as Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are, in their own right.
Ditto Brock Peters. He's an underrated Vader IMO.
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Brock sounds to me more like what Vader would have sounded like considering what Anakin sounded like in the movies.
28:49 - The deck officer enquiring about C-3PO's well-being 😂 Wish that little scene was in the film 😆
Love that Mark Hamill did the radio dramas. He truly does love Star Wars and doesn't do it just for the money.
I love that too, he'd probably do it at a town hall fundraiser if someone asked him, what a absolute legend!! ❤
He didn't come back to do the Return of the Jedi radio drama adaptation though, which due to legal issues and financial problems of the production studio recording happened in 1996. Anthony Daniels was the only original cast member who returned.
Also Return of the Jedi was the only radio drama that wasn't first broadcast on NPR at the time.
Mark hamill is a shit bag goof ball.
The character Luke is great but as for the actor. Shit bag commie
@@chindleymuffinthat’s such a shame. Anthony Daniels is such a legend though! He has played C-3PO in so many pieces of Star Wars media!
This make’s you feel like you’re involved in the film….by listening to the sound and the actor’s?I could be wrong,though!I think,I should say,before t.v. was invented,this goes back to the old radio program’s that our parent’s grew up with.A good drama 🎭 of Star War’s on radio,here!Bravo,as they say in show business!
I was like " Wow the guy that does Luke nails the voice " until I see in the credits Mark himself did the voice. Awesome.
If only he'd let someone else do it and had more of a career like Harrison Ford. 🤣
This time I think we have the correct 3CP0 as well, unlike the new hope radio play.
& Billy Dee for Lando!!
@@user-yv2cz8oj1k look him up. Mark has had a great career and very inderrated. Very humble guy
@@user-yv2cz8oj1k Anthony Daniels played C3PO in all three radio adaptations.
Welcome to the club, kid.
Wish the movies had all of this. These extra lines make the story stronger and deeper. All I can say is the force is strong with these.
Including that line of Leia’s “the whole reason I came down here was to welcome Luke back- with a kiss, hold still Commander Luke Skywalker” lol 😂
I understand that it’s voice acting and they needed a visual of sorts so we know it happened..
But that was too much! Laughed my _____ off at that lol 😆
Yes and no. The extra scenes are great, but identifying everyone by their full names every time they’re mentioned makes the dialogue stilted. Obi-Wan Kenobi taught you well…and Obi Wan Kenobi is here…we know who the characters are…just let the dialogue flow
you may enjoy the novels of the movies as well. i particularly liked the novels for New Hope and Phantom menace
Galactic Naturalist, I second that motion.
A lot of those extra lines would seem silly in the movie, like explaining something that would be obvious to the viewer.
When I was a kid and these radio dramas were aired, there weren't any vhs or blu rays, and this was a fantastic way to get my Star Wars fix. I'd record them on tape and re-listen over and over.
I personally enjoy these more than the movies. They are much slower paced and tell a more fleshed out story. They remind me of the Lotr radio series.
@@angusmarch1066 also a good radio series. And then there's the Chronicles of Narnia Radio Theater.
@@angusmarch1066 oh my gosh there’s a LOTR radio series? Lol thank you for mentioning this! I had no idea! That’s awesome!
@@lightlord356 is it any good? I've done listened to radio dramas for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and all of the Star Wars trilogy.
@@treyowen9213 yes. They have good sound effects, good voice acting, they even did all seven books.
I love how this adds context to Lando's position. It always annoys me when people give Lando hate for trying to deal with Vader. It was never a deal. And he was in an impossible position being in charge of the safety and wellbeing of thousands in Cloud City. He was trying to salvage what he could especially since the deal was for Luke and he had no clue who Luke was.
The radio dramas really tie the room together
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I feel we already had more than enough context in the film as well to show how little choice Lando had in what he did.
I’ve altered the deal. Pray I don’t alter it further.
I put my earbuds in and listen to this each night when falling asleep
Walking around work for me
I run the audio on my smart tv sometimes when I go to sleep, and put it on repeat. Smart TVs are awesome in that regard. Hook up a 2TB external HDD to one, and if it has the capability, will play backed up movies, CD rips, mp3 audio, run pictures with music or audio you've selected.
William DiStasio I do the same thing every night. I remember listening to a star wars radio drama as a child in the 70's in school. Wonder if it's the same star wars?
I new I wasnt the only one! 👍😎✌
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My second radio drama I'm 49 I never knew these were made but then again I'm the TV generation lol
I love how the entire story is told through music sound effects and voice - The radio drama genre is so great these are wonderful!
Okay... I am 47 and just now listening to these. Wow. The New Hope Drama was amazing (so much great character development they didn't have time for in a movie). But this... WOW. So, so good. And I'm just at the part where they are fleeing Hoth. The actor who played Han Solo had really grown into the part by this time, and he and Leia were really developing chemistry. And that's to say nothing of the amazing job Nigel did on editing these to give us multiple hours of listening enjoyment!
So glad you're enjoying them Tom. The trifecta are such a worthwhile listening experience jointly and seperate from one another.
The power of these radio adaptations really gives the original trilogy story and performance a very different perspective.
Thanks too for the compliment on my efforts. I appreciate it.
The voice of Han Solo was Perry King, best known for his lead role in the 80s detective show “Riptide”.
I knew Perry King as Billy's manipulative father-in-law on 'Melrose Place' in the '90s. He actually auditioned for the role of Han Solo in 'A New Hope.'
Holy crap I used to watch that show as a kid. It was basically 3 guys hanging around a marina on a boat solving mysteries and wrecking vag.
@@jmgmarcus808 "Basically 3 guys hanging around a marina on a boat, solving mysteries, and wrecking vag." If Netflix acquires Riptide, they need to use this exact synopsis.
The banter between Luke and Han on Hoth is amazing.
It's a bummer that they couldn't get Harrison Ford in on this.
I disagree. Perry King was great. He auditioned for the Solo role, along with loads of others. The radio dramas give us a chance to see/hear what he would have done if he landed the movie role. Maybe a bit different from H Ford, but he'd definitely have been watchable!
@@BrianRPatersonI didn’t know that! I think PK does a great job in this.
29:28 ‘I joined up with the Rebels because I notice things.’ What a line!
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It’s such a funny come back to Han Solo’s shit talking lol
That Deck Officer was Commander Tamizander Rey
@@fabianrocha9924 typical Star Wars, bet he has an action figure and everything
"even.... as a MISSILE!"
I love these radio dramas so much. Vader describing his Force Yeet powers is just so...theatrical.
That medical droid is a serial killer. Calling it now.
I actually really like Brock Peters' portrayal of Vader - James Earl Jones is THE voice of Vader, but every other Vader voice after his has been an imitation of his portrayal (rightly), and it's nice to hear another interpretation of the character.
You can hear Anakin behind the mask in Brock’s portrayal.
That's why i came here again to listen to this for the tenth time? Rest in peace James Earl Jones 😢
I love how desperate Vader sounds when he's pleading Luke to join him, finally building up to the father reveal. You can really buy he's his flesh and blood, and you can feel and understand his obsession with finding his son
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Vader, your Anakin is showing.
Brock Peters performance in this was incredible really.
Honestly, JEJ's booming Vader voice is iconic, but theres a definite complexity to this Vader that I find more compelling as a character.
What if luke wasn't a little b*tch and he did join his father in overthrowing the Emperor?
"Is something wrong with that droid's vocabulator?"
"Nothing more than usual. He's just got a cough."
‘I joined up with the Rebels because I notice things.’
I remember scheduling my Saturday morning around being able to record that week's episode off of NPR radio so I could re-enact it with my Star Wars figures the rest of the day. I still have some of the cassettes.
That’s genius. Wish I thought of that with a soundtrack instead of memory or video. Used tooth floss as “Zip-lines” and reactions or played the mortal combat song while playing mortal combat...I’m disappointed in me all of a sudden
They should totally make this into a movie!
I know right?
I believe they did, didn't they? lol...
Who, Di$ney? They'll probably make Leia a black transsexual.
With all the advanced AI technology and 3D CG tech we have now, it's not exactly out of the realms of possibility. They could rejig filmed scenes, like deleted scenes and visualise the radio drama scenes.
I have even read that audio AI has advanced to the point that they could mimic the voices of any actor to suit the dialogue of the expanded script. So it would sound as though Harrison Ford actually did record the dialogue.
It's like reliving being a child again by with an incarnate imagination, and so much more material that I loved. Simply amazing. It brought me joy.
Thank you for the work you put in to making these sound so wonderful.
John Williams was an absolute genius that music is still on point after all these years. Between the acting and the music I felt like I was in the battle for Hoth base.
4yrs ago. An algorithm suggestion far, far away. This brings back some deep childhood memories. Good stuff. And in just the right light.
I loooooove how they fill in gaps with small conversations like the one in,the emergency shelter!!! Thank,you so much!!!
"I joined up with the rebels because I notice things " lol. Very funny.
Great line......,
Deck Officer is the hero the rebels don't deserve...
@@alanhutchins5916 while it is quite funny han solo saying hey don't forget your heavy duty underwear kid is a tad bit funnyer
So much great personality from these throwaway characters. Even the extra interaction with General Rieekan fleshes him out much better than the brief, flat interaction we have in the movie.
infinitely better than the "I rebel" line from Rogue One
It's funny, I keep looking at my phone every few minutes to watch this thing.... 🔥
Oh my gosh I listened to this as a kid when it came out! I knew I wasn’t crazy wondering if I had actually listened to Star Wars on the radio.
Its funny how our childhood memories can be in doubt as we get older.
Me to brother! ! I just found this shit and it blows my mind
Man I bet that was the coolest hearing this come on the radio as a kid.
@@kalen7126 Years of partying and reckless drug use can cause a lot of doubt as well !😳 lol! love this production be safe out there !
As a kid I had one episode recorded off the radio - never found any others - so had to listen to that one over and over. Then about 20 years ago decided to get them on CD.
I'd always been vaguely aware of these radio versions but always assumed they were just essentially identical to the movies, without the visuals. Boy was I wrong. Can't stop smiling listening to these, and telling my wife (response: "that's nice dear") and a couple friends who I know are into star wars about how much they add beyond the movies. Banged out ANH yesterday and on to ESB today. Thank you for putting these together.
I just recently discovered these old Star Wars radio dramas and really enjoyed them. I especially appreciate how Mark Hamill & Billy Dee Williams reprised their roles for this. The Han and Leia voice actors do a decent job of staying true to the spirit of those characters as well. Every time Vader speaks however, all I hear is Guru from the TFS Dragon Ball Z Abridged series.
What does the “T” in TFS stand for? I’d assume The Frieza Saga, but you already said the, so it’s confusing.
TFS = @TeamFourStar
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No love for anthony daniels?
I love that C-3PO accidentally ordered Leia's room to be heated on Hoth, causing it to start melting.
they briefly mention on the film itself, it's the first dialogue exchange between 3PO and R2D2 of ESB
"Come with me, Luke! It is the only way this can end!" Darth Vader in those lines shows his deep emotion.
"LUKE, NO!!!!" That moment where Vader really broke down not wanting to lose what was left of the Skywalker bloodline and of his remaining good side that was by then starting to return.
I was blown away in the last one when he was torturing Leia and he yelled STOP! I was like damn it’s already starting, with Leia no less.
There is just something about Empire Strikes back, that makes it so unique. Even after 40 years it still gets my emotions running. I remember watching it the first time ever in the movie theatre, I was as emotional then as I am now while listening to your edit of it. Well done.
A new hope is the intro, empire strikes back is the romance, return of the jedi is the high action redemption
I had heard of these when I was a kid... but never had an opportunity until now... I love these... I miss how simple the StarWars universe was when I was 7 or 8. When my dad took me to see StarWars at the one theater in all the city that had the Quadrophonic sound system... and the imperial cruiser came from behind over my head. The good guys were good and the bad guys were bad... and we had heros.
Thank you for this!
So true, how lucky we were ! 😢
I have listened to this series every night over and over for 5 months
This is even better than the first one, the man who plays Han is very close to the original and Mark Hamill always gives 100%.
Pery King was a very famous at the time. I am suprised he is the voice.
@@bluedragon4I believe Perry was one of the people who originally auditioned for Han for the movie. Getting to play the role via Radio Drama is still a big deal and it's a paying gig. Plus, Star Wars was huge at that time and so there was plenty of incentive to do it.
I kinda think he does a better job than Ford tbh. He adds a lot of charm to the character and his voice manages to balance a kind of weaselly quality, with those moments of genuine bravery and selflessness. Not to mention, the dude was an adonis to look at, he honestly might have made a better Han on screen too.
Perry King is in a wonderful movie called "The Lords of Flatbush" with Henry Winkler .'Fonzie" & Sylvester Stalone" , "Rocky~RAmbo" .
Let's also give credit to Brock Peters. For a "star trek" actor, he does a fine job voicing vader
I'm certainly enjoying this in the car on a long drive.
May the Force be with you
Always
This was really cool, thanks so much for posting this! The voices of Vader, Han Solo, & PLO took a minute to get used to but it was cool.
I still have recorded episodes on blank tapes. The first scene is just epic. Love this.
Then they aren't blank tapes ;)
This made my day. One of my mom's coworkers had recorded this on cassettes and let my brother and I borrow them. We used to listen to this all the time. Man, I loved this. Thank you so much
I have very bad anxiety and sleep is hard with chronic pain. Thank you for sharing this! It helps me.
3:15:35 that longer pause between Vader telling Luke to search his feelings for the truth adds so much weight to his realization. Hamill’s acting was so good there. His “Nooooo” was soul-crushing… 😢
Indeed... Too bad you can hear him take a deep breath before his "noooooooo" 😅
@@shimyku7820 That's the thing though, this is natural, this is normal
I didn't even get through the opening crawl and I subbed immediately
Oh my God I never knew about these! There's SO MUCH content! I'm absolutely loving these radio dramas. My imagination is just running wild with all the new content. It feels so much more real
I just realized for the first time when 3PO says "thank the maker", he's thanking Vader
I also just realized that this is shorter then episode 4
Three PO's mind was wiped. He didn't know anakin was his maker.
There was no such backstory when this was recorded in 1983. Any origin stories were told in what was later known as the Expanded Universe.
@@sjdrifter72 thats in the prequel trilogy. No need to go to the EU for that one
Ani wasn’t his maker. He did however salvage him.
You are the master Lord Nigel. Your devotion to the ancient religion of radio dramas has conjured up much appreciation.
I know someone has commented on this, but I think it's hilarious that the Leia/Luke kiss is extended in the radio drama....
They straight up made out😂
What a awesome listen iv listened to most of the starwars audio dramas on you tube and they have made work fly by!!
I love these so much im 24 and have listened to these all 4 or 5 times and seen the movies proably hundreds of times🤣🤣🤣 never read the novels but WOW THESE RADIO VERSIONS ARE TRULY!!! AMAZING THANK THE MAKER FOR THESE!
The novels?
This came on while I was asleep, and woke me up around 2:11:35. Needless to say I was quite confused for a moment
" Is it true that gun of yours only works when someone back is turned" Sick ass burn Lando
These ran on local Public Radio stations in the early 80s. Starting out in radio, I was a board op and ran them. Really well done.
Just finished A New Hope, wow so well done.
I wish the movies were this detailed in the story. Keeps me busy and entertained while in the Big Rig on the Highway.
Thank you.
Originally the first movie was a lot more like the radio play but they changed it bc the pacing was off, great though ain’t they
I love how little throwaway lines in these radio dramas have turned into other things in universe. Like inquisitors being mentioned in the A New Hope drama which are obviously important in newer star wars media and health stims being mentioned in this one and making up an important part of Jedi: Fallen Order the video game
the continuity is very clever
This radio drama sure was setting up the still fledgling Legends continuity alongside the Marvel 1977 comics (though the comics there are mostly semi-canon), the Classic Star Wars newspaper strip comics, and the Han Solo and Lando Calrissian Adventures novels.
This is getting me through while being sick.
“I joined the alliance, cause I noticed things” gold 😂😂😂
The amount of times I have listened to these over watching any of the new dumbass movies just warms my heart. I will never get sick of these radio dramas.
Great to hear Billy Dee Williams!
I'm not generally a fan of Brock Peters as Vader (Too wordy, to emotional), but that crazed, passionate tone he takes when talking to the increasingly desperate Luke in Cloud City really works. They play off each, building the emotional tension up to a fever pitch until the "I am you Father" line. Really neat bit.
Brock Peters. A Trek actor doing a Star Wars part? Neat!
I could listen to this every single day its amazing
May the force be with you Nigel I love these videos
Cheers. May The Force Be With You Too.
This was insane !! Thank you for
sharing
I have the original radio drama on disc and I've been listening since i was 9... Didn't know these even existed until a friend of mine told me! I suppose this is what I'll be doing for the next little bit...
YT Channel Skyforge led me here due to the beginning few minutes. He has done an animation about the ambush on the convoy that was getting supplies to the Rebels on Hoth
I remember about the dramas but never listened to them.
Incredible.
Thank you Nige L for keeping this for all to hear.
You are legend.
I didn't think Luke was capable of being as snarky as he was in the Hoth shelter with Han LOL 🤣I blame the hypothermia, but I appreciate them trying to make light of a dark situation with sarcastic humor. I loved it 😄
That was a great section! 😂
32:40
I always assumed Luke was unconscious throughout that whole ordeal.
I didn’t even know this existed!
@Cory Gill lol reminds me of:
Luke Skywalker: do you know a obi wan kenobi
Ben Kenobi: of course i know him, he's me!
i didnt believe it did either ,but it does.
Listen to it every night while asleep. Thank you. Nigel
I LOVE this so much! It reminds me of listening to them as a kid in Chicago. Thank you for posting!
Just finished Nigel’s edit of a new hope I’m very pleased my only problem is... that there’s isn’t more of these lol
ROTJ buddy
There is the dark empire radio drama.
I laughed at how many comments all involve _sleeping_ to this like a spoken lullaby for adults. 😅 I can’t remember since I’m a kid listening to storybook albums, NOT falling asleep to SOME kind or spoken word audio/storytelling/OTR, etc.
I’m obviously SO not alone. 🤔😄
Just listening to this 15 minutes gave me more goosebumps than the whole sequel trilogy. Thanks KK
Indeed
Wow, thank you for this. As a Gen-2 (90's) fan, the movies, novels, and a comic or two were the only things I knew existed. Never would I have thought that there was a whole radio drama. But even then, it wasn't like you could just track this entire thing down on cassettes or CD's. So it's a real treat to listen to this now, in its entirety, ad-free. Anyway, it's an amazing to experience the events of the movie through completely different scopes. The writing, the music, the acting; pure immersure. It's awesome to see that they got as many reprising actor to lend their voices as possible, especially Mark Hamill, given his affinity for voice acting. I must say though... Vader was comical. He was big shoes to fill, but the writing and the voice made him seem like a parody. But beyond that, I really felt like I was right there when I closed my eyes.
Again, thank you. This should be known to the wider fan-base.
I agree with you They are amazing
I'd swear this Darth is voiced by Christopher Lee.
Thank you for this.
Welled up many feelings many times throughout.
The Han Solo actor is FANTASTIC, his lines turn into such casual conversation that you fall for this character’s charm as you would for Harrison Ford’s.
It's Perry King. He starred in NBC's 1980's "RIPTIDE".
I think I remember Riptide from my younger years.
I had to check,and was right on Anthony,Billy and Marks voice.
John Lithgow's voice as Yoda😂😂😂😂.
At 50,some voices are never forgotten in Ear Memories 😊
Good work, mate. I was 9 when the first film hit theaters. Back then it took a couple of months after its U.S. release for a movie to reach us. But the novelization, Starlog magazine articles and other promotional stuff were already at my disposal, allowing me to "watch" Star Wars as I imagined it in my head with mounting anticipation. I finally got to watch the real deal and it blew my hair back. So much so I stayed through the credit scroll, immersing in the music and starry backdrop until the houselights went up. A bunch of other kids had done the same. We quickly bonded and sneaked into into the theater for repeat viewings so often that the owner dubbed us the "Star Wars" gang, a title we happily adopted for ourselves. Had the local stations aired this radio series my ear would have been glued to the speaker, no question. Ah, the magic years. 😄
Had all 3 of them on cassette in the early 90s and then on CD fantastic
This is so phenomenally awesome! Best acting and scene direction!
I remember listening to these Cassette tapes on a portable Cassette Player during power outages in big hurricanes.
Just found these stories. I'm thoroughly enjoying this!
me too amazing
Glad we still have these great radio plays 😊
Thank you Nigel! You're a Star Wars loving gem for this. ❤️
Man, this gives you more insight to both sides, it’s funnier, brings in more to every side to every angle! Thank you so much for making this. God bless you, sir.
love Perry King here! He was one of the originals who Actually Audition for the role famously played by Harrison Ford
Perry King played the role of the music teacher in the 1982 cult film, Class of 1984.
I LOVE IT !! Thank you so much for putting this out !
I have all 3 of original trilogy of this radio drama on cassette. So good to hear on digital without having to flip tape or change to another. Thank you! Brings back memories. Have not listened to this in a long time! Love it!
I got a star trek ad before this
"I don't need you to depress me, I'll depress myself" _mood_
Thank you Nigel, I'm looking forward to this.
I'm currently enjoying a new hope 😁
I love Brock Peter's performance as Vader. He has one of the most iconic villain voices from my childhood: Capitan Bloth from Pirates of Dark water and Dark Kat from Swat kats.
Are you serious?? He was in Swat Kats?! 😻
Nothing beats James Earl Jones.😎
@@AXRISTEROS except David prowes and Brock peters
Bangin' name. "Brock Peters". Awesome.
Brock Peters is also Captain Benjamin Sisko's father in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine TV series. Awesome actor.
I had this on cassette! It's really good. So is the Star Wars drama. These brought back the movies beautifully and added more details.
Christ, take me now as I've discovered the best channel on UA-cam. I've been absolutely floored by the quality of every video 👌. Thank you for sharing and bringing happiness to so many folks, especially for those on long commutes,
Ravi Peiris M.D.
this is still better than anything in Disney Star Wars it doesnt even have any images
Love these, when I was a kid I always wanted to live on Hoth and didn’t want that part of the movie to end so having expanded sections in the radio drama is a dream come true. I saw the deleted scenes with the Wampa which are pretty rough but this is better to be honest
Can we all agree mark Hamil is one of the best actors ever.
Thanks Nigel you have awesome editing skills.
Thanks. Glad you have enjoyed the results.
Thank you for sharing our childhood memories with everyone - blessings 🙏🏻💯
His appearance was short, but that medical droid's voice is so soothing... I love it :o
Right?
I'd go gay for that droid's voice
I thought that dialogue was a particularly sweet addition to the story.
21b? T1b?
I sure am unnerved of that droid type's appearance on the films and some video games though. It looks so... skeletal.
I know that Harrison Ford deservedly gets the credit for the line 'I know' after Leia says 'I love you', and always loved his delivery of it, but I have to say that this version is almost better than the original. It contains a certain fear or desparation about what's to about happen to him that is very well done and feels very appropriate for the situation.
Scene starts at 2:49:46
That was an improvisation by Ford.On script it was written that he says i love you back.He didn't believe it held to character.
@@number27k51 I know - we all know. The point is that there exists another take of this that to me felt like a better one than they actually used.
The line was never “I love you, too.” He was supposed to say, “You remember that because I’ll be back.”
The force is strong with Nigel's editing, thank you so much mate🙏
Wow that was alot of fun! Thank you so much for posting. Gosh what a great way to tell stories. Wish it never went out of style. 👍🏼😎