Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi Radio Drama - Nigel's Edit

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  • @dublindutch6346
    @dublindutch6346 9 місяців тому +45

    when i grew up we had a friend who was blind, and we would all listen in on Friday evenings for this. Those nights were even better then the cinema :) They should bring back back the high value production radio drama's, it is really awesome to listen to in a group

  • @briannab.1712
    @briannab.1712 7 місяців тому +21

    Man, radio dramas are underrated! Also, let's take a moment to appreciate Anthony Daniels voicing C3PO in all three of these and appearing as him in all of George Lucas' movies!

  • @solsticeofsins6039
    @solsticeofsins6039 2 роки тому +47

    “VADER! I am your MASTER!”
    “Darth Vaders master… BUT NOT ANAKIN SKYWALKERS!”

  • @onlyme219
    @onlyme219 10 місяців тому +8

    that was great, I closed my eyes and the movie visually appeared in my mind throughout. A wonderful experience, really enjoyed that :)

  • @swrpgholocron8702
    @swrpgholocron8702 5 років тому +376

    There's a special charm to these radio dramas.

  • @The_Admiral5
    @The_Admiral5 4 роки тому +291

    *"I'm proud that you've grown into the man I once wanted to be!"*
    The final words of Anakin Skywalker. Such a powerful line!

    • @tannerp.4996
      @tannerp.4996 4 роки тому +31

      I think I figured out what he means. Anakin wanted to be someone who can save the ones he loved. Luke accomplished that when he saved Anakin.

    • @GreenGlo1991
      @GreenGlo1991 4 роки тому +15

      Wish they’d made the film like this. Always felt there needed to be just a little more emotional punch to Anakin’s death.

    • @S.M.Jean-Mahmoud_Ier
      @S.M.Jean-Mahmoud_Ier 4 роки тому +7

      @@GreenGlo1991 I'd say, though, that the movie (original version) did Palpy's death (the real one, don't talk to me about tRoS) better than the radio drama per example (hadn't read the novelization, sorry)

    • @GreenGlo1991
      @GreenGlo1991 4 роки тому +8

      @@S.M.Jean-Mahmoud_Ier oh I absolutely agree. And yes we don’t speak of TRoS

    • @HistoryandReviews
      @HistoryandReviews 4 роки тому +16

      @@GreenGlo1991 we dont speak of ANY Disney films

  • @Lucy-mb6ov
    @Lucy-mb6ov Рік тому +7

    I listen to this grand tale each and every bed time.xx

    • @stevebond7387
      @stevebond7387 11 місяців тому +1

      Me too. It’s great to fall asleep to these👍🏼

  • @DarthKieduss
    @DarthKieduss 4 роки тому +201

    DS: "Vader! I command you, put me down!"
    AS: "I WILL. DOWN the core shaft. DOWN to YOUR DEATH!"
    DS: VADER! I am your master!
    AS: DARTH VADER's master! *BUT NOT ANAKIN SKYWALKER'S!*

    • @charlie4christ536
      @charlie4christ536 4 роки тому +4

      The American Crusader All have sinned and so all are worthy of death and deserve hell, for God’s standard is perfection and none of us could meet it by doing good deeds.
      Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
      Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
      Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
      But God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die in our place as a substitutionary atonement for our sins. He is the only way to Heaven that God has provided. If you believe in Him, then you will be saved.
      John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
      John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
      Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

    • @DarthKieduss
      @DarthKieduss 4 роки тому +19

      @@charlie4christ536 what the hell does this have to do with Star Wars?

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 роки тому

      @@DarthKieduss You could have asked that civilly.

    • @DarthKieduss
      @DarthKieduss 4 роки тому +13

      @@MaskedMan66 I'm an American. We do don't anything civilly.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 роки тому +3

      @@DarthKieduss So am I. And yes, we do.

  • @emilywilliams1170
    @emilywilliams1170 3 роки тому +103

    I love how there’s a much longer pause when Darth Vader find out that Leia is his daughter. The fact that he has to process that fact before he continues talking to Luke more realistic. It’s also another conation to Padmè.

    • @SSJFutureGohan62093
      @SSJFutureGohan62093 Рік тому +10

      Right! The same was used in the Empire Strikes Back when Vader tells him to search his feelings about him being his father, Luke takes a much longer pause, to actually search his feelings as he comes to the realization. It’s so much more powerful!

  • @AMMS10
    @AMMS10 Рік тому +10

    Thank you @Nige L for making this AMAZING trilogy available to us 👑

  • @Manda-LORE
    @Manda-LORE 3 роки тому +120

    If I knew Mara Jade was in the radio drama, I would have listened to these sooner

    • @treyowen9213
      @treyowen9213 3 роки тому +9

      Wait what? 😍

    • @procyon6370
      @procyon6370 2 роки тому +18

      She's "Arica", the dancer Threepio talks to after getting his restraining bolt attached

    • @RevanMartinez
      @RevanMartinez 2 роки тому +8

      Greetings Tadd Lar'kin!! The Lore Master of Mandalore!!

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 6 місяців тому +2

      Its you!

  • @jeezed2950
    @jeezed2950 5 років тому +232

    Wish mark voice acted in this one, though I do love this voice actor.

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  5 років тому +84

      That would have been spectacular. I think it was his "Wing Commander" obligations that prevented that from happening. This actor is a very good substitute. Very few apart from MH can claim they played Luke Skywalker in an official STAR WARS release.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 5 років тому +7

      @@nigethejedimaster The only other one I know of was John Cygan.

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  5 років тому +11

      @@MaskedMan66 when did John portray Luke? I don't know and can't find anything about it on Wiki or IMDB.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Skywalker

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 5 років тому +27

      @Nige L He starred in the audio adaptations of "Dark Empire" and "Dark Empire II," with Ann Patricio as Leia, Joe Hacker as Han, and Billy Dee Williams as Lando.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 роки тому +25

      He was too busy terrorizing Gotham City.

  • @sub-jec-tiv
    @sub-jec-tiv Рік тому +11

    I miss Hammill in this one. It was so lovely to have him in the first two.

  • @scottc7354
    @scottc7354 Рік тому +20

    I don’t think people appreciate how seamless these edits are. The mixing and editing is so fucking good. Thank you.

  • @kamalalsb7292
    @kamalalsb7292 5 років тому +331

    "Darth Vader's Master, But Not Anakin Skywalkers!" is a line that should be fucking canonised.

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому +7

      In Legends, it might have been so.

    • @kamalalsb7292
      @kamalalsb7292 2 роки тому +7

      @@michaelandreipalon359 well no. It wasn't. This was exclusive to the Radiodrama, which isn't a part of Canon OR Legends.

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому

      Hmm, understandable.

    • @kamalalsb7292
      @kamalalsb7292 2 роки тому +3

      @@michaelandreipalon359 Like in fairness - EU, Legends AND New Canon aren't allowed to change anything about the Movies themselves. It's one of the few stipulations George Lucas had both when he owned Star Wars and after he sold it to Disney. Those movies can't be touched. They can be expanded on (Like the "From a Certain Point of View" Novels), but they can't be adapted and things that happened on screen aren't allowed to be changed. Novelisations and Radiodramas, as adaptations, can make small tweaks (and in the case of the Radiodramas, they actually came from first drafts of the screenplays with slight adaptations to allow a listening audience to follow along), but where their content differs from the movies they're considered non-canon. I just fucking LOVE that one line, but I know they'd never actually add it to the movie.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 2 роки тому +2

      @@kamalalsb7292 SW, like most franchises, is a multiverse. So everything's canon in its own world.

  • @pdoyle6000
    @pdoyle6000 2 роки тому +25

    2:16:38 is my favourite addition to this story when Darth Vader finally rejects the Dark Side of the Force and becomes Anakin Skywalker again to save his son from death by Emperor Palaptine's force lightening attack!

  • @stevewmartist6182
    @stevewmartist6182 Рік тому +13

    These audio dramas are a work of art, thank you. After listening to this entire series, it really makes me wish there was an Audio Drama for the Prequel trilogy that went this far indepth and expanded the story.

    • @jeremyfields9009
      @jeremyfields9009 Рік тому +2

      I rather not have to listen to JarJar or Anakin recite cringy dialogue

    • @stevewmartist6182
      @stevewmartist6182 Рік тому +4

      @@jeremyfields9009 but you were ok with Luke’s in ANH?

  • @FabledFrame
    @FabledFrame Рік тому +4

    Thanks, Nige. The whole series' edit was great to listen to!

  • @alvaropuente6188
    @alvaropuente6188 Рік тому +5

    I listen to it while I work on my new Lego Mos Eisley tavern and I am a happy boy again... Thank you!

  • @khpredator00
    @khpredator00 4 роки тому +22

    These radio dramas are just as good as the movies! I just finished listening to the whole trilogy...SO AMAZING

  • @Aivottaja
    @Aivottaja 5 років тому +270

    "Darth Vader's master, but not Anakin Skywalker's!"

    • @felipecosta-kv2fx
      @felipecosta-kv2fx 5 років тому +11

      "HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.....!"

    • @chichiboypumpi
      @chichiboypumpi 5 років тому +2

      I would love that line to be in a (better) special edition (sans the Jabba palace song number)

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 5 років тому +1

      @chichiboypumpi If you're talking about "Jedi Rocks," John Williams
      composed that because he'd never been satisfied with "Lapti Nek (Working Out)."

    • @felipecosta-kv2fx
      @felipecosta-kv2fx 5 років тому +1

      @@MaskedMan66 I didn't knew that john willians could compose this kind of music, i through he could only compose orchestra music

    • @chichiboypumpi
      @chichiboypumpi 5 років тому +2

      @@MaskedMan66 I love John Williams' work, except that one, perhaps the way it was executed in ROTJ, or perhaps I'm more of a Yub Nub and Lapti Nek guy

  • @rossmunley6489
    @rossmunley6489 6 років тому +160

    I loved the exchange between Vader and Emps as Palpatine was thrown to his death.

    • @nathanexplosionn
      @nathanexplosionn 5 років тому +3

      What is emps?

    • @rossmunley6489
      @rossmunley6489 5 років тому +4

      The Emperor@@nathanexplosionn

    • @cheese3416
      @cheese3416 5 років тому +22

      Vaders master but not anakin skywalkers

    • @Isoquant
      @Isoquant 5 років тому +10

      I clapped at that scene. So well done!

    • @christopheraaron8299
      @christopheraaron8299 Рік тому

      It would have been better if the person that did Vader’s voice didn’t sound more like Count Dooku.

  • @MrBROTHERFELDER
    @MrBROTHERFELDER 4 роки тому +81

    I liked the line by Leia about Han: “How can a man go through all the things he has, and not learn any humility”. (12400)

  • @joseysmith8883
    @joseysmith8883 7 місяців тому +3

    So glad the escape plan gets explained!! Always felt like i missed something there

  • @DinoBot65
    @DinoBot65 4 роки тому +44

    "When gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be." That is such a cool and sad line.

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  4 роки тому +10

      Yoda is in my view simply one of the greatest characters in any franchise created.

    • @DinoBot65
      @DinoBot65 4 роки тому +9

      @@nigethejedimaster I agree. Yoda has always interested me due to his mysterious past, wholesome wisdom, and his occasional funny smart ass remark. Every Star Wars fan knows that there's little known about Yoda specifically and his species in general and that there's only 3 known members of his species in cannon.

    • @DarthSpiderMaul
      @DarthSpiderMaul Рік тому +1

      Besides Ahsoka and Ezra.

    • @jeremyfields9009
      @jeremyfields9009 Рік тому

      @@DarthSpiderMaulwho

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@DarthSpiderMaulBegone, Disneyite

  • @mr_dillus
    @mr_dillus Рік тому +3

    ty again for these. Listened all day, now going to restart and go to bed

  • @chadbrown748
    @chadbrown748 3 роки тому +38

    29:16-29:20: Han Solo (to Boba Fett) "I'm gonna rip your helmet off with your HEAD inside!"
    Kind of ironic, considering what happened to Jango Fett in the battle of Geonosis.

    • @JeanRodo
      @JeanRodo 2 місяці тому +1

      They predicted that too! It’s crazy!

  • @martok2112
    @martok2112 5 років тому +190

    So sad that Brian Daley, the author of this great radio drama trilogy, passed away just after recording for this wrapped up in '96. Thank you, Nige L for sharing these great edits. May the Force Be With You.
    Additional note: In my very humble opinion, Brock Peters is the *second* official voice of Darth Vader. Brock Peters' take on the Dark Lord of the Sith is, to me, every bit as menacing as the film version.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 5 років тому +14

      He's actually a little more frightening as he's got a shorter temper than the movie version.

    • @mercury4283
      @mercury4283 4 роки тому +2

      Martok the Unbidden has

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 роки тому +6

      @@mercury4283 Wrong "Star Trek" character. Brock Peters was Admiral Cartwright and Joseph Sisko.

    • @tra-viskaiser8737
      @tra-viskaiser8737 4 роки тому +6

      He will always be siskos father and admiral cartright to me... but is a damn good vader... like really good.

    • @cptsteele91
      @cptsteele91 3 роки тому +2

      But what the fuck did they do to Lando in this

  • @rubix4195
    @rubix4195 3 роки тому +54

    "Their fire is back in the universe. Let it burn high and bright, seen by friend and foe, the Jedi have returned." That one utterance has more emotional impact than all of the dialogue in the Disney Star Wars films!

    • @flowerpt
      @flowerpt 3 роки тому +9

      And also why the Disney franchise is bogus. Luke tells Leia specifically that she will learn to use the Force as he has. That happened in the real mythology - "canon" fiends can bugger off.

    • @jeffg7
      @jeffg7 Рік тому

      I always thought it was interesting that with this closing line, it made "Jedi" in the title... plural. Which shifts the entire direction of the narrative from the redemption of a single individual to a resurgence of society. Brilliant.

  • @thegiftedone
    @thegiftedone 6 років тому +16

    This is sooooo good!...... thank you Nigel! And may the force be with you.....Always

    • @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst
      @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst 5 років тому +2

      the_gifted_one
      *OH MY FRICKIN GOD I LOVE JOHN ARTHUR LITHGOW AS YODA HE'S LIKE FRANK OZ BUT WAY AWESOMER!!*

  • @StormWolfJachinDue
    @StormWolfJachinDue 5 років тому +154

    2:16:39 The moment a Jedi redeems himself!

    • @comdragonmayer4815
      @comdragonmayer4815 4 роки тому +3

      Bunyamin Esen he has so

    • @ni06no
      @ni06no 4 роки тому +2

      @Bunyamin Esen well he still redeemed himself and it is possible.

    • @ivanic5246
      @ivanic5246 4 роки тому +3

      Bunyamin Esen I don’t think you get the point

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому +3

      Also the moment the prophecy of the Chosen One finally became fulfilled.

  • @Signorasbutterfly
    @Signorasbutterfly 4 роки тому +12

    These Radio Dramas are exactly what I need when I study.

  • @TheMysticSaint
    @TheMysticSaint 2 роки тому +8

    Absolutely wonderful. I love the extra dialogue. These radio dramas really flesh out the movies.

  • @anne-mariedeters4105
    @anne-mariedeters4105 5 років тому +157

    RIP Peter Mayhew. You will be missed.

    • @scottyclayton5604
      @scottyclayton5604 5 років тому +1

      So really? You’re really going to miss him? Why? Just curious.

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 5 років тому +12

      @Scotty Clayton Because he's dead, of course. Didn't you know?

    • @whatsyournameson7208
      @whatsyournameson7208 4 роки тому +4

      God bless 🙏🏻

    • @scottyclayton5604
      @scottyclayton5604 4 роки тому +1

      @@MaskedMan66 Why would you miss someone you never knew, and who did not know you?

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 роки тому +12

      @Scotty Clayton The same way we all miss people we admire when they've gone and we can no longer look forward to anything new from them and have to content ourselves with their past work. And in fact, I did meet Mr. Mayhew a couple of times.

  • @Nargon46
    @Nargon46 Рік тому +5

    Honestly these dramas are great. They feel like the Revenge of the Sith book, like an extended edition to the films with tighter scripting. THANK YOU for making this, having to skip the theme constantly on Kindle was a NIGHTMARE

  • @darthethan1995
    @darthethan1995 5 років тому +333

    2:16:38 Very powerful scene.

    • @StormWolfJachinDue
      @StormWolfJachinDue 5 років тому +31

      The Moment a Jedi redeems himself.

    • @Malgus-2023
      @Malgus-2023 5 років тому +34

      My goodness...the chills that gave me...wew!!!! That was better than the actual movie.. Love it!

    • @darthwint3823
      @darthwint3823 5 років тому +25

      Better than NOOOOO!!!...

    • @emperorpg9494
      @emperorpg9494 5 років тому +8

      I got goosebumps

    • @cheese3416
      @cheese3416 5 років тому +8

      Omg epic

  • @christopherglenn3278
    @christopherglenn3278 3 роки тому +23

    Although Peter Mayhew is gone, Chewbacca will always live on. That Wookie is immortal.

  • @josephbanet5410
    @josephbanet5410 4 роки тому +60

    I must see Jame Earl Jones and Ian McDiarmid voice the scene where Vader kills Palpatine, that seen is amazing.

  • @andrewgrant2990
    @andrewgrant2990 4 роки тому +33

    After listening to all 3 of your cuts of the radio drama, let me 1st say thank you for putting these up on here. Second, I think these would have made for great special editions which would have been great to have on a DVD/ Blu-Ray release! Again awesome job on these sir!

  • @codygottman2642
    @codygottman2642 4 роки тому +57

    Whoever voiced palpotine did so good.

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch 4 роки тому +12

      That’s British actor Paul Hect, who indeed does some fine work.

  • @samalahenry
    @samalahenry 5 років тому +22

    I have to add my thanks to you for uploading your expertly edited versions of these dramas. I've listened to each of them at least 20 times. You've made my life a little sweeter. Because of the size of our family, our father always took us to drive-ins. "Star Wars" was the first film our father actually took us to the theater to see. Such good memories😊

  • @desertsn0wball
    @desertsn0wball 2 роки тому +11

    "I'm proud that you've grown into the man I've once wanted to be"
    Wow that was good. Kind of wish that was in the movie

    • @simbelmyne7767
      @simbelmyne7767 5 місяців тому +1

      If I remember right, it comes right from the script, either an earlier version or just wasn't used in the movie edit. But yeah it's a great line isn't it!

  • @Vort317545
    @Vort317545 3 роки тому +7

    I love the extra dialogue in radio dramas truly fleshes out the characters! Thanks for posting all three!

  • @boatymcboatface666
    @boatymcboatface666 4 роки тому +17

    Nige L , Sir YOU are the Harmy of the audio world! Thank you! I'm in mid 50s and saw original movie over 2 dozen times on release! My son, now approaching 30s, grew up with Star Wars and just shared the links to your channel, as is my year old granddaughter. It is the way!

    • @UnknownPersononGoogle
      @UnknownPersononGoogle 4 роки тому +2

      29 here and I prefer this audio drama to the films.
      Soo much more emotions to bring the characters to life as you picture them in your head.

  • @mariomaroo6829
    @mariomaroo6829 4 роки тому +68

    Am not a fan of Star Wars , but damn is 2:16:38 powerful and full of heart.
    My Son !!!!
    And ends with
    " Darth Vader's master , but not Anikin Skywalker "

  • @hawkeye448
    @hawkeye448 4 роки тому +15

    Blind Hans telephone acting with Chewbacca to explain to us at home what happed to Boba Fett during the fight on the barge is hilarious.

    • @AlexSeverinski
      @AlexSeverinski 4 роки тому +5

      It's the problem of the audio medium. Characters have to describe what's going on around them.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Рік тому +3

      ​@@AlexSeverinskiNot really a problem

  • @alanhutchins5916
    @alanhutchins5916 5 років тому +26

    'Don't tell me the odds.. Just kiss me.......' would have been an iconic last line to the movie......

  • @mibevan
    @mibevan 7 місяців тому +2

    I remember as a child I had a cassette tape with a read along book for and abridged version of return of the Jedi. They actually lifted some audio from this drama. I think that’s pretty cool, Adult fans can get a more in-depth version of the story and kids can get a simpler version. It’s like comparing a children’s book to a long chapter book with no illustrations.

  • @bighairman
    @bighairman 10 місяців тому +3

    THIS IS SO GOOD!

  • @notyoume9709
    @notyoume9709 Рік тому +2

    Binged these in a day, awesome

  • @georgieboy9101
    @georgieboy9101 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm glad I found this on you tube. I purchased all three radio dramas but somehow this one was erased from my library. I guess it must be a rights thing. Thankfully I also bought the physical CD set of all three but who listens to CD's any more? I hope against hope that one day they will dramatize the prequels as well.

  • @84CORVETTEBILL
    @84CORVETTEBILL 5 років тому +20

    SImply amazing work Nige l! A million thanks for this! I go to sleep to ur masterpiece sir! Thanks again!

  • @CKelloggs
    @CKelloggs 5 років тому +24

    The exchange between Vader and The Emperor is amazing

  • @osmia
    @osmia Рік тому +1

    And yet again thanks for uploading these

  • @electricmatchabirb
    @electricmatchabirb 4 роки тому +8

    Thank you for taking the time to blend these dramas, it was beautifully done

  • @kbeats5289
    @kbeats5289 5 років тому +13

    Amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed all three of these!

  • @EnjoySackLunch
    @EnjoySackLunch 4 роки тому +22

    Hats off to Ed Asner, who absolutely nails Jabba and appears to be relishing in it.
    Also, the actress voicing mon mothma may sound familiar. That’s Natalia Nogiluch AKA admiral necheyev from TNG

    • @procyon6370
      @procyon6370 2 роки тому +4

      Nechayev was excellently written and played. You really got to hate her

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому +3

      Wait, he voiced the Hutt in this radio drama?!
      Gotta love these radio dramas for having some collaboration with Star Trek actors.

  • @selim6033
    @selim6033 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for all those audiodramas. It is so, so good. I was amazed. These audios expanded the history in a way that i think, sometimes, make it better than the movies. Ty and take care!

  • @jonathanrobinson8816
    @jonathanrobinson8816 Рік тому +2

    This was brilliant. Thank you for your efforts with this.

  • @travis_mitchell
    @travis_mitchell 2 роки тому +43

    It’s both bizarre and moving, that Lando is the only character to offer condolences after Anakin’s death.
    Lando has mentioned in EU material that his father and him aren’t close, implying he’s still alive.
    It shows the despite Vader jeopardizing Lando, his city, and his friends,
    Lando understands that people with horrible dads likely have at least one good memory that they hold on to, and idealize them as.
    Lando, being the eldest of the four leads, also understanding he himself made some awful choices and hurt many people, and regardless of how much he’s changed, there will be people who refuse to look past his old life, so he somewhat empathizes with Anakin Skywalker.

  • @PaulAshmanScience
    @PaulAshmanScience 2 роки тому +3

    Great work here Nigel -have loved listening to these extended cuts!

  • @Teknishun
    @Teknishun 4 роки тому +2

    10/10 I can't believe I found this gem. Thanks for the upload I'll make sure to listen to Empire Strike Back and New Hope.

  • @Nickman1313
    @Nickman1313 Рік тому +1

    I try to listen to them once a year or so and love the way you did this. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

  • @TF80s
    @TF80s 5 років тому +7

    Thanks for all your efforts in putting these together...much appreciated.

  • @ravipeiris4388
    @ravipeiris4388 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @thomastheseer6117
    @thomastheseer6117 3 роки тому +62

    I wish they would have included Luke building his own light saber in the movie. This was a very important part connected to his final face off with his father.

    • @apassionatenerd.3564
      @apassionatenerd.3564 2 роки тому +11

      There is a deleted scene of it from the film, Im not sure why it wasn't included, especially considering vader makes note of how Luke built his own lightsaber. Then again, I can understand them wanting to have Luke's new green saber be a surprise reveal.

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому +6

      Of course, that and this radio drama kinda contradict what happened in the Shadows of the Empire novel with that scene in mind.
      Edit: ...On second thought, I think it doesn't contradict it, if you think of it as a flashback.

    • @grannytoes7221
      @grannytoes7221 2 роки тому +4

      @@michaelandreipalon359 I believe if Leeland Chee was pressed he'd say these radio dramas sit within their own canon, seperated from the EU. ANH for instance has some contradictory things with the EU in regard to all the early leia scenes, but it was made before the EU got started proper.
      This one actually has the opportunity to tie in EU content, and it does with its breif cameo of mara jade. It would have been made at the same time as Shadows, so there could have simply been a small disconnect between this and Shadows, but like you said it coild be seen as a flashback, especially since he mentions his books thag were also mentioned in Shadows and later expanded upon in The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    • @DIEGhostfish
      @DIEGhostfish 2 роки тому +3

      @@grannytoes7221 Not separate, just a lower tiet than the film, and if you treat it as a flashback it meshes fine with SotE. Heck, this even mentions Lando damaging the Falconnat coruscant. In SotE.

  • @jesseslack2089
    @jesseslack2089 6 років тому +25

    Perry King audition to be Han in New Hope, so it's neat he plays the radio version of him. LoL at Ed Begley Jr being Bobba, and Brock Peters being Vader cracks me up since he's from Star Trek 4 and 6.

    • @RA-VEN8
      @RA-VEN8 6 років тому +5

      And Deep Space 9. Also I liked how the 1st 2 programs had Mark Hamill.

    • @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
      @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy 5 років тому

      @@RA-VEN8 Wonder why he didn't do this one, too (ditto Williams as Lando). : / I mean, Daniels, Peters, Sachs, Behrens, Lithgow, and Hecht all reprised their roles...

    • @RA-VEN8
      @RA-VEN8 5 років тому +2

      @@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy It sounds more fun in your headphones knowing Luke is Mark Hamill.

  • @zoenesin520
    @zoenesin520 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for putting these together. (Original and extended universe) Star Wars has been my happy place since I was a little kid and I get so much joy out of listening to the radio plays. I think Brian Daley improved the characters in some places with the little additions (the extended interaction between Luke and Anakin at the end, Leia and Han showing they care about C3PO after the rescue). Great work all around

  • @lyddiharvey
    @lyddiharvey 5 років тому +45

    Wow, the new guy they got for Luke isn't half bad! I legit thought it was Hamill at the beginning until I double checked the cast on a hunch he might not have participated in this one. On an hunch, mind you, not because of the voice. He completely fooled me! (Now I hear the difference because I now know it's not him, and I won't lie I'm disappointed :(. But like I said, he's not half bad! I can get used to him pretty quick :) )

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton 5 років тому +27

    51:30 Wow, I never thought of it that way.

  • @bloodrunsclear
    @bloodrunsclear 2 роки тому +3

    Really appreciate all your work to brings these to fullest fidelity :)

  • @seanlucci9060
    @seanlucci9060 2 місяці тому +2

    17:31 Fun fact, Arica is actually an alias used by Mara Jade aka Luke Skywalker’s future wife

  • @zachzilla26
    @zachzilla26 10 місяців тому +2

    The actor playing Palpatine might different from Ian McDiarmid, but man is he just having a blast 😂 Total psychotic and over the top, I can totally see him being the Senate

  • @andrecherry2347
    @andrecherry2347 4 роки тому +138

    "He is my slave, not your father"
    Sheev pressed the slave button. He shouldn't have did that.

    • @jimpat2489
      @jimpat2489 4 роки тому +10

      A fellow tfs fun i see

    • @Ashworth6
      @Ashworth6 4 роки тому +11

      Personally, I thought the Emperor scenes in the radio version were misdirected in that respect. Palpatine would never have called Vader (or Luke) 'slave' to their faces. Servant, yes but never slave. He always showed a modicum of respect to Vader, even while manipulating him. I'm not sure whether the term 'slave' was used in this version (made in 1996) to better tie-in with the prequels, which were in pre-production.

    • @UnknownPersononGoogle
      @UnknownPersononGoogle 4 роки тому +11

      @@Ashworth6 At this point of the battle Palpatine wanted the strongest servant to win. That's why he said it to get one angry and use the dark side to its biggest potential.

    • @HistoryandReviews
      @HistoryandReviews 4 роки тому +3

      This was long before TPM so Analkin wasnt established as having been a slave child

    • @logancook5261
      @logancook5261 4 роки тому +1

      I read this as soon as i heard it

  • @anonymousforagoodreason2479
    @anonymousforagoodreason2479 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for posting these my friend

  • @aliciabarnett4337
    @aliciabarnett4337 5 років тому +5

    Thanks for the upload. It’s harder and harder to find. May God bless you with much favor.

  • @unclepatrick2
    @unclepatrick2 4 роки тому +13

    I love the scene where they escape from Tatooine. The Empire does not look Stupid. They know that Luke is going to rescue Han from Jaba so they have Star Destroyers in Orbit waiting for his escape.
    R2 play a important role. He hack Jaba Computer and put the Death Warrants in Jaba Computer.
    And When every one from Jaba Palace tries to Take, Luke , Leia and Han are able to sneak out.

  • @SimoPortti
    @SimoPortti 5 років тому +63

    Having listened to Empire radio drama I wonder why Hamill didn't voice act in this one also. Thank you for posting all of these. I have listened them back to back and will probably listen to them multiple times. It is like watching the movies in my head.

    • @PremiumVibesMedia
      @PremiumVibesMedia 5 років тому +1

      Simo Portti this was released in 1997 I believe. Nearly 15 years after the last radio drama.

    • @sarttan
      @sarttan 5 років тому +9

      There's a fair amount of speculation about why Mark Hamill didn't return for ROTJ.
      Some think it was due to the contract disputes that delayed ROTJ for so long, like what Premium Vibes mentioned. This aired in '96 after all, over a decade since Empire's radio drama.
      Others think that he just had too many conflicts and chose to resign from this project. Right around this time he was in both Wing Commander and Batman the Animated Series, both highly popular works.
      But unless Hamill himself says something, which he probably won't since this is 2 decades old now, we may never know.

    • @JavertRA
      @JavertRA 5 років тому +2

      I almost couldn't tell.

    • @Tiresias55
      @Tiresias55 2 роки тому +1

      Sadly, I think these were made long after the New Hope and Empire Strike's Back radio dramas, so Mark Hamill and Billy D Williams were either not willing or not able to reprise their roles.

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 2 роки тому +4

      @@Tiresias55 It's interesting that one of the most iconic posters for the Radio Drama was C3PO in front of a mic, cuz Anthony Daniels was the only actor from the original films who was also in all three of the radio dramas.

  • @erikcampbell5436
    @erikcampbell5436 4 роки тому +5

    Bless you for this--rather, may the Force be with you, Nigel.

  • @sinnermac6338
    @sinnermac6338 Рік тому +3

    Great upload! I always look at the radio edits as filling in the blanks we miss with the movies, to me they are canonical, if you haven't already done so, please go and check out episode 4 and 5, ANH has been fleshed out so much, all the deleted scenes for the movie all make it to the radio drama!

  • @30AndHatingIt
    @30AndHatingIt 2 роки тому +4

    In the Empire broadcast, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams actually participated in reading their parts. Why did only Anthony remain for the Jedi broadcast? Was pretty disappointed by that, it was jarring to hear different actors from one episode to the next. Still good, and listened to the whole thing though.

  • @DerNomade1871
    @DerNomade1871 5 років тому +6

    Love these, hearing the audio and using imagination play out in your mind

  • @davidgunshots2732
    @davidgunshots2732 4 роки тому +21

    "Your mother is a set of match luggage!"
    -Han Solo, 26:45
    A Spaceballs reference lol

  • @reepacheirpfirewalker8629
    @reepacheirpfirewalker8629 5 років тому +14

    Thank you.

  • @noradennis4361
    @noradennis4361 4 роки тому +7

    This was the only radio drama I hadn't heard. I enjoyed it. I will always love the middle trilogy out of all the movies. I really wish Lucas hadn't sold the franchise to Disney, but that is just me. I might mention that I've been a fan of Disney since I was a little girl, but Star Wars? I wish Lucas had never let them buy it.

  • @MineralGPK
    @MineralGPK Рік тому +2

    Very happy to hear Anthony Daniel's!

  • @BloodFangsBite
    @BloodFangsBite 4 роки тому +19

    Absolutely one of my favourite things to listen to!
    If I had a complaint, if any, would be Lando's voice
    It just sounds a little weird, but it also has it's own charm!

    • @Broncoburger
      @Broncoburger 2 роки тому +4

      Mine would be John Lithgow as Yoda otherwise these were near perfect.

  • @PaulAshmanScience
    @PaulAshmanScience 2 роки тому +8

    "I'm gonna rip your helmet off with your head in it"... isn't that what happened to Boba's dad too!

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 6 місяців тому

      What i thought too. Funny little coincidence i guess, lol

  • @sethothvinvridvaazhvhel3593
    @sethothvinvridvaazhvhel3593 2 роки тому +1

    I'm so happy to have found these!

  • @hiddenunderhatse8094
    @hiddenunderhatse8094 5 років тому +11

    I love this
    Though the guy who did Yoda here made me wince a bit but Yoda is my favorite character

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  5 років тому +6

      I can understand why you say that. In the early days I very much felt the same way.
      Frank Oz's performance was as important as Mark Hamill's in making Yoda such a convincing character. John Lithgo's performance is jarring by comparison.
      Time has softened this for me. I have learned to separate the two and in doing so, have developed an appreciation (all be it to a lesser degree) for what this performance brings to this adaptation of the saga.

  • @jimmyyoucankis9947
    @jimmyyoucankis9947 3 роки тому +3

    I am sorry to say l am 43 and never watched the movies but l plan to watch them soon l just never thought l would like them but if they are anything like these recordings l see why people love them

    • @kriegenjoyer6913
      @kriegenjoyer6913 3 роки тому

      This has a lot of extra sences not all of these are in the movie.

    • @nathanmonger8423
      @nathanmonger8423 3 роки тому

      I heard the first 2 radio dramas before seeing the movies. Ruined the movies for me... watch RETURN of the JEDI before hearing this and it helped...

  • @BrianRPaterson
    @BrianRPaterson 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent stuff.
    It's a shame Mark Hamill didn't do this one. But Perry King does a great job as Han Solo in all 3 of the radio dramas.
    The Force is strong with Nigel L.
    Much appreciated.

  • @j.peters3053
    @j.peters3053 4 роки тому +2

    All three of these Star Wars radio dramas were excellent,sorry they ended ⭐️💫🪐🚀

  • @furmeinvader3475
    @furmeinvader3475 4 роки тому +4

    I hear Count Dooku's voice when Vader speaks but other than that this was great! Thanks

  • @CowboysCrusaderTTC
    @CowboysCrusaderTTC Рік тому +3

    13 years passed between the airing of the ESB and ROJ radio dramas?

  • @judd5936
    @judd5936 2 роки тому +14

    Just thought of an interesting notion. It was Anakin's refusal to part with personal attachments that caused him to become Darth Vader. Namely refusing to accept padmés fate. It was the same kind of love that saved him, what inevitably resurfaced in him as the type of selfless Love a parent feels for a child.

    • @Alexander-dz3tf
      @Alexander-dz3tf 2 роки тому +7

      As it was that in which made him the chosen one whom brought balance to the force.

  • @amsj2906
    @amsj2906 8 місяців тому +2

    I laugh at every title C3PO calls Jabba! 😂

  • @brianclausen9047
    @brianclausen9047 Рік тому +2

    I love these radio dramas since I'm in the car a lot these are perfect. If I was bummed about anything is the fact Mark Hamill wasn't in this one

  • @Bluglojo
    @Bluglojo 4 роки тому +75

    did vader just yell "MMMYYYY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!"

    • @TheCosmicViewer
      @TheCosmicViewer 4 роки тому

      Koony yes

    • @Schtauffen04
      @Schtauffen04 4 роки тому

      Yes he did

    • @josephbanet5410
      @josephbanet5410 4 роки тому

      He sure did.

    • @charlie4christ536
      @charlie4christ536 4 роки тому +2

      Koony All have sinned and so all are worthy of death and deserve hell, for God’s standard is perfection and none of us could meet it by doing good deeds.
      Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
      Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
      Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
      But God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die in our place as a substitutionary atonement for our sins. He is the only way to Heaven that God has provided. If you believe in Him, then you will be saved.
      John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
      John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
      Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

    • @vicpalushaj
      @vicpalushaj 4 роки тому +1

      Koony epic gives me the chills

  • @elessar5848
    @elessar5848 4 роки тому +2

    Listening to these radioshow makes me want to watch the old movies again