They get distracted by food and Jefferson Starship singing a song called “Light the Sky on Fire” - again, yes, I am not shitting you - while Chewbacca’s son Lumpawarrump goes to watch a cartoon. Han and Chewie land on the planet, but the Imperial army is looking for them. He was shooting womprats in Beggar’s Canyon. Let me reiterate what just happened: kids tuned in for Star Wars and got to see Chewbacca’s dad polish Vader’s helmet. Keep the Force strong and your fast forward button handy, as the song in this scene, “This Minute Now” invites the wookiee to have a fantasy and experience the alien woman. This sequence will bend your mind and make you humble. Saun brings Life Day gifts for everyone, including virtual reality porn featuring Diahann Carroll as an alien for Attichitcuk, Chewbecca’s dad. Meanwhile, Chef Gormaanda (Harvey Korman from The Carol Burnett Show) teaches her how to cook via a hologram. Don’t freak out just yet.) and tells him to look for Chewbacca and Han. She also gets in touch with Saun Dann (Art Carney from The Honeymooners? Yes. Yes, everyone from Star Wars is in this, even noted crank Harrison Ford. His wife, Mallatobuck, scans for starships and calls Luke Skywalker and R2D2. Meanwhile, on his home planet of Kashyyk, Chewie’s family hopes for him to be there. Chewbacca just wants to get home, but the Empire is on his tail. It’s Life Day - the Christmas of the Star Wars universe. So it was with great excitement that my three-year-old brother and my six-year-old self gathered in front of the TV on Novemto get a whole new adventure. No, we had our comics and toys, but no other new media. We didn’t have them every single year, like we’re all celebrating right now. Grab a bevvie, start debating the series’ true viewing order and then hop over to the gaming store next door, which is fittingly called The Kessel Run.In 1978, we had no idea when we’d see a new Star Wars. The one thing that’s missing? The Cantina Band! But it’s okay, the hairless aliens from Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes will live on – we can only assume their famous song is played repeatedly over the sound system. You can order a Bantha Milk, which is an authentic drink they served at the Cantina, as well as a mysterious green drink labelled The Yoda. The Ottawa bar has tried to replicate the rough haunt with a brown tinge to the walls and Star Wars themed drinks on tap. The Cantina bar is a pretty iconic part of the Star Wars universe – it’s where we first meet Han Solo and Chewbacca and the controversial “Han shot first” confrontation with Greedo occurs. RELATED: CHECK OUT THESE FILMING LOCATIONS FOR THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIE The Cantina, which is located in the suburb of Orléans in Ottawa, opened its doors to Star Wars superfans last weekend and promises to be a place where fans can “come to play board games, watch movies, and talk Star Wars.” (Photo: The Kessel Run Games/ Facebook)īen Kenobi famously said that the Mos Eisley Cantina is a “wretched hive of scum and villany,” so we’re hoping this pop-up bar will be a little more friendly to its guests. This is really turning out to be a banner year for Star Wars fans – first there’s the upcoming highly anticipated release of Star Wars VII: A Force Awakens, which will finally answer all the questions we have about where our fave Jedi have been up to all these years, and now some geniuses have opened a real life Mos Eisley Cantina Bar in Ottawa.
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