The Best Movies That Hollywood NEVER Made.
BONUS EPISODE - MERRY CHRISTMAS
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In 1980, Lucasfilm authorized "Christmas in the Stars"—a bizarre holiday album featuring C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), sound effects by Ben Burtt, and a teenage janitor named Jon Bon Jovi. It was meant to be the start of an annual tradition, but thanks to The Bee Gees, the album vanished into obscurity.
In this video, we dig up this lost piece of Star Wars history to find out how George Lucas approved it, why Yoda’s song was cancelled for being "too religious," and how this strange record became a high-value collector's item.
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - The Star Wars Holiday Special
01:58 - Meco's Star Wars Disco Album
02:42 - Power Station
03:14 - A Little History
04:02 - Maury Yeston
05:08 - Anthony Daniels
05:56 - Christmas In The Stars
08:03 - The Odds Against Christmas
08:38 - Jon Bon Jovi
09:59 - What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas?
10:57 - Bells, Bells, Bells
12:23 - R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas
13:42 - The Meaning of Christmas
17:21 - The Release
19:27 - What Happened?
22:32 - Hawkeye TV Show
23:18 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Alexei Toliopoulos finish talking about the Gambit screenplay and then break down all the directors that signed on and then left the project over the years, and why it was cancelled.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
06:40 - The Story (Part 2)
54:00 - What Happened?
1:04:13 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Alexei Toliopoulos talk about the Gambit film that was being spearheaded by Channing Tatum. After years and years in the making, with passion for the character and an a-list movie star attached... Why couldn't this film get off the ground? We also break down the screenplay for the film.
00:00 - Intro
02:42 - The History of the Project
22:49 - The Story (Part 1)
1:02:55 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Marc Gallagher finish the screenplay for the controversial story of Joss Whedon’s cancelled Wonder Woman movie and break down the backlash, and why it never made it to screen.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
02:12 - The Story (Part 2)
33:18 - What Happened?
50:48 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Marc Gallagher explore the controversial story of Joss Whedon’s cancelled Wonder Woman movie, a 2000s-era script the internet now widely criticises for its tone and portrayal of Diana.
00:00 - Intro
02:18 - The History of the Project
12:40 - The Story (Part 1)
56:32 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Eden finishing break down Sam Mendes’ cancelled Preacher movie, why it fell apart, and how it could have changed the future of comic book movies.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
02:00 - The Story (Part 2)
40:42 - What Happened?
53:33 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Eden break down the forgotten tale of Sam Mendes’ cancelled Preacher movie, a bold attempt to adapt the cult comic before the TV series ever aired. We dive into the film’s development and how it could have changed the future of comic book movies.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
01:45 - The History of the Project
16:40 - The Story (Part 1)
56:53 - Outro
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This week we are joined by our friends from Escape This Podcast to talk the unbelievable story behind John Boorman’s unmade Lord of the Rings movie. A bizarre, psychedelic 1970s adaptation that almost made it to the big screen. In this episode, we explore the wild screenplay and how it compares to Peter Jackson’s iconic trilogy.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
02:53 - The History of the Project
16:58 - The Story
1:01:30 - What Happened?
1:17:38 - Outro
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This week Cambo and Alexei Toliopoulos finish talking about the Planet of the Apes that was supposed to star Arnold Schwarzenegger from the 90s.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
02:05 - The Story (Part 2)
38:10 - What Happened?
48:45 - Outro
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This week Cambo is joined by Alexei Toliopoulos as they break down a Planet of the Apes film from the 90s that took a very weird diversion from the regular series. It gets really weird.
00:00 - Intro/Recap
03:25 - The History of the Project
14:18 - The Story (Part 1)
52:45 - Outro
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In this episode, Cambo and Eden finish breaking down the wild script for Godzilla ‘94. Then, we reveal why this dream project was cancelled… and how its DNA twisted into what became Godzilla 1998.
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - The History of the Project
09:06 - The Story
52:44 - Outro
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Danielle Santos
Michael Hahn
Erion Moore
Ben Wagner
Dani Siller
Bill Sunderland
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