Disney+ 'Lego Star Wars Holiday Special' review: Don't call it a comeback

The original Star Wars Holiday Special has always occupied a perverse corner of the Star Wars universe.  It's bad. Really bad. "Let's get Jefferson Starship in there for some reason" bad. But it's also so honest and sincere in its badness. That honesty is why we tend to look back on it now with good humor even as we accept its (oh so many) faults. The new Lego Star Wars Holiday Special on Disney+ channels the original's wholesome energy, but with much more appetizing results. The 47-minute jaunt is a little bit parody, a little bit clip show. The premise sticks to the same basic idea as the original: It's "Life Day," which is Star Wars for Wookiee Christmas, and the new trilogy's gang is getting ready to celebrate on Kashyyk with Chewbacca and his family. Read more...More about Lego Star Wars, Disney Plus, Entertainment, Star Wars, and Streaming Services