@@mhoppy6639 I use audio descriptions when they are available. Sometimes I get annoyed a bit when the narration is talking right over the music, describing something I don't care about, but that is entirely subjective. The audio description adds a lot to my movie experience, much more than it detracts. The funny thing is that my wife, who can see perfectly well, also prefers to have audio description on because it points out important bits of the scene that might be lost to subtlety otherwise. One thing that does bother me is that some movies, that had audio descriptions at the theater, are released to home video, Disney Plus and Netflix without audio description. What's with that? The work has already been done. Just include it.
@@surferdude4487 that’s interesting. When I tried them I also found that the best ones are really complementary but the weaker ones just annoy those who are sitting with you or worse they annoy you. I didn’t know about “scrubbing” of the theatre releases. I wonder if there’s a copyright issue or some technical thing going on. I might drop a line to one or two CEOs to see if I can get answers. I’m always pleasantly surprised what good service you can sometimes obtain if you write to the ceo/cfo or similar using their direct email (which is usually available online somewhe Thanks for the info
Tell me you've listened to some of the old radio shows? Many of them hold up very well. I'm a fan of both Gunsmoke and Fibber McGee & Molly. Several others of course but those are my top two recommendations. Great voice actors and sound effects.
I downloaded these at 6 AM on Saturday mornings off NPR on my single cassette player. Those tapes were treated like gold. I had those tapes for almost 20 years.
I still have mine too! Listened each week and recorded the episodes - including the different into/outro narration and the missing dialogue that somehow was edited out when officially released in the 90s. Glad to know someone else was as nerdy about this as me! Fans unfamiliar with these radio shows are missing out big time.
This is probably where the "No Luke, I am your father" confusion originated. In the film and story records released in the 80s, it's just "No, I am your father."
@@jeremiah6462 Except the actual line in the film is “No, I am your father.” I always figured the change to “Luke, I am your father” was a slow adaption to convey that it was indeed a reference to _Star Wars_ instead of any other story where the father’s identity was kept secret (ie. The Preacher in _Children of Dune)._
This is awesome! I first discovered Star Wars as a kid in Nigeria in the 2000s but I never got the books or EU stuff until I got older. Listening to these radio drama versions is so fun🤩 Currently listening while I work at Wendys.
I was introduced to Star Wars properly in 4th grade. My teacher put a novel of The Empire Strikes Back in front of me, as I finished my work earlier than everyone else. I started reading, and was interested. I found this on cassette tape at a local video store, and rented it. This sounds just like I remember.
I love the heart-warming stories and memories everyone is posting pertinent to the radio drama series. I’m a millennial, born in 91’ and my dad introduced myself and my siblings to the Star Wars universe when we were young kids. I grew up watching the original trilogy over and over, on VHS tapes. Later on in the early 2000’s dad got us the radio drama on cassette tape for our Sony radio/cassette player in our room. We had A New Hope and Return of the Jedi but never got a hold of Empire radio drama. I’m filling in the last piece of my childhood right now. After listing to these damn near every night, dad would turn on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell, or at least the re-runs of Art Bell. I forget when George Snory took over 😂. Those were the days man! As a kid, obviously I wasn’t paying much attention geo-politically as I am now, but looking back the 90’s and early 2000s (minus The War in Terror…) just seemed so stable compared to now. Probably just rose-colored glasses on my part, but hey, Original Trilogy, Art Bell, Pokémon… That’s all a kid needed back then. Then smart phones and social media ruined reality permanently 🤮
The guy who plays Han Solo (Perry something I think) is absolutely excellent. These three radio programmes are excellent although I think Jedi lacks a little something compared to the first two. Thanks for uploading this. Cheers.
The voice work is great🤩 And the bits of extra drama and exposition are so well done. That but where Wedge was explaining how Luke was destroying the AT-AT was so done well. Instead of Luke doing exposition, that was done well. Also, kudos to whoever did Vader. It's like Being Rhames mixed with Tim Curry👏👏
I used to love Listening to this as a kid in the 80's! In Chicago, there was a radio station that would play this and I loved it. I'm so happy to found this. Thanks!
Rofl 3:10:21 "Observe that control bar. The Force can tear it loose. The Force allows me to use it for any purpose I choose....even as a MISSILE!! I can do the same with ANY object in this control room....that stanchion, for example!...."
This is great ! I did something like this about 15 years ago with the tape cassette version of the radio drama and a vhs camcorder pointed at various comics and artwork . I appreciate the time it takes to make something like this . I got as far as the start of the battle of hoth but never finished my project . Would love to see you do a redux of these . Small bit of constructive criticism ...some of the images on here are on screen for too long , would love to see more cuts inserted for when each character speaks . There is no shortage of artwork available online to do this . I love how you integrated the Topps trading cards into this . Would also love to see all of Ralph McQuarrie's production paintings used in this . A couple of years back , artist Chris Sprouse did a series of covers across the marvel comics line that depicted various scenes from The Empire Strikes Back that would work very well here too .
I love how in these radio dramas, Luke's hatred of Vader is amplified. it makes sense, this is the man he thinks killed his father and struck down Obi-Wan. Plus it makes the twist at the end all the more impactful
Would be cool but the problem is that the audiobook is still being sold on stores like Audible. It would definitely get taken down. All the audiodramas I've uploaded are not sold anywhere officially.
Yoda sounds like he's MAJORLY baked beyond belief. I mean baked to the point where he starts pitch shifting down, and occasionally does a weird Jamaican accent that he tries to hide.
This is such a great radio drama of The Empire Strikes Back. I love all the live-action Star Wars films but there should be a new animated version of The Empire Strikes Back made in the Clone Wars 2003 Micro Series Animation Style with the dialogue of the radio drama using the soundtrack by John Williams playing in the film.
It's Brock Peters, who played the role in the original SW radio drama and also played Tom Robinson in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' opposite Gregory Peck. He was also Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek IV and VI.
I am wondering if there's a book or comic that takes place between a New Hope and ESB. I want to know what actually started Vader's obssession with Luke,etc.
I think what started Vader's obsession with Luke began during the Death Star trench run. As Vader was pursuing Luke down the trench in his TIE Advanced x1, he felt the Force coming from Luke's X-Wing and decided he had to determine where it came from. There was also a novel set between SW and ESB called 'Splinter of the Mind's Eye', which further explores the connection between them.
Endeavor looks like hes at a hospital looking through glass at what I think is Dabi getting patched up...what else would endeavor be looking at something wheelchair all bandaged up?
Come on... They could afford Hamill and Daniels. They could have gotten Carrie, Harrison, Jones or Oz. This is radio, the budget is nowhere as prohibitive as film or TV.
I'm sorry, but the guy voicing Han is not very good. He comes off like an edgy theater kid who wants to be the "cool guy". All I find him is obnoxious!
This is a radio drama. Imo the voice is perfect for this kind of format. I understand what you mean about the voice but the voice performance for this format works better in a radio drama. Perhaps if James Earl Jones had voiced Vader for this radio drama you may have gotten what you wanted. Anyway I like the voice over for Vader here.
Being blind, I appreciate this even more than the film.
@@mhoppy6639 I use audio descriptions when they are available. Sometimes I get annoyed a bit when the narration is talking right over the music, describing something I don't care about, but that is entirely subjective. The audio description adds a lot to my movie experience, much more than it detracts. The funny thing is that my wife, who can see perfectly well, also prefers to have audio description on because it points out important bits of the scene that might be lost to subtlety otherwise.
One thing that does bother me is that some movies, that had audio descriptions at the theater, are released to home video, Disney Plus and Netflix without audio description. What's with that? The work has already been done. Just include it.
@@surferdude4487 that’s interesting. When I tried them I also found that the best ones are really complementary but the weaker ones just annoy those who are sitting with you or worse they annoy you.
I didn’t know about “scrubbing” of the theatre releases. I wonder if there’s a copyright issue or some technical thing going on.
I might drop a line to one or two CEOs to see if I can get answers. I’m always pleasantly surprised what good service you can sometimes obtain if you write to the ceo/cfo or similar using their direct email (which is usually available online somewhe
Thanks for the info
do you prefer the movies shot on 35 millimeter or other formats?
Tell me you've listened to some of the old radio shows? Many of them hold up very well. I'm a fan of both Gunsmoke and Fibber McGee & Molly. Several others of course but those are my top two recommendations. Great voice actors and sound effects.
Well, if you're blind, then OBVIOUSLY you're gonna appreciate this more than a movie😂
I downloaded these at 6 AM on Saturday mornings off NPR on my single cassette player. Those tapes were treated like gold. I had those tapes for almost 20 years.
I still have mine too! Listened each week and recorded the episodes - including the different into/outro narration and the missing dialogue that somehow was edited out when officially released in the 90s. Glad to know someone else was as nerdy about this as me! Fans unfamiliar with these radio shows are missing out big time.
I listened to these religiously on my local NPR station...and god help you if you got in my way.
Same here!
They are still brilliant companions to the films.
@@fifinutter8513 God is capitalized.
This is so much better than the recent movies
Hollywood is in a bad way these days
That comic book artwork never disappoints its so good!
"Low is your ceiling, I mean, your ceiling is kind of low" I'm dying. Luke picked up the weird way Yoda talks 😂😂😂😂
After discovering these, I have trouble watching the movies, there's just so much missing.
May The Forth Be With You!
Same to you.
This is probably where the "No Luke, I am your father" confusion originated. In the film and story records released in the 80s, it's just "No, I am your father."
It could be a contributing factor, for sure
That might be true if that were the misquote. The misquote is "I am your father." Not, "No Luke, I am your father."
@@jeremiah6462 Except the actual line in the film is “No, I am your father.” I always figured the change to “Luke, I am your father” was a slow adaption to convey that it was indeed a reference to _Star Wars_ instead of any other story where the father’s identity was kept secret (ie. The Preacher in _Children of Dune)._
@@MemesToa Wow, best rational explanation I've heard yet... but no, it's Mandela. LOL. 🙂
Could be a mix of this radio drama and Chris Farley in Tommy Boy when he's talking into the fan.
This is awesome! I first discovered Star Wars as a kid in Nigeria in the 2000s but I never got the books or EU stuff until I got older. Listening to these radio drama versions is so fun🤩 Currently listening while I work at Wendys.
I am pooping now. Sometimes when I use a public restroom I will wipe poop on the walls and handles.
At home I keep it clean.
Sector 4
@@billysunday7507wtf....🤨
Love the bit where Luke accidentally inverts his sentence by saying "low is your ceiling" to Yoda
I was introduced to Star Wars properly in 4th grade. My teacher put a novel of The Empire Strikes Back in front of me, as I finished my work earlier than everyone else. I started reading, and was interested. I found this on cassette tape at a local video store, and rented it. This sounds just like I remember.
I love the heart-warming stories and memories everyone is posting pertinent to the radio drama series. I’m a millennial, born in 91’ and my dad introduced myself and my siblings to the Star Wars universe when we were young kids. I grew up watching the original trilogy over and over, on VHS tapes. Later on in the early 2000’s dad got us the radio drama on cassette tape for our Sony radio/cassette player in our room. We had A New Hope and Return of the Jedi but never got a hold of Empire radio drama. I’m filling in the last piece of my childhood right now. After listing to these damn near every night, dad would turn on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell, or at least the re-runs of Art Bell. I forget when George Snory took over 😂. Those were the days man! As a kid, obviously I wasn’t paying much attention geo-politically as I am now, but looking back the 90’s and early 2000s (minus The War in Terror…) just seemed so stable compared to now. Probably just rose-colored glasses on my part, but hey, Original Trilogy, Art Bell, Pokémon… That’s all a kid needed back then. Then smart phones and social media ruined reality permanently 🤮
The guy who plays Han Solo (Perry something I think) is absolutely excellent. These three radio programmes are excellent although I think Jedi lacks a little something compared to the first two. Thanks for uploading this. Cheers.
The voice work is great🤩 And the bits of extra drama and exposition are so well done. That but where Wedge was explaining how Luke was destroying the AT-AT was so done well. Instead of Luke doing exposition, that was done well. Also, kudos to whoever did Vader. It's like Being Rhames mixed with Tim Curry👏👏
Brock Peters is the Vader voice.
@@XoXo475I thought that was him! He played Vader in the original SW radio drama.
I used to love Listening to this as a kid in the 80's! In Chicago, there was a radio station that would play this and I loved it. I'm so happy to found this. Thanks!
Rofl 3:10:21 "Observe that control bar. The Force can tear it loose. The Force allows me to use it for any purpose I choose....even as a MISSILE!! I can do the same with ANY object in this control room....that stanchion, for example!...."
These radio dramas kept Mark Hamill employed between the filming of the star wars movies.😂😂
They are also probably what got him into doing voice work
These are amazing!! Thanks for them!
Agreed. Was a fan of this radio drama. Fan of all the cast, but, to me, Brock Peter's performance as Darth Vader is my personal favorite.
@@brianrunyon266Agree. He is good, almost as good as James Earl Jones.
Made me feel that original Star Wars feeling.
This is absolutely amazing, i love the visuals with this radio drama i love
Another Brilliant production @MrPoke. Loving this. Thank you.
This is great ! I did something like this about 15 years ago with the tape cassette version of the radio drama and a vhs camcorder pointed at various comics and artwork . I appreciate the time it takes to make something like this . I got as far as the start of the battle of hoth but never finished my project . Would love to see you do a redux of these . Small bit of constructive criticism ...some of the images on here are on screen for too long , would love to see more cuts inserted for when each character speaks . There is no shortage of artwork available online to do this . I love how you integrated the Topps trading cards into this . Would also love to see all of Ralph McQuarrie's production paintings used in this . A couple of years back , artist Chris Sprouse did a series of covers across the marvel comics line that depicted various scenes from The Empire Strikes Back that would work very well here too .
I love how in these radio dramas, Luke's hatred of Vader is amplified. it makes sense, this is the man he thinks killed his father and struck down Obi-Wan. Plus it makes the twist at the end all the more impactful
This is really great. Have you ever considered making revenge of the sith using the audiobook as a source? I love that book
Would be cool but the problem is that the audiobook is still being sold on stores like Audible. It would definitely get taken down. All the audiodramas I've uploaded are not sold anywhere officially.
And this is an NPR production that was done in the 80s.
@@MrPokesmart man. What’s the status on the orginal thrawn series? Or would the new series make it impossible?
Great job, thanks for posting this!
I love that neither Han nor Leia notice Lando caller her "Princess", just after she says "and I hope nobody finds out about the 'Princess' part."
Something like this would be cool for prequels. Episode 3 would be the best one to listen to
Yoda sounds like he's MAJORLY baked beyond belief. I mean baked to the point where he starts pitch shifting down, and occasionally does a weird Jamaican accent that he tries to hide.
Not sure what possessed John Lithgow to voice Yoda like that but it was definitely weird. I prefer Frank Oz's voice in the movies big time.
Starring John Lithgow as Drunk Yoda
I looked up the cast and it actually is John Lithgow. I initially thought it was Mark Hamil.
Takes me back to a day when the USA was a halfway normal place. I miss it
Thank you sssooo much for this.
Luke was such an awesome hero for kids to relate to.
Wish I knew about these shows when they came out but I did not listen to the radio as a kid. My loss.
Thank the Marker @ 2:48.26. Threepio would have blow a circuit if he know that the Marker was now the Man in Black.
You'd think Ben would have subliminally told Luke to not sniff around Leia's feed bag. "She's not the girl you're looking for.....move along."
Love love love ❤❤❤
Thank you
"I joined the rebels cause I notice things" 😅
I need this radio drama with Troy Bond as Yoda.
It's so weird hearing Benjamin Sisko's dad voicing me....
Are you going to do a Return of the Jedi radio drama?
Yup
That vader voice is tragic
Fun fact, John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun) is the voice of Yoda in this.
Sometimes in life, The Empire Strikes Back.
This is such a great radio drama of The Empire Strikes Back. I love all the live-action Star Wars films but there should be a new animated version of The Empire Strikes Back made in the Clone Wars 2003 Micro Series Animation Style with the dialogue of the radio drama using the soundtrack by John Williams playing in the film.
Interesting but the actual live action movie is so good it would be hard to top it. Anyway this is good.
The voices are awful. Vader has gotta be the worst voice of all.
When Leia kisses Luke 3PO says "how interesting" - makes me think maybe his memory wasn't fully wiped
The kiss also seems to have more passion in it.
wow vader voice super nice
It's Brock Peters, who played the role in the original SW radio drama and also played Tom Robinson in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' opposite Gregory Peck. He was also Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek IV and VI.
John lithgow as yoda 🔥✅🙌🏾😂
Vader sounds like a waiter at a Mexican restaurant.
why does Yoda sound like Ludo?
47:20 Sweet Home Alabama 😂😂😂😂
Is that Brock Peters as Darth Vader? He played him in the original radio drama as well.
Yes, he voiced him in all 3 radio dramas
I have the cassette box set of this.
Will you finish the Crimson Empire trilogy???
Is there a list of the order to listen to these? I mean, I know the order of the trilogy obviously, but where do all the other audiobooks fit in?
These are not audio books. These are the original NPR recordings from the 70s-80s. You listen in order as released.
forgive me if i get it wrong...the intro sounds like Sabaton or Hammerfall
I am wondering if there's a book or comic that takes place between a New Hope and ESB. I want to know what actually started Vader's obssession with Luke,etc.
I highly recommend shadows of the empire
@dougcrawford6386 Shadows of the empire is between ESB and ROTJ. Great book tho
He blew up the Death Star and obi wan sacrificed himself for him it makes sense to me that’s why he was so obsessed
I think what started Vader's obsession with Luke began during the Death Star trench run. As Vader was pursuing Luke down the trench in his TIE Advanced x1, he felt the Force coming from Luke's X-Wing and decided he had to determine where it came from. There was also a novel set between SW and ESB called 'Splinter of the Mind's Eye', which further explores the connection between them.
The original Marvel comics series also covers the time between the movies, it's a little wacky though lol.
Endeavor looks like hes at a hospital looking through glass at what I think is Dabi getting patched up...what else would endeavor be looking at something wheelchair all bandaged up?
I think you commented on the wrong video mate lol. MHA is lit though
This rendition of Han makes me appreciate Harrison Ford’s performance so much more
While Harrison Ford's acting was top tier, I still think the voice actor for Han did well here
@@aidanbrown2955 absolutely agree, I just miss the nostalgia of my boy
Yeah I think the VA does good by Harrisons voice adds a little more to Hans lines
@@aidanbrown2955 Ironic too considering Perry King originally auditioned to play Solo in the movies but lost out to Ford.
I believe John Lithgow did the voice of Yoda.
The person who would go on to voice Lord Farquaad was the voice of Yoda, imagine that.
Why is this radio chatter better than anything on any of the Disney Star wars films lol
Because this is not Disney.
Because the voice acting is just better all around versus the sequel trilogy by far.
Name of the comics ?
"Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel Adaptation" on wookieepedia
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Audio drama that started with reading… 😂😂😂😂
The vader and Yoda are not very good 😂 but these are fun
Come on... They could afford Hamill and Daniels. They could have gotten Carrie, Harrison, Jones or Oz. This is radio, the budget is nowhere as prohibitive as film or TV.
The actor who tried to portray Yoda... Oof. That's worse than Brooklyn Han Solo or Bargain Basement Vader.
That was John Lithgow of all people.
@@alucard624 I liked him better as Doctor Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin in Buckaroo Banzai. Better accent.
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Vader is wayyyyy too aggressive and talkative lol
Vader could have stopped the Falcon easily.
Mandela effect... 3:14:21
2:44:00
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Vadet and yoda voices are triebble the rest is good
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Go home, Vader. You are drunk.
" WHAT "
I'm sorry, but the guy voicing Han is not very good. He comes off like an edgy theater kid who wants to be the "cool guy".
All I find him is obnoxious!
And why does the medical droid (2-1-B) sound like a freakin sedated pedophile?!?!
I loathe Darth Vader’s voice. He sounds more like a dramatic theatre kid than a cold, calculating psychopath.
That’s the part that needs work
This is a radio drama. Imo the voice is perfect for this kind of format. I understand what you mean about the voice but the voice performance for this format works better in a radio drama. Perhaps if James Earl Jones had voiced Vader for this radio drama you may have gotten what you wanted. Anyway I like the voice over for Vader here.
Vaders voice is terrible
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