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

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  • STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI - The Original 1996 Radio Drama.
    I have combined all episodes of the original radio drama using excerpts from John Williams' original soundtrack and Ben Burt's sound effects for a more seamless blending from one episode to the next. This is how I want to experience this fantastic piece of work.
    I hold no right to the material nor claim any credit for the final product. All content ownership remains with the proprietor of the original works. No breach or infringement of rights intended.
    Return of the Jedi is a six-part radio adaptation of the original film, made by HighBridge Audio, produced in 1996 and broadcast on National Public Radio in the US.
    A reoccurring question is about the running time of the radio drama. "What has been cut to reduce the original running time? I have removed the narrated intros, outros and end credits from each episode to created the seamless story. This has reduced the over all running time for each complete drama.
    Written by Brian Daley
    Directed by John Madden
    Produced by Tom Voegeli
    Exec. Producer Jon Bos
    Narrated by Ken Hiller
    Episodes
    1. Tatooine Haunts
    2. Fast Friends
    3. Prophecies and Destinies
    4. Pattern and Web
    5. So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel
    6. Blood of a Jedi
    Cast
    Joshua Fardon (Luke Skywalker)
    Perry King (Han Solo)
    Ann Sachs (Princess Leia Organa)
    Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
    Bernard Behrens (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
    Arye Gross (Lando Calrissian)
    Edward Asner (Jabba The Hutt)
    Paul Hecht (The Emperor)
    John Lithgow (Yoda)
    Brock Peters (Lord Darth Vader)
    Ed Begley, Jr. (Boba Fett)
    Samantha Bennett (Arica)
    David Birney (Anakin Skywalker)
    Peter Dennis (Moff Jerjerrod)
    David Dukes (Bib Fortuna)
    Peter Michael Goetz (General Madine)
    Ian Gomez (Salacious Crumb)
    Martin Jarvis (Barada)
    Jon Matthews (Wedge)
    Natalija Nogulich (Mon Mothma)
    Mark Adair Rios (Admiral Gial Ackbar)
    Yeardley Smith (9D9)
    Tom Virtue (Major Derlin)
    Supporting cast includes Rick Hall, Andrew Hawkes, Sherman Howard, Karl Johnson, John Kapelos, Ron Le Paz, Joe Liss, Paul Mercier, Steven Petrarca, Jonathan Penner, Gil Segel, Nia Vardalos and Ron West.
    Tags
    Star Wars Empire Jedi Original Trilogy HighBridge Audio Radio Drama George Lucas Skywalker Episode 6 Episode VI Radio Broadcast A New Hope The Empire Strikes Back Return Of The Jedi Brian Daley John Madden Ken Hiller
    Here is a list of the additions / edits I incorporated to create Nigel's Edit of the Original 1996 Radio Drama.
    Time: 0:25:36 / Blended the sound of Salacious B. Crumb laughing.
    Time: 0:25:44 / Ep 1 / Ep 2 Transition
    Time: 0:45:33 / Blended the sound of The Sarlacc Pit burping.
    Time: 0:47:45 - 0:48:11 / Ep 2 / Ep 3 Transition
    Time: 0:47:58 - 0:48:00 / Blended the sound of Blaster Fire.
    Time: 1:13:01 - 1:13:19 / Ep 3 / Ep 4 Transition
    Time: 1:32:29 / Ep 4 / Ep 5 Transition
    Time: 1:58:30 - 1:58:47 / Ep 5 / Ep 6 Transition
    Time: 1:58:42 - 1:58:47 / Blended sounds of Blaster Fire
    Time: 2:20:22 - 2:20:30/ Blended sounds of Death Star Explosion
    Time: 2:20:30 - 2:20:39/ Blended sounds of Ewok Cheering
    Please see the following links for details and history of the trilogy of recordings:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wa...)
    starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star...
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  • @briannab.1712
    @briannab.1712 2 месяца назад +7

    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!

  • @dublindutch6346
    @dublindutch6346 5 месяцев назад +17

    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

  • @solsticeofsins6039
    @solsticeofsins6039 2 года назад +33

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

  • @emilywilliams1170
    @emilywilliams1170 3 года назад +91

    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 11 месяцев назад +7

      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!

  • @The_Admiral5
    @The_Admiral5 4 года назад +281

    *"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 3 года назад +29

      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 3 года назад +14

      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 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +8

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

    • @HistoryandReviews
      @HistoryandReviews 3 года назад +16

      @@GreenGlo1991 we dont speak of ANY Disney films

  • @Manda-LORE
    @Manda-LORE 3 года назад +112

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

    • @treyowen9213
      @treyowen9213 3 года назад +8

      Wait what? 😍

    • @procyon6370
      @procyon6370 2 года назад +17

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

    • @RevanMartinez
      @RevanMartinez 2 года назад +6

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

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 Месяц назад +1

      Its you!

  • @kamalalsb7292
    @kamalalsb7292 4 года назад +289

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

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад +7

      In Legends, it might have been so.

    • @kamalalsb7292
      @kamalalsb7292 Год назад +5

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

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад

      Hmm, understandable.

    • @kamalalsb7292
      @kamalalsb7292 Год назад +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 Год назад +2

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

  • @Aivottaja
    @Aivottaja 4 года назад +271

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

    • @felipecosta-kv2fx
      @felipecosta-kv2fx 4 года назад +11

      "HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.....!"

    • @chichiboypumpi
      @chichiboypumpi 4 года назад +2

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

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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

  • @chadbrown748
    @chadbrown748 2 года назад +33

    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.

  • @swrpgholocron8702
    @swrpgholocron8702 5 лет назад +365

    There's a special charm to these radio dramas.

  • @MrBROTHERFELDER
    @MrBROTHERFELDER 4 года назад +80

    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)

  • @onlyme219
    @onlyme219 5 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @rossmunley6489
    @rossmunley6489 5 лет назад +160

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

    • @nathanexplosionn
      @nathanexplosionn 5 лет назад +3

      What is emps?

    • @rossmunley6489
      @rossmunley6489 5 лет назад +4

      The Emperor@@nathanexplosionn

    • @cheese3416
      @cheese3416 5 лет назад +22

      Vaders master but not anakin skywalkers

    • @Isoquant
      @Isoquant 4 года назад +9

      I clapped at that scene. So well done!

    • @christopheraaron8299
      @christopheraaron8299 Год назад

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

  • @TheAmericanCrusader
    @TheAmericanCrusader 4 года назад +194

    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 года назад +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.”

    • @TheAmericanCrusader
      @TheAmericanCrusader 4 года назад +19

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

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад

      @@TheAmericanCrusader You could have asked that civilly.

    • @TheAmericanCrusader
      @TheAmericanCrusader 4 года назад +12

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

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад +3

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

  • @codygottman2642
    @codygottman2642 4 года назад +53

    Whoever voiced palpotine did so good.

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch 3 года назад +10

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

  • @pdoyle6000
    @pdoyle6000 2 года назад +21

    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!

  • @DinoBot65
    @DinoBot65 4 года назад +39

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

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  4 года назад +8

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

    • @DinoBot65
      @DinoBot65 4 года назад +8

      @@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 11 месяцев назад +1

      Besides Ahsoka and Ezra.

    • @jeremyfields9009
      @jeremyfields9009 9 месяцев назад

      @@DarthSpiderMaulwho

  • @jeezed2950
    @jeezed2950 5 лет назад +221

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

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  5 лет назад +81

      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 4 года назад +7

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

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 3 года назад +25

      He was too busy terrorizing Gotham City.

  • @sub-jec-tiv
    @sub-jec-tiv Год назад +8

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

  • @scottc7354
    @scottc7354 Год назад +16

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

  • @travis_mitchell
    @travis_mitchell Год назад +39

    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.

  • @rubix4195
    @rubix4195 3 года назад +50

    "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 2 года назад +7

      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 Год назад

      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.

  • @alanhutchins5916
    @alanhutchins5916 5 лет назад +26

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

  • @christopherglenn3278
    @christopherglenn3278 3 года назад +22

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

  • @StormWolfJachinDue
    @StormWolfJachinDue 5 лет назад +153

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

    • @comdragonmayer4815
      @comdragonmayer4815 4 года назад +3

      Bunyamin Esen he has so

    • @ni06no
      @ni06no 4 года назад +2

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

    • @ivanic5246
      @ivanic5246 4 года назад +3

      Bunyamin Esen I don’t think you get the point

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад +3

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

  • @khpredator0032
    @khpredator0032 3 года назад +22

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

  • @CKelloggs
    @CKelloggs 4 года назад +23

    The exchange between Vader and The Emperor is amazing

  • @AMMS10
    @AMMS10 8 месяцев назад +7

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

  • @darthethan1995
    @darthethan1995 5 лет назад +330

    2:16:38 Very powerful scene.

    • @StormWolfJachinDue
      @StormWolfJachinDue 5 лет назад +31

      The Moment a Jedi redeems himself.

    • @Malgus-2023
      @Malgus-2023 5 лет назад +34

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

    • @darthwint3823
      @darthwint3823 5 лет назад +25

      Better than NOOOOO!!!...

    • @emperorpg9494
      @emperorpg9494 4 года назад +8

      I got goosebumps

    • @cheese3416
      @cheese3416 4 года назад +8

      Omg epic

  • @Signorasbutterfly
    @Signorasbutterfly 4 года назад +12

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

  • @anne-mariedeters4105
    @anne-mariedeters4105 5 лет назад +156

    RIP Peter Mayhew. You will be missed.

    • @scottyclayton5604
      @scottyclayton5604 4 года назад +2

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

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад +12

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

    • @whatsyournameson7208
      @whatsyournameson7208 4 года назад +4

      God bless 🙏🏻

    • @scottyclayton5604
      @scottyclayton5604 4 года назад +1

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

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад +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.

  • @andymanyoutube1163
    @andymanyoutube1163 Год назад +9

    I use these videos to help me go off to sleep. When I drift off they influence my dreams and its fantastic

  • @Lucy-mb6ov
    @Lucy-mb6ov 9 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @stevebond7387
      @stevebond7387 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @martok2112
    @martok2112 5 лет назад +188

    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 4 года назад +14

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

    • @mercury4283
      @mercury4283 4 года назад +2

      Martok the Unbidden has

    • @MaskedMan66
      @MaskedMan66 4 года назад +6

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

    • @tra-viskaiser8737
      @tra-viskaiser8737 4 года назад +6

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

    • @cptsteele91
      @cptsteele91 2 года назад +2

      But what the fuck did they do to Lando in this

  • @andrecherry2347
    @andrecherry2347 4 года назад +136

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

    • @jimpat2489
      @jimpat2489 4 года назад +10

      A fellow tfs fun i see

    • @Ashworth6
      @Ashworth6 3 года назад +10

      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 3 года назад +10

      @@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 3 года назад +3

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

    • @logancook5261
      @logancook5261 3 года назад +1

      I read this as soon as i heard it

  • @josephbanet5410
    @josephbanet5410 4 года назад +59

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

  • @desertsn0wball
    @desertsn0wball Год назад +9

    "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 11 дней назад +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!

  • @stevewmartist6182
    @stevewmartist6182 Год назад +10

    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 9 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @stevewmartist6182
      @stevewmartist6182 9 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @hawkeye448
    @hawkeye448 4 года назад +14

    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 года назад +4

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

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@AlexSeverinskiNot really a problem

  • @thomastheseer6117
    @thomastheseer6117 2 года назад +61

    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 года назад +10

      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 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +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.

  • @samalahenry
    @samalahenry 5 лет назад +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😊

  • @mariomaroo6829
    @mariomaroo6829 4 года назад +66

    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 "

    • @BeExcellent1
      @BeExcellent1 Год назад +3

      You're a fan don't lie 🤥😁

  • @alvaropuente6188
    @alvaropuente6188 Год назад +3

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

  • @thegiftedone
    @thegiftedone 5 лет назад +17

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

    • @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst
      @zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton 4 года назад +26

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

  • @PremiumVibesMedia
    @PremiumVibesMedia 4 года назад +13

    “May the name of Anakin Skywalker be a light...”

  • @FabledFrame
    @FabledFrame 8 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @unclepatrick2
    @unclepatrick2 4 года назад +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.

  • @andrewgrant2990
    @andrewgrant2990 4 года назад +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!

  • @joseysmith8883
    @joseysmith8883 2 месяца назад +2

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

  • @mr_dillus
    @mr_dillus 8 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @TheMysticSaint
    @TheMysticSaint Год назад +7

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

  • @judd5936
    @judd5936 2 года назад +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 года назад +7

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

  • @EnjoySackLunch
    @EnjoySackLunch 3 года назад +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 года назад +4

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

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад +3

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

  • @84CORVETTEBILL
    @84CORVETTEBILL 5 лет назад +20

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

  • @lyddiharvey
    @lyddiharvey 4 года назад +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 :) )

  • @Vort317545
    @Vort317545 3 года назад +7

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

  • @boatymcboatface666
    @boatymcboatface666 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +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.

  • @Nargon46
    @Nargon46 Год назад +4

    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

  • @Bluglojo
    @Bluglojo 4 года назад +75

    did vader just yell "MMMYYYY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!"

    • @TheCosmicViewer
      @TheCosmicViewer 4 года назад

      Koony yes

    • @Schtauffen04
      @Schtauffen04 4 года назад

      Yes he did

    • @josephbanet5410
      @josephbanet5410 4 года назад

      He sure did.

    • @charlie4christ536
      @charlie4christ536 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

      Koony epic gives me the chills

  • @PaulAshmanScience
    @PaulAshmanScience 2 года назад +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 Месяц назад

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

  • @kbeats5289
    @kbeats5289 4 года назад +13

    Amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed all three of these!

  • @Dektoonics_inc.
    @Dektoonics_inc. 4 года назад +34

    2:16:39 awesome......just wow......

  • @Yojack872
    @Yojack872 Год назад +6

    Josh did his best as Luke - I knew something felt really off about him and this entry as a whole - Really good but it doesn't really add much to the Franchise like the New Hope one did. New Hope had so much added Content and this one feels like it's just going scene by scene.
    Which is fine - Nothing wrong with it. Just NH set my expectations higher.

  • @jesseslack2089
    @jesseslack2089 5 лет назад +24

    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 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
      @ComeOnIsSuchAJoy 5 лет назад

      @@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 лет назад +2

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

  • @mibevan
    @mibevan 2 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @anduinWrynn980
    @anduinWrynn980 4 года назад +8

    Palpatine sounds like commenting some kind of sport when Vader and Luke start fighting xdd

  • @electricmatchabirb
    @electricmatchabirb 4 года назад +8

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

  • @ChristinaAguilerasAttorney
    @ChristinaAguilerasAttorney 4 года назад +4

    Keep coming back to this for "The moment"

  • @SimoPortti
    @SimoPortti 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

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

    • @sarttan
      @sarttan 4 года назад +8

      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 4 года назад +2

      I almost couldn't tell.

    • @Tiresias55
      @Tiresias55 2 года назад +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 года назад +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.

  • @reepacheirpfirewalker8629
    @reepacheirpfirewalker8629 5 лет назад +14

    Thank you.

  • @Boaz_Dadon
    @Boaz_Dadon Год назад +3

    C3PO finally speaks to Luke about Anakin

  • @notyoume9709
    @notyoume9709 8 месяцев назад +1

    Binged these in a day, awesome

  • @nigethejedimaster
    @nigethejedimaster  5 лет назад +31

    The list of additions / edits I incorporated to create Nigel's Edit are now part of the information write up about this video.

  • @elessar5848
    @elessar5848 3 года назад +2

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

  • @TF80s
    @TF80s 5 лет назад +7

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

  • @erikcampbell5436
    @erikcampbell5436 3 года назад +5

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

  • @Hunger4Hemo
    @Hunger4Hemo 4 года назад +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 года назад +4

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

  • @noradennis4361
    @noradennis4361 3 года назад +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.

  • @chichiboypumpi
    @chichiboypumpi 4 года назад +15

    This is where my Saga ended, now let's go and watch some Ewoks movies

  • @bloodrunsclear
    @bloodrunsclear 2 года назад +3

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

  • @davidgunshots2732
    @davidgunshots2732 3 года назад +21

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

  • @seantrask4883
    @seantrask4883 4 года назад +14

    52:46 Han mentions the HIGH GROUND!

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад

      But is he underrating someone's ability? (For context, see the Backstroke of the West gag dub for RotS.)

  • @DerNomade1871
    @DerNomade1871 4 года назад +6

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

  • @earthsurgery1237
    @earthsurgery1237 Год назад +2

    Very happy to hear Anthony Daniel's!

  • @selim6033
    @selim6033 3 года назад +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!

  • @Nickman1313
    @Nickman1313 Год назад +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!

  • @osmia
    @osmia 8 месяцев назад

    And yet again thanks for uploading these

  • @michaelandreipalon359
    @michaelandreipalon359 Год назад +14

    Episode listings for the ones who don't check the description and also want a punctual enough timestamp for some:
    1:39: Tatooine Haunts
    25:47: Fast Friends
    48:10: Prophecies and Destinies
    1:13:17: Pattern and Web
    1:32:33: So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel
    1:58:42: Blood of a Jedi
    And that's that.

  • @Alarcj7
    @Alarcj7 4 года назад +10

    Star Wars fans: ReTuRn Of ThE JeDi Is ThE wEaKeSt MoViE iN tHe OT.
    Me: Watch this ye tw4ts!

  • @QuiGeorgeJim
    @QuiGeorgeJim 3 года назад +1

    I do enjoy listening to these Radio Dramas! "May The Force Be With US All"

  • @brianclausen9047
    @brianclausen9047 Год назад +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

  • @jimmyyoucankis9947
    @jimmyyoucankis9947 3 года назад +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 года назад

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

    • @nathanmonger8423
      @nathanmonger8423 2 года назад

      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...

  • @ejmcmoo214
    @ejmcmoo214 4 года назад +40

    Darth Vader's master, BUT NOT ANAKIN SKYWALKER'S!

  • @michaelchurch1592
    @michaelchurch1592 3 года назад +1

    I've watched the movies so many times just listening to it gave the whole story a

  • @j.peters3053
    @j.peters3053 4 года назад +2

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

  • @hiddenunderhatse8094
    @hiddenunderhatse8094 4 года назад +11

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

    • @nigethejedimaster
      @nigethejedimaster  4 года назад +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.

  • @aliciabarnett4337
    @aliciabarnett4337 5 лет назад +5

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

  • @ravipeiris4388
    @ravipeiris4388 3 года назад +2

    Christ, take me now as I've discovered the best channel on RUclips. 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.

  • @Teknishun
    @Teknishun 3 года назад +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.