When you can get ideological opposites like Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich to agree, you know you must have something that will stand the test of time. That is what George Lucas managed to do with "Star Wars." The current and former House speakers are just a couple of the two-dozen fans and critics who offer their insights into the 30-year "Star Wars" phenomenon in a new documentary, "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed," airing at 9 tonight on the History Channel.
From the outset, the documentary proves to be somewhat different from the usual History Channel fare. Comedian Stephen Colbert and filmmaker Kevin Smith start the discussion by revealing how "Star Wars" defined their childhood and how "life would never be the same" after they saw the original film. From there, Dan Rather invokes Homer.
Pelosi compares the story to a fairy tale. Tom Brokaw talks about the influence of American Westerns. For Memorial Day, AMC offers two military movies: "Sands of Iwo Jima" (9:30 a.
m.) and "Tora! Tora!
Tora!" (8 p.m.
). Turner Classic Movies lines up 11 films, including "Sergeant York" (12:30 p.m.
), "Stalag 17" (10 p.m.) and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (at 12:15 a.
m. Tuesday). And on the History Channel, there's another run of "Band of Brothers" (8:40 a.
m.-2 p.m.
and 2:40-8 p.m.).
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