Spike TV to Broadcast Complete Star Wars Saga

NEW YORK, March 25: Next
month, Spike TV will air the complete Star Wars Saga as a two-weekend event, marking the first time
that all six movies, including Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, will be presented together on a basic-cable
network.

Airing Friday, April 4,
through Sunday, April 6, and Friday, April 11, through Sunday, April 13, the
two-weekend event includes the broadcast premiere of Star Wars: Episode III
Revenge of the Sith and the
basic-cable premieres of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. The other three movies airing during the
two-weekend event are Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Spike TV's presentation of
the Star Wars Saga will feature
digitally re-mastered versions of the films, shown uncut and presented in HD
where available. Throughout each weekend, viewers will be treated to special Star
Wars features provided by
Lucasfilm, including a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Star Wars: Episode
III Revenge of the Sith. Spike TV
will also premiere an exclusive clip of LucasArts' new video game, Star
Wars: The Force Unleashed, which
is scheduled for release this summer.

—By Irene Lew