For most of the 1990's, Dennis Miller was one of the hottest comedians on cable, blessed with his very own talk show on HBO.
Suddenly, Dennis Miller wanted more. He wanted to conquer Hollywood. By the late fall of 1996, he finally got his first opportunity. He would play the role of Jar Jar Binks, a character intended to be the comic relief in the long awaited prequel to the Star Wars trilogy.
What was supposed to be a bright future for the beloved film property ended with George Lucas retiring in disgrace and his Lucasfilm empire sold to DreamWorks SKG only four months after The Phantom Menace's release. Critics condemned Miller's rant style of humor as being completely unfitting and inappropriate for a space opera film.
Afterwards, DreamWorks hired screenwriters to write the Rant-counteur out of Episodes II and III altogether.
But now, Star Wars fans are left to ponder what the franchise would look like had Dennis Miller stayed out of it in the first place.