So how is it that Alec Guiness didn't merit an equal degree of affection/respect?Ĭonsequently, I'll doubt I'll be able to put "Blue Harvest" at the top of my parody list. I especially liked the John Williams tribute, even after the orchestra was burnt to a crisp. The choice is doubly odd since, as noted above, this parody is also a tribute. This was my first time seeing anything Family Guy-ish, and I just thought the use of the John Herbert character was odd, especially since-according to Wikipedia-there were plenty of other Family Guy characters to choose from (why not Patrick Warburton's character? I don't know anything about the character, but Patrick Warburton is hilarious-and great at dead-pan). I have a feeling that Family Guy fans may have found this hilarious since they not only know Star Wars but know the Family Guy characters. The only part I found disturbing/pointless was Obi Wan Kenobi as a pedophile.
A parody that can make you love the original more is worth watching! The strength of the original story is not lost and there are multiple-almost eerie-reproductions of the most famous special effects and shots, like the shot of the Millennium Falcon entering the Death Star.Īt the end, I wanted to go back and rewatch the original (the true original without all the bells and whistles added in). It's hilarious for so many reasons-the tiny Vadar the good-natured nitpicks (in response to Luke's query, "You don't believe in the force, do you?" Han responds, "Oh, you mean that thing you just learned about three hours ago, and are now judging me for not believing in?")-but especially because it is also a tribute. What a perfect ending to a perfect yarn.KATE SAYS this is a hilarious 1-hour parody of what I continue to think of as Star Wars I, even though it is IV ( A New Hope). Maybe the greatest inside joke ever perpetuated. Chris, who loves the show, points out ROBOT CHICKEN did a spoof of STAR WARS long before FAMILY GUY's version, while Peter disdains and dismisses and insults ROBOT CHICKEN. A sidenote: When Peter has finished spinning his STAR WARS yarn, he and son Chris, voiced by the highly versatile Seth Green, argue briefly but sharply about a Cartoon Network show called ROBOT CHICKEN. If you saw the season starter for THE SIMPSONS, I am sure you will agree. I think McFarlane wanted to kick THE SIMPSONS' ass for the season starter. Obviously, subsequent episodes will never be able to live up to it, but they need not.
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It marks a turning point in the history of TV cartooning. If you haven't seen this, make sure you watch for it. The seamless integration of these authentic STAR WARS bits in this cartoon turns this two-parter from an ordinary TV cartoon into something else entirely. Keep in mind FAMILY GUY is a Fox show, and 20th Century Fox owns the STAR WARS movies, so McFarlane was able to avail himself of music, sound effects and images from the original STAR WARS movie. Baby Stewie is Darth Vader, of all people. His wife, for instance, is Princess Leia, and their dog is Chewbaca. The plot has FAMILY GUY patriarch Peter Griffin (voiced by show creator Seth McFarlane) telling his family a variation on the original Star Wars story with himself as Han Solo and everyone he knows standing in for the other characters. I cannot imagine how many weeks or months went into piecing this mini-epic together. If this show wasn't light-years ahead of THE SIMPSONS already, it surely was with this incredible saga.
I have never seen anything like the two-part STAR WARS spoof that FAMILY GUY trotted out for its latest season premier.
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