Robot Chicken Creators: Star Wars Sitcom Will Be "Awesome"
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Count me in as well, I really wasn't on board with all the Lucas either but this just erks me. I could stand that crappy second Clone Wars series but this is the final straw. I'm just sticking to the first three movies and the first round of the Clone Wars cartoons made by that other artist who's name escapes me at the moment.thenumberthirteen said:
The only way I'd tune in to see that is if they get killed in the end. I know there's some bloody fanfic around the internet with some Eldar (xeno scum!) and a human falling in love. The only way I'd watch that is they both get taken away by Slaanesh at the end of it.Jandau said:
I'm already a big fan of the robot chicken specials they did involving star wars. I wouldn't mind seeing more of that.
No no no, that was 80's/early 90's sitcoms. You forgot to account that it's 2010.T-Bone24 said:
*Luke slams door*
*Laugh track*
Han: Luke *laugh track* Don't slam the door like that! *laugh track*
Luke: Sorry Han. *Laugh track* I guess I used The Force *wild laughter track followed by applause*
What do people see in the originals!? They were terrible compared to the prequals!
OT: This could be interesting...
OT: This could be interesting...
I'm not impressed.
It's not so much that I'm concerned about the relative quality that can be achieved, it's simply that Star Wars humor is cool in doses, but I'm not sure if it's something I'm going to want to watch often enough to carry a sitcom... and I think that is going to be a problem for a lot of people.
On top of that I'll be honest in saying that if they are going to play around with Star Wars on TV, I think it would be better for them to work on doing an actual, serious, TV series rather than any kind of a spin off or mockery of the source material.
See, if I was doing this I'd probably work on a premise like having an evil Sith empire controlling everything during one of the Galaxy's dark cycles which is about to change, the force going cloudy for the bad guys, and these "Jedi" guys only remembered from ancient legends start showing up and kicking the living crud out of them. More or less the existing Star Wars storyline in reverse, covering the tiny handfull of now extremely powerful Jedi who inevitably bring an end to the Sith (ending with a period of balance) at least for another cycle where at the end the Jedi inevitably will fall again and be replaced.
Since the Star Wars universe is supposed to work like a wheel with good ruling, and then evil, with each change represented by a period of relative balance, something dictated by The Force (and this is why Kreia wanted to destroy it in KotOR II, to obtain true free will and break free from fate and destiny, a storyline apparently developed with input from George Lucas according to many rumors), the exact time period doesn't matter. It could be a story set way in the past many cycles before KotOR or way in the future well after the events of the movies and any of the novels or whatever, part of the entire point is that it doesn't much matter. I believe the way the universe cycles is also why there is so little in the way of technological development and things stay relatively constant excepting a few super weapons... everything constantly winds up getting knocked over every so often.
Do something like that with the FX/budget of a series like say "Andromeda", "Star Trek", or "Battlestar Galactica" and I think it would be quite successful.
Star Wars satire might hold down the occasional bit here or there, but we're talking about what is dozens of hours of material if it's produced, not a couple of features from "Robot Chicken" or "Family Guy".
It's not so much that I'm concerned about the relative quality that can be achieved, it's simply that Star Wars humor is cool in doses, but I'm not sure if it's something I'm going to want to watch often enough to carry a sitcom... and I think that is going to be a problem for a lot of people.
On top of that I'll be honest in saying that if they are going to play around with Star Wars on TV, I think it would be better for them to work on doing an actual, serious, TV series rather than any kind of a spin off or mockery of the source material.
See, if I was doing this I'd probably work on a premise like having an evil Sith empire controlling everything during one of the Galaxy's dark cycles which is about to change, the force going cloudy for the bad guys, and these "Jedi" guys only remembered from ancient legends start showing up and kicking the living crud out of them. More or less the existing Star Wars storyline in reverse, covering the tiny handfull of now extremely powerful Jedi who inevitably bring an end to the Sith (ending with a period of balance) at least for another cycle where at the end the Jedi inevitably will fall again and be replaced.
Since the Star Wars universe is supposed to work like a wheel with good ruling, and then evil, with each change represented by a period of relative balance, something dictated by The Force (and this is why Kreia wanted to destroy it in KotOR II, to obtain true free will and break free from fate and destiny, a storyline apparently developed with input from George Lucas according to many rumors), the exact time period doesn't matter. It could be a story set way in the past many cycles before KotOR or way in the future well after the events of the movies and any of the novels or whatever, part of the entire point is that it doesn't much matter. I believe the way the universe cycles is also why there is so little in the way of technological development and things stay relatively constant excepting a few super weapons... everything constantly winds up getting knocked over every so often.
Do something like that with the FX/budget of a series like say "Andromeda", "Star Trek", or "Battlestar Galactica" and I think it would be quite successful.
Star Wars satire might hold down the occasional bit here or there, but we're talking about what is dozens of hours of material if it's produced, not a couple of features from "Robot Chicken" or "Family Guy".
No, i don't care who makes it. A Star Wars Sitcom? Really? REALLY!? fucking christ, it's going to suck harder than Hayden Christianson
I skeptical until till it's release. That's really all you can be.
I like Seth Green but there's no denying he's done some shit. And personally I think it's time to let Star Wars go. The prequels have done enough damage to last a life time.
I like Seth Green but there's no denying he's done some shit. And personally I think it's time to let Star Wars go. The prequels have done enough damage to last a life time.
Shepard: Don't screw this up, Joker.
Joker: Trust me, Commander, I got this. EDI, set a course for Lucasfilm Studios.
Joker: Trust me, Commander, I got this. EDI, set a course for Lucasfilm Studios.
Glad to see I'm not the only person on the planet that is sick to death of the star wars and its fanwagon...
Was starting to feel kinda lonely here.
A sitcom? Why? Isn't TV shit enough with other bland novelty sitcoms?
Is it just going to be about Darth Vader and Yoda playing roommates in a scifi version of the odd couple?
I thought the star wars monopoly game was hitting the bottom of the barrel of unneeded tie ins to a decent trilogy about space ships and magic, but the series already annoying fans have finally out dweebed trekkies and their klingon weddings... good going "jedi knights".
Was starting to feel kinda lonely here.
A sitcom? Why? Isn't TV shit enough with other bland novelty sitcoms?
Is it just going to be about Darth Vader and Yoda playing roommates in a scifi version of the odd couple?
I thought the star wars monopoly game was hitting the bottom of the barrel of unneeded tie ins to a decent trilogy about space ships and magic, but the series already annoying fans have finally out dweebed trekkies and their klingon weddings... good going "jedi knights".
I want the star wars soap opera
Admiral: Now you tell me that the child isn?t mine? After I have been diagnosed with a rare tropical disease?
Female aliens 1: The child belongs to your brother, he loves me more *tears*
Next week see if darth vader comes out of Acoma.
I have little faith in this project.
Admiral: Now you tell me that the child isn?t mine? After I have been diagnosed with a rare tropical disease?
Female aliens 1: The child belongs to your brother, he loves me more *tears*
Next week see if darth vader comes out of Acoma.
I have little faith in this project.
So this is a scheme to get us to go to the dark side?Hubilub said:
I'm pretty sure Seth Green is ALWAYS on drugs. He can't carry a normal conversation without sounding like a crack addict.
The Robot Chicken specials were hilarious; Admiral Akbar promoting his own brand of cereal and Palpatine's reaction when Vader tells him the Death Star has been destroyed.