Family Guy - The Empire Strikes Back
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See, and I was always assuming Meg would be the Rancor...
The eye door in ROTJ should be an interesting gag. Maybe add in the Mexican maid.
C3P0- Um we're here to see Jabba the hut?
Eye- Oh no....senor Jabba no here.
C3P0- We'll can we leave a message?
Eye- No....
C3P0- Um we're here to see Jabba the hut?
Eye- Oh no....senor Jabba no here.
C3P0- We'll can we leave a message?
Eye- No....
No is right. I am already as tired of Consuela as I am of Herbert, and I didn't think that was possible. Send her to dwell with Joe's son and the Vaudeville Duo. I now wonder if SM doesn't throw her in because she's so blandly annoying, the way he supposedly ups the ante on Meg's abuse whenever a fan complains.
I think Carter Pewterschmidt was the obvious choice for the Emperor. The better choice would have been the Evil Monkey. Just imagine when they get to RotJ and the Emperor has to unleash on Luke with his teeth bared and lightning shooting out of his index finger. I would love to see that.
Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
I surprised they restrain themselves from making the obvious incest jokes about Luke and Leia.
During the table read video there was a moment where Leisa said "When I kiss you, it's like kissing my brother," right out of Back to the Future.
Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
Adam West had already been Tarkin
I think a good Jabba would be Tom Tucker with Diane SImmons as Selacious Crumb and Ollie as the Rancor:
"Let's go to Ollie Williams in the pit."
"I'm gonna eat Gamoreans!"
They've alrady re-used characters. Carter Pewterschmidt was Uncle Owen in Blue Harvest and the Emperor here. Bruce was Greedo in Blue Harvest and Admiral Piett here. Mort Goldman was a Jawa in Blue Harvest and Lando here. Meg was the trash compactor monster in Blue Harvest and the asteroid mosnter here. Joe was Biggs in Blue Harvest and the probe droid here.
Mind you, you do have a point that since Adam West has already been one Imperial higher-up, he shouldn't be another.
I'm sure the evil monkey will be in the mix..
I think the reason they didn't make any Luke/Leia jokes was becasue during Blue Harvest, Lucasfilm told them not to do any incest jokes.
Saw Something, Something, Something Dark Side today and it was average. It suffers from a lot of the same problems that have caused Family Guy to be a sad shadow of its former self. Namely, running jokes (that felt like they took even longer than usual, unfunny jokes and cutaways, and just plain bizarre decisions, like using the footage from Rocky IV (I did get a kick out of the Magnum bit). The Juicy Fruit, while a total blast from the past, was a complete waste of time. The beginning of the episode was for the most part awful and the second half is completely rushed. Mort as Lando is a complete and utter waste. The one funny joke at his expense, the reference to him wearing Han's clothes, was completely ripped off from Robot Chicken. Yes, I know Seth Green does that show but that still doesn't excuse the rip-off joke. All these neverending jokes just cover up the fact that the writers don't have enough talent to keep doing this show.
Still, there are a number of funny jokes. The opening crawl actually hits on all cylinders. The Dac bit was clever, as was Chris imitating Admiral Ackbar. Stewie's idea for "turning" Chris to the dark side was another funny joke. Peter's reaction to "I love you" was great, followed by the great gag as to what he looked like in carbonite. The last joke at the end, where the medical droid suggests that Luke should test out his mechanical hand on a hot dog had me rolling.
Still though, this was a clear miss for FG. Even though it's years past its prime, the show has often risen to the occassion for this special episodes. They didn't this time. I only hope the ROTJ spoof is funnier.
Saw Something, Something, Something Dark Side today and it was average. It suffers from a lot of the same problems that have caused Family Guy to be a sad shadow of its former self. Namely, running jokes (that felt like they took even longer than usual, unfunny jokes and cutaways, and just plain bizarre decisions, like using the footage from Rocky IV (I did get a kick out of the Magnum bit). The Juicy Fruit, while a total blast from the past, was a complete waste of time. The beginning of the episode was for the most part awful and the second half is completely rushed. Mort as Lando is a complete and utter waste. The one funny joke at his expense, the reference to him wearing Han's clothes, was completely ripped off from Robot Chicken. Yes, I know Seth Green does that show but that still doesn't excuse the rip-off joke. All these neverending jokes just cover up the fact that the writers don't have enough talent to keep doing this show.
Still, there are a number of funny jokes. The opening crawl actually hits on all cylinders. The Dac bit was clever, as was Chris imitating Admiral Ackbar. Stewie's idea for "turning" Chris to the dark side was another funny joke. Peter's reaction to "I love you" was great, followed by the great gag as to what he looked like in carbonite. The last joke at the end, where the medical droid suggests that Luke should test out his mechanical hand on a hot dog had me rolling.
Still though, this was a clear miss for FG. Even though it's years past its prime, the show has often risen to the occassion for this special episodes. They didn't this time. I only hope the ROTJ spoof is funnier.
umm, do you remember the crawl? they were making fun of it at the intro itself...
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