Family Guy Season 6 (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

What a great time I had watching this FG tribute to Star Wars.

To say it was extremely well done is an understatement. The
animators perfectly captured so many of the nuances that have
been hardwired to our brains. Like many of you, I have seen
Star Wars so many times that I can recreate each camera movement
in my head -- and that's exactly what the animators did here. Really,
I was more impressed with how authentic they got this parody to
look over the jokes themselves.

Speaking of the jokes, I agree that there were many opportunities
lost (especially the Han shoots first scene), but overall, I had quite
a few hard laughs. The Leslie Nielson bit is perhaps my favorite.

I can't wait to get this on DVD.

 

[TravisR]

Which was weird because I think they used the SEs for all the other effects shots that they copied.

 

[ThomasC]

R2D2, shooting a gun sideways at a tie fighter, and: "Yeah! That's how we do it in my neighborhood, bitch!"

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

I didn't notice it myself, but someone posted a screencap of Bender in the cantina scene.

 

[Brent M]

I'd never seen an episode of Family Guy until last night, but I had to check this one out because of the SW parody. I thought it was absolutely hillarious!!! My favorite exchange:

Leia: "Aren't you a little fat for a Stormtrooper"?

Luke: "Well, stay here and rot then, bitch".

 

[TravisR]

That was good. I also liked when Peter started 'singing' the score as he shot TIE Fighters.

 

[Brent M]

It appears that old George has loosened up a little about people having fun with the SW universe. However, the Family Guy creators were told to tone down the Luke-Leia incest stuff they had originally put in the episode so there was some stuff cut out to satisfy the LFL people.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

Lucas has been cool about this sort of thing for a long time. Am I the only one who remembers "Troops", the Stormtrooper/Cops parody or George Lucas in Love?

I somehow managed to forget all about this being the premiere week and neither set the DVR to record it nor made sure I was home in time to catch the start, so I only saw that last 20 or 25 minutes - but they packed a lot of great material into it. I hope they do a special "encore" fairly soon (I suspect the ratings would justify it.) Otherwise I'll have to find someone who recorded it and watch a copy.

Later,

Joe

 

[TravisR]

Yeah, it's apparently the best rated episode of Family Guy since it came back on Fox (which I assume makes it the best rated episode in the show's history except for the pilot which ran after a Superbowl).

 

[Brent M]

Apparently the Cartoon Network will be re-airing this episode Oct. 14th according to an article over at tvweek.com. It also says that a full episode devoted to The Empire Strikes Back may be coming next year.

 

[Casey Trowbridg]

I loved it. I think there is potential for a parity of all 6 films. Can't wait to see the big revelation in ESB as played out by Chris and Stewie.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Also gotta' love the elevator music rendition of Vader's theme lol.

If they eventually do an Ep I parody, poor Jar Jar's ass is grass.

 

[Sam Favate]

What was the deal with the visual effects? Was this the actual film from Star Wars, was it animation, or (as I suspect) was it animation on top of the original film? Many of the ship movements were just too precise for it not to be from the original film.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

The episode used rotoscoping, they laid the animation directly over the actual film footage.

 

[JohnS]

I think another joke they could have had was Lois and Chris about to kiss and someone butts in and says "Wait. what if you two are related?"

then they laugh it off and say "Yeah, what are the chances of that?!"

Wondering who will play Boba Fett, Han Solo's enemy. Maybe the Chicken?

 

[Jeff Adkins]

I loved the Macy's/JC Penney gag with the map.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Me too, I mean you figure the Death Star is essentially a building the size of a moon and even the smallest buildings in the town where I live have directories on the wall lol.

 

[Joseph Bolus]

I *loved* the Dr. Who/Hyperspace thing!!

... And wasn't that Sean Connery's voice for the "Red October" bit?

This has to be the funniest episode of FG ever ... and one of the best Star Wars parodies!

 

[Brent M]

I also loved when Vader was discussing the "design flaw" in the Death Star. "Can't we just put some plywood or something over it"?

 

[ScottR]

I would love to have seen a bit with Peter and Lois swinging across the bridge on a rope, and maybe having it break or something.