We love “Robot Chicken!” Like “Family Guy,” they’re known for their amazing Star Wars homages and on Sunday night the latest installment in their parody series aired, aptly titled, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars: Episode III.” “Robot Chicken” star and producer Seth Green spoke to EW about the episode and stated, Star Wars is endlessly available for parody.”
Seth Green and Matt Senreich’s Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 3 debuted --. Short video clip: Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode 3 – Escalator scene
This Sunday, multimedia comic whiz Seth Green debuts Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II--), his third send-up of George Lucas’s ubiquitous space saga. We chatted with the man who brought you “Admiral Ackbar Cereal” and “Jar Jar Binks for Gecko Insurance” about his new special, why Star Wars is endlessly ripe for parody, and his effort to redeem the aforementioned Gungan.
On making fun of Star Wars: Star Wars is endlessly available for parody. Then Matt had the idea of telling the entire series of Star Wars in one episode through the eyes of a few key characters — namely, the Emperor, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and Gary the Stormtrooper — and that’s what this is.
Watch that scene. On rehabilitating Jar Jar through comedy: It was kind of awesome, because there was such an imbalanced [negative] response to that character. It’s the same thing with Jar Jar. Adults hate him, but kids loved him. On claims that Jar Jar was a racial stereotype: It’s tough. Do you know how many different names there are in the Star Wars universe? On whether Star Wars fans are funnier than fans of other franchises: Well, Star Wars has had more time to cross generations. It’s like, “Oh, we all love Star Wars.
