Well, they went and did it. They made a sitcom out of Star Wars. (And kudos that E! Online for that truly evil headline.)
Now, we're not those types who revere Star Wars to the point that making a sitcom with the characters is some sort of sacrilege, harming the sanctity of the movies. People, including George Lucas himself, have done some pretty silly stuff with the franchise from the get-go. And, let's face it, the movies themselves are pretty goofy (sometimes on purpose, other times not so much).
No, the real issue here is with producer Seth Green's assertion about what the show will be:
"It's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined," says Green, hinting at the show's premise. "What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing Empires?"
What does that mean, exactly? Here are some ideas:
- At the Mos Eisley cantina, a colorful cast of regulars drink their cares away in a place where everybody knows their names. Any time Ponda Baba enters, he's greeted with the chorus, "PONDA!"
- Bumbling dad Han Solo, now married to Leia and a good 80 pounds heavier, tries his best to keep his family together in the colorful town of Springfield, Endor. By the 10th season, the fact that he works at a power converter station is all but forgotten.
- Lando Calrissian lands a great apartment in Cloud City, but it's with two female roommates! Any time his landlord comes around, he has to act gay to keep the place!
- Grand Moff Tarkin is the boss everybody loves to hate -- he tries so hard to be funny and liked, but he just fails at every turn! Occasionally, a flummoxed Darth Vader looks into the camera as if to say, "Can you believe this guy?"
- Jango Fett tries his best to deal with a house full of clone troopers in "Just the Thousand of Us!"
- Young Obi Wan Urkel fucks all kinds of shit up for mild-mannered police officer Mace Windu and won't stop sexually harassing his daughter, but everybody loves him for some reason.
- "Two and a Half Wookies"
- Just replace Alice on "The Brady Bunch" with Yoda and you got a show.
Comments
I can hardly wait for the "you slept with your SISTER?!" episode. Meanwhile, Chewbacca gets fired from McDonald's for tearing the limbs off a customer.
And don't forget R2-D2 coming up with some clever line just before the commercial break.
Posted by: Senor Taco | April 7, 2010 10:14 AM
But what I want to know is: Will Carrie Fisher be singing while high?
Posted by: Sixth Ranger | August 28, 2010 8:52 PM