Family Guy: Blue Harvest

[Jester]

Ok, who else is excited about Family Guy's season premiere tonight, Blue Harvest. Nothing says joy like an hour long Family Guy that spoofs Star Wars. One can only hope that they do the rest of the series, or at least the original trilogy.

[DrSpengler]

Gah. If you hadn't reminded me I'd have forgotten.

Watched the Comicon promo video on YouTube some while backand thought the clips they showed were pretty funny.

So I'll definately remember to watch it tonight.

[Revan]

Just watched it. It was pretty funny. Honestly I've seen funnier family guys but if you know much of the dialogue from star wars a new hope, it really makes this episode so good.
I thought the best part of the episode was the last minute when Peter and Chris are fighting about Family vs. Robot chicken.:lol:

[Drtooth]

I thought it was pretty funny overall, though they just did the first ...errr fourth film.

I especially loved the multiple references to Airplane! Including the "Leon's gettin' larger!" gag. Also, the Griswalds from the National Lampoon's vacation films was another delightful bit.

But my favorite was near the end where Chris and Peter argued about Robot Chicken doing a Star Wars episode 3 months earlier...

[DrSpengler]

I felt they spent too much time rotoscoping scenes from the movie and playing them straight-forward, while that time could have been better spent on gags. After the first five minutes the "heheheh they're using actual scenes from the movie!" feeling faded away and it eventually just became annoying.

There were some good gags, but barely an episodes-worth of them...and they were sread across two episodes. Not a good sign.

I did get a good laugh out of the Robot Chicken bit at the end, though.

[Jester]

I must agree, I feel this episode was over hyped. I mean it was a good episode, but I've seen better.

[Roseangelo]

Despite my love for Star Wars, I dislike Family Guy enough so that I turned the TV off when this came on.

[Ecto Jedi]

Well, it was Family Guy, so of course a lot of the jokes felt cheap and tacked-on. Still, it was entertaining hour of television, though I feel I missed a lot of the in-jokes because I've barely ever watched the show.

[Raph's Girl]

I thought this episode was hilarious!! When they were going warp and the Dr. Who theme started playing I was totally laughing... course the folks didn't understand why (they've never seen Dr. Who). And I was like "It's the 4th doctor!!" :lol:

The most annoying thing?? Having to explain who the characters were to my step-dad....He's never seen any of the Star Wars movies. :ohwell:

Did you notice the slight cameo by the alien from American Dad in the bar scene? It was a kinda blink and you'll miss it moment. *L*

[VaughnMichael]

yeah Coach McGuirk from the show home movies was in it real fast also in the cantina.:lol:

[Drtooth]

I noticed him too. Yeah, I think that if they had a few more gags about it would have been a better episode. I think they should have condenses all three films into one hour. They could have done it.

I did like the pedophile singing I had the Time of my Life.

[Jester]

Did you notice the slight cameo by the alien from American Dad in the bar scene? It was a kinda blink and you'll miss it moment. *L*
yeah Coach McGuirk from the show home movies was in it real fast also in the cantina.

And don't forget Bender...he's there too.

[BubblyShell22]

Although I'm not a Star Wars fan, I loved this ep. It was funny and a perfect homage to it. I loved Cleveland's line, "That's how we do it in my neighborhood, b*tch!" I also loved Herbert singing "The Time of My Life." That was perfect. I really hope this is a sign of things to come with this season.

[The Stryker]

I didn't really like the episode, I wasn't that funny and dragged on forever.

Every other joke was one of those long rambling jokes and it got real annoying.

[Drtooth]

They gotta stop those rambling jokes..... but the Griswold scene was great. I'm glad Chevy Chase did his own voice, considering they pretty much slaughtered him a few seasons back.

[VaughnMichael]

I didn't really like the episode, I wasn't that funny and dragged on forever.

Every other joke was one of those long rambling jokes and it got real annoying.
Might have felt long considering it was longer than a normal family guy episode running almost an hour.
They gotta stop those rambling jokes..... but the Griswold scene was great. I'm glad Chevy Chase did his own voice, considering they pretty much slaughtered him a few seasons back.
You know I wouldn't have know thats what that was unless you said that because I thought it was Mom & Dad save the universe. lol:lol:

[Drtooth]

I'm not a huge National Lampoon Vacation fan... I liked Christmas Vacation and a couple of the other old ones, but it took me a minute to realise what it was supposed to be.

[Jester]

Was anyone else shocked to hear the real Rush Limbaugh?

[BubblyShell22]

I wasn't shocked, but I thought it was funny. I also thought it was funny that there was a Bush/Cheney sticker on the back of the ship.

[The Stryker]

Might have felt long considering it was longer than a normal family guy episode running almost an hour.

I was aware it was almost a hour but it felt way longer than that. First Family Guy episode I was really bored by and I'm a Star Wars fan.

[ZariusTwo]

The Doctor Who Tom Baker intro was one of the best references FG has done in years. Marvelous stuff.

[gobo]

Good to know the show will continue. I was really beginning to wonder, what with the Freakin' Party Pack including all of the FG DVDs & misc. other FG nicknacks being released next month. So, needless to say, I missed this one. Guess I'm not bummed. Sounds like too much Star Wars parody at a time for me.

[ZariusTwo]

Looks like they'll be doing the entire trilogy, FOX want to do "Empire Strikes Back"

[Drtooth]

Sounds good, but I would rather have them condence the trillogy into one hour. It's been done before.

But here's a small list of other shows that did a Star Wars episode

Muppet Babies (technically Twice-plus brief references, and they use movie footage in their opening)
Animaniacs
Walter Mellon
That 70's show
Crayon Shin-chan (I wonder if Funimation's gonna dub this. Then they could make a marathon of the Family Guy spoof, the Robot Chicken episode, and this one)
Yogi's Treasure Hunt (there's a picture I found years ago with Dick Dastardly and Muttley dressed like C3-po and Darth Vader)


And there are others I can't think of right now.

[Revan]

Still hating on Meg. I love that about FG. She only appeared in the Star Wars story for a short 2 seconds. :lol:

[Drtooth]

The Doctor Who Tom Baker intro was one of the best references FG has done in years. Marvelous stuff.

Agreed! I love it when they do something semi-obscure. I'm still happy they did that refference to Bunsen and Beaker way back.

Still hating on Meg.

I recall that's because the writers just couldn't write anything substancial to them. Plus it really makes the character that she would be Charlie Brown like.

[Raph's Girl]

Muppet Babies (technically Twice-plus brief references, and they use movie footage in their opening)

That Muppet Babies ep was my first encounter with Doctor Who. Altho at the time I didn't get the reference one bit. But still.. Capt. Kirkmet!! FTW!

[CudleyCowlick]

Thank you again Technodrome. I wouldn't have known that was on if I hadn't seen this thread that night, and missing that would have sucked, because that was some of the best TV I've seen in a while.

I was surprised they used the original score and took so much scene for scene and line for line. George Lucas must have made some money off that, there's no way that's all covered legally as satire if they didn't pay for some rights.

This really did go above and beyond my expectations, I'm crossing my fingers for at least the Original Trilogy, and Yoda willing, the prequels, and of course a big fat DVD collector's edition full of extras. Time will tell if I'm asking too much.

And I had a suspicion Meg was gonna show up as the Trash Compacter Monster when she didn't appear anywhere else. Predictable but I still laughed out loud. Good show!

[DrSpengler]

You know what I just realized?

Joe wasn't in the special at all. I guess they're saving him for a character in their Empire or Jedi adaptations (which they're supposedly doing). Who could they possibly make him, though? Boba Fett?

[Jester]

One wonders if patrick Warburtton is spread a bit thin these days.

[Swany]

I watched it, it wasnt hilarious, but I laughe out loud a few time.

"A long time ago, but still somehow in the future" an the intro paragraph was funny. And "I digest" had me in stitches.

[Drtooth]

You know what I just realized?

Joe wasn't in the special at all. I guess they're saving him for a character in their Empire or Jedi adaptations (which they're supposedly doing). Who could they possibly make him, though? Boba Fett?

I guess he would. But then, who's going to play Lando Calrissian? I mean, that person would have to be black, and the only black character they have is Cleveland. And he was R2....

[ZariusTwo]

I guess he would. But then, who's going to play Lando Calrissian? I mean, that person would have to be black, and the only black character they have is Cleveland. And he was R2....

The Weatherman...

Han: What do you think about how well I kept your ship Lando?

Lando: FALCON CREST!

[VaughnMichael]

The Weatherman...

Han: What do you think about how well I kept your ship Lando?

Lando: FALCON CREST!
aahahahah Olly Williams!:lol:

[BubblyShell22]

Ollie would totally work for that character. He's so awesome.

I loved the opening paragraph montage because it was rambling and funny. I hope they do show the other ones because this ep was awesome.

[Drtooth]

I wonder who they're going to make Jabba, then? I have a sneaky suspicion Meg again, but I don't see that working.

[VaughnMichael]

I wonder who they're going to make Jabba, then? I have a sneaky suspicion Meg again, but I don't see that working.
Didn't they allready do that in a clip where Peter was Jabba?

[Drtooth]

Well, if they do it in another episode, I don't think they can have Peter do 2 simultaneous roles.

[DrSpengler]

Actually, that wasn't Peter, but one his of relatives/ancestors: Jabba the Griffen.

So conceivably, Peter can still play Han while Jabba the Griffen plays Jabba the Hutt.

[VaughnMichael]

Actually, that wasn't Peter, but one his of relatives/ancestors: Jabba the Griffen.

So conceivably, Peter can still play Han while Jabba the Griffen plays Jabba the Hutt.
ah ic ok lol well I think it would be funny if all the characters where pretty much played by Peter but that's only because he's my favorite character.

[Jester]

Has anyone else tried to do the voices saying lines from episode 5?

And who should be Yoda?

[DrSpengler]

Has anyone else tried to do the voices saying lines from episode 5?

And who should be Yoda?

Maybe Stewie's half-brother whose name escapes me at the moment?

Tom Tucker and Diane were also absent from the first adaptation, so they could possibly be made into characters for the sequels.

[Jester]

I could see Burtrum being Yoda now that you mention it.
There are tons of characters yet to be used...*shrugs*

[MrPliggins]

This episode seemed long to me and the jokes seemed to drag on. Nothing made me burst out laughing, and I'm not familiar enough with Star Wars to know all the references. Had a few chuckles, though.