The continued blood feud that George Lucas seems to have declared on his once-precious “Star Wars” franchise has just been escalated to ridiculous heights. An animated, half hour comedy series based on the SW lexicon has been announced promising to further raze the reputation of the once vaunted sci-fi series.
Seth Green, along with his “Robot Chicken” buddy Matthew Senreich, have been given the task to bring the funny. Oh, Oz…I know your animated cred is solid based on “Robot Chicken” and your voice work on “Family Guy” and we’re sure the checks from Lucas undoubtedly clear with frightening speed. But, really? This is the world you think we need to learn more about? Here’s a blood-chilling quote from a statement by Green: “What do these characters do when they’re not overthrowing Empires?” Here’s our answer: “Who cares?”
Sigh…could any of us have imagined this is where Patar George would take us? We remember seeing the Episode IV re-release in the ‘90s and, man, did the audience show his on-screen credit some respect. Would the level of reverence have been as high if we’d all made the acquaintance of Jar-Jar Binks beforehand? Probably not. It’s difficult to watch an artist (I know…where are the air quotes?) like Lucas continually build gift shops on top of what was once a holy shrine to excellence in visionary filmmaking. Let’s be frank: he’s an ice-cold pimp who won’t let “Star Wars” step off the corner for a fifteen-minute smoke break, and “Star Wars: The Animated Comedy Thing” will just be yet another ledger line in Lucas’ accountants books. – Whit Wagner