Family Guy is the hit US cartoon about Peter Griffin, a tubby, crude family man, his wife Lois, an overly tolerant mother of three, Meg (the ugly one), Chris (the fat one) and Stewie (the evil genius), and the family dog and intellectual, Brian. Full of references to films from the 80's, old TV Shows, current celebrities and flashbacks to stupid things Peter has done in his life, the show has carved out a huge fan base and in comparison to it's most similar competition, namely The Simpsons, is infinitely funnier and much more daring.
Family Guy has amazingly been axed twice by it's network but has bounced back from huge DVD sales and is currently in the middle of Season 8. In 2007 the creators of the show released "Blue Harvest", the family guy parody of Star Wars: A New Hope and after it's success are now about to release "Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside" on Monday 28th December 2009.
This new addition to the Family Guy Star Wars Parody Saga is based on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and is another home run for the creator Seth Mcfarlane and his team. Stewie as Darth Vader is consistently funny and Peter as Han Solo is hilarious, especially when watching him absolutely murder classic scenes from the original. Especially the scene where Princess Leia tells Han she loves him.
At 52 minutes long it's a race through the story but that's a good thing! At such a short duration, it is very easy to head straight to the extras after watching the film and indulge in the commentary, or the brilliant Family Guy Fact-ups, which is essentially a run through the film in the style of Pop-Up video on VH1 with different facts about the show popping up throughout the movie.
The great thing about Something, Something, Something Darkside is that as it gets released on DVD it allows the creators to push Family Guy a tad closer to the edge in terms of profanity and offensive references. It still sits at a 15 rating but it allows the funny to be even funnier.
If you're a fan of Family Guy already, there shouldn't be a reason why you don't love this latest parody of the Star Wars Saga. If you're new to Family Guy, it may not be the best point to start as there are a hell of a lot of "in jokes", in fact there are "in jokes" in "in jokes" but once you've watched a Season or two, you'll come to appreciate the brilliance of Seth Mcfarlane and the transition of the characters to our favourite Star Wars characters.
Something, Something, Something Darkside is the product of genius TV show, and there is nothing like the feeling of knowing the Family Guy creators have spotted the same weird element or funny scene in a movie that you have yourself. This one gets 4 out of 5 Stewies from me.
Check out the US Trailer:
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