A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy Directed by Dominic Polcino and Peter Shin Written by Alec Sulkin, Kirker Butler, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman Based on the Star Wars Trilogy created by George Lucas Reviewer’s Note: This article is a review of the box set and its features. Peter Griffin (as Han Solo) Look, we got four or five of the main characters on this ship. I think we'll be fine. The Trilogy Seth McFarlane’s long-running (and twice canceled) Fox animated series Family Guy  has lampooned the Star Wars franchise many times since its 1999 premiere. In most cases, McFarlane and his writing staff have added many quick Star Wars- related gags to the satirical misadventures of the Griffin family (voiced by McFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, and Seth Green) and the cast of supporting characters. In addition to visual references and adaptations of Star Wars quotes such as “Lois, if you strike me down, I shall beco...

(C) 2007 20th Century Fox  "Blue Harvest" Episode 99 of "Family Guy" Original Air Date: Sept. 23, 2007 Writers: Alec Sulkin, Seth McFarlane, David Zuckerman Directed by: Dominic Polcino Starring: Seth McFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Adam West Chris (Luke Skywalker): [Luke destroys a TIE Fighter] I got one! I got one! Peter (Han Solo): Great kid! Don't get penis-y! George Lucas’s “"Star Wars"” space saga has inspired spoofs in print and film media since the original movie premiered in 1977. When “Star Wars” was in its first theatrical run, MAD and Crack’d  magazines published print parodies,  Notably, Mel Brooks spoofed it in 1987’s “Spaceballs” on the big screen. On TV, "Saturday Night Live" has also aired "Star Wars" skits.  Other television shows, including “The Simpsons,” have incorporated gags thematically linked to that story set “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” ...