Animated Star Wars Sitcom Planned

[Darth Biscuit]

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/TV-Star-Wars-Sitcom-20100406-lgf

The next incarnation of the famed Star Wars franchise is going to be as an animated sitcom.

Lucasfilm announced Monday that Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are going to be involved in the new project, along with Daily Show writer Brendan Hay.

The company says the series will look at the saga's characters with a "playful and irreverent tone."

"The Star Wars universe is so dense and rich; it's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined," said Green. "And it's even crazier to think of what those problems might be, since it's all set in a galaxy far, far away. What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing Empires?"

I truly do not get Lucas... why do this when there's SO many other things he could do? Why not do more films...

[Delhomeboy]

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/TV-Star-Wars-Sitcom-20100406-lgf

I truly do not get Lucas... why do this when there's SO many other things he could do? Why not do more films...

[Davidson Deac II]

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/TV-Star-Wars-Sitcom-20100406-lgf

I truly do not get Lucas... why do this when there's SO many other things he could do? Why not do more films...

Why not try something else, not star wars or indiana jones related?

[Jangler]

Seth McFarland should be involved. But yeah, biscuit, not sure what Lucas is thinking. Get some people that can write a screenplay, direct and act and get it done! Hell even Sy Fy channel can do some good TV. I didn't watch Battlestar Galactica (just couldn't get into it) but the show looked very good and with Skywalker Ranch behind it, they could do almost anything, but a sitcom? stupid.

[Jangler]

Why not try something else, not star wars or indiana jones related?

Howard the Duck: The series

[RedMage138]

Seth McFarland should be involved. But yeah, biscuit, not sure what Lucas is thinking. Get some people that can write a screenplay, direct and act and get it done! Hell even Sy Fy channel can do some good TV. I didn't watch Battlestar Galactica (just couldn't get into it) but the show looked very good and with Skywalker Ranch behind it, they could do almost anything, but a sitcom? stupid.

This is where I stopped reading. No, just no. None of his shows are funny anymore.

[charlotte49er]

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/TV-Star-Wars-Sitcom-20100406-lgf

I truly do not get Lucas... why do this when there's SO many other things he could do? Why not do more films...

He said in an interview that he had many movie ideas floating around his head, non Star Wars & Indiana Jones related. So???? As long as it's not American Grafitti related, they might prove to be worthy.

[jasonluckydog]

Did someone say Howard the Duck

I loved that movie when I was a kid.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

This has all kinds of failure written all over it.

[Delhomeboy]

Maybe it'll be like a satire--like the robot chicken star wars episodes.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Maybe it'll be like a satire--like the robot chicken star wars episodes.

Yavin 4's funniest home videos.

.....Actually, yeah, I'd watch that.

[Razzy]

Screw it, bring on the Star Wars Christmas Special!

The epic so bad Lucas ordered every physical copy to be destroyed.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Maybe it'll be like a satire--like the robot chicken star wars episodes.

That's what I take from this, Lucas loves Seth Green's Robot Chicken takes on Star Wars.

[Darth Biscuit]

Delhomeboy, you have a good point about the films... but still... people would watch 'em.