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I don't know how many people here watched the Simpsons tonight, but if you did you will know that the Simpsons opened with a segment that poked fun of George Lucas and the Star Wars prequels.
When the episode began, Bart, Lisa, and Homer were in a line for the latest "Cosmic Wars" movie, and many of the fans were dressed in costumes similar to Star Wars characters (including Comic Book Guy, who was dressed in George Lucas-style flannel shirt and blue jeans).
When the movie started, the opening text crawl was basically a long, long essay on the political climate of the galaxy. Then the movie starts with a scene in the Galactic Senate where the Speaker is taking roll of everyone in the chamber (which is made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of senators). Soon, what appears to be an AT-AT walker bursts into the room and proposes a bill, but the speaker tells it to sit down and wait its turn.
Later, the movie shows a scene where the Obi-Wan character asks the Jar-Jar character what happened to the landing gear on his space craft, and the Jar-Jar character explains that he sold it to buy pot.
Finally, the movie wraps up with a purple Yoda making a speech to the senate, saying something like "Begun this cosmic war has, or has it?" and then he winks at the camera and the movie ends, drawing jeers of disappointment from the packed theater.
So, Bart and Lisa write a letter to the creator of the movie (who bears a very, very strong resemblence to George Lucas), but it fails to get through to him. So the Simpsons take a trip to Cosmic Wars Ranch in Northern California so the kids can personally speak to him. They manage to sneak into his office, and convince him that his original movies were timeless classics because they were more about characters and storylines than special effects. So, the Lucas-esque movie producer agrees to rethink his moviemaking strategy, and rides off into the sunset on what appears to be a Tauntaun.
Now, even though I've enjoyed the Star Wars prequels so far, I have to admit that this was a pretty funny parody of George Lucas and the Star Wars Prequels. Anybody else see it?
When the episode began, Bart, Lisa, and Homer were in a line for the latest "Cosmic Wars" movie, and many of the fans were dressed in costumes similar to Star Wars characters (including Comic Book Guy, who was dressed in George Lucas-style flannel shirt and blue jeans).
When the movie started, the opening text crawl was basically a long, long essay on the political climate of the galaxy. Then the movie starts with a scene in the Galactic Senate where the Speaker is taking roll of everyone in the chamber (which is made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of senators). Soon, what appears to be an AT-AT walker bursts into the room and proposes a bill, but the speaker tells it to sit down and wait its turn.
Later, the movie shows a scene where the Obi-Wan character asks the Jar-Jar character what happened to the landing gear on his space craft, and the Jar-Jar character explains that he sold it to buy pot.
Finally, the movie wraps up with a purple Yoda making a speech to the senate, saying something like "Begun this cosmic war has, or has it?" and then he winks at the camera and the movie ends, drawing jeers of disappointment from the packed theater.
So, Bart and Lisa write a letter to the creator of the movie (who bears a very, very strong resemblence to George Lucas), but it fails to get through to him. So the Simpsons take a trip to Cosmic Wars Ranch in Northern California so the kids can personally speak to him. They manage to sneak into his office, and convince him that his original movies were timeless classics because they were more about characters and storylines than special effects. So, the Lucas-esque movie producer agrees to rethink his moviemaking strategy, and rides off into the sunset on what appears to be a Tauntaun.
Now, even though I've enjoyed the Star Wars prequels so far, I have to admit that this was a pretty funny parody of George Lucas and the Star Wars Prequels. Anybody else see it?
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