Robot Chicken Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/robot-chicken/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:00:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Robot Chicken Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/robot-chicken/ 32 32 Even Though The Franchise Is Now A Joke, Lucasfilm Turning ‘Star Wars’ Into A Comedy Series Anyway https://staging2.theplaylist.net/even-though-franchise-is-now-joke-20100407/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/even-though-franchise-is-now-joke-20100407/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:31:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=3864 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.

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/even-though-franchise-is-now-joke-20100407/feed/ 2 No Disassemble! ‘Short Circuit’ Remake Happening; Dimension Hires ‘Robot Chicken’ Writer https://staging2.theplaylist.net/no-disassemble-short-circuit-remake-20090604/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/no-disassemble-short-circuit-remake-20090604/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:46:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=7283 In April of 2008, Variety reported that Dimension Films bought the rights to the 1986 robot comedy “Short Circuit” — which many believe “Wall-E” stole its design from — starring Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens hilariously playing an Indian man, with eyes towards creating a remake (reboot! remiixxxx!). We swear we wrote about this before, but can’t find it now.

Anywhoo, apparently No.5 is indeed still alive and not disassembled. Today, Variety writes that Dimension films has hired “Robot Chicken” writer, Dan Milano to pen the script.

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