"Robot Chicken" Review: Not a Dud In the Bunch

Not all that long ago, in a galaxy not too far away, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, and all of the other twisted minds behind “Robot Chicken” decided to do an episode of “Star Wars”-inspired sketches.

And that episode was so successful, they decided to do it again…

You can see their second effort this Sunday as “Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II” makes its debut.

And having seen it, I can tell you the show has one huge problem…

It’s too short.

The half-hour goes by so quickly that it seems like it’s over before it really gets started. But what we do get is very funny…

There’s a parody of the GEICO ads featuring Jar Jar Binks. There’s a sketch with a stormtrooper participating in “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” and there’s a pretty funny sketch featuring Lando bargaining with Darth Vader with Billy Dee Williams as Lando. And the sketches featuring Emperor Palpatine are always funny.

In fact, there’s not a dud in the bunch, although Ewok fans may be a little traumatized…

“Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II” airs Sunday, November 16th at 11:30 p.m. on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). “Episode I” will follow at Midnight…

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