# Robot Chicken Star Wars III on tonight. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740 "2010-12-19T18:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/1 "2010-12-19T18:59:56Z")
The third all-new installment\* of the hugely popular Robot Chicken Star Wars parodies airs tonight on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. It is an hour long special. I have all of them on my DVR so far. I will be catching up on the past ones while waiting for tonight’s episode. - Yes, there was a 2.5, but it was mostly a compilation of clips from the first two installments. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/2 "2010-12-19T21:28:37Z")
Thanks. Saw him on TDS but forgot. Just set my DVR. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/3 "2010-12-19T22:13:39Z")
They’ll also be showing the first two right after it for those of you that haven’t seen them, like me. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/4 "2010-12-19T22:45:58Z")
It’s a trap! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/5 "2010-12-19T22:55:47Z")
Thanks for reminding me! I loved the first two but never got a chance to see them when they first came out. Edit: 6,000th post, woo! ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/6 "2010-12-20T00:45:40Z")
Thanks for the reminder. Just set my DVR. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/7 "2010-12-20T01:06:33Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > It’s a trap! Which is the title of Family Guy’s Return of the Jedi parody, which I saw just the other day. It was much better than Something, something, something, Dark Side. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/8 "2010-12-20T01:06:42Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > It’s a trap! I’ve got a bad feeling about this. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/9 "2010-12-20T04:09:31Z")
Is there any way to stream this online, or are those of us with internet but no cable screwed? ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/10 "2010-12-20T15:43:31Z")
After watching it last night, I have a nagging silly question… As Emperor Palapatine is falling down the ‘chute’ to his death - they ‘freeze-frame’ in mid-drop and he begins his narration while (I think) the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” plays in the background - I’m almost certain I’ve seen that concept of bookend narration during a freeze-frame in some movie or another but I just can’t place it - is it a parody of a definite movie scene (well, two scenes, since later he finishes the narration and continues falling)? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/11 "2010-12-20T15:57:06Z")
> [@SirRay](#): > > After watching it last night, I have a nagging silly question… > As Emperor Palapatine is falling down the ‘chute’ to his death - they ‘freeze-frame’ in mid-drop and he begins his narration while (I think) the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” plays in the background - I’m almost certain I’ve seen that concept of bookend narration during a freeze-frame in some movie or another but I just can’t place it - is it a parody of a definite movie scene (well, two scenes, since later he finishes the narration and continues falling)? I think it’s just a commonly used narration device (could probably find it on TV tropes). I’ve seen it most recently in Megamind but have seen it dozens of other times. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/12 "2010-12-20T15:59:26Z")
I was disappointed with it. I enjoyed the other ones a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/13 "2010-12-20T19:13:09Z")
Yeah, definitely the weakest of the three, though I admit there were some laugh-out-loud moments for me. Loved the Bob A. Feet clip. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/14 "2010-12-20T19:35:05Z")
I saw this episode by pure chance, and I’ve never watched Robot Chicken before. Are the other Star Wars episodes a bunch of sketches from all the Star Wars movies, or is just this one like that? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/15 "2010-12-20T19:39:25Z")
I actually ended up falling asleep to it, so I missed the last 15 minutes or so. It just wasn’t doing it for me, and I generally like Robot Chicken. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/16 "2010-12-20T19:39:37Z")
> [@SirRay](#): > > After watching it last night, I have a nagging silly question… > As Emperor Palapatine is falling down the ‘chute’ to his death - they ‘freeze-frame’ in mid-drop and he begins his narration while (I think) the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” plays in the background - I’m almost certain I’ve seen that concept of bookend narration during a freeze-frame in some movie or another but I just can’t place it - is it a parody of a definite movie scene (well, two scenes, since later he finishes the narration and continues falling)? It’s a parody of _American Beauty_’s framing device. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/17 "2010-12-20T19:42:16Z")
> [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > I saw this episode by pure chance, and I’ve never watched Robot Chicken before. Are the other Star Wars episodes a bunch of sketches from all the Star Wars movies, or is just this one like that? That’s all of Robot Chicken. Quick little sketches acted out in stop motion, usually with action figures. So yes, all three Star Wars specials are just a complication of quick sketches. The first Robot Chicken Star Wars was really a mix of all Star Wars movies. It included a few sketches they had already done, as well as a lot of new material. The second and third ones focused almost solely on Empire and Jedi, respectively. Edit: I only caught the last ten minutes or so, but I enjoyed what I saw. I like the excuse that Boba Fett was really drunk at the beginning of Jedi and that’s why he went down like a chump. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/18 "2010-12-20T20:35:07Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > It’s a parody of _American Beauty_’s framing device. Not really–when _AB_ did it, the device was already decades old, plus Kevin Spacey is narrating as a corpse, while Palpatine isn’t (yet). Just having a narrator/flashback device isn’t enough to cite the Mendes film as a specific reference (and the Who song isn’t on that film’s soundtrack). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/19 "2010-12-20T21:00:06Z")
The emperor going up the escalator as all the Storm Troopers saluted him had me in stitches. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740/20 "2010-12-20T21:33:07Z")
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