Thank you Robot Chicken for that great in-depth look at what Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader could look like if it was drawn up by a comedy writer. Sigh, it’s not all bad, but it’s definitely different. The people over at Robot Chicken have their own sense of humor and it’s pretty amusing for much of it but sometimes it’s enough to make a person shake their head and wonder just what their inspiration is, as in does it come in a can or plant form and how much of it do they need to start getting silly with it. Yes, I did basically ask if they were drunk or stoned when they came up with their ideas.
Their ideas aren’t bad honestly but some of them did make me shake my head as to how they came up with them, like the father/son dance off versus Jango and Boba Fett. At this point I’m glad that I’m not one of the many Star Wars fans that would nitpick things to death, otherwise I’d be citing that neither Fett would be anywhere near the Death Star. You know, because Jango is long dead and Boba took a wild ride down a Sarlaac’s belly. It’d be amusing though to see the Emperor hosting a dance off just for giggles.
And Darth Vader telling Luke one thing, then another, and then another, and finally Luke walking off thinking that the Sith lord wasn’t being serious. I would love to know what they’re thinking when they’re writing all this down, if they work from a script that is. It’s some funny stuff to be honest but it’s coming from so far out in left field I’d just like to know how they’re getting their ideas and where they come from. But I suppose being a writer I can’t talk too much since some of the stories that those in our profession devise are from the Ozarks compared to what a rational mind might come up with. So maybe it’s better not to ask where the ideas are coming from since the mystery of it is a little more preferable.
Come to think about it though, Darth Vader trying to find a card that says “Sorry I tortured you I didn’t realize you were my daughter” is both tragic and hilarious. But somehow it seems like Ziggy would be the type of card that would make it all work out. Stuff like this almost makes me believe that Darth Vader should have been allowed to live in the original trilogy if only to hash it out and actually pay for his crimes and perhaps seek out some redemption. But of course that would have taken the story in an entirely different direction that people probably would have balked at.
After all, the bad guys needed a loss and the good guys needed to save the day, so unfortunately Darth had to go. But it was the kind of end that was ultimately redemptive at least.
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