Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside - Preview
Preview by Jack Foley
A LONG time ago, in a cinema not too far away, one of the greatest movies was unleashed upon the universe.
It’s a dark time for the rebellion but the future has never been brighter for Family Guy and Star Wars fans when Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside arrives exclusively on Blu-ray (BD) and DVD on December 28, 2009, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The second DVD premiere feature from the creators of Family Guy after 2005’s enormously popular Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, and a follow-up to the 2008 Star Wars spoof Blue Harvest, this time around the Griffin clan packs lightsaber sharp wit as they parody the classic sequel, The Empire Strikes Back.
Luke (Chris), Leia (Lois), Han Solo (Peter) and Chewbacca (Brian) have evaded the dreaded Imperial Starfleet led by the cunning, conniving and curiously short evil lord Darth Vader (Stewie), setting up a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth.
With the rebellion in trouble, young Skywalker must take the advice of his late, and rather lascivious, mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert) and learn the ways of the “farce” under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl) to save the galaxy once and for all. Family Guy proves that even in the far reaches of space, the darkside can be much lighter!
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside Blu-ray and DVD features bonus materials including digital copy, animatics and Family Guy trivia.
Synopsis
The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel
Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl).
Meanwhile, Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love. But an encounter with Han’s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire.
Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself…