Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Infobox Television episode
Title =Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Series =Family Guy


Caption =The poster for "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side".
Season =7
Episode =
Airdate =TBA
Production =6ACX21
6ACX22
Writer =Kirker Butler
Director =Dominic Polcino
Guests =
Episode list =List of Family Guy episodes
Season list =Infobox_Family_Guy_Season_7
Prev =
Next =

"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" is an upcoming hour-long episode of the FOX animated series "Family Guy" and the sequel episode to the "Star Wars" parody "Blue Harvest". It will retell the story of ' as "Blue Harvest" did with ', recasting characters from "Family Guy" into roles from the film. It is scheduled to air as the season finale, [cite news|url=http://trekmovie.com/2008/07/15/family-guy-wrath-of-khan-trekmovie-helps-cast-it/|title=Family Guy: Wrath of Khan? - TrekMovie Helps Cast It|publisher=TrekMovie.com|author=TrekMovie.com Staff|date=2008-07-15|accessdate=2008-07-15] though there has been discussion of a possible DVD release beforehand.cite news|author=Travis Fickett|title=Fox Animation: The Future and Beyond|work=IGN|date=2008-07-15|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/889/889877p5.html|accessdate=2008-07-16] Like the previous installment, the poster for "Dark Side" is based on the design of an actual Star Wars poster.

Upon release of the "Blue Harvest" DVD, fans were treated with an easter egg of a brief read through of bits from "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side," as well a brief teaser trailer for the episode as another easter egg. From what can be heard, Chris, Peter, and Lois will be reprising their roles from the previous episode. It has been further confirmed that Stewie, Brian, Quagmire, and Cleveland will be reprising their roles as well. As for new characters, the role of Boba Fett will be filled by the Ernie the Giant Chicken, Peter's arch-nemesis.cite news|title=The Griffin Clan Spoofs the First Star Wars Movie - Family Guy Presents: "Blue Harvest"|url=http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2007/11/05/businesswire20071105005451r1.html|publisher="Forbes"|date=November 5, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-08] A sketch of Fett's character model can be very briefly seen within the last two seconds of the trailer, further supporting the confirmation. A poster also confirms that a black Mort Goldman will play Lando Calrissian, and that Joe Swanson will appear as a probe droid.cite news|title=Holy freaking god, yes! Family Guy Strikes back|url=http://grahamregarding.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/holy-freaking-god-yes-family-guy-strikes-back/|publisher=Grahamregarding.com|date=July 23, 2008|accessdate=2008-07-25]

One line that Leia (Lois) says to Luke (Chris) during the read through ("I don't know what it is, but when I kiss you, it's like kissing my brother," which is a quote from "Back to the Future") was originally pitched by Seth MacFarlane during the DVD commentary of Blue Harvest.

The title of this episode is a reference to a specific line from the season five episode "Barely Legal", which was used in a cutaway relating to "Star Wars". The line is an inside joke relating to the Emperor figuring out the formula for great dialogue for "Star Wars": while the Emperor was talking to a kneeling Darth Vader, he says "Something, something, something Dark Side. Something, something, complete." The line can be heard in the trailer, and the clip itself can be fully seen at the end of the "Family Guy" "Star Wars" Clip Show" featurette on the DVD.Fact|date=October 2008

Known cast

Like the previous episode, several characters from the show will be re-imagined as characters from the film, with some physical modifications to the roles they play (Mort Goldman, for example, will appear as a black man in consideration of his role as Lando Calrissian). Several characters will reprise their roles as they appear in the episode, while some with smaller one-time roles will be re-cast.

References

External links

*