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FAMILY GUY:  SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE

Director: Dominic Polcino
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Alex Borstein, H. Jon Benjamin, Mike Henry
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Review:  Cameron Murray

Hailed for following the plot of Empire Strikes Back closely, the special 60-minute episode sees Peter Griffin (MacFarlane) as Han Solo; Lois (Borstein) as Princess Leia; Chris (Green) as Luke Skywalker; and terrible toddler Stewie (also voiced by MacFarlane) as Darth Vader.

Naturally, it’s crammed with pop-culture references—some funnier than others—and the attention to detail is impressive.  All in all, it hangs together far better than Blue Harvest and the characters are more well-rounded, although Yoda (Benjamin) is a bit flat.

The DVD extras include an audio commentary with all the key players, Family Guy Fact-Ups, an animatic version of the episode and, most interestingly, two table reads – one for Something Something Something Dark Side and a sneak peek at We Have a Bad Feeling About This, Family Guy’s forthcoming Return of the Jedi spoof. Bring it on!

Listen to our interview with Mike Henry, the voice of Cleveland/R2-D2 in Something Something Something Dark Side, at: www.australianpenthouse.com.au/8553/mike-henry-interview/