"Robot Chicken" (2005) Série TV 2005-????

Note Générale:

7,7/10   

Créateurs:

Mike Fasolo
Seth Green
Matthew Senreich

Saisons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Date de sortie:

20 février 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedie

Accroche:

It's Alive!

Intrigue:

From creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, Robot Chicken is stop motion animation with a demented twist.

Plot Keywords:

Stop Motion Animation | Sketch Comedy | Cult Favorite | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Parody

Récompenses:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Idiotic...but in a good way

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	11:45 PM	TOON	The Ramblings of Maurice	#4.16
Mon. Nov. 9	3:45 AM	TOON	The Ramblings of Maurice	#4.16

Ensemble

Seth Green	...	Various / ... (Episodes, 2005-2009)
Breckin Meyer	...	Various / ... (Episodes, 2005-2009)

Autre(s) titre(s):

A.D.D. TV (USA) (working title)
Attatoy (USA) (working title)
Gold Dust Gasoline (USA) (working title)
Junk in the Trunk (USA) (working title)
Nightmare Generator (USA) (working title)
Plastic Buffet (USA) (working title)
S&M Presents (USA) (working title)
Sweet J Presents (USA) (working title)
The Deep End (USA) (working title)
The No-No Place (USA) (working title)
The Sack (USA) (working title)
Toyz in the Hood (USA) (working title)
Vegetable Fun Fest (USA) (working title)

Durée:

USA:15 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:15 | New Zealand:M | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA

Société:

ShadowMachine Films

Anecdotes:

The show is based on a regular feature in ToyFare magazine, of which Matthew Senreich was the editor. The feature was titled "Twisted Toyfare Theater" and had various toys in bizarre situations. Then, Senreich interviewed Seth Green for his magazine and Green approached Senreich about doing an animated series based on the magazine feature. The result was an Internet series titled "Sweet J Presents" which aired on Sony's website in 2001. Green and Senreich then pitched the show to the Cartoon Network.

Guillemet:

Queen Beryl: Soon I will have your life force, Sailor Moon, and my plan to rule the earth will come to fruition!
[notices her erection]
Queen Beryl: Oh! Anime sure is weird.

Connexions:

Edité en Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) (TV)

Bande son:

The Gonk

Idiotic...but in a good way

Seth Green (from a slew of roles, including parts on Family Guy, Austin Powers, Rat Race, and BtVS) must be brilliant for having successfully pitched this show to a network. I know that if I were a TV executive and some guy came to me with this idea, I'd wet myself. And not from seeing the show.

The premise is simple: a mad scientist finds a dead chicken on the road. He re-animates it, creating a crazy half-cyborg half-poultry hybrid, which he then forces to watch modern day television. (I could make some crack about Seth Green reinvigorating the old 'why did the chicken cross the road' shtick, but must I really?)

In a painfully short thirteen minutes, viewers are treated to a madcap run through of modern television "classics." No show, movie, or person is safe from Green's satirical finger, and he points it at everyone. From easy targets such as William Shatner and N'Sync, to random acts of violence (a man opens a car door in traffic, only to have a motorcyclist slam into it), to today's fads of reality shows (be it Zombie Ideal or Pimp My Sister), to outrageous parodies that may send you to hell--such as Jesus as The Bride from Kill Bill--Green's stop motion trip through cable keeps the viewer's eyes wide open, waiting for the next shameless skewering. Don't blink; you might miss the joke.

No thinking here. For those with the unique Adult Swim brand of humor, "Robot Chicken" is a delightful romp through television without the bothering of watching it all day. Let's fight to keep this one on the air, people--it's worth it.