Medi Meditation #2, Do People Still Remember Robot Chicken?

For those of you who don't know, there is an excellent show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim section called Robot Chicken. The show is compiled different sketches animated with action figures that make fun of pop culture, the most famous probably being the half-hour long Star Wars parodies.

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Seth Green and Matt Senreich, the creators of Robot Chicken use humor and a really quick pace to keep their viewers hooked on the show. They have an odd sense of humor, Most of the sketches take one of two forms. Some sketches take a really familiar situation, like playing the game Space Invaders, and they put it in a different perspective like this:

Most other scketches are completely out of left field, making the viewer wonder how these guys think of this stuff:

Robot Chicken - Giraffe in Quicksand

Small disclaimer, there is a tiny bout of swearing in this video. Its bleeped out, but you have been warned.

Ok, I said earlier that the Star Wars sketches are the most famous, so here's a longer video containing a collection of them. They do a good job of mixing up the longer and shorter sketches to keep the viewer interested. I think these are hilarious because I was and still am a huge Star Wars fan. This collection also does a good job of mixing up both the kinds of sketches I mentioned earlier. Another disclaimer, there is swearing in this video.

Star Wars Tribute Part 1

So that's about it, hope you either love or have grown to love this show like did. There's a new Robot Chicken season coming out in December for those who are interested.