The Oct. 20 episode of the Seth MacFarlane-created comedy will mock this massive merger by going meta once again.
“Another is our version of something likeRiverdaleor a teen-angst drama, calledThe Q.
The premise is Chris is now married to Tricia Takanawa, and they’re raising Joe.”
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“And he says, ‘It’s easy!
You just have to be a teenager, but born in the ’80s.'”
How soon after the Disney deal was announced did the writers decide to turn this acquisition into material?
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“I’d say about 20 minutes,” deadpans Appel.
“It’s always fun to have an episode that breaks the fourth wall,” adds Sulkin.
“We do that fairly regularly, but we rarely do it sustained for an entire episode.
It was fun to be in that space, looking at the show from a different place.”
Might this corporate coming-together even open up synergistic opportunities for the show?
“Part of their M.O.
Which seems at odds with 10 years ago, we’re doingStar Warsepisodes with the full endorsement of Lucasfilm.
And how do the producers think their new overlords will receive this episode?
