Note - this is a spoiler-free advance review of Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III.
It's not surprising that Robot Chicken has now spawned a third half-hour spinoff devoted to the many heroes and villains of the DC Universe. Between the various DC comics, TV shows, movies and video games, there's no shortage of material for the Robot Chicken crew to mine. The problem these specials wrestle with is that they cast a fairly narrow net in terms of who and what is actually spoofed. The third special is no exception in that regard, though it is the most cohesive and enjoyable of the bunch.
Airing Sunday night, "Magical Friendship" follows a similar formula to last year's "Villains in Paradise." While the episode is broken up into the usual short vignettes Robot Chicken is known for, there's a recurring storyline that builds over the course of half an hour and eventually explodes into an epic showdown. But whereas "Villains in Paradise" focused on Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom, the emphasis here is more on Superman and Batman's bitter rivalry. If not the most creative route this special could have taken, it's certainly timely with the upcoming release of Batman v Superman.
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It's not surprising that Robot Chicken has now spawned a third half-hour spinoff devoted to the many heroes and villains of the DC Universe. Between the various DC comics, TV shows, movies and video games, there's no shortage of material for the Robot Chicken crew to mine. The problem these specials wrestle with is that they cast a fairly narrow net in terms of who and what is actually spoofed. The third special is no exception in that regard, though it is the most cohesive and enjoyable of the bunch.
Airing Sunday night, "Magical Friendship" follows a similar formula to last year's "Villains in Paradise." While the episode is broken up into the usual short vignettes Robot Chicken is known for, there's a recurring storyline that builds over the course of half an hour and eventually explodes into an epic showdown. But whereas "Villains in Paradise" focused on Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom, the emphasis here is more on Superman and Batman's bitter rivalry. If not the most creative route this special could have taken, it's certainly timely with the upcoming release of Batman v Superman.
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