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On our way to see The Simpsons Movie yesterday, me and my friend were having a coversation about tv shows being turned into movies, and after explaining disapointment of the so-called "Family Guy movie" (which was actually just three episodes edited together), he said "you know what should never be made it a movie..Robot Chicken..it would never work."

With the Aqua Teen movie coming out on dvd and after seeing The Simpsons Movie last night, I felt this was an appropiate topic to open up to our readers.

Of course, it's apparent that a show like Robot Chicken would never work on the big screen, and I doubt they would even consider taking such a route (watch, I'll be eating my own words in a few years..), but none of their shows (not counting the anime) can support the big screen format. The material is amazing for 15 minutes but an hour and a half?

I liked the Aqua Teen movie but after watching it, it seemed made for the small screen. There's nothing wrong with them making a movie thats true to the show, it's just that Aqua Teen just was never meant for the big screen. Of course, maybe if they had only offered something more than the episodes already offer (when I saw it in theaters, the main characters were still bleaped despite the R rating).

What do you guys think? Let's pretend they were to make Robot Chicken or Sealab into features. How would you guys feel?

This post was Authored by Josh Kelhoffer, Our Resident Authority on all things Adult Swim

I wouldn't really feel very good about either series. "Robot Chicken" strikes me as the "Monty Python" of the 21st Century, each episode being a constantly moving series of (mostly-short) sketches with very few punchlines.

"Sealab" is in the same vein as "Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law", "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" and "Venture Bros." All series are parodies of established works with a modern spin on them.

As funny as all these series can be, I feel that they function better in the format of a TV show. Of these series, I see "Robot" as the hardest to transition to the big screen. The only way that I can plausibly see "Robot" being made into the movie is if the creators follow the "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" route, and make the movie as a parody of an established work. Action-figures trudging along in search of the Holy Grail would be funny to see on screen, They could try an approach that puts more of the TV series format onto the screen, but then I fear it makes "Robot" no different than the "Scary Movie" series.

"Sealab" has the greater potential to be made into a movie, but here the creators also have to be careful. It risks falling into the same trap as "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie For Theaters". And I can't begin to imagine the marketing efforts for a "Sealab" movie. Offer free Scuba lessons to people who buy a ticket? A co-op advertising campaign with "Long John Silver's" or "Red Lobster"?

I don't envy either series' prospects on the big screen. And if they eventually come out with movies, I'll probably end up waiting until they end up being available to rent on DVD anyway.

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