Trolling Big Studios with Rick and Morty
One of the best shows on television is also the biggest troll on TV. The mad scientist/young sidekick dynamic of Rick and Morty looks familiar because it is familiar — the original concept episode was a blatant rip-off of Back to the Future. But the idea for lifting Back to the Future goes back to co-creator Justin Roiland's House of Cosbys web series that was shut down by a cease-and-desist letter from Bill Cosby's lawyer.


 
        
       
     
    
   
    
   
  
      
    
  
  
     
  
      
    
  
  
     
    
   
    
   
  
      
    
  
  
     
  
      
    
  
  
     
    
  