'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Premieres Tonight

securitas writes "The Cartoon Network is about to premiere a new series of animated shorts based on the Star Wars prequels. The series comes from Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Dexter's Lab) and debuts Friday Nov. 7 at 8PM Eastern Time. One correction: The USA Today article is incorrect in saying that 'Clone Wars marks the first animated series to involve any of the saga's leading characters.' That distinction goes to Nelvana's Droids, which followed the adventures of R2D2 and C3PO."

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In other news...

[Stiletto]

George Lucas was spotted earlier this morning in the middle of Times Square clutching what appear to once have been Star Wars action figures, squeezing with all his might. When asked what he was doing, he replied, "I KNOW there's more money in here somewhere!!!"

Third

[stevebob2019]

There was another Starwars cartoon featuring ewoks, i think.

THE ANIDEATHSTAR

[proj_2501]

buy the animated series and we'll show you how deep the jawa hole goes...

Ewoks

[gamgee5273]

You forgot the oft-forgotten Ewoks series, too. It premiered alongside Droids. They both sucked royally, but Droids at least gave us a few cool toys...

All things considered, I'm really looking forward to Clone Wars as this will be the first piece of canonical (blessed by Lucas as "true") visual material that Lucas did not have a hand in. Perhaps that bodes well for the future...

All the star wars movies are about R2-D2

[Rupert]

This really became apparent to me after AotC. Now I'm waiting for Episode 3 to show how and why R2 lost his flying rockets, and when his holographic projector was downgraded.

Re:All the star wars movies are about R2-D2

[Zocalo]

I'm waiting for Episode 3 to show how and why R2 lost his flying rockets, and when his holographic projector was downgraded.

You say that now, but this is Lucas we are talking about. I think it far more likely that by the time we get the original trilogy on DVD that R2 will have THX sound to go with his IMAX sized hologram and jet out of the Dagobah swamp.

Re:The animated bet was the best bit

[roche]

My copy has the commericals from the 70's when it aired. The commericals are the best part IMO.

I'm having a deja vu

[TuringTest]

Has anybody thought of other animated episodes of a trilogy *cof*animatrix*cof* before?

Re:Canada?

[Inda]

Do you get USENET in Canada? :p

Seriously, you know how it works online these days.

Re:clones

[nitehawk214]

"...clones of cels re-used..."
not to mention cels of clones re-used

Don't you mean....

[BurKaZoiD]

...the Cartoon Network...

Don't you mean the Genndy Tartakovsky Network? It seems like he makes every single show on CN. Well, except for the good ones.

Remember the Ewoks theme song?

[sielwolf]

"We're the e/
E/
E/
E/
E-woks/
From the forest grove/
(E-e-e-e-e-woks!)"

Yeah... I'm glad that's chewing up storage in my brain when I have trouble remembering my new cell number :(

Re:What?

[FatalTourist]

George Lucas gingerly fondled my childhood memories. And then I said "Oh Georgie!". And then George--

I guess I should stop posting my fantasies here.

Re:Christmas Special

[Spunk]

Why would a Wookiee live on Endor? Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it makes no sense!