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'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."
Does anyone know if YTV or any Canadian network is picking this up and showing it?
Thank goodness their posting the episodes online and releasing a DVD later. Because I hate manaually programming my replayTV.
I vaguely remember "Droids." I remember the Ewoks series much more clearly.
Not everything is analogous to cars. Car analogies rarely work.
Technically, the Star Wars Christmas Special would be the first time any of the major characters were animated (Boba Fett), although it was just a one-time thing, not a series. Don't forget that Ewok Adventures also ran at the same time as Droids.
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At least the first ten chapters are all airing this month. Link here click on schedule. They're also coming out on DVD next year.
I swear there was an ewok cartoon when I was a kid (say mid 80s). And were any parts of the Star Wars Xmas Special animated?
It has long been speculated that R2 is the narrator for all of the movies. Having been a direct party to almost every pivotal moment in the entire storyline, it stands to reason that he serves as Lucas' historian. (Couldn't have been 3PO... He's always shut down, or being repaired.)
have a new winner and can officially declare Star Wars no longer worthy of its own logo. Let's shoot that horse already and put it out of its misery, its got two broken legs and aint' going to get any better.
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