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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."
OK enough starwars.. Isn't this getting old? Actually the older starwars was MUCH better, now they are just trying to make money off the name.
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Now, we can only hope that this will eventually make it into the Adult Swim lineup so that we won't have to worry about being edited. *God bless Adult swim, semper fi and all that garb*
Another movie article?
Could we have a SCO post please?
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
Can anyone really say that when they heard about the Clone Wars in "A New Hope" they didnt have visions of some epic battle? Since most of the dogfights, etc were modelled after WWII film footage, I had always thought we would be in for something as grand and epic as WWII itself.
Instead, we get some whiney brat (who cant act), a love story which both doesnt seem likely and isnt interesting, and a completely cliched movie which only appeals to five-year-olds.
Anyway, [/rant] and [/preaching to chior].
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
...on a site?
Since we're taking about 20, 3-minute episodes, I'm guessing the first one will be available for download on fan sites and Usenet only minutes after it airs. I think I'll just wait for that.
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Well, mod this flamebait if you will...
I loved the original trilogy when I was a kid. I can still watch it, but it seems so 'thin' to me now.
I went to see SW:TPM with high hopes. 1)An extended pod race to advertise a video game. 2)Jar-jar - need I say more?
I went to see SW:AotC because my wife made me. Follow the bouncing Yoda!
I will NOT be seeing the next bit of crap to be extracted from a toilet and thrown up on the big screen, and I'm not going to make any effort to see these cartoons.
Let's admit one thing first.... While you wouldn't call any of Tartakovsky's works beautiful when compared to Disney, they do have a style that stays wonderfully consistent and someone eye-pleasing. Very easy to watch. Make no mistake about it, though... I expect to see cels and clones of cels re-used over and over throughout the entire series. While it probably won't be nearly as bad as your average Space Ghost or DragonBall Z, I'm sure it will wear us down.
Let's just hope the storytelling delivers... To be honest, I've not been too disappointed in the past.
"The more you tighten your grip, George, the more fans and their money will slip through your fingers."
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Does it bug anyone else that this moron Journalist says that It's the first time any leading characters have been animated? I meana quick google search reveals Droids, Ewoks, and even mentions the Christmas Special. I mean, how much research did this guy do? Did he just ASSUME that it would be the first? I mean most of us geeks knew about the older animation, but this guy is writing an article for a nationally published newpaper read by millions of people. At least take the time to get the facts straight. I know its just about Star Wars, and who really cares, but what does this say about other articles this guy's written, are they just as shoddily researched? What if he was wrting about 911, or the President, or Iraq? Before making any kind of blanket statement, he REALLY should make sure he's correct. I really fear that this is more common in modern journalism than we perceive and about things much more important than Star Wars..
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GREAT STORYLINE??!?!?!?!
Ok, now, I'll admit that ANH, TESB and ROTJ are among my favorite movies of all time. However, I'm sick of people buttering them up to be something they weren't.
First off, Lucas always used effects to advance the story. Episodes 4 and 6 both used heavy special effects in the climactic scenes of the movie.
Second, the story is a total cliche and always was. A small Rebellion of good guys fighing Bad Guys that are so bad that they blow up planets on a whim and choke their own officers to death. White knights in sword fights with black knights.
Third, the dialog. I'll just quote some, I can't bear analysing it.
"But I was going to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"
"Travelling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy!"
"I have a very bad feeling about this"
Finally, the characters were annoying at first too. Luke was whiny. 3CP0 was a priss. Han was a gruff ass. Leia was a bitch. Just be glad they all eventually developed into rounded characters.
Now, I am a Star Wars Fan but I'm tired of people making something out of the original trilogy that it wasn't. And I'm tired of people trying to turn Lucas into a devil for franchising/merchandising. The toys were a big deal the first time around, too.
All five movies are fun to watch and all have a lot of value.