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Star Wars: Clone Wars Premieres Tonight
phalse phace writes "According to Cartoon Network, Season 2 of Star Wars: Clone Wars, the epic micro-series, is going to premiere tonight at 9:30 PM (E/P)."
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this looks pretty sick... then again, the movie wasn't any good, so this can't be any worse. Low expectations means no disappointment.
So instead of fighting and light sabers, they just go straight to plaid
I've got to say, since Episode 1 and 2's massive failure in the eyes of many geeks, and most of the press (despite my love of both movies), the press surrounding the Clone Wars and the opinions I've heard have been tremendous, to say the least. IMO, the quality of animation is superb, Samurai Jack style, and it's just real Star Wars fun to watch. Also, one simply MUST love the new dark Jedi in the fight against all those monsters.
Canadian Cynic, canadian politics is less boring than you
Do they feature a horrible actor, awful script, and whiny, annoying characters?
No? Then it's got to be better than the last movie.
Is avalible on cartoon networks website(warning, lots of flash). Its avalible in streaming Quicktime and Real(gag), and you can google around for direct download links (looks like the first listings already slashdotted...). I've got all of them in divx at about 35mb apiece, not a bad series either, more deserving of the Star Wars title than some of the other cartoons that have been done(holiday special, and that droids cartoon i havn't seen but have heard was awful. and dont get me started on the ewok adventures...)
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
According to Lucasfilm, first you'll have to wait for the special edition, then reruns of the original, and then the next three series of cartoons. Then they'll put out DVDs of everything, except the DVD of Clone Wars will only be the special edition, not the one you watched.
Breakfast served all day!
Using a standard connection and browser, you can't access this site from outside the US (I'm all of 50 kms north of the border in Canada). There are ways around this particular bogosity, but it's generally so irritating that I don't bother with whatever site sets this restrictions. I noticed that Showtime does this as well.
OK. Just checking.
Series premiere on a Friday night? They clearly know their audience.
Man, sometimes I *hate* living in Brazil. The original series (first season?) was truly amazing. I thought putting Genndy drawing was a big mistake (his lines didn't fit in the way the movies where made), but, for some very misterious destiny things, his drawings where perfectly on sync with the Star Wars universe. Even better: the stories where so impressive that someone should take that Lucas guy out of the direction of the next movie and put Genndy there! :)
Admit it. You'll camp out anyway. Just like me, we can't not watch it. Seeing it might make us angry, but not seeing it at midnight of the release is possibly deadly. It's just like any addiction.
--fetch daddy's blue fright wig, i must be handsome when i release my rage
Man, what a harsh thread.
The Clone Wars series has to be one of the more interesting and original TV shows/experiments in TVs short history. They're short, paced perfectly, fun to watch, and just well done overall. I fully believe if this wasn't attached to the Star Wars franchise we would be singing its praises on originality and animation quality alone.
Cut Tartakovsky some slack here. He inherited a big job and pulled it off almost flawlessly. Kids love it, adults (at least the ones I know) dig it. He managed to work with such a limiting format and deliver the goods.
Tartakovsky could very well be the next Disney.