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Star Wars: Clone Wars Premieres Tonight 196

Posted by michael from the better-with-three-beers dept.
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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Star Wars: Clone Wars Premieres Tonight

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  • ...they'll be working on a 3rd series for sure. great stuff.

  • this looks pretty sick (Score:5, Troll)

    by bsDaemon ( 87307 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:23PM (#8685849)
    this looks pretty sick... then again, the movie wasn't any good, so this can't be any worse. Low expectations means no disappointment.

  • Micro series? (Score:5, Funny)

    by Stevyn ( 691306 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:24PM (#8685850)
    So instead of fighting and light sabers, they just go straight to plaid

  • High Quality (Score:5, Insightful)

    by LordoftheFrings ( 570171 ) <null@ f r a g fest.ca> on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:24PM (#8685855) Homepage
    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.

    • Re:High Quality (Score:5, Informative)

      by art-boy ( 639905 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:38PM (#8685957) Homepage
      The high quality and similarity to Samurai Jack is because the person responsible, Genndy Tartakovsky [imdb.com], also created Samurai Jack and worked on Dexter's Laboratory and the Power Puff Girls.
      • And he's been doing inside Star Wars jokes in those cartoons for years now...he was practically BEGGING for this gig....and pulled it off too.

        The writing is MUCH better than Ep1 or 2!!

        Comercials are over...

        • Re:High Quality (Score:5, Interesting)

          by dswensen ( 252552 ) * on Friday March 26, 2004 @08:27PM (#8686221) Homepage
          Well, no slam intended to Clone Wars, it's great stuff, but these episodes are like 3 minutes long apiece and have very little dialogue; some have none whatsoever. A good majority of them are just 3-minute fight scenes. I think comparing them to the movies (lacking as I will admit the prequels are in the writing dept.) is kind of apples and oranges.
          • Well, no slam intended to Clone Wars, it's great stuff, but these episodes are like 3 minutes long apiece and have very little dialogue; some have none whatsoever.

            You're right, it's a very unfair comparison. Clone Wars would have been so much better if it was 3 minutes long and had very little dialogue.

          • but at least they didn't ruin it by adding crappy dialogue!


            Having sat thru the whole 11 mini eps again it is really close to a "Star Wars" feel. A few things are too "Samauri Jack" particularly some of the architecture, but that's part of Genndy's feel for the piece.


            I still think that for over all "Star Wars experience" the Clone Wars mini-eps hit closer to home than George's own stuff. I'd love to see Genndy do something like Dark Empire...he's somebody who could do it justice!!

      • Which is probably why all the characters look to me like nerdy little kids....

    • Re:High Quality (Score:3, Interesting)

      by quantaman ( 517394 )
      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.

      I have to say of the few episodes of Clone Wars I've seen I didn't think mu

    • Yeah, even though the episodes are short, they're FUN. And the action sequences are just plain cool. Even though a lot of the stuff is really implausible or silly (the giant "crusher" that's going after Windu, the massive shrimp/beam cannon) it still feels like Star Wars... In a way that none of the prequels have.

      I think its definite proof that its not just the audience growing older, but that Lucas has lost it.

    • I don't quite understand the animosity towards the prequels on /. either. Although I think I might have been close to the mark here [slashdot.org]. Personally, I think the prequels tell an excellent story. Of course there's going to be wooden acting & some crappy dialog; so did the original trilogy!!! I agree that while TPM was far from perfect (and even farther off than the expectations for it), it did a good job of setting the stage for things to come. What I can't understand is how down the /. crowd is on AOTC
  • How was the first series? I haven't seen a single episode. Is it worth checking out? Is it worth checking out if you aren't a total Star Wars fanatic?

  • Eh. (Score:2)

    by MacFury ( 659201 )
    I wouldn't call it epic...
  • Doed anyone have any news on wheather or not (or when) the Clone Wars cartoon is going to be on DVD? I didnt catch the first season at all ('cept for the first episode) but i would really like to see them.

    • Re:Clone Wars DVD (Score:5, Funny)

      by PCM2 ( 4486 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:31PM (#8685918) Homepage
      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.

    • Re:Clone Wars DVD (Score:1, Informative)

      by Anonymous Coward
      According to my TV schedule (Charter Cable), they are replaying Episodes 1-5 at 8:00PM Eastern and Episodes 6-10 at 9:00PM Eastern so you may be able to watch the full first season tonight. Check your local listings.

  • Do they.. (Score:5, Funny)

    by lukewarmfusion ( 726141 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:28PM (#8685885) Homepage Journal
    Do they feature a horrible actor, awful script, and whiny, annoying characters?

    No? Then it's got to be better than the last movie.
    • Actually, it stars the cartoon version of Jar-Jar...

      • Re:Do they.. (Score:4, Funny)

        by fm6 ( 162816 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @08:19PM (#8686172) Homepage Journal
        No, he that was the one in the movie! The cartoon will feature the live action version of Jar Jar! Be afraid....
    • Do they feature a horrible actor, awful script, and whiny, annoying characters?

      Oh do they. It feels like the writer was constantly going down to Tashi Station to pick up some pooooower conveeeerters.

      Darth Vader has to be extra whiny and annoying, because he is only passing half of that on to his offspring. It's called continuity. It's also called writing yourself into a corner.

      And it's an intergalactic war with a bunch of Bankers. Bankers. If it isn't clear how a hollywood mogul would feel about Ba
      • And it's an intergalactic war with a bunch of Bankers. Bankers.

        Huh? If it's the Intergalactic Banking Clan you're referring to, you're a bit off the mark. When the banking clan joined the Seperatists, there were already thousands of Systems breaking away from the Republic. If you read the original screenplays and scripts [starwarz.com] of A New Hope, you'll see that this is an idea that Lucas had from day 1. A galactic democracy falls under the lobbying and corruption of the most financially powerful cartels in the

        • Sorry, I had meant that the focus of these cartoons were the bankers specifically. But, when it comes right down to it you do have the seat of power of the Separatists coming entirely from the financial services industry. And the robot guys, whom we hardly ever see.

          Either way they're significantly less compelling villains than, say, Fred from Three's Company.

  • So, I tried to watch the season 1 episodes, and apparently you can't unless you're in the USA. Is there an easy way around that?

  • sssshhhhh... (Score:3, Funny)

    by sPaKr ( 116314 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:29PM (#8685899)
    Old What is it ?

    Its as if I heard a thousand poping tivos on the Season Pass.. then.. Silance

  • First season... (Score:5, Informative)

    by Cyno01 ( 573917 ) <Cyno01@hotmail.com> on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:30PM (#8685914) Homepage
    Is avalible on cartoon networks website [cartoonnetwork.com](warning, lots of flash). Its avalible in streaming Quicktime and Real(gag), and you can google [google.com] 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...)

  • Only Available in the United States? (Score:4, Informative)

    by Zastrossi ( 603991 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:31PM (#8685919) Homepage
    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 [sho.com] does this as well.
  • Remember, at 9 tonight Game Over is on UPN too! Two episodes actually, one at 9 and one at 9:30.

    Both great episodes, don't miss em (or at least the first one, if you want to watch clone wars)

    How do I know? I worked on the show. This is a shameless plug :)
    • Hey, mods, be fair! The post isn't quite on topic, but it isn't off topic to the point that "Stephen King, dead at the age of whatever..." or "BSD is dead...", etc. is! We're talking geek-related TV that's on tonight and this guy is hyping his show, which has been mentioned on /. before.

      Jonas, thanks! I almost forgot about Game Over... I'm going to set my TiVO right now (then my wife and I are off to dinner).

  • Am I hearing things? (Score:5, Funny)

    by TheTranceFan ( 444476 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @07:39PM (#8685966) Homepage
    Um, did you just say "epic micro"?

    OK. Just checking.

  • I've already seen up to chapter 12. I didn't realize that it an American made show was actually behind Canada for airing. Teletoon showed chapter 11 on the 20th and 12 on the 22nd. 13 is on tomorrow.

    I've not bothered to watch, I've just let my HTPC archive them all. Once they are done with I will watch all of them in a row. Much less annoying.
  • but, will it have star wars kid [petitiononline.com] in it?:)

  • season _TWO_ of a 'micro series'? (Score:4, Insightful)

    by gl4ss ( 559668 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @08:09PM (#8686133) Homepage Journal
    wtf?

    seriously.

    add to that, s1 at least lacked quite a bit in the story department. sure it had long stylistic(untraditionally for starwars styled) scenes of guys whacking around with a light saber, in air, in space, on a planet, underwater... but not that much else(hey, that reminds me of... wait for it.. episode 1 and 2!).

    I thought it was just a mini thingy to keep the starwars hype up, so whats the deal with this second season? you know, it seems awfully lot like milking for the viewers since it was a micro/mini ('limited') series after all(as far as I know, I don't live in the states so can't really catch it on 'real' tv).

  • series premiere on a friday night? (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 26, 2004 @08:14PM (#8686154)
    Series premiere on a Friday night? They clearly know their audience.

  • Epic micro series? (Score:2, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

    Like Jumbo Shrimp...

  • Not on Brazil... (Score:4, Insightful)

    by BRSloth ( 578824 ) <julioNO@SPAMjuliobiason.net> on Friday March 26, 2004 @08:42PM (#8686305) Homepage Journal
    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! :)

  • Anyone spliced Season 1 together yet? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by ckathens ( 631781 ) <seekay303.yahoo@com> on Friday March 26, 2004 @09:30PM (#8686600)
    What i'm getting tired of is that they're all tiny little slivers of plot, but you have to sit through an intro, review of what the last episode was about and previews of the next episode. This is like HALF the total time of each episode... Someone needs to take all these, remove all the intros, reviews, and previews, and make a single 1 hour episode out of the entire first season... Am I the only one who feels this way? I stopped downloading the episodes after Season 1 Ep 06 because of this.
  • After making a point to stay home tonight to watch this I can say it's well worth it. I missed the first 10 chapters but am going to try and catch the rest.

  • No pleasing star wars fans, as usual (Score:5, Insightful)

    by gad_zuki! ( 70830 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @09:53PM (#8686722)
    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.
    • I don't. I think the animation style sucks for this type of action. Forgive me but close-up shots of square-shaped eyes grimacing as some sort of suspense is cheesy.

      I know of nobody who is even aware the show exists outside of geek circles.

    • I'd say Tartakovsky has already surpassed Disney. PPG managed to be cute, smart, and funny at the same time, some of the time, which was quite an accomplishment. And while some Samurai Jack episodes really suck, others are incredible. (I'm looking at the Western one in particular) Not only has he managed to get a rather violent animated action show on TV in the USA and keep it there, he's managed to do so while simultaneously staying true to the feel of "Samurai movies" AND riffing off a bunch of other genr

  • funny coincidence, that... (Score:4, Insightful)

    by vena ( 318873 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @10:04PM (#8686772)
    each chapter is not much longer than a commercial... things that make you go "hmmm"

  • The Main Reason SW:CW Didn't Hit Bigger Was (Score:3, Insightful)

    by wynterwynd ( 265580 ) on Friday March 26, 2004 @11:04PM (#8687035)
    The 3 minute episodes. Hands down.

    After having obtained a copy of the first season of Clone Wars and watched it all back to back I realized how much fast-forwarding they had to do to make each 3 minute episode entertaining. I for one thought the series was good, if a bit watery on plot (and who can blame them - Lucas isn't likely to give them many plot tidbits with EP3 imminent), but the action was solid and enough to satisfy in a 3-minute format. True SW fans would've liked something more robust I'm sure, but you can't stretch plot over 10 days of 3-minute shorts and expect ppl to be able to soak up deep plotlines.

    The Sith initate was cool, the action in the rest of them was pretty spiffy. All I was really looking for out of this was the Star Wars equivalent of a Kung-fu movie - all action, little story. But to my surprise, that one moment in the first season where Anakin and Amidala exchange a look as he takes off for battle displayed more real emotion and caring to me than any of the hollow-acted "love" sequences in Ep2. But then I give Hayden/Natalie the benefit of the doubt and just consider those parts to be stiff and unnatural in EP2 because he's restraining the true evil bastard he wants to be. At least I hope so, if this turns into Dawson's Galaxy at the end I'm gonna be ill.

    The 3-minute shorts didn't work for people, this isn't like the early theatres where you HAD to watch the serial shorts to see the movie. People have short attention spans these days and you'd better get everything you wanna say across while the hype waves run high.

  • Time (Score:2)

    by nexex ( 256614 )
    9:30 PM (E/P)

    How can it play three hours later in the pacific time zone when it is a cable/satellite channel?

  • It premiered on Bittorrent weeks ago!
  • And think of Quake 2 the entire time? They even destroy a giant gun that was shooting at the ships...
  • Well, is it? :-)

    Has Lucasfilm just let Cartoon Networks use the Star Wars license, or do they include a story George Lucas has actually been involved in? Only milking the cash cow or part of the story? If it's the former, I'll pay as much attention to this as I do to Pokemon. :-P

    • Yes, this is canon. There was much debate over this on the StarWars.com message boards when the episode with Kit Fisto used a lightsaber underwater.

      In the EU books, games, and the scene snipped from TPM, lightsabers do not work underwater. But none of those were canon. So, now it's official.

      The 20th episode is supposed to intro the villian for episode 3, as well.

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