And here's our replacement for Clone Wars. Coming to Disney XD in fall 2014. Bridges the gap between Eps 3 and 4. Looks...very cool. Conceptually.
Bit more detail:
Originally Posted by Entertainment Weekly:
Star Wars Rebels, a one-hour animated pilot already in production at Lucasfilm, is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2014 on the Disney Channel before the new brand leaps to Disney XD for the ongoing series, according to Lucasfilm sources.
The series will mine material from the 19 years that follow Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and precede the Episode IV: A New Hope. In other words, using the life of the Skywalker twins as a measure, the series will be active in the story years that come after their separation as newborns and before their (unwitting) reunion on the prison level of the Death Star.
No word on whether the show will feature Darth Vader (who would be in the Empire’s power consolidation years and earning his reputation) or even pull in a character like Han Solo, the smuggler and cynic who becomes an unlikely freedom fighter when he opts to stand with his friends against cosmic odds. The title of the show is vaguely phrased in a way that any rebel — even a Boba Fett or Ahsoka Tano might qualify as a title character merely by walking an outsider’s path.
The series has three executive producers: Dave Filoni, the point man on The Clone Wars animated series that launched in 2008; screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg, who has a flair for tonal rewiring and energizing familiar brands with new edge (e.g.: X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes); and Greg Weisman, whose credits include well-regarded work on Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
I don't know if it was the best of the whole series, but it was an amazing episode. This show is so well done, I'm not sure I can say any episode is the best with out rewatching every thing again. Looking forward to next week. [Reply]
I doubt she is. Kanan pretty clearly explained to Hera during the episode how you don't have to be force sensitive or a force user to master a lightsaber. [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
I doubt she is. Kanan pretty clearly explained to Hera during the episode how you don't have to be force sensitive or a force user to master a lightsaber.
Yeah but she gets better at it rather quickly (sound like anyone in particular?) then says "It feels lighter".
Kanan also made mention of the fact that everyone can use the Force, which was nice way of getting back on track to the OT instead of "Midichlorians".
Yeah, that was all about getting her to the point of admitting her family issues and letting go of her guilt so she could reach her potential. I got the impression that her potential had much more to do with Mandalore and re-establishing her family standing there, than anything Jedi related. Which would explain the emphasis on her Mandalorian gadgets replacing Force powers that she's incapable of. [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
There's no point in putting in the conversation between Hera and Kanan if she is Force Sensitive.
She resolved her inner conflict. Or began to. Doesn't have to be any more complicated than that.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Yeah, that was all about getting her to the point of admitting her family issues and letting go of her guilt so she could reach her potential. I got the impression that her potential had much more to do with Mandalore and re-establishing her family standing there, than anything Jedi related. Which would explain the emphasis on her Mandalorian gadgets replacing Force powers that she's incapable of.
You guys are most likely right. It just felt like foreshadowing there to me. [Reply]