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.
Originally Posted by Valiant:
Yeah, arent there dozens if not a hundred jedi alive after the hunt?
Personally, I want a Kyle Katarn movie.
By the time of Yavin, it's down to Yoda and Obi-Wan. And Luke/Leia as prospects.
Revan is the only EU character outside of Bane( who can never get a movie now that Disney is in charge )that has story and marketing potential. You could cram so many characters in to a Revan movie. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 505 Chief:
By the time of Yavin, it's down to Yoda and Obi-Wan. And Luke/Leia as prospects.
Revan is the only EU character outside of Bane( who can never get a movie now that Disney is in charge )that has story and marketing potential. You could cram so many characters in to a Revan movie.
Really I was reading some site that showed tons of jedi still alive just hiding all over the universe in recluse places. [Reply]
I had super low expectations when watching the first episode. Was better than I expected in terms of story and voice acting.
The animation is horrible though. Absolutely pathetic. Possibly the worst animation for action scenes possible. Stop motion video would have been an improvement of immeasurable levels. The battle scenes are very stiff and disjointed. I could only think that the animators were playing with the plastic action figures and decided that the cartoon figures should have the same range of motion.
The Wookies from the second episode are an absolute joke. Before they came on, I was thinking "...well at least there has been no Jar Jar and Wookies are cool." Afterwards I was wishing for a Jar Jar episode. It really was that bad.
For me, this show is an absolute fail after Clone Wars for adult viewers. They may have some great stories, but with such horrible animation it's unwatchable. Probably perfect for young kids though. [Reply]
The kid was annoying, and they revealed the Jedi WAY too early. Should have stretched out his reveal. Not bad, but not great. Hopefully it hits its stride soon. [Reply]
I guess you'll just have to watch it then. The Clone Wars was a pretty annoying animation choice for me as well, but Rebels takes it further. I thought CW was lacking in texture and definition. Rebels makes CW look like a Pixar movie. [Reply]
Originally Posted by unlurking:
I guess you'll just have to watch it then. The Clone Wars was a pretty annoying animation choice for me as well, but Rebels takes it further. I thought CW was lacking in texture and definition. Rebels makes CW look like a Pixar movie.
It seemed like the last season of CW was pretty dense in terms of the animation... [Reply]
Yeah. I've disliked the animation choice for Rebels from the get go. A serious step back from the more realistic clone wars. It's disney though, and it looks like Disney. [Reply]
