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Star Wars |OT| I have a very good feeling about this...
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WadiumArcadium
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Definitely. Clone Wars has a slow start but the latter seasons are some of the best Star Wars stories for years. Rebels has had a good start too.
Absolutely. WadiumArcadium speaks the truth.
The Clone Wars is a great experience that really lifts up the prequels (namely ROTS) and gives them so much needed backstory and character development. It kinda became really hard for me to watch the Order 66 segment after watching it. You really learn more about the Jedi Order and their masters/apprentices. It's tragic in a good way.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
FYI, although there are throwbacks to the Clone Wars series, it'll be much easier to start with Rebels, as you'll have less than 20 episodes to get through before you're caught up. Clone Wars, on the other hand, has 121 episodes...
Jables Swan
Member
I'm not a huge lover of the Clone Wars series but Rebels is fantastic.
BFIB
Member
This right here. The Clone Wars series brings life to the clones themselves, and goes into some great insight on their development as separate people, rather than just an "army for the Republic".
Plus you get a lot more insight to why Anakin starts to distrust the Jedi near the end. Its all really well written, especially the end of season 5. Well worth a watch.
If you don't want to go through the entire series, there are different "arcs" that all kind of intersect, I'm sure a Gaffer has the chart that you can use if you want to narrow down what you want to watch over the 6 seasons.
Could not disagree more. Watching Rebels first will remove a lot of the tension and impact of Clone Wars.
Watch the Clone Wars Lashley. It is a fantastic show. It starts a little rough (the movie especially) but the later seasons stand among the best Star Wars has ever been.
Darth Karja
Member
I think he would as be 53. 19 better revenge (Empire Day) and a new Hope, 4 between a new Hope and Jedi, then 30 between Jedi and the force awakens.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
What tension and impact is there when the outcome is clearly spelled out by the movies anyway? I mean, I guess if a person hasn't ever seen the movies that might make sense, but I'd guess most people who are interested in the TV shows would have already.
I'm talking about Ahsoka and the clones
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Ah, okay. Guess that all depends on the individual's exposure to general Star Wars news, since the whole
Ahsoka Lives!
action figure of her on store shelves now too.
Someone who hasn't watched either shows seem likely to not be tuned into all that though.
Yes. Fuck yes. All of the yes.
Clone Wars seasons 1 and 2 are kinda meh. But after that?? pure awesome.
Rebels is great too
True its not exactly hidden but I still think it is more fun and meaningful to see it chronologically. And hell, we in this thread still confine discussion about Season 5 of TCW to spoiler tags.
Try and stay with Clone Wars until the later seasons. As others have said, season 1 and 2 are uneven and nowhere near as good as the series eventually gets.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I will. Hell, it'll be good to have something to watch before bed.
I really think people undersell Seasons 1 and 2. I think the Geonosis arc, the stolen Holocron arc and the Mandalore arc are all pretty great.
There are definitely high points. I just think those two seasons aren't as good as the others overall.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
When? Like, after which series?
TangoAlphaLima
Member
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185834/
It is technically the first 4 Clone Wars episodes spliced together. George thought it was so good it needed to be released in theaters...
The Clone Wars movie was basically the pilot for the show. It's not very good but it does introduce a lot of the new characters.
That's because you didn't watch the movie and are instead watching the Malevolence arc of the cartoon.
Which is good. Ignore the movie. Please ignore it.
watch the movie to know how anakin and ahsoka met. After they leave the first planet stop watching and resume the series.
BFIB
Member
Skip the movie. It makes the Holiday Special Oscar material in comparison.
At least watch the first 20 or so minutes. Watch until they leave the first planet. There's some good context there.
As someone who actually watched the Holiday Special... No, it doesn't. The Clone Wars movie is bad, but not that bad.
It's not totally necessary but it shows how Ahsoka becomes Anakin's padawan. I think the scene where Anakin accepts her is kind of touching. Rest of the movie . . . ehhhhhh.
Like Sayers said, there's some decent stuff in there. If you're not going to skip episodes, you might as well not skip the movie
entirely
Shalashaska
Member
I watched most of the movie and sadly it turned me off from wanting to watch Clone Wars. From what I've heard over the years, and what you guys have posted, it actually gets good as the seasons go on so it's in my backlog now.
I just kinda wish I gave it a chance after the movie so I could've followed it along with everyone else.
I just kinda wish I gave it a chance after the movie so I could've followed it along with everyone else.
FUBAR McDangles
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Anybody read Twilight Company yet?
Any good?
Any good?
This is a really good point and one we don't talk about a lot. Usually when discussing the Clone Wars' impact on the movies we are talking about how it provides context for Anakin's fall to the Dark Side. But I remember seeing ROTS for the first time and feeling absolutely nothing during the Order 66 scenes. I had no attachment to any of the characters being killed on screen. I think Mundi was the only one that even had a single speaking line in the movies. But after TCW, watching Aayla get gunned down and Plo Koon shot out of the sky by clones who have names, its heartbreaking.
You can start by watching this trailer that shows snippets throughout the seasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06S3f_dGPdY
Vanillalite
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Finished Lost Stars
Man I was hooked by the end. The feels for how shit went down in the final 3rd of the book is sooo legit.
Started the Battlefront novel after I finished Lost Stars. So far I'm not feeling it. It just feels generic, and it doesn't really feel like it's set in the SW universe.
Lost Stars was head and shoulders above Awakening, but Awakening at least felt like a SW novel. So far this just feels generic and honestly kinda boring.
Man I was hooked by the end. The feels for how shit went down in the final 3rd of the book is sooo legit.
Started the Battlefront novel after I finished Lost Stars. So far I'm not feeling it. It just feels generic, and it doesn't really feel like it's set in the SW universe.
Lost Stars was head and shoulders above Awakening, but Awakening at least felt like a SW novel. So far this just feels generic and honestly kinda boring.
WadiumArcadium
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Character posters for those who haven't seen them!
Vanillalite
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"Vader is here," Chalis whispered, and it sounded like an accusation. "Vader is here."
Shhhhiiieeeeettttt
Shhhhiiieeeeettttt
It's a shame that the PT had such awesome villain designs and motifs and just.. wasted them. Maul, Dooku, and Grevious are all amazing concepts but were played as less than pawns by Lucas. I'm glad the Clone Wars gave all three more to do. Hope we get to see some great names appear with this new trilogy and the movies beyond. We need a great villain that can live up to Vader and the Emperor.
Lee Chaolan
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So glad they were able to screen an early copy of the film for that terminally ill fella. Very sad the cirucmstances, but glad he was able to get his wish.
There's a Japanese trailer for TFA. Lots of new footage. Maybe a bit too much. Viewer beware. I kinda wish I didn't watch it even if it's not all that spoiler-y.
WOOOOO
that Rey/Kylo Ren scene
I know! I wish I hadn't seen it but that image popped up in my Twitter feed so it was unavoidable for me. I watched the trailer once but that's it. I need to get more into media blackout mode now.
WadiumArcadium
Member
JJ's gonna be pissed. Great trailer.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Curb, I felt the same when I watched it without sound. With sound its an excellent trailer.