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[The Silver]

Family entertainment isn't automatically terrible. There are positive examples of it existing and being enjoyable. You don't HAVE to make something dark in order to make it worth watching. Like was said above - it's not necessarily an either/or. In fact, if you nail the family friendly tone (and make it legitimately entertaining) then when the darker moments pop up, they mean more.

For me - this show essentially looks like its' going to be a family-oriented Firefly in the Star Wars universe. That could be a pretty good thing.

The Original Trilogy wasn't DARK. There were elements of darkness, yeah, as with any basic adventure story. But Star Wars was absolutely concieved of and executed as a family film. Empire was more like a fairy tale (which aren't the most lighthearted, either) and Jedi ended with a big teddy bear party

The fact there are jokes in this isn't necessarily a negative, so long as the jokes actually land. Which is still to be seen.

I don't think you understood what I was saying because I agree with you, I just don't want it to be terrible like early Clone Wars which missed the mark on how to be lighthearted because it didn't know what it wanted to be. Like you said when dark moments pop up they mean much more which it was I meant by them not shying away because this IS the darkest era in the Star Wars saga.

I have no illusions this show is most likely going to be skewed lighter, I don't expect to see alien strip clubs and decapitations but I do expect the villains to be well written threats and not bumbling saturday morning cartoon villains like Grievous was in early Clone Wars.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

it's not really a good sign when you have clashing tenses in your trailer's opening sentences.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I am afraid that this show will be Disney-fied in that there will be unnecessary and annoying overabundant comic relief with potty humor.

The character design of the main character also looks really strange.

 

[Slayven]

I am afraid that this show will be Disney-fied in that there will be unnecessary and annoying overabundant comic relief with potty humor.

The character design of the main character also looks really strange.

Clown wars did 90 minutes of 3cpo and r2d2 wacky adventures and it was great.

 

[border]

How can this be canon?

In A New Hope the Jedi are supposed to be nearly extinct and mostly forgotten. And yet here they are all over the place.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

How can this be canon?

In A New Hope the Jedi are supposed to be nearly extinct and mostly forgotten. And yet here they are all over the place.

There's literally just ONE Jedi in that trailer.

 

[Warm Machine]

Clone Wars was so well done and being from the same high level creative I'm totally looking forward to this. I had thought Clone Wars was going to be rough based on first impressions but they nailed the feel of Star Wars though camera moves, aspect ratio, shots, wipes, edits, characterization, and plotting.

 

[border]

There's literally just ONE Jedi in that trailer.

The dude at the end is a Sith Inquisitor, and is addressed as such. I don't follow the EU but from the music cue it sounds like we're supposed to recognize the character.

 

[Rootbeer]

I'll be watching, like what I'm seeing. I've watched all the little preview 'character' videos on youtube and such too, I think they have some good characters and are going about it fairly smart.

About the lightsabers... this is a period where all Jedi are hunted down, so his lightsaber may be designed with the intention of hiding it's true purpose. For example here is Ezra's lightsaber:

At first glance it makes no sense... why would a lightsaber have a guard? You can't twirl it etc, right? Stupid.

But the reason is multifold. For one, it can't look like a lightsaber or people will know he's a a jedi (or trying to be one, makes no difference), for two, in a hostile climiate against jedi it probably isn't that easy to find the most ideal lightsaber parts, so it had to be built in an even more piecemeal way than usual, for three, well, maybe it's also a gun? I think having a lightsaber that can be used as a blaster is a cool idea.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I like it.

 

[The Silver]

The dude at the end is a Sith Inquisitor, and is addressed as such. I don't follow the EU but from the music cue it sounds like we're supposed to recognize the character.

Yeah and an inquisitor isn't a jedi, there's no reason Palpatine would suddenly stop using dark side users.

 

[obin_gam]

Yeah and an inquisitor isn't a jedi, there's no reason Palpatine would suddenly stop using dark side users.

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

 

[The Silver]

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

we call those retcons

Anyway the vast majority of people have never seen a force user even in the jedi's heyday, the Empire was massive, I wouldn't be surprised after decades that the younger officers would grow up not believing in those superpowers.

 

[SuperAndroid17]

The main Jedi character looks awful. Poor art design

 

[border]

Yeah and an inquisitor isn't a jedi, there's no reason Palpatine would suddenly stop using dark side users.

The exchange between General Motti and Vader in A New Hope makes little sense if the Empire is still openly and frequently employing dark side force users. At the time of the film, force use was supposed to be almost superstition - an "ancient religion".

Palpatine certainly has reason to exterminate other dark force users -- they could usurp his power.

 

[Easy_D]

Gotta love that fake British accent for the commercial voice over.

Quality wise it looks nice, art style wise, it's ugly.

Reminded me of Keanu's accent in Dracula. "I know where theh bahstahd sleeps! CAHFAHX ABBEH!"

 

[TheKaeptain]

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

How can it be myth if Obi tells Luke "I was once a Jedi Knight" or are you forgetting that part just to shit on the new cartoon?

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

The exchange between General Motti and Vader in A New Hope makes little sense if the Empire is still openly and frequently employing dark side force users. At the time of the film, force use was supposed to be almost superstition - an "ancient religion".

Palpatine certainly has reason to exterminate other dark force users -- they could usurp his power.

Eh, the fact that the Clone Wars took place like 20 years before ANH already ruins that scene.

The dude whos like fourth in command in the entire Empire who is clearly old enough to remember the Clone Wars somehow forgot that Jedi used to help run the republic and that they all got killed in spectacular fashion.

 

[iosefe]

Well, it's not like the makers of the show are all soulless corporate nobodies; I mean, they've got the freaking creator of Gargoyles and Young Justice working on this thing, in addition to most of the team that created The Clone Wars. Rebels could very well be that kick-ass Star Wars show, but there's no way in hell Disney's going market it like that.

I'm having flashbacks to Tron Uprising...canned because it wasn't the target audicence that enjoyed it, but those older than the target

 

[DodgerSan]

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

It's quite possible that Officer is ISB (Imperial Security Bureau) and therefore 'in the know' about special forces like the Inquisitor. It's likely compartmented information, and Motti likely never came across them, buying into the New Order Propaganda that it's all mysticism and nonsense.

 

[TheKaeptain]

wait Greg Weisman is making this? No worries guys this shit will rock.

 

[Hot Coldman]

wait Greg Weisman is making this? No worries guys this shit will rock.

Pretty much why I haven't been eager to jump down the throats of Disney over this. Weisman gets shit done.

Spoiler

And by "gets shit done" I mean he'll make something that is unable to survive 2 seasons ;_;

 

[TheKaeptain]

Pretty much why I haven't been eager to jump down the throats of Disney over this. Weisman gets shit done.

Spoiler

And by "gets shit done" I mean he'll make something that is unable to survive 2 seasons ;_;

 

[Decado]

too each his own. but intergalactic c-span was the only thing I hated about clone wars.

Um...Jar Jar? Droid episodes? There were some pretty terrible episodes sprinkled in most seasons.

Not sure what to think of this new series, though. Part of me is glad since Anikin, who has long since been ruined for me, won't be one of the main characters.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Looks bad

 

[Septy]

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

They retconned all that stuff out. The Emperor wasn't meant to be a force user in the original script either. In the novelization released before the film, he's described as a well-meaning but powerless puppet, and not Space Satan.

 

[Slayven]

Um...Jar Jar? Droid episodes? There were some pretty terrible episodes sprinkled in most seasons.

Not sure what to think of this new series, though. Part of me is glad since Anikin, who has long since been ruined for me, won't be one of the main characters.

Jar Jar doesn't bother me. The Droid eps was great.

Pretty much why I haven't been eager to jump down the throats of Disney over this. Weisman gets shit done.

Spoiler

And by "gets shit done" I mean he'll make something that is unable to survive 2 seasons ;_;

He can always finish it in comic form like he does all his other unfinished plot points.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I'll be watching, like what I'm seeing. I've watched all the little preview 'character' videos on youtube and such too, I think they have some good characters and are going about it fairly smart.

About the lightsabers... this is a period where all Jedi are hunted down, so his lightsaber may be designed with the intention of hiding it's true purpose. For example here is Ezra's lightsaber:

At first glance it makes no sense... why would a lightsaber have a guard? You can't twirl it etc, right? Stupid.

But the reason is multifold. For one, it can't look like a lightsaber or people will know he's a a jedi (or trying to be one, makes no difference), for two, in a hostile climiate against jedi it probably isn't that easy to find the most ideal lightsaber parts, so it had to be built in an even more piecemeal way than usual, for three, well, maybe it's also a gun? I think having a lightsaber that can be used as a blaster is a cool idea.

Wait, Ezra uses a lightsaber? I actually thought Kanan was the only Jedi in the cast!

vadernoooooo.gif

 

[border]

Eh, the fact that the Clone Wars took place like 20 years before ANH already ruins that scene.

The dude whos like fourth in command in the entire Empire who is clearly old enough to remember the Clone Wars somehow forgot that Jedi used to help run the republic and that they all got killed in spectacular fashion.

I kinda thought they were killing the EU and canonizing Rebels so they could have a more consistent, less convoluted universe.

But it seems like Rebels only introduces problems with continuity and consistency.

 

[BattleMonkey]

But in An New Hope the notion of the force is a myth and part of "an ancient religion". The officers dont even believe in Vaders powers! How could that be, if they have had more force users as officers?

Star Wars galaxy has millions of planets. One Jedi is not going to be noticed. Yoda and Ben were able to hide, why no others? This is also set years before ANH

Just because the inquisitor or others might exist, doesn't mean any of the officers have ever seen one in action or seen the force being used. Even in some EU materials they went into the same idea, how despite the Jedi during Clone Wars were so prevalent, few in their life would have ever seen the actual force in use. The SW universe is supposed to be massive in scale, majority of the people in said universe will never see a jedi or dark sider in their life, or see any evidence of the force in use.

 

[The Silver]

Wait, Ezra uses a lightsaber? I actually thought Kanan was the only Jedi in the cast!

vadernoooooo.gif

force sensitives wouldn't suddenly disappear, he normally uses his powers subconsciously and now he's learning to use them thanks to Kanan.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

I had really low expectations for this that or maybe it's the setting but I'm currently more impressed than i was with clone wars.



It's a great time to be a kid.

The Clone Wars was awesome. Other than that, this new tv show looks pretty good so far.

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Willing to give this a chance. Clone Wars wasn't exactly great when it started, but it ended up becoming something special as time went on.

If this first season ends up not being so good, I think I'll probably still stick with it.

 

[SargerusBR]

Yea, I think everyone hated her then bargaining, then slow acceptance.

Not me, still don't care much about her.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

Not me, still don't care much about her.

She turned out to be a great character. One of the best leads in a while actually.

 

[DedValve]

Ashoka was pretty awesome. She was nothing like I expected her to be but then again, so was the rest of the show.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

Ashoka was pretty awesome. She was nothing like I expected her to be but then again, so was the rest of the show.

I was actually pretty open to the show. I agree that the first season is the weakest. I don't mind all the "lighthearted" stuff in season 1. I think Star Wars is for everyone. It doesn't have to be dark all the time. I loved the whole tv series though.

 

[DedValve]

I was actually pretty open to the show. I agree that the first season is the weakest. I don't mind all the "lighthearted" stuff in season 1. I think Star Wars is for everyone. It doesn't have to be dark all the time. I loved the whole tv series though.

There where some retarded episodes, mainly anything involving zero the hutt until cad bane kills him.

Also cad bane. Motherfucking awesome. I also loathed jar jar episodes, even kids don't want that shit.

 

[-Deimos]

That was terrible. What's up with the anime hair and goofy face.

 

[Warm Machine]

I kinda thought they were killing the EU and canonizing Rebels so they could have a more consistent, less convoluted universe.

But it seems like Rebels only introduces problems with continuity and consistency.

Does it though? Jedi have an ancient "religion" it is thousands of years old.

Vader is in his 50s. Han thinks it is a myth because he is around 30 something and probably only got out of the house when he was 16-17.

Force sensitives are born all the time. Nothing is going to stop that from happening.

The technological terror not being as powerful as the force is true due to the force being everywhere and that the force helped with destroying that very station.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

There where some retarded episodes, mainly anything involving zero the hutt until cad bane kills him.

Also cad bane. Motherfucking awesome. I also loathed jar jar episodes, even kids don't want that shit.

I didn't mind Jar Jar's episode. If anything his girlfriend is the one who has the annoying voice. Other than that, I thought season 1 was just good. There were a few episodes I didn't like. The episodes with the lemur people I didn't like at all though. But the quality improved in season 2.

 

[flyinpiranha]

Looks great, will finish up Clone Wars in time for this. Whats the time period for this in relation to the first (released) movies?

 

[injurai]

"focus your fire on the... on the... jedi..."

"whooooooaaaa"





hmm... what a contrived "cool" sell. You know the kids will eat it up.

 

[SargerusBR]

hmm... what a contrived "cool" sell. You know the kids will eat it up.

Well Star Wars was always aimed for kids after all.

 

[Ra\/en]

The visuals look fairly mediocre, even compared to the 2008 clone wars stuff.

However, the story itself could make up for it.

 

[Pops Maellard]

It looks such a step back from the Clone Wars, pretty disappointing. I'll give it a watch when it comes out.

Also is the woman with red Mandalorian armour

Spoiler

Bo-Katan Kryze

?

Really? It looks exponentially better than the Clone Wars in every way so far, although that could just be how much I despise the premise of the Clone Wars and it's characters.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

Really? It looks exponentially better than the Clone Wars in every way so far, although that could just be how much I despise the premise of the Clone Wars and it's characters.

Right, The Clone Wars was the one of the best animated tv shows I ever watched. I thought the characters in that show were awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Rebels. I have no problem with the way it looks.

 

[injurai]

Well Star Wars was always aimed for kids after all.

It's been obvious since the prequels, I'm just saying they give no effort to make this a compatible for fans of all ages.

Though I guess there are enough manchild fans that such an effort would be wasted. I actually saw two kneckbeard guys ages around 27 doing shopping in jedi robes at krogers just yesterday. Sloppiest nerds I've ever seen... I'd imagine it's far worse at cons.

 

[Spiritreaver]

I'm sorry but, the Jar Jar jedi episode was one of the only redeeming episodes of the early TCW seasons.

Also lol @ that guy cherry picking the worst TCW image I have ever seen to claim Gendy's art style was better.

 

[WillyFive]

Also lol @ that guy cherry picking the worst TCW image I have ever seen to claim Gendy's art style was better.

It's really mostly the same art style, except one that was hand-drawn for a show that was meant to be hand-drawn. As gorgeous as it was in 2D, it looks terrible in CG, and the show suffers for it.