I haven't seen the pilot, but how is that possible when
Obi Wan looks super young?
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Star Wars Rebels, New Animated Series coming Fall 2014
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I haven't seen the pilot, but how is that possible when
CreepingFear
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Thank you.
The jedi holocron recording is from when Obi Wan sent out a message from the Jedi Temple when Yoda and him showed up to see footage of Anakin killing younglings.
Whoa, that's awesome. Is the pilot online legally yet?
Razgriz-Specter
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hopefully the MCs come across Han Solo at some point then.
CreepingFear
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I thought that we might see Han or Chewie when I heard of Wookiiee slaves. Isn't the old EU backstory of Chewie is that Han saved him from the Empire or something like that?
firehawk12
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He's an Imperial soldier who breaks rank in order to rescue him, IIRC.
BattleMonkey
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I'm glad they didn't do something like that. I like it if they keep this series somewhat detached and it's own thing, and not try to jam it with cameos or tie ins to the movies, which was a huge problem with the prequels.
Yea the holocron recording is from Ep3, Obi Wan goes off to record a message to send out to all remaining Jedi to go hide and not come back to Coruscant.
googleplex
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Huh...Luke and Ezra are about the same age then.
lunchtoast
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Was surprised how much I enjoyed it. All I knew about the show was some artwork from last year when it was announced.
Looking forward to the series.
Looking forward to the series.
I completely disagree. After watching the the pilot, I must say I enjoyed it far more than the Clone Wars movie. And while I've only seen about a dozen or so Clone Wars episodes, I think the animation is better in Rebels. Detail and movement look much better.
Razgriz-Specter
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I need your glasses man.
A Serious Man
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This is a mistake. TCW is canon and has more lore concerning the force than any of the movies do. It's also just damn good from season 3 on out.
Andodalf
Banned
Yeah, it gets great when they start to do the multi episode arcs with different groups!
googleplex
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A couple of things you should know.
1. Clone Wars was amazing 2 season on. Some or the best star wars anything in the last 20 years.
2. Clone Wars CG and Animation is better because they had a higher budget with that said, Rebels looks good and people will get use to the art style.
CreepingFear
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Maybe, I'll give it another shot when I have nothing else to watch. All the episodes are up on Netflix, right?
Yes they are, i just pseudo-marathoned it over the course of the last month and i'm really glad I did. I previously had not much interest in it, but I was hungry for some Star Wars and it did not disappoint.
Don't forget the missing episodes which never became finished episodes that were adapted into other media. You can read about them here:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Darth_Maul—Son_of_Dathomir
http://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/the-clone-wars-legacy
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Disciple
BlueDogAnchorite
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Just finished watching this episode. Had alot of fun watching this. Thought the Wookies looked terrible, but overall great episode.
Even though I'm sad that The Clone Wars is cancelled, I think this is a really great replacement so far.
Even though I'm sad that The Clone Wars is cancelled, I think this is a really great replacement so far.
Happy to lend you them but apart from the Wookies, everything else looked good in my book. Certainly not the disaster some people are making it out to be.
Razgriz-Specter
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Im going to give it some time because all the other CG shows turned out well by the end of season 1.
Clone Wars
Green Lantern
Beware the Batman
But right now im a little worried with the art.
Bobby Roberts
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I feel the switch in visual aesthetic from marionettes and realistic backgrounds to action figures and McQuarrie paintings is a smart call for a couple reasons. It's a Star Wars show. It's livelihood is dependent on selling toys. Making the characters and vehicles look EXACTLY like the toys on the shelves makes it a little easier for those kids to attach themselves, I'd think. Plus it's gotta make it a little easier to animate in that the levels of detail aren't as necessary.
They've made a Star Wars show where the Star Wars tie-in toys are literally on-screen talking and fighting with each other.
They've made a Star Wars show where the Star Wars tie-in toys are literally on-screen talking and fighting with each other.
BattleMonkey
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The animation itself looks good, its simply less detailed visually. Simpler character models, less fancy effects. TCW was getting really impressive detailed with hair and cloth. Nothing on TV will likely come close and really Rebels looks better than most anything else CG animated on TV still. Its a step back from TCW, but still better than the rest.
It looks very Disney Infinity friendly, too.
The Silver
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Why is it that Star Wars cartoons can get away with blatantly murdering people and outright stating they'll kill someone?
Anyway I thought it was pretty damn good, there's some good potential here. And it really can't be understated how much the music makes Star Wars 'Star Wars'.
Anyway I thought it was pretty damn good, there's some good potential here. And it really can't be understated how much the music makes Star Wars 'Star Wars'.
Xplatformer
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It's an animated show that's intended for all ages. Actually i think the show is geared more towards kids and adults than it is young children. Death on the show...like it was on TCW, should be expected...no?
I also think the smaller budget is why the art style is less detailed.
Frustrated_me
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TCW was fucking amazing, the last 2 seasons were incredible.
I was pleasantly surprised by this show as well, not on par with the quality of TCW but I can see the potential here. I liked the characters more than I thought I would.
I was pleasantly surprised by this show as well, not on par with the quality of TCW but I can see the potential here. I liked the characters more than I thought I would.
Doublesith
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Xplatformer
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OK...that was damn entertaining.
Music is excellent (felt like they ripped it from ANH's soundtrack).
Comparing this to the first episode of TCW...I think I'm going to enjoy this cast of characters way more than I did TCW's. I wasn't an Anakin fan at all.
I'm in for the duration of the series. (Made me want to fire up Destiny)
Oh, and I don't have a problem with the quality of the animation at all. It's different from TCW, but not necessarily worse. It fits.
Music is excellent (felt like they ripped it from ANH's soundtrack).
Comparing this to the first episode of TCW...I think I'm going to enjoy this cast of characters way more than I did TCW's. I wasn't an Anakin fan at all.
I'm in for the duration of the series. (Made me want to fire up Destiny)
Oh, and I don't have a problem with the quality of the animation at all. It's different from TCW, but not necessarily worse. It fits.
Since the show is so close to the OT in terms of timeline I wonder how their going to handle all these Jedi characters running around since it seemed like Jedi had been gone for a long time and there weren't any Jedi in the rebellion so they will have to kill off these characters right?
BattleMonkey
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Its a universe with millions of planets, two Jedi isn't really significant especially if they keep focusing on the planet lothal.
Xplatformer
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Bingo.
If a Jedi didn't want to let it be known that she/he were alive...it'd be pretty easy to disguise the fact that a jedi exist in the universe.
Changes would have to be made...but I think it'd be pretty easy to adapt to not using jedi powers.
Even if there are 100 jedi still in the universe that be less than .00000000000000000001% of the HUMAN population alone. Add in multiple alien races...
Most jedi have been rounded up and killed by ANH. Not all.
Well I guess what I really meant is why aren't these characters helping out Luke and Co during the OT? The only answer that doesn't bring up plot holes in the films is that their dead right?
Xplatformer
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Or...other side of the galaxy because there is more than one battle to be fought. I don't see how anything is broken if both sides never see each other. It's another story in the same universe...but not in the same areas at the same time.
Why? Probably because it'd be damn tough to find each other to say "hey, we should combine our forces to take out Vader and all those people who slaughtered most of the other jedi".
How is that a plot hole that couldn't easily be filled?
Oh, and i'm fricken tickled pink that stormtroopers are now the bad guys again. No more wars with a billion stupid androids hopefully.
I don't know I just feel like multiple Jedi running around during the OT timeframe undermines Luke's status as the last of the Jedi.
pock3tmonster
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The season pass for Star Wars Rebels: Spark of the Rebellion just went up on iTunes for $7.99 (US). Is that just the movie length premiere/pilot or the complete series?
DiipuSurotu
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Maybe Kanan dies but not Ezra or something. Luke is the last Jedi left, but surely Leia is not the only non-Jedi, Force-sensitive people left in the galaxy.
Based on the pricing and that it says "Spark of Rebellion" which is the name of the DVD which only contains that first hour-long episode... I think it's just the premiere.
They should add another season pass that contains more episodes, so I'd just wait for now unless you really want it.
I think there is wiggle room here... last of the Jedi known to YODA, that is. Even if Kanan and Ezra die before the events of Episode VI when Yoda says that, how would Yoda even know they were the last? And if they don't die before him, he may not even know they exist.
Surely Yoda can't sense every trained force user in the galaxy. If he can, what is stopping dark force users or Sith from doing the same and making it easier for them to hunt them down? Kanan would surely show up and he'd have been killed long before the events of Rebels.
When something really bad happens to a life form or group of life forms, it seems to send a ripple out into the force and those attuned to it can sense that, but otherwise I don't think they really have the ability to sense who does/does not exist. So I believe Yoda was just being practical in his assumption when telling Luke that.
pock3tmonster
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I thought as much, but the store page promotes the "season pass" aspect.
Is it possible it's a pricing error?
I'm keen on subbing to the series, based on impressions here and my own from the promotional work released. $7.99 is too good a deal to pass up, but is more than I'd like to spend on a single episode, if it's just the premiere.
The real season pass that will contain all S01 episodes (or at least half, depends how they split it) will go on sale close to the premier of the next episode. Pretty sure the reason for this is due to how they are promoting the first episode as a "movie". I would wait! Unless you want to rebuy the premier, which is fine if you have $8 to spare 
Also, it is possible that the spark of rebellion extras and the S01 extras will not be the same, so you may also be interested in those other extras from owning both
Also, it is possible that the spark of rebellion extras and the S01 extras will not be the same, so you may also be interested in those other extras from owning both
pock3tmonster
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The real season pass that will contain all S01 episodes (or at least half, depends how they split it) will go on sale close to the premier of the next episode. Pretty sure the reason for this is due to how they are promoting the first episode as a "movie". I would wait! Unless you want to rebuy the premier, which is fine if you have $8 to spare
It's a strange way to promote it. Surely it wouldn't have a season pass available if it was just the pilot? I only just received an Apple TV and have started looking into subbing to series digitally. Apple's definition of a season pass is confusing to me.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Holy lord! Eight dollars for that premiere!? That is insanely ridiculously overpriced.The real season pass that will contain all S01 episodes (or at least half, depends how they split it) will go on sale close to the premier of the next episode. Pretty sure the reason for this is due to how they are promoting the first episode as a "movie". I would wait! Unless you want to rebuy the premier, which is fine if you have $8 to spare
Also, it is possible that the spark of rebellion extras and the S01 extras will not be the same, so you may also be interested in those other extras from owning both
It's possible it is the actual season... but i have strong doubts. I guess you can go with your instinct.
The DVD costs $19.99 (before discount.)
Thanks for mentioning this, I'd completely forgotten about the Ventress/Vos novel coming. I just started in on the lost episodes/season 6 and leaving Ventress where they did felt empty.
Hoping for some new Ahsoka material too, eventually, of course, just like everyone else...
Rafa=FedKilla
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Is it on the XD app?
Yes but to watch it you need a valid cable/sat subscription from a supported provider. Most major ones are there.
JetBlackPanda
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Just watched this today on Xfinity and wow. I really enjoyed it.
I felt it started rather suddenly but found its way really quick, it feels like OT Star Wars. The music is incredible and so far I like all of the characters.
Super impressed.
I felt it started rather suddenly but found its way really quick, it feels like OT Star Wars. The music is incredible and so far I like all of the characters.
Super impressed.
Edag Plata
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I still don't know how excited I am for this. I'd hate to be not impressed by the first episode and then they pull a Clone Wars and it becomes amazing and I miss out on that.
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