TangledThorns Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 I just can't wait for the new series with attitude! Seriously... Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Never watched The Clone Wars with any consistency, this is a great incentive for me to run thru the series so far. -b. Quote
Dynaman Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 That looks very nice. Hopefully the Rebels series will keep the best part of CW while dumping the cheesy stuff. The "political" episodes in CW are mind-numblingly terrible while the Clone episodes are usually very good. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I couldn't think of anywhere else to put this, but I picked up my first Star Wars novel in 8 years, X-Wing: Mercy Kill by Aaron Allston. The las one was Revenge of the Sith. I had long since given up on the god awful New Jedi Order books long ago, and everything I'd read about the newer stuff turning the books into a giant trainwreck made me shake my head, but I couldn't resist this. Behind Zahn and Stackpole, Allston was one of the best Star Wars novelists who picked up and ran with the X-wing series when Stackpole had other commitments. Wish me luck!!! Quote
Vepariga Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Season 6 is up on Netflix or Torrent download. I spent the whole day watching all 13 episodes of the lost season. Great stuff,a dark in tone season with some good episodes. 2 Jar Jar eps are a waste of time but hey. The Sifo Dias arc was great. Now we wait for the new Rebels series. Quote
Mog Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 I read some spoilers about that first arc. . . . Damn. And instead of Jar Jar, they couldn't give us some final resolution on Rex's story or showed us what happened with Maul? Quote
M'Kyuun Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Hope this will see a DVD release at some point. The last two seasons were great, minus a few "meh" eps. The final season looks to be suitably dark with some good storytelling. I'm glad the same folks are behind Rebels. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I like how each episode they're weaning us from the new trilogy music to the original trilogy music. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Gonna start power watching Season 6 tonight!!! Quote
TangledThorns Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 I watched the first episode on the last season and it looked sooooo good on my 65in Panasonic plasma. Quote
ErikElvis Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Just started this show a couple weeks ago and just into the 3rd season. Have to say it's pretty good. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 I'd say it had a general upwards trend---season 4 is the best, followed by 5. Quote
Vepariga Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Movie happens after the series, so this is all set inbetween AOTC and ROTS Quote
David Hingtgen Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Clone Wars theatrical movie is set right at the beginning of the TV series. Technically before it--I mean, that's where Anakin and Asokha meet, while they already know each other in the very first ep of the series IIRC. Quote
Dobber Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Yup. Though the Clone Wars series did have a very non-linear format an would have episodes that where leading up to the events of the movie, which would place them in the past...without comment, and would leave it up to the viewer to know what was happening. Chris Quote
Vepariga Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 oh he ment the CW movie lol I was thinking the live action ones Yeah the movie is like the first episode,it all starts from there like David said. Quote
Duke Togo Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) A few years ago I tried to watch season 1 of The Clones Wars, and well, it didn't go so well. I don't believe I even finished it. I can't recall if I posted about it on here or not, but the experience for me was something like watching the worst parts of Episodes I and II over and over again as an episodic TV series. As the years went by I was confused by the fan base that seemed to have grown around it. When things kinda blew up over its cancelation, I thought perhaps I needed to give the series another try. Boy, am I glad I did. Thanks to the glory of Netflix, I was recently able to binge on all 6 seasons. Getting through season 1 again was tough, but season 2 certainly proved that it was worth the effort--and it only got better from there. It was great to see so many plot holes and glaring narrative gaps finally filled in. And some of the story arcs were simply riviting. It wasn't all roses, though; the occasional lapse into season 1-type storylines were utterly painful to sit through (4 episodes of droids in season 5 and 4 episodes of Padme goes to the bank and Jar Jar saves the galaxy in season 6 were particularly bad). Also troublesome was the sheer amount of retconning going on that became somewhat frustrating at times (of both and the movies and the EU, but I suppose being that TCW is EU it's to be expected). Another thing that nagged at me was the character model change (season 2? or was that season 3?) that left Anakin looking EXACTLY like popular Star Wars voice actor Sam Witwer, down to his very facial expressions. Everytime I saw him I couldn't help but notice it. I'm sad to see this show go, as it clearly had the narrative legs to carry it through to its conclusion. Even for its stumbles, they got so much right that the series is just something that should not be missed by any Star Wars fan. There is so much I could and would talk about here, but I feel those moments have passed with the discussions that has come before as each new episode aired. Edited March 29, 2014 by Duke Togo Quote
Hikuro Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 It'd of been nice if it ended with a bridge between the series and ROTS....it's really to bad. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Duke----I've said it for years----just skip any episode that is clearly going to be a droid/jarjar/senate-political-padme ep based on the preview. Just watch and enjoy the clones and Jedi, and you won't miss anything. Quote
Hikuro Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I dunno, I thought the one with R2 and the lil general guy was kind of a fun story arc. wasn't amazing, but it was okay. Quote
Duke Togo Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I dunno, I thought the one with R2 and the lil general guy was kind of a fun story arc. wasn't amazing, but it was okay. It had a "female" astromech droid that was colored pink... Yeah, I fast-forwarded through it until the Republic Commando showed up. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Finished off the series on Netflix the other night. The final Yoda story arc that rounds out the series is pretty epic. Ties into Episode III well. Overall, I liked the series, I went into it pretty skeptical, and almost gave up a few times, but glad I finished it. Quote
peter Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Digging up old threads....wonder if anyone else just finished putting in their time trying to catch up with what everyone else did months ago? I think they could have gone on longer. What I was asking myself throughout the entire series was if Episode III were animated, would it blend with the series? Where they left off, I would say not quite. Questions that left me hanging: What happened to Rex? What happened to Ashoka? What happened to Maul? Reasons I couldn't tie the series to the films: Could this Anikin slaughter younglings? No. Too much good in him to get deranged enough to flip sides and do that. Could these clones slaughter Jedi without remorse afterwards? Doubtful. Wish Anikin was more messed up before he turned to the dark side in Ep III. Would have been good to see him with more disfigurement, more machine, more psychological issues before he went ape-$hit in the Jedi temple. Would have been awesome if he was full-on black mask Vader by the end of Ep. II or at least middle of Ep III. Anyway, just gripes, and there's nothing that can be done about it now. The Anikin that is “redeemed” by the end of Ep VI looks like the same guy that slaughtered younglings, doesn’t have a face I could trust as redeemed. He should have been thoroughly messed up, both physically and mentally by the time he got to that point in his life. Then when he does get redeemed, his image is of the human we physically recognize as when he was still mostly good. Maybe Star Wars Rebels will fill in some of those gaps, hopefully address what happened to Rex, Ashoka and maybe explore some more stuff about the clone troopers. This series really got me attached to some of those characters, so it really sucks that they all ended up as faceless Stormtroopers/cannon fodder of Ep IV, V and VI. Quote
Keith Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 I think it still works if you bookend the original tartakovsky CW with this series. Quote
Chewie Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Keith is right. Watch the Tartakovsky series until episode 21, then watch all of TCW then continue at episode 22. Apparently you can even go down to the minute mark on where you'rs supposed to stop. /nerrrrrdsI do feel very strongly that watching TCW in chronological order is important. A lot of people say it's not big deal but it messes with the overall feel of the story if you just power through it on netflix. Especially in S2-early 3 and the first episode of 5 if watched too early. My thoughts after finishing it are that with knowing how E3 played out, the S6 Yoda arc didn't fit at all. It makes Yoda look senile and stupid. Everything he saw and experienced through the force, then along comes E3 and he's just as stumped as everyone else about what the hell is going on. It doesn't go well together in that aspect. Adding to what's been said: Anakin: Still fully believable that he falls easily. Why? He's selfish, proud, egotistical and quick to anger. Palpatine plays off all of those things and he sees his one reason for living die in a vision. Nothing else matters. I could go into EU explanations that make his fall in E3 much more believable but none of that matters anymore. Ashoka: I think her ending might have been a "tv getting too far ahead of itself" kind fo thing to be honest. I'd have to look into it, but I bet they had grand plans for something later in the series and that "later" never came. S6 is a clear indicator of that. Rex: Left hanging. Wookieepedia basically just has him not part of the 501st anymore. GG WP KTHXBAI. I don't know why, though I haven't really looked into it either.The clones turning on the Jedi is explained as clear as day. While I don't necessarily like it, it makes a hell of a lot more sense than "they were just following orders." More like "you will do this because you literally have no other choice in the matter since before you were born." Episode order guide spoiler'd for size: 1 216 Cat and Mouse2 116 Hidden EnemyT The Clone Wars theatrical release3 301 Clone Cadets4 303 Supply Lines5 101 Ambush6 102 Rising Malevolence7 103 Shadow of Malevolence8 104 Destroy Malevolence9 105 Rookies10 106 Downfall of a Droid11 107 Duel of the Droids12 108 Bombad Jedi13 109 Cloak of Darkness14 110 Lair of Grievous15 111 Dooku Captured16 112 The Gungan General17 113 Jedi Crash18 114 Defenders of Peace19 115 Trespass20 117 Blue Shadow Virus21 118 Mystery of a Thousand Moons22 119 Storm over Ryloth23 120 Innocents of Ryloth24 121 Liberty on Ryloth25 201 Holocron Heist26 202 Cargo of Doom27 203 Children of the Force28 217 Bounty Hunters29 218 The Zillo Beast30 219 The Zillo Beast Strikes Back31 204 Senate Spy32 205 Landing at Point Rain33 206 Weapons Factory34 207 Legacy of Terror35 208 Brain Invaders36 209 Grievous Intrigue37 210 The Deserter38 211 Lightsaber Lost39 212 The Mandalore Plot40 213 Voyage of Temptation41 214 Duchess of Mandalore42 220 Death Trap43 221 R2 Come Home44 222 Lethal Trackdown45 305 Corruption46 306 The Academy47 307 Assassin48 302 ARC Troopers49 304 Sphere of Influence50 308 Evil Plans51 122 Hostage Crisis52 309 Hunt for Ziro53 310 Heroes on Both Side54 311 Pursuit of Peace55 215 Senate Murders56 312 Nightsisters57 313 Monster58 314 Witches of the Mist59 315 Overlords60 316 Altar of Mortis61 317 Ghosts of Mortis62 318 The Citadel63 319 Counter Attack64 320 Citadel Rescue65 321 Padawan Lost66 322 Wookiee Hunt67 401 Water War68 402 Gungan Attack69 403 Prisoners70 404 Shadow Warrior71 405 Mercy Mission72 406 Nomad Droids73 407 Darkness on Umbara74 408 The General75 409 Plan of Dissent76 410 Carnage of Krell77 411 Kidnapped78 412 Slaves of the Republic79 413 Escape from Kadavo80 414 A Friend In Need81 415 Deception82 416 Friends and Enemies83 417 The Box84 418 Crisis on Naboo85 419 Massacre86 420 Bounty87 421 Brothers88 422 Revenge89 502 A War on Two Fronts90 503 Front Runners91 504 The Soft War92 505 Tipping Points93 506 The Gathering94 507 A Test of Strength95 508 Bound for Rescue96 509 A Necessary Bond97 510 Secret Weapons98 511 A Sunny Day in the Void99 512 Missing in Action100 513 Point of No Return101 501 Revival102 514 Eminence103 515 Shades of Reason104 516 The Lawless105 517 Sabotage106 518 The Jedi Who Knew Too Much107 519 To Catch a Jedi108 520 The Wrong Jedi109 601 The Unknown110 602 Conspiracy111 603 Fugitive112 604 Orders113 605 An Old Friend114 606 The Rise of Clovis115 607 Crisis at the Heart116 608 The Disappeared117 609 The Disappeared: Pt. II118 610 The Lost One119 611 Voices120 612 Destiny 121 613 Sacrifice Edited May 15, 2014 by Chewie Quote
Dynaman Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 The problem with Annakin turning is the same one that existed in Return of the Jedi, Lucas is NOT that good of a writer. What the Emperer/Palpatine was saying was just not believable enough to turn anyone. An example of this story (turning to evil) done right is "The Godfather", a little chip here and a little chip there... Quote
ErikElvis Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Im not sure it was so much Anakin having the ability to kill younglings as it was anakin accepting the dark side, for what he though was a necessity, which then allowed him to kill younglings. If you know what Im saying. I mean the only reason he didn't allow mace to kill Palpatine was for his own selfish reasons and wanting to learn how he can save padme. Edited May 15, 2014 by ErikElvis Quote
peter Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Yeah, I have to agree, that his fall was horribly written, and poorly acted out. I tried to find info on what happened to Rex as well, but all I got was he left the 501st.....read somewhere that Cody killed him, but there was nothing official on it. The Clones and Order 66 was explained, but what I was wondering was what happens to them after? When Fives lost his $hit and wanted to kill Jedi, he also lost his personality momentarily. If the chip in their head works properly, do they stay in that trance-like state for the rest of their lives, or do they revert and get their individual personalities back? If they stay automatons, then there's no worry, no questions, but if they revert, there's going to be a big WTF from the clones, just like Fives experienced after killing squid-head. Yeah, they're supposed to obey orders without question, but we've seen evidence of that not always being true. The series built up a huge fan base for the Clones themselves, the writers went to the trouble to build them up, give them individual characters, likeable ones too, so to have them all instantly turn into mindless zombies after Order 66 kind of blows. Watching the Jedi Order was like watching a victim in a horror movie going into a dark basement alone where Freddy Kruger is waiting to cut them up. You know it's going to happen, you scream at the television for them not to go there, but they do anyways and get *ucked, haha! I can't believe they wasted two whole episodes on Jar Jar in that last season. Edited May 15, 2014 by peter Quote
Dangard Ace Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 http://www.starwars.com/video/star-wars-the-clone-wars-story-reel-a-death-on-utapau http://www.starwars.com/video/star-wars-the-clone-wars-story-reel-in-search-of-the-crystal http://www.starwars.com/video/star-wars-the-clone-wars-story-reel-crystal-crisis http://www.starwars.com/video/star-wars-the-clone-wars-story-reel-the-big-bang Quote
Tking22 Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 I didn't see a thread for Clone Wars in particular, I searched and just found threads for Rebels and films. This news is INSANELY exciting, this came out of nowhere and the only thing I can say is that, IT'S HAPPENING, CLONE WARS IS BACK! We WILL get the ending we deserved after all, and with everything that happened afterward with Anakin and Ahsoka in Rebels, this season will bring the feels, big time. Quote
Old_Nash Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 welll... revisiting Clone Wars after floop of Han Solo movie? Or they haven't ideas to a new series? Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 I'm going to have to watch the entirety of both CW and Rebels at some point, if only for the never-ending onslaught of audio-cue chills they give me. Quote
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