Here’s a reason to get in on that Hyperspace thing, at least if you’re in the Bay Area: An email invite went out from Lucasfilm’s Mary Franklin to San Francisco-area fans for a special screening of The Clone Wars – followed by a Q&A with Dave Filoni – on Monday.
Clone Wars TV movie event coming in September?
The Jedi Temple Archives has what appears to be a Hasbro marketing calender that places a “TV Movie Event” in September. Best guess? The basic cable (broadcast?) premiere of the original The Clone Wars movie.
I asked the collective intelligence of Twitter, and (hat tip to @RyanPom and @MandyBu) we’re pretty sure that The Clone Wars never got a run on premium cable here in the U.S., which could make this the first airing on TV, period. Emphasis on could, of course, since there’s always the slim chance they’re making another full-length ‘feature’ to launch S3…
The Clone Wars review: ‘The Deserter’
While ‘Grievous Intrigue’ threw in a lot of action without much plot, ‘The Deserter’ combines story, character, and action to make a stronger episode. While Republic searches for a crash-landed Grievous, an injured Rex comes across something that forces him to rethink his life: a farmer and father, who happens to be a clone deserter. Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘The Deserter’”
‘The Deserter’ is a scrumptious dessert!
The second episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars last week, ‘The Deserter’, about Rex’s discovery of a clone deserter-turned-father while Obi-wan and Cody try to apprehend a crash-landed Grievous, turned out to give the fans something to enjoy:
- TheForce.Net thought ‘The Deserter’ truly shined, with its philosophical debate, domestic scenes, and zombie-like feel to the final battle at the farmhouse.
- Pendragon’s Post calls it solid, and likes getting into the psychology of clones.
- IGN gives it an 8, but wishes that the Grievous/Obi-wan plot had been lessened, as well as the cuteness of those Twi’lek kids.
- Big Shiny Robot loved the final battle at the farmhouse, being reminded of the end of L.A. Confidential, and can’t get enough of those commando droids.
- Galactic Binder sees a “well executed storyline” and looks at Rex’s growth as he sees different notions of bravery.
- Broken Frontier thinks ‘Grievous Intrigue’ to be more entertaining, but ‘The Deserter’ to end up as one of the better dialogue-focused episodes.
Check back in a few for my review!
The Clone Wars review: ‘Grievous Intrigue’
General Grievous finally makes his Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 2 grand entrance after lurking in the shadows last fall. In the first season, Grievous mostly came out as a mustache-twirling villain whose sinister plots would be undone by the Jedi and the ineptitude of his own droids, and the hacking cyborg would escape at the last second to try another dastardly plot. In ‘Grievous Intrigue’ he again shows his ability to cook up a caper, but this time, we see a glimmer of purpose behind the mask. Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘Grievous Intrigue’”
Reviewers intrigued by ‘Grievous Intrigue’?
General Grievous tried to trap some Jedi in ‘Grievous Intrigue’, but they managed to escape again – let’s see how he fared in trapping the viewers of Star Wars: The Clone Wars:
- IGN liked the more complex nature of Grievous shown here, and gave it a 9 out of 10.
- TheForce.Net enjoyed the Obi-wan/Grievous rivalry and the spectacular lightsaber duels.
- SWCloneWarsReviews gave it 3/5 stars, calling it fun and enjoyable, but pointing out almost some boredom with Grievous-style lightsaber combat and the lack of tension caused by “we know these people all survive to Episode III” syndrome.
- Dauntless Media liked the kinetic, intense action, and calling the episode a visual feast, but without depth — and the episode being poorly named.
- Big Shiny Robot loved the commando droids and calls the episode “preposterously well animated action.”
And don’t forget to check back later today for my review!
The Clone Wars returns Friday – twice
You’re getting two new episodes Friday: ‘Grievous Intrigue’ (featuring Grievous) and ‘The Deserter’ (clones and a scantily-clad twi’leck.) Look for Eeth Koth to make an appearance soon as well (if he hasn’t already.)
Clone Wars comics to end with #12
They’re just not finding an audience, says Randy Stradley. (Shocking!) The bookstore-friendly digests will continue. And this might have changed somewhere along the way, but wasn’t the monthly series supposed to be a limited one anyway?
The Clone Wars review: ‘Brain Invaders’
‘Brain Invaders.’ Just say it to yourself a few times. Brain Invaders, Brain Invaders, Brain Invaders. Those two words remind me of so much… arcade games, Star Trek II, dewy summer morns relaxing at Grandma’s farm. Alas, the title is never seen on-screen, nor spoken within the episode. Still, we have it here, on the internet, and in the future, on DVD menus. It is enough. Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘Brain Invaders’”
Clone Wars, Robot Chicken get Annie nods
The Clone Wars’ Kevin Kiner was nominated for Music in a Television Production for the episode ‘Weapons Factory,’ while Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 is up for Best Animated Short Subject. Other genre noms went to Coraline, Up, Futurama and the other usual suspects. (via)
Kiner was nominated in the same category last year for the music of ‘Rising Malevolence,’ while Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II took home three awards, including Best Animated Television Production.