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First the ‘good’ news: The Clone Wars did not take home the Razzie for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel. The bad news is that Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull did. Oh well!
(I still think it should have been the other way around. ::ducks fruit::)
Lightsabre’s latest interview is with Skywalker Sound’s David Acord, who has worked on Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith and now The Clone Wars.
Tonight, Cartoon Network is showing ‘Ambush,’ the series’ first episode. “By popular demand,” apparently.
Last week: Watch ‘Blue Shadow Virus’ and ‘Mystery of a Thousand Moons’. Or check out the reviews from our own JawaJames, IGN/IGN, the review blog, Den of Geek, Television Zombies and Big Shiny Robot.
“Fear is a disease. Hope is its only cure.”
Hope may be a good cure for fear, but keep your hazmat suit on – there’s an outbreak on the horizon. This pair of episodes form a single story arc over an attempt to release a lethal virus across the galaxy being contained on Naboo, which means – yup, Jar Jar gets more heroics. Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘Blue Shadow Virus’ and ‘Mystery of a Thousand Moons’”
Friday brought a Padme/Jar Jar/Anakin/Anakin double-header with ‘Blue Shadow Virus’ and ‘Mystery of a Thousand Moons’. In the commentaries, Dave Filoni talks about adding new character designs and strange places. (Come back later for James’ review!)
Rebelscum has a couple of galleries from Toy Fair… Not much EUish from Diamond Select. (Though their Jedi Luke looks nice.) The real gems, as usual, come from Hasbro and their comic packs. There’s a bunch of Clone Wars stuff I can’t even begin to catagorize… And a Marvel-era Luke and Lumiya! (Removable head? How apt!)
Heading into a more modern comic era, Legacy’s Darth Krayt and an Imperial Knight who I believe is Sigil Dare, plus Kyle Katarn and Beefy the Vong (probably not his real name,) above. (Based on a late Tales storyline?)
Here’s the Hasbro press release and official images. And here is their Star Wars presentation, shedding a little more light on their offerings… Including a Wal-Mart exclusive Corran Horn figure!
UPDATE: A report on the Turbo Tank and more photos from StarWars.com.
In tonight’s ‘Blue Shadow Virus,’ and ‘Mystery of a Thousand Moons,’ Padme and Jar Jar investigate a biological threat to the Naboo and (of course) end up captured. Michael York plays the episode’s villain, Dr. Nuvo Vindi.
This scene from this Friday’s new Clone Wars episode magically appeared on Youtube this week. (via)
Star Wars has been named the #1 toy license for 2008, thanks to sales that exceed $450 million: It was the year’s most popular licensed toy property. The success of The Force Unleashed and the appearance of 14 Star Wars titles on New York Times bestseller list contributed as well. And StarWars.com has seen a 30% jump in site traffic.
Editor’s Note: We’re trying a little something new! Please welcome our first guest poster, The Stooge, with a review of Friday’s episode!
Well, finally. After two weeks of stories about innocent bystanders versus sneering baddies, The Clone Wars delivers the goods. From the start, ‘The Hidden Enemy’ is a definite change of pace, as the newsreel informs us that it takes place on the planet Christophsis, which was last seen in the theatrical Clone Wars movie. And for a second, I worried that they were just broadcasting the movie instead of showing a new episode. But then it became clear that this installment was a prequel to the animated movie! Yes, a prequel to the pilot set between the prequels, airing sixteen episodes after the pilot’s theatrical run. Hooray for confusing continuity! Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘The Hidden Enemy’”