I'm in for a Clone Wars feature. I thought the series was pretty good and gave depth to some of the characters I was actually interested in. I like Star Wars a lot and episodes 1-3 really fell short for me, personally. I thought Clone Wars was better than all three films. Lucas needs to le this live action project go. My son and I have been playing the Star Was Lego video game for 2 months now, and I have to say...even THAT's better than 1-3.
On 2/13/08 10:07 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The fact that the one guy states "animated films always appeal to a younger > audience" kind of troubles me. Such an American attitude. Not the greatest fan > of CGI animated films, either. I wish they could have brought back genius > Gendy Tartakovsky, who did the great "Clone Wars" animated shorts for Cartoon > Network. Unless the series is exceptionally good, a CGI series aimed at > younger audience won't reel me in, especially since I like Star Wars, but > can't really call myself a fan. > > ******************************* > > New `Star Wars' Film Animated Will Be > By JAKE COYLE 3 hours ago > NEW YORK (AP) The "Star Wars" universe, already substantially rendered by > computer generated imagery, is giving in all the way to animation. > "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," an animated film, will open in theaters Aug. 15 > and be followed by a TV series of the same name, to air on the Cartoon Network > and TNT this fall. > "I felt there were a lot more `Star Wars' stories left to tell," said "Star > Wars" creator George Lucas in a statement. "I was eager to start telling some > of them through animation and, at the same time, push the animation forward." > Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, both the film and TV show will be distributed > through Time Warner Inc., which owns TNT, the Cartoon Network and the film's > distributor, Warner Bros. > Lucas, who serves as executive producer, is also planning a live-action > television series spinoff of the franchise, which he began working on last > fall. The animated series has long been in the works, though the theatrical > release was only announced late Tuesday. > The movie and subsequent series takes place between the ground covered in > episodes II and III of the "Star Wars" films: "Attack of the Clones" (2002) > and "Revenge of the Sith" (2005). It will include cartoon versions of many > familiar characters, including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala > and General Grievous. > A new character named Ahsoka, Anakin's padawan, will be the first female Jedi > to be a character of focus. > "It turned out to be an idea that George wanted to explore," said Dave Filoni, > director of the "Clone Wars" movie and supervising director of the series. > "Henry Gillroy (a writer on the series) and I very much wanted to have a > female Jedi in more of a lead role because you've had all the boys." > More than 30 episodes are planned, though Filoni declined to say exactly how > long the show will run. He acknowledged it's a finite timeline before > encroaching on "Revenge of the Sith" story lines. > Though the "Star Wars" films have been extraordinarily lucrative, the force > won't be expected to be as strong in cartoon form. The film and series are > clearly aimed at younger viewers, though Filoni hopes to also entice the many > "Star Wars" die-hard fans. > "An animated series always appeals more to a younger audience," said Filoni. > "But at the same time, we've tried to do some sophisticated things and ensure > that we are going to satisfy the broad spectrum of `Star Wars' fans." > Though Lucas farms out various "Star Wars" projects in what's known as the > "`Star Wars' expanded universe," Filoni says that Lucas ensured "The Clone > Wars" has "that `Star Wars' feeling." > Fans will also remember other animated series following the first time Lucas > completed a "Star Wars" trilogy. After "Return of the Jedi," the series > "Ewoks" and "Droids" ran in the late `80s. > The Cartoon Network also ran an earlier version of a "Clone Wars" animated > series for three seasons beginning in 2003. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
