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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 14, 2021 21:16:13 GMT
I’m in a bit of a lull at the moment between jobs and I decided to start up Clone Wars again. I’d watched only about 10 episodes initially, then lost interest about two years ago.
I’m now into the middle of Season 2 and loving it. Lots of fun, with a good mix of a larger story involving many interesting characters and some of those classic cartoon serial one-off episodes.
Sometimes I don’t like that, but it works here because it’s usually serving a larger purpose within the grand scheme of the show.
Hopefully I can burn through it quick and post some final thoughts/a review.
Any thoughts on this show if you’ve seen it?
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jan 14, 2021 22:09:03 GMT
I think its a decent show and enjoyed it for the most part.
I have not seen 7 yet.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 16, 2021 23:09:03 GMT
I skipped season 1 at people's advisement. Liked season 2 and am on season 3. Enjoying it. It's far better than the actual prequels.
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Post by azzajones on Jan 17, 2021 7:28:09 GMT
I found the show generally got better and better from season to season, although there were still some bad eps in the later seasons.
I liked how it was an ensamble show, where you got eps focused on different characters including a number of background Jedi from the prequels - the show did a good job of fleshing out those characters.
The anthology format remains odd, in that during season 3 there'll be an ep that's a prequel to a season 1 ep, for example.
The continuity works for the most part, although some things were definitely a strecth.
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Jan 19, 2021 0:27:49 GMT
I’m in a bit of a lull at the moment between jobs and I decided to start up Clone Wars again. I’d watched only about 10 episodes initially, then lost interest about two years ago. I’m now into the middle of Season 2 and loving it. Lots of fun, with a good mix of a larger story involving many interesting characters and some of those classic cartoon serial one-off episodes. Sometimes I don’t like that, but it works here because it’s usually serving a larger purpose within the grand scheme of the show. Hopefully I can burn through it quick and post some final thoughts/a review. Any thoughts on this show if you’ve seen it? Yes. I’ve seen all of the seasons. It got a respectable but not huge following. And some “prejudices” might have had something to do with that. Namely it is a cartoon, was broadcast on a niche network, and takes place during the prequel era. But season 7 was broadcast on the (hugely mainstream) Disney + network. And the large exposure has more people gaining interest in going back and watching previous seasons. And those people are discovering what I knew all along. That the best writing in SW has been happening in the Clone Wars animated series. The writing doesn’t suffer from the choppy pacing, mediocre acting, and stiff dialogue of the prequels. The writing also doesn’t suffer from the poor continuity, sloppy mythos, and frequent plot holes of the sequel trilogy. If you can get past the fact that they’re cartoons it’s good SW. There are some forgettable fluff/filler episodes. But others make up for it by being really good. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 19, 2021 1:35:45 GMT
I’m in a bit of a lull at the moment between jobs and I decided to start up Clone Wars again. I’d watched only about 10 episodes initially, then lost interest about two years ago. I’m now into the middle of Season 2 and loving it. Lots of fun, with a good mix of a larger story involving many interesting characters and some of those classic cartoon serial one-off episodes. Sometimes I don’t like that, but it works here because it’s usually serving a larger purpose within the grand scheme of the show. Hopefully I can burn through it quick and post some final thoughts/a review. Any thoughts on this show if you’ve seen it? Yes. I’ve seen all of the seasons. It got a respectable but not huge following. And some “prejudices” might have had something to do with that. Namely it is a cartoon, was broadcast on a niche network, and takes place during the prequel era. But season 7 was broadcast on the (hugely mainstream) Disney + network. And the large exposure has more people gaining interest in going back and watching previous seasons. And those people are discovering what I knew all along. That the best writing in SW has been happening in the Clone Wars animated series. The writing doesn’t suffer from the choppy pacing, mediocre acting, and stiff dialogue of the prequels. The writing also doesn’t suffer from the poor continuity, sloppy mythos, and frequent plot holes of the sequel trilogy. If you can get past the fact that they’re cartoons it’s good SW. There are some forgettable fluff/filler episodes. But others make up for it by being really good. The writing is excellent and I’m taken aback by how dark/violent it can be. Nearly done with Season 2, I got held up a little but I should be able to keep going through it. I’ve heard Seasons 3-7 are really the meat of the show and where most of the super good stuff resides, but S2 is impressive so far imo. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 26, 2021 21:47:05 GMT
I notice more and more influence on The Mandalorian from this show. Obviously it makes sense considering Filoni is the/a showrunner for both, but most surprising is the similarity in visual framing.
Many shots from The Mandalorian are framed EXACTLY as they were in Clone Wars. Sometimes animation to live-action doesn't translate well, but it really does here.
I'd love to see how Filoni directed an episode of Clone Wars compared to, say, his direction on the episode "The Jedi." The direct comparison would be a fascinating study of cinematography in animation and how it can even be improved.
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Jan 27, 2021 21:32:24 GMT
Yes. I’ve seen all of the seasons. It got a respectable but not huge following. And some “prejudices” might have had something to do with that. Namely it is a cartoon, was broadcast on a niche network, and takes place during the prequel era. But season 7 was broadcast on the (hugely mainstream) Disney + network. And the large exposure has more people gaining interest in going back and watching previous seasons. And those people are discovering what I knew all along. That the best writing in SW has been happening in the Clone Wars animated series. The writing doesn’t suffer from the choppy pacing, mediocre acting, and stiff dialogue of the prequels. The writing also doesn’t suffer from the poor continuity, sloppy mythos, and frequent plot holes of the sequel trilogy. If you can get past the fact that they’re cartoons it’s good SW. There are some forgettable fluff/filler episodes. But others make up for it by being really good. The writing is excellent and I’m taken aback by how dark/violent it can be. Nearly done with Season 2, I got held up a little but I should be able to keep going through it. I’ve heard Seasons 3-7 are really the meat of the show and where most of the super good stuff resides, but S2 is impressive so far imo. I agree. Season 2 is markedly better than season 1 and I think it’s underrated. But seasons 3 - 7, the plots get thicker, the character development gets better. And so does the cinematics. Great stuff. |
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Post by TutuAnimationPrincess on Jan 29, 2021 21:55:59 GMT
This series was great and remains one of the best Star Wars products to date.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Apr 5, 2021 22:17:07 GMT
Just watched the last season (minus the Ahsoka with those girls episodes, as the first one was mind bogglingly crap) as they were on Disney+.
I've always drifted in and out of the cartoons as some of it has been absolute garbage - e.g. That terrible run of episodes with the force father / son / daughter where Anakin got visions of becoming evil and bringing Maul back.
However the last four episodes were (despite Darth Maul, again!) exceptionally good and tied Ahsoka nicely in with the events of ROTS. It was a case of storyline exposition in the cartoons which actually seemed worthwhile. Plus the quality of the animation was a clear leap up from what had come before.
Definitely worth checking these episodes out even if you don't watch / particularly care for the cartoons...
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Post by Winter_King on Apr 6, 2021 8:42:43 GMT
Currently finishing the last season. I've just saw the episode where Anakin and Ashoka met for the last time before he becomes Vader.
The show is good and I watched in chronological order and I notice that's probably the best way of watching it... I think there are few episodes involving Jabba's brother that don't really make sense if you see them in the order the episodes were released.
Anyhow, the thing that keeps bothering me is how dumb those droids are... I mean they were dumb in prequels generally but the show makes it even worse.
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Post by shinnickneth on Apr 7, 2021 20:11:08 GMT
Currently finishing the last season. I've just saw the episode where Anakin and Ashoka met for the last time before he becomes Vader. The show is good and I watched in chronological order and I notice that's probably the best way of watching it... I think there are few episodes involving Jabba's brother that don't really make sense if you see them in the order the episodes were released. Anyhow, the thing that keeps bothering me is how dumb those droids are... I mean they were dumb in prequels generally but the show makes it even worse.  "Your droids! They'll have to wait outside. We don't want them here!"
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 4, 2021 6:47:27 GMT
Finished it up and loved it. I’ll probably write up a more comprehensive review at some point, but all in all I really loved the show. Super impressive and the last four episodes especially are genuinely some of the most effective moments to come out of a Star Wars property.
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Post by shinnickneth on May 7, 2021 13:55:25 GMT
Finished it up and loved it. I’ll probably write up a more comprehensive review at some point, but all in all I really loved the show. Super impressive and the last four episodes especially are genuinely some of the most effective moments to come out of a Star Wars property. I keep meaning to check this series out. The one thing that turns me off to it is the whole Darth Maul debacle.
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 7, 2021 14:07:40 GMT
Finished it up and loved it. I’ll probably write up a more comprehensive review at some point, but all in all I really loved the show. Super impressive and the last four episodes especially are genuinely some of the most effective moments to come out of a Star Wars property. I keep meaning to check this series out. The one thing that turns me off to it is the whole Darth Maul debacle. Maul returning was always dumb, I agree. They pull it off in a creative way though, and give him a real role in the events of the show. It’s not like Palpatine just coming back for a big battle in Ep. IX. You’d definitely enjoy the series overall. It starts slow but season 2 onward is really interesting and fun. |
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Post by shinnickneth on May 8, 2021 16:31:04 GMT
Maul returning was always dumb, I agree. They pull it off in a creative way though, and give him a real role in the events of the show. It’s not like Palpatine just coming back for a big battle in Ep. IX. You’d definitely enjoy the series overall. It starts slow but season 2 onward is really interesting and fun. How much of it is he in?
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Post by dazz on May 8, 2021 21:57:01 GMT
Maul returning was always dumb, I agree. They pull it off in a creative way though, and give him a real role in the events of the show. It’s not like Palpatine just coming back for a big battle in Ep. IX. You’d definitely enjoy the series overall. It starts slow but season 2 onward is really interesting and fun. How much of it is he in? Between Clone Wars and Rebels he's in I think 14-16 episodes or so but he doesn't appear until I think S4 of Clone Wars and late S2 of Rebels, so he's basically in one or 2 arcs per season which isn't much really. They actually flesh him out unlike the movie and give him a character rather than just a cool design.
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 9, 2021 0:46:04 GMT
Maul returning was always dumb, I agree. They pull it off in a creative way though, and give him a real role in the events of the show. It’s not like Palpatine just coming back for a big battle in Ep. IX. You’d definitely enjoy the series overall. It starts slow but season 2 onward is really interesting and fun. How much of it is he in? He doesn’t show up until the last half, then he’s just sporadically in a few of the three to four episode arcs. |
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on May 11, 2021 11:56:10 GMT
Maul returning was always dumb, I agree. They pull it off in a creative way though, and give him a real role in the events of the show. It’s not like Palpatine just coming back for a big battle in Ep. IX. You’d definitely enjoy the series overall. It starts slow but season 2 onward is really interesting and fun. How much of it is he in? They “resurrect” Maul in the last 2 episodes of season 4. And he’s in the first episode of season 5. In the second half of season 5 he’s in a trilogy of well written episodes that give him some good character development. It ultimately foreshadows why he was in the strategic position he was in in his cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Then he appears again in season 7, the final 4 episodes. It’s a well written quadrilogy that plays out like a crossover movie to ROTS. So... not much. His character crosses over to the Star Wars: Rebels animated series. He shows up in a 2 part finale to season 2 (“The Twilight of the Apprentice” part 1 and 2). Arguably one of the best episodes in the series. And then he’s sprinkled throughout season 3. I won’t give away too much of the story arc in that season regarding Maul. That’s it. His explanation for being resurrected is somewhat implausible and rushed over. But ironically, most of the episodes he is in are great episodes with his character being well written within those episodes. This is just me speculating, but I suppose they could’ve solved the “plausibility debacle” of Maul being alive if they had given his role in the animated series to his brother. But either they didn’t think of that or the fan base popularity of Maul’s character was too big of a temptation to ignore. |
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