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'''''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''''' is a new computer-animated motion picture from Lucasfilm, depicting events that occur between ''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith]]''. | '''''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''''' is a new computer-animated motion picture and cartoon series from Lucasfilm, depicting events that occur between ''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith]]''. | ||
===The Movie=== | |||
The animated Clone Wars story started as the upcoming television show. [[George Lucas]] decided the animation and story was good enough for a feature film. | The animated Clone Wars story started as the upcoming television show. [[George Lucas]] decided the animation and story was good enough for a feature film. | ||
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The animation style is similar to Japanese Anime, and the characters move like the puppets from the ''Thunderbirds'' television show. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542451.stm</ref> | The animation style is similar to Japanese Anime, and the characters move like the puppets from the ''Thunderbirds'' television show. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542451.stm</ref> | ||
The movie opened in 3rd place, meaning more people went to see | The movie opened in 3rd place, meaning more people went to see ''The Dark Knight'' than the brand-new ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie. Reviews were mixed and mostly negative, earning the film a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. <ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clone_wars/</ref> Many critics have compared it to an over-long Saturday morning cartoon. | ||
===The TV Show=== | |||
[[Image:CW-YWings.jpg|thumb|left|Fully armored [[Y-Wing]]s from the TV show]] | |||
The TV series is being produced in High Definition and airs on the cable channel ''Cartoon Network.''<ref>http://theclonewars.cartoonnetwork.com/</ref> There will be at least forty 22-minute episodes. | |||
The first episode, "Ambush," aired Friday, October 3, 2008. | |||
SciFiWeekly has reviewed the series premier and given it a "B" rating. <ref>http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw19598.html</ref> | |||
===Novelizations=== | |||
The ever-popular [[Karen Traviss]]' novelization of the movie was published in June, 2008. <ref>http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Clone_Wars_Books_Summary_115558.asp</ref> | |||
[[Stargate]] novelist [[Karen Miller]] based the second book, ''Wild Space,'' on the TV series and will be published in November, 2008. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Untitled-K-Miller-Star-Wars/dp/0345509013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214263570&sr=8-1</ref> | |||
Three more Clone Wars novels will be published, with one more by Traviss and two more by Miller. | |||
<ref>http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Wars_(novelizations)</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category: Star Wars]] | [[Category: Star Wars]] | ||
[[Category: Movies]] | [[Category: Movies]] |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a new computer-animated motion picture and cartoon series from Lucasfilm, depicting events that occur between Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
The Movie
The animated Clone Wars story started as the upcoming television show. George Lucas decided the animation and story was good enough for a feature film.
The story has Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda, and introduces a "new feisty female Jedi sidekick called Ahsoka Tano."
The animation style is similar to Japanese Anime, and the characters move like the puppets from the Thunderbirds television show. [1]
The movie opened in 3rd place, meaning more people went to see The Dark Knight than the brand-new Star Wars movie. Reviews were mixed and mostly negative, earning the film a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [2] Many critics have compared it to an over-long Saturday morning cartoon.
The TV Show
The TV series is being produced in High Definition and airs on the cable channel Cartoon Network.[3] There will be at least forty 22-minute episodes.
The first episode, "Ambush," aired Friday, October 3, 2008.
SciFiWeekly has reviewed the series premier and given it a "B" rating. [4]
Novelizations
The ever-popular Karen Traviss' novelization of the movie was published in June, 2008. [5] Stargate novelist Karen Miller based the second book, Wild Space, on the TV series and will be published in November, 2008. [6]
Three more Clone Wars novels will be published, with one more by Traviss and two more by Miller. [7]
Notes
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542451.stm
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clone_wars/
- ↑ http://theclonewars.cartoonnetwork.com/
- ↑ http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw19598.html
- ↑ http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Clone_Wars_Books_Summary_115558.asp
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Untitled-K-Miller-Star-Wars/dp/0345509013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214263570&sr=8-1
- ↑ http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Wars_(novelizations)