Star Wars: Rebels

[keg in kc]

And here's our replacement for Clone Wars. Coming to Disney XD in fall 2014. Bridges the gap between Eps 3 and 4. Looks...very cool. Conceptually.



Bit more detail:

Originally Posted by Entertainment Weekly

Star Wars Rebels, a one-hour animated pilot already in production at Lucasfilm, is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2014 on the Disney Channel before the new brand leaps to Disney XD for the ongoing series, according to Lucasfilm sources.

The series will mine material from the 19 years that follow Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and precede the Episode IV: A New Hope. In other words, using the life of the Skywalker twins as a measure, the series will be active in the story years that come after their separation as newborns and before their (unwitting) reunion on the prison level of the Death Star.

No word on whether the show will feature Darth Vader (who would be in the Empire’s power consolidation years and earning his reputation) or even pull in a character like Han Solo, the smuggler and cynic who becomes an unlikely freedom fighter when he opts to stand with his friends against cosmic odds. The title of the show is vaguely phrased in a way that any rebel — even a Boba Fett or Ahsoka Tano might qualify as a title character merely by walking an outsider’s path.

The series has three executive producers: Dave Filoni, the point man on The Clone Wars animated series that launched in 2008; screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg, who has a flair for tonal rewiring and energizing familiar brands with new edge (e.g.: X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes); and Greg Weisman, whose credits include well-regarded work on Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man.

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[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I know Vader uses the force to augment his disability, but he's showing WAY too much dexterity and quickness, IMO.

The fight against Cainan and Ezra was exactly what I would expect a Vader duel to look like against two lesser force users. But the fight against Asoka was not very convincing.

Yeah, yeah, it's Hollywood.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Dagnabit

I know Vader uses the force to augment his disability, but he's showing WAY too much dexterity and quickness, IMO.

This is beyond dumb.

First off, it's a Science Fiction/Fantasy. There ARE no rules.

Secondly,

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by Dagnabit

Wut?

[DaneMcCloud]

If you guys didn't watch the 50 minute Rebels video I posted, here's some very interesting info.

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Pablo Hidalgo, who is responsible for making sure that Star Wars story all fits together perfectly, along with Rebels' showrunner Dave Filoni, gave some tantalizing teases for season three.

"Over the course of the next season, we're going to start seeing more and more recognizable elements; we're going to see more of the Rebellion that we recognize in Episode IV and in Rogue One taking shape in Rebels," Hidalgo said.

"Something big is gonna happen that I think people really, really want, and that I know I've wanted for awhile. We figured out a way to do it. It's a very important moment for Star Wars and very important for Star Wars fans," teased Filoni.

He also stated that he’ll "talk about that specifically" at this year’s Star Wars Celebration Europe in July, which takes place in London. Hopefully we’ll get some more information about Rogue One there.

[Toby Waller]

3 people in theatre,20 minutes of previews away from finally seeing it...a week before they discontinue showing it

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by smellypitts

3 people in theatre,20 minutes of previews away from finally seeing it...a week before they discontinue showing it

Why didn't you just stay home and order the digital copy on Amazon?

And BTW, this is the wrong thread, genious.

[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Why didn't you just stay home and order the digital copy on Amazon?

And BTW, this is the wrong thread, genious.

Star wars is Star wars, so,like what ever lol
It was decent. But 5ge guy who played the heavy didn't work for me.
Why didnt I ?
Because I didn't

[Discuss Thrower]

Nice job for having enough unsettled and leave the audience wanting more.

Also, the Inquisitors have repulsorlift'ed sabres. Hence the coptering.

[Fish]

That finale was ****ing incredible.

[DaneMcCloud]

This is from the Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Wrap Party.

Obviously, Ahsoka is still alive. Does she become a Sith?

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I suspect she'll continue to try and draw Anakin out of Vader, and it will be her undoing.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Dagnabit

I suspect she'll continue to try and draw Anakin out of Vader, and it will be her undoing.

Every time Vader or The Emperor have used the term "it will be his/her/their undoing", the opposite occurs.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Every time Vader or The Emperor have used the term "it will be his/her/their undoing", the opposite occurs.

True....

[unlurking]

I didn't know there was any question whether she was alive or not? They showed her walking back into the temple after Vader walking away.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by unlurking

I didn't know there was any question whether she was alive or not? They showed her walking back into the temple after Vader walking away.

Dave Filoni addressed it in the Season 2 wrap Youtube Video. I guess some people, including the cast, thought she died in the final episode. Filoni says that he knows her fate but that the viewers won't find out for quite some time.

While I thought the season was great and exponentially better than Season One, there's something about this series that really bothers me:

Darth Vader

We've been led to believe that Vader was extremely powerful in The Force and that he was absolutely ruthless during that era. Yet nothing we've seen on film or in Rebels backs up those claims. Darth Maul seems to be far more powerful in The Force and far more ruthless. And outside of Anakin/Vader killing the "younglings", we haven't seen the "ruthless" side of Vader, unless you count the choking of Admiral's Ozzel and Peitt, which were no match for him, anyway.

Vader didn't kill Kanan or Ezra or Ahsoka, yet I'm pretty sure that if Maul wanted Kanan dead, he would have killed him, not only blinded him.