# Star Wars - Clone Wars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832 "2003-09-25T20:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/1 "2003-09-25T20:52:48Z")
So I’m watching Cartoon Network yesterday, and I see a commercial for a badly drawn new cartoon. My first thought is, “Boy, those sure look like Star Destroyers.” Then I realized with horror that they **were** Star Destroyers. Apparently, someone had the brilliant idea to make a cartoon that goes between episodes II and III. While I think it could be cool, the animation looks really, really bad. Has anyone else heard anything about this cartoon? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/2 "2003-09-25T22:01:30Z")
It’s going to be what they call a Micro-series so the various episodes will be [very, very, very short](http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-17291/). Genndy Tartakovsky is the creator and you can definately see that in this. he’s also done Samurai Jack and Dexter’s Lab. I tend to not dig this micro-series very much. They’re just too short to really entertain me. What I’ll really need is good dialog. I’m luke warm. No pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/3 "2003-09-25T22:01:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lord Ashtar \* > \*\*Apparently, someone had the brilliant idea to make a cartoon that goes between episodes II and III. While I think it could be cool, the animation looks really, really bad. > > Has anyone else heard anything about this cartoon? \*\* I’m actually looking forward to this one, but not because I’m a _Star Wars_ fan. I _do_ like “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Powerpuff Girls,” and (especially) “Samurai Jack.” Turns out the Genndy Tartakovsky, who had a hand in creating all three of these cartoons, _is_ a huge _Star Wars_ fan, and is behind the “Clone Wars” cartoon. Bottom line for me: “Samurai Jack” is the most ass-kicking cartoon to hit my screen in a long, long time. I can’t wait to see what this guy is going to do with the stale (and growing ever-staler) Star Wars story. Interesting presentation, too… according to [this](http://www.starwars.com/eu/feature/20030220/), “Clone Wars” is going to be presented as 20 animated shorts, each 2 or 3 minutes long. And just to be clear, it’s not “bad” animation… “Samurai Jack” has actually featured some of the most remarkable animation ever seen in a popular animated series. It’s minimalist, and it’s very different than your average episode of “Transformers” or “Yu-Gi-Oh!” but it’s a far cry from bad. I’m expecting something very interesting in “Clone Wars.” ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/4 "2003-09-25T22:04:56Z")
Beat you by -\>\<- that much **Avalonian**. The first sentance of my second paragraph should read “_I tend to not dig this micro-series very much._” ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/5 "2003-09-25T22:05:18Z")
The extent of my knowledge comes from seeing a snippet of commercial with Yoda in it. I was flipping through the channels and saw that when my brain promptly went into meltdown. I believe my exact words were “Holy God!” ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/6 "2003-09-25T22:06:28Z")
Dammit!!! **THESE**! **THESE**! **THESE**! Not this, I haven’t seen it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/7 "2003-09-25T22:13:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fern Forest \* > **Beat you by -\>\<- that much Avalonian.** Yeah, yeah… if I hadn’t stopped to look up that cite. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/8 "2003-09-25T22:29:35Z")
I am really peeved that I do not get the Cartoon Network. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars/203832/9 "2003-09-26T00:18:35Z")
Two points: ONE: The entire Clone Wars cartoon will most likely be collected on DVD, so folks like **Guinastasia** and I who don’t have cable CAN watch it…someday. TWO: The cartoon, AFAIK, only covers a small part of the actual Clone Wars. You can get a MUCH larger portion of it in the _Star Wars: Republic_ comic book from Dark Horse comics, which is basically covering most of the major battles between Episodes II and III. THREE: I haven’t seen the ads, but I suspect they’re Clone Transports, an ancestor of the much-larger Star Destroyer. Check out the Battle of Geonosis in Episode II–you can see those ships flying over the battlefield.