Uh, yeah.
New Star Wars animated show "Rebels" coming fall 2014
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Uh, yeah.
There are message boards where merely criticizing her can lead to a ban.
Why do you think I don't post at any of them?
I actually enjoyed her work on the military/sci-fi aspects of SW. The Jedi had gotten too uber-powerful. It was getting old.
Maybe it's just me.
You're not alone.
Although I've not read any of Traviss' books (or many books of EU Star Wars period....in fact, I think the last SW book I read was "Death Star", and that was a fun read!
), I also prefer the more militaristic aspect....more blasters, less Force-fu! @Skywalker, I suppose it depends on which era you favor.... the Old Republic era, the Rebellion era, or the New Republic era. If she was writing overly militaristic stuff during the Old Republic era, then I might agree that that might be wrong for Star Wars, up until Palpatine began his machinations. During the Rebellion era, militaristic is about all you've got, since the Jedi and belief in the Force are largely reduced to criminal superstition. I haven't read much of anything in the New Republic era, so I can't make a call on that.
If you prefer more military in your Star Wars books, then I recommend the X-wing series by Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston. Some Jedi-related stuff creeps in as the story progresses, but overall it leans very much more toward the military side of things, while retaining the sense of fun and adventure you'd expect to find in Star Wars.
Hi, Skywalker,
Yeah, I'd heard really good things about the X-Wing Rogue Squadron series.
I still think one of the coolest scenes in all of Star Wars is Obi-Wan finishing off General Grievous with a blaster, and then tossing it aside, saying: "So uncivilized!"
The X-Wing books are excellent. They're all great, and worth a read. They were well written, and had some very good villains.
I think the RC books work very well with their subject matter. For me it turned the clones from just basically organic droids in the background to people to pay attention to. Heck, when I watch TCW I care about the random clones that die constantly, because even if they have no lines or stated names, I'm used to thinking of them as people more than the show goes into.
I also of course love how the mandos were done, and honestly how the jedi interact with the clones/mandalorians was interesting to me, as was seeing the jedi from a different perspective. Jedi in the clone wars era were jedi as they were on the road to being eliminated, they were super arrogant, detached from normal people, and while not generally bad, they tended to be pretty dismissive of people. They tend to get put on a pedestal as a group, and I like how the RC books went in a different direction. I think the RC books treated the jedi fairly, and we got to see them from the perspective of people who aren't impressed with them, which I liked.
To be clear, I like a lot of jedi in TCW show and era, but I thought the RC books offered great stories with interesting perspectives. They also changed how I see the clones completely, and I think that was a good thing.
I think TCW did a fantastic job of showing how the clones were more than just random man-droids in shiny white armor, and the underlying tragedy behind their existence. I was especially invested in the development of Fives and his unit, but the show did a really good job of fleshing out clones from all over the galaxy, not just on Fives' group.
Just from what I've seen, they have done a good job, I always like the clone focused episodes. But, for me Traviss's books were the best for showing clones as something besides cannon fodder. That said, I think TCW can be a bit dismissive of the deaths, even of the clones who aren't just the standard trooper. I always got the feeling that Anakin or Ahsoka would be really effected if Rex died, but that Obi-Wan would just be mildly upset if Cody died. Some of the masters, like Windu, I don't think would even blink.
A lot of the jedi really didn't seem to spend too much time thinking about what is basically their hand made slave army, and I think the RC books addressed that aspect well. For a group who protect the innocent, Jedi really don't seem to give much thoughts to the rights of the people under their command. It makes sense for the type of show TCW is to not really get into that, but its something I've thought about ever since I first read the Republic Commando books.
All I can say in response to your post is: "Keep watching."
Oh, I intend to. I'm really liking the show, I wish it hadn't taken me so long to give it a watch. But, then again, now I can watch it without long waits between seasons, so I guess there is some benefits of waiting
Rex and Fives were two of the top reasons to watch The Clone Wars. Both Clone officers (especially Rex) have very strong and devoted fan followings and for very good reasons. The way the writers explored and developed comparatively secondary or tertiary characters like those was nothing short of applause-worthy.
They could easily have relegated every Clone officer and commander not named Cody to mere cannon fodder with the occasional speaking role to remind viewers they were actual human beings underneath the armor, but they didn't. Some of those guys became just as valid and important as (or even moreso than) some of the Jedi Knights or villains and made the show more textured and interesting.
They could easily have relegated every Clone officer and commander not named Cody to mere cannon fodder with the occasional speaking role to remind viewers they were actual human beings underneath the armor, but they didn't. Some of those guys became just as valid and important as (or even moreso than) some of the Jedi Knights or villains and made the show more textured and interesting.
Yeah -- I like the way they embraced the implications of the title. The show was called The Clone Wars, so they often made it about the clones.
Knowing the way Palpatine operates, he probably only has a number like the troopers.
I assume he's like one of those Jedi potential younglings Sidious kidnapped for indoctrination in TCW. I mean how likely is it that he'd give up the idea after that one batch got found out? After Order 66 there'd be nothing to stop him.
Incidentally, if (and I stress *IF*) they were ever going to do it, that'd be an excellent way to introduce Mara Jade. Who knows, maybe even as this Inquisitor's apprentice?
I assume he's like one of those Jedi potential younglings Sidious kidnapped for indoctrination in TCW. I mean how likely is it that he'd give up the idea after that one batch got found out? After Order 66 there'd be nothing to stop him.
Incidentally, if (and I stress *IF*) they were ever going to do it, that'd be an excellent way to introduce Mara Jade. Who knows, maybe even as this Inquisitor's apprentice?
I wouldn't want Mara Jade on this show, especially in a role like apprentice to the inquisitor. I'm still holding out hope that she'll eventually get introduced, and be realitively the same as she was (although probably not Luke's wife, unfortunately). She was never a sith or dark jedi, even though she was the emperor's hand, and I wouldn't want her to be an outright evil force user. Also, she'd be only a few years older than Luke, so I'm not sure how old she'd be in Rebels time period, but probably not old enough.
Either way, I just don't want her involved with this. She's one of my favorite SW characters, and she was pretty popular for an EU character, so I'm betting she gets introduced eventually. I just hope its more like how she was in the old EU, and not something that gets screwed up.
Either way, I just don't want her involved with this. She's one of my favorite SW characters, and she was pretty popular for an EU character, so I'm betting she gets introduced eventually. I just hope its more like how she was in the old EU, and not something that gets screwed up.
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