clone wars
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch’s Producers Break Down That Big Premiere Cameo
Lucasfilm Animation’s Star Wars: The Bad Batch is here, and Clone Force 99’s big new adventure on Disney+ opened with a bang. But as the new series began in the final moments of the Star Wars prequel’s darkest hour, the show made some touching connections to the stories that came before it — an important…
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General Grievous’ Clone Wars Debut Remains a Masterclass — But Not for the Reason You Think
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars Clone Wars micro-series is remembered — deified even — for its action. It is all killer, no filler: the dialogue is spartan, its themes layered but simple. This is Star Wars and you are here for tight, explosive, bombastic action unlike anything the franchise had dared to dream of before, and…
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Star Wars: Republic Commando’s Spirit Still Lives, Even in a Franchise That Killed It
There’s a paradoxical relationship between the legacy of one of Star Wars’ best games and the animated show that became one of the most beloved pillars of the franchise at large. Arguably, Star Wars: The Clone Wars killed Republic Commando at its apex — but without the groundwork it laid, the animated series and its…
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Forget the Bad Batch, Star Wars’ OG Badass Clone Troopers Were the Muunilist 10
This week saw the surprising reveal of the next animated entry in the vast Star Wars saga: final season to tell the story of an elite team of Clone Troopers against the backdrop of the rise of the Empire. They’re the latest in a long line of elite clones on the frontline, but their arguable…