{"id":64,"date":"2008-05-19T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/05\/19\/star-wars-the-clone-wars-force-unleashed\/"},"modified":"2008-05-16T23:33:20","modified_gmt":"2008-05-17T03:33:20","slug":"star-wars-the-clone-wars-force-unleashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/19\/star-wars-the-clone-wars-force-unleashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: The Clone Wars & Force Unleashed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a big year for the continuing saga of Star Wars.\u00a0 This year will see the new “The Clone Wars” cartoon and the new multimedia event “The Force Unleashed”.\u00a0 Even though I know better, I’m finding myself interested in these items.<\/p>\n

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Click here<\/strong><\/a> to view for the\u00a0new “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” trailer.\u00a0 I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this new animation style, but I’m more impressed than I expected to be.\u00a0 I really expected to hate this look after falling in love with the original Cartoon Network version of\u00a0Clone Wars.\u00a0 Lucas says the new style was inspired by the look of the old Thunderbirds TV series.\u00a0 That interview can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This new Clone Wars premiers first as a theatrical movie on August 15, 2008.\u00a0 Then it will be followed up with a television series starting in the fall on Cartoon Network.\u00a0 This series takes place between Episodes II and III.\u00a0 Looks like Anakin has a padawan of his own this time, Ahsoka Tano<\/a>.\u00a0 On the down side, that’s not Frank Oz doing the voice of Yoda.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Interestingly enough, Star Wars has another major project this year also.\u00a0 It’s called “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed<\/a>“.\u00a0 It was original supposed to launch in Spring 2008, but now it’s been postponed until September.\u00a0 I gotta think the postponement has something to do with the new Clone Wars cartoon.<\/p>\n

This multimedia event will have numerous products that tie-in.\u00a0 The centerpiece is a new video game, but there will also be a tie-in novel, a\u00a0graphic novel, action figures, a reference book, and a role-playing supplement.\u00a0 This event is being marketed somewhat like “Shadows of the Empire<\/a>” was back in the 1990’s.\u00a0 I personally find myself more excited about “The Force Unleashed” than the new “Clone Wars”.<\/p>\n

This story takes place during the large gap between\u00a0Episodes III and IV.\u00a0 It follows Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice as he hunts down the few remaining Jedi.\u00a0 Apparently the story will also explain key plot points that directly lead into the events of Star Wars Episode IV.<\/p>\n

You can watch the amazing trailer for the video game below.\u00a0 It takes a little while to load, so I would load the whole file first, just so it plays smoothly.\u00a0 It’s worth the wait.<\/p>\n

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Even though I’ve been let down by Star Wars over the past several years, I’m looking forward to seeing some new adventures.\u00a0 I’ve got my fingers crossed that they will be enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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