Star Wars Rebels (2014)

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://starwars.com/news/new-animated-series-star-wars-rebels-coming-fall-2014.html


Production has begun on Star Wars Rebels, an exciting, all-new animated television series based on one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time. Scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel, it will be followed by a series on Disney XD channels around the world.

[...]

The action-filled series is set between the events of Episode III and IV -- an era spanning almost two decades never-before explored on-screen. Star Wars Rebels takes place in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape. Details about the show are a closely guarded secret at this point.

[Crusader]

Great News: Now they need to confirm Ventress and Ahsoka the dynamic duo return in Rebels and I am super happy!

[Captain Untouchable]

^ That's the news I'm waiting for too. :ohno

[Dasquian Belargic]

Logo, concept art and other good start for this show revealed at CE2:

http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-europe-2013-star-wars-rebels-logo-art-and-details-revealed.html

[Crusader]

And someone has bought the T-Shirt with the logo at celebration!

They haned out buttons at SW:CE2

If you check the button's edge (always check the buttons!) you will find a tiny URL that leads you here:
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/1976/01/05/join-the-rebellion/

[Captain Untouchable]

If you check the button's edge (always check the buttons!) you will find a tiny URL that leads you here:
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/1976/01/05/join-the-rebellion/

For those who aren't <s>sad, lonely, and lifeless</s> cool enough to be able to read Aurebesh, the text on that ship image thingy says:

Modified YCX-100 Light Freighter
Corellian Engineering Corporation

1. Nose Turret's [G]unner Station (I think there's a typo?)
2. Forward Floodlights
3. Main Cockpit
4. Crew Quarters
5. Port Docking Ring
6. Starboard Docking Ring
7. Dorsal Laser Cannon Turret
8. Main Cargo Hold
9. Engine Assembly

Metrics:
Length - 43.9 meters
Width - 34.2 meters
Height - 14.5 meters

I shouldn't be proud of the fact that I can read that, but I kind of am a little bit. :uhoh

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I hadn't heard about this but Disney is making a new CG animation series, set between Ep III and Ep IV. Here's a blurb about it. (http://www.starwars7news.com/2013/09/disney-reveals-more-star-wars-rebels.html#more)


"Four short-form interstitials will release in Summer 2014, introducing viewers to the characters of Star Wars Rebels. In Fall 2014, a one-hour debut special will air on Disney Channel and Disney XD, followed by the series rollout on Disney XD.

Under the supervision of Executive Producers Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Greg Weisman (Young Justice, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Gargoyles), Star Wars Rebels boasts the talents of the production team that brought us the hugely successful and Emmy winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.


Star Wars Rebels will have A-level company-wide marketing in Summer/Fall 2014, as well as a huge push across consumer product divisions, including digital, electronics, toys, apparel, stationery, and home furnishings."

Hopefully Asoka will be in it. Also, hopefully I'll watch The Clone Wars season 2 and beyond before fall 2014. No promises! (Wait, is it on Netflix?)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Haha I suck at forums.

[Dasquian Belargic]

teaser trailer!

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[Crusader]

Sic semper Tyrannis! Let this rebellion begin!

The Jedi will rise? So together with the hints from Dave Filloni at Celebration Europe I think it is save to asume that Ahsoka will be back in this one and hopefully "Badass Bounty Hunter" Ventress as well.

[Michael Beckett]

The Jedi will rise? So together with the hints from Dave Filloni at Celebration Europe I think it is save to asume that Ahsoka will be back in this one and hopefully "Badass Bounty Hunter" Ventress as well.

Don't get my hopes up like this, Peter. If this doesn't happen I will cry. :(

[Crusader]

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The first offical character design

[Dasquian Belargic]

There are already planned LEGOs for this show: http://io9.com/new-star-wars-rebels-characters-revealed-but-in-lego-fo-1522868158

[Dasquian Belargic]

two new teasers...

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[Beskade Goza]

Those vids link to character intros for Kanan (the Captain), Ezra (the kid sidekick), and Chopper (the grumpy droid) as well. If you've not watched those you should, because it's a pretty good insight into what the show is going to be about/like!

Seems that basically they're doing a small crew-focused story: more like the original trilogy and it's focus on the Falcon and the people in it, as opposed to the broad-reaching political story of Clone Wars. There's a retired Jedi captain, a force sensitive / tech savvy street kid, an astromech that they describe as a grumpy cat... and it looks like there's a lady in the voice recording shots, though I haven't spotted a character profile for them yet.

Basically, it seems like they're doing something very different: it's not just Clone Wars ten years on, it's a much more zoomed in story with a much smaller cast of characters. ...which is cool, they're not just using Rebels as an opportunity to dodge the contract with Cartoon Network, they're using it as an opportunity to do something new/different with it.

[Callomas Savoc]

Welp that's done it for me. I'm gonna be in a fanboy coma for half the year :ohno

[Crusader]

After watching all those character videos I am getting a real Firefly vibe from the crew.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Full trailer:

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[Charley]

Yes omg so awesome I cannot wait :D

[Captain Untouchable]

I want that droid. :ohno

[Droo]

While it doesn't diminish my enthusiasm about the show at all, I thought that trailer was awful.

[Charley]

It was pretty disjointed and told me next to nothing about the show, but I'm a shameful horrible star wars nerd who will gobble this shit up and grin either way.

[Captain Untouchable]

I actually thought it did a pretty good job of telling us stuff we didn't already know? ^_^;

In fairness, I'm viewing it in the context of having seen all the little character videos on youtube... but it explained the basic premise: there's some little kid who meets this "team" of main characters who are "a rebel cell". They tangle with the Imperials, and the main villain - the Inquisitor - is after them because the leader of the cell is a Jedi.

I don't think that's something we actually knew already; it certainly cleared things up for me.

[Crusader]

We just watched the Spark of a Rebellion at the movies and we liked it. You could argue that the second half felt abit rushed but on the other hand a pilot needs to establish a lot of characters especially a show with an ensemble cast like Rebels. My favorite Charakter so far is Hera, the mother of the Ghost's crew.
And yes it is Firefly in the Star Wars Universe. Oh and the way they visualis the force is great.

[Vansen Tyree]

I am really enjoying this so far. It's definitely not Clone Wars - very different style, very different tone - but it's very much a show for fans of all of Star Wars: lots of references, lots of quotes, lots of in-jokes. The one thing in particular that I really enjoy is the sound effects: hearing walkers clunking around and TIEs screaming overhead with exactly the right noises is fantastic, and there's lots of very familiar musical cues too - there's a real sense of "I know what this music means!" about it, which is great.

It's a smidge jarring to go from Season 6 of Clone Wars to Season 1 of Rebels, because they've kinda reset the clock on their target audience: Clone Wars kinda grew/matured with it's audience, whereas Rebels is back to being as accessible to all ages as possible, to maximise it's audience appeal. Works out great for me, though: makes it easier to indoctrinate my niece in preparation for Episode VII. :mischief

The characters are great too. They've changed up the animation style, and that's letting them be a lot more nuanced with the "performances" - Hera is my favourite too, she comes across as very caring and genuine... but it's all subtle expressions and unspoken stuff, which is really impressive. Met the Inquisitor in the most recent episode as well: he is creepy evil, and I like it.

[Padd]

Finally started this. It's pretty good so far. I liked the Clone Wars animation (esp. after the first season) better, but I like the strong non-Jedi characters of Rebels. My favorite episodes of the Clone Wars were the ones with the bounty hunters and pirates. I would have loved to see a Han Solo-type character in the Clone Wars. I do wish the story was a bit more mature, but it is a kid's show on Disney XD, so I have to keep that in mind.