Clone Wars Season 3???

[JMK]

http://www.theforce.net/episode2/index.shtml#23848

They'd better get on with it then!

[Jedieb]

There was a blurb on TFN that 20 more episodes have been ordered for the spring of 05 as a lead in to EP3. I think we might see a series with characters and images that will dovetail right into EP3. A long haired Anakin, short hair and bearded Obi-Wan, etc. We might even get to see Anakin get that wicked scar, who knows. I think this will make great intro into EP3.

[Dan the Man]

Awesome :D

[JMK]

Terrific news! Isn't there an EU novel that is also supposed to be a direct lead-in to Episode 3? I wonder how that will work out?

[darth_mcbain]

Well, its official - http://www.starwars.com/clonewars/about/news/news20040608.html



Following the immense success of the first 20 chapters of the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Cartoon Network will continue the saga with five new expanded chapters beginning March 21, 2005.

Once again helmed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Star Wars: Clone Wars continues where Chapter 20 left off, but in a new format. Whereas previous installments were just three minutes long, each new chapter will be 12 minutes, promising viewers four times the excitement, adventures and intrigue as they lead into the long-awaited finale to the saga, Star Wars: Episode III.

Tartakovsky, the talent behind the critically acclaimed Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory, will return as director, co-screenwriter and executive producer of the new Star Wars: Clone Wars animated mini-series. Cartoon Network will air the new chapters from March 21 to March 25 with limited commercial interruptions. These new installments are planned to appear online to members of Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club.

The first twenty chapters -- still available for download to Hyperspace members -- featured such fabled characters as Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker in the ongoing battle of the Army of the Republic against a vast uprising spearheaded by the Separatists and their massive droid armies. Chapter 20 introduced viewers to General Grievous, military leader of the Separatist armies, and a major character in next year's Star Wars: Episode III. The new mini-series will include an expanded role for Grievous.

"We were really impressed with the quality of the animation and the storytelling abilities that Cartoon Network and Genndy brought to the first Star Wars: Clone Wars episodes, and clearly viewers were, too, because the feedback we received about the micro-series was fantastic," said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing. "This new mini-series will bring even more depth and excitement to the story of the Clone Wars and will lead viewers right into the adventures of Star Wars: Episode III."

"It is a tremendous honor for Cartoon Network to have been selected by Lucasfilm to produce these new Star Wars stories, because the Star Wars saga is one of the most popular and successful entertainment properties in the world," said Jim Samples, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cartoon Network Worldwide. "Genndy thoroughly enjoyed the collaborative relationship we built with Lucasfilm during the production of the first Clone Wars episodes, and is terribly excited now to be entrusted with furthering the storyline and working with such popular and enduring characters. This will truly be a 'must-see' for Star Wars fans and animation lovers."


Sounds awesome - I really liked the first 20 chapters, I'm hoping these new ones will be just as good. It certainly makes the wait until Ep. III a little more bearable... :)

[Jedi Master Carr]

Really we are getting the same amount as Season 1 and 2 that is still one hours worth of episodes right there so that works great. Can't wait to see more of Grievious :)

[JMK]

I think I prefer this format better. I can't wait for this, I can't get enough of these cartoons, they're just great! :rollin

[darth_mcbain]

Yeah, the 3-5 minute episodes were kinda cool, but very fragmented. I think I'm going to like this new format better as well.

[Dan the Man]

I am soooo jonesing for this.

Clone Wars is so awesome :D

[Jedieb]

This is great! I expect to see these characters drawn the way they'll appear in EP3. Sweeeeet.

[JMK]

I hope it really is a direct lead-in to Episode 3. As in it ends just as the rumored opening space battle is beginning.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I hope they show what happened to Ki-Adi and the others I am guessing Anakin and Obi-Wan show up and save them and Grievious escapes but that is a guess.

[JMK]

That could be. My guess is that it will take place a little later than that, with a long-haired Anakin, short-haired Obi-Wan.