2 New Star Wars: Rebels Teasers Revealed.

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Two new teaser trailers about the new Rebels TV Show have been officially released. They’re called “Ignite” and “Spark”…


 

From the footage it looks like Ezra will be the main focus of the show. 
I hope we get to see some more villains. So far we’ve seen 6 rebel characters and only one bad guy. I hope they are hiding them intentionally. 

And here’s something like a poster with all 6 characters + the Inquisitor. 
(image Lucas Siegel)

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154 thoughts on “2 New Star Wars: Rebels Teasers Revealed.

  • February 17, 2014 at 3:30 pm
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    they are probably hiding vader for the big reveal and if they dont have some sort of baddy already announced ppl will be suspecting vader 100% but for now the main focus is on this inquisitor. there is no way they will pass up the opportunity to have vader on screen

    • February 17, 2014 at 3:46 pm
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      Of course not. In fact, I believe it would have been better to have Disney center our focus on Vader being the only opposing threat to the Jedi aside from the Emperor. That makes him so much more of a badass. Introducing a brand new villain into the saga who is going to have to be killed of with these unexplained Jedi by the end of the series is a waste of time and overall disrespectful to the canonical continuity of the movieverse, just as TCW was. Why would I make the foolish attempt at expecting anything more from a Disney animated Star Wars series?

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:03 pm
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      I am in 100% agreement dopey! I think it’s foolish that they are introducing the focus on different characters who we know MUST eventually be killed off.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:09 pm
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      Unless Disney imposes upon themselves the right to change everything we’ve known about Star Wars for the passed 40 years and the themes that carry throughout the movieverse.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:24 pm
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      and plus so many more people would like and be intrested in the show if vader was the main baddy!

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:33 pm
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      Agreed. That was a bad marketing move on their part. Star Wars should be a franchise based on familiarity, not the introduction of completely new, unrelated characters.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:44 pm
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      Vader Veder’s of Vaders Vader. Sounds boring to me. Lucas already milked him dry with the Prequels’ “Oh, he’s gonna be vader! Oh, he’s gonna be vader!”.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:50 pm
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      That’s completely irrelevent and doesn’t change the fact that at this point in the timeline where Rebels is taking place, Vader was the head hancho. Introducing a new villain is pointless.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:35 pm
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      Question: How is this not following the story of Star Wars?

      If you impose the fact that “all the Jedi are suppose to be extinct” argument, then you are truly wrong. Obi-Wan and Yoda were in seclusion, hiding from the Empire, so how could they truly know that all the Jedi were dead? How could Obi-Wan or Yoda sense the remaining Jedi, if they themselves were hiding? It’s a stretch to say the Jedi would die off that easily. Note that in the third episode, Revenge of the Sith, that Obi-Wan and Yoda put a warning out to the remaining Jedi to stay clear of the Jedi Temple and to go into hiding. Darth Vader is only one guy, powerful, but alone he couldn’t find all the Jedi.

      All that you know and love of Star Wars is right there. Creating new characters creates a new story, within the set canon, and gives the viewers another adventure. Darth Vader does not emanate Star Wars, he’s an amazing villain no doubt, but people deserve new experiences. It’s not like The Inquisitor is creating his own orders.

      http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Inquisitorius

      I’m pretty sure Inquisitors are canon, so bringing in “The Inquisitor” isn’t a bad move; hopefully we learn his actual name. It makes sense not to leave them out of the story.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:45 pm
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      Introducing the Inquisitor for Rebels is a waste of time everyone knows that Lord Vader was the one who hunted down the remaining Jedi not this imposter Disney have made a big mistake Sith 33

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:53 pm
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      AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 7:35 PM

      You make a good point, but that’s not the issue at hand.
      Obiwan and Yoda both chose to hideout on planets where they knew the empire would have very little to no presence at all. The fact that Kanan has chosen to hide out on a planet where the imperial forces have built factories used to grow their armies and have a large presence doesn’t make much sense to me. How is he expecting to stay incognito whilst training a boy in the Jedi way who’s “just discovering his power in the force?” That’s another thing that discourages me: how is it that this Ezra fellow can manipulate the force at will without the dicipline, meditation or focus necessary to do so? Are we to believe that the force goes beyond that of just enhancing one’s senses and focus and can actually be fully manipulated without the user having any idea what’s going on? That right there seems to break continuity in my eyes. Everything Yoda said in ESB and ROTJ points to that. Sure, Luke and Anakin were strong with the force and it helped them in different aspects of life, but before they knew what it really was, I don’t recall them ever manipulating it to their will.
      I understand that new characters must be developed to carry interest throughout the series, but just because it’s a Star Wars series doesn’t mean it has to focus around the Jedi and their place in the Rebel alliance. Why couldn’t it have just focused on average, everyday people being directly influenced by the Empire’s iron fist instead of going the easy way out and centering the primary focus around a “chosen one,” or so to speak?

    • February 17, 2014 at 8:17 pm
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      I’ve seen you make the point of why would a “Jedi train a force sensitive boy if he was meant to be hiding?”. Well, we should wait and see Kanan’s character develop into the rebel-esque persona. When and why did people start rebelling? Who or what group of people came together to create the rebellion? Who’s to say whether or not Jedi had their hands in the rebellion and then were eventually killed by “The Inquisitor”, Vader and or the Emperor? Many things can happen between episode III and IV. To leave out Jedi would be a bad marketing move for Disney, by the fact that Jedi make-up Star Wars more than anything nowadays. (I don’t like that fact, but it’s true.)

      I agree with you on the Ezra problem though. Like many people on this forum said, it’s too much like a harry potter themed setting. Only part of the new “canon” that’s bothering me to be completely honest.

      @ Anonymous 7:45 pm Reread what I had put. It’s already known that Darth Vader wasn’t the only one to hunt down the Jedi. Think about this: In a size of a Galaxy, which is pretty damn big even for the Millennium Falcon , to travel around and hunt people who are hiding, how could Vader hunt them all down. He would need help with this.

      Note: I am the above AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 7:35 PM

    • February 17, 2014 at 8:31 pm
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      “To leave out Jedi would be a bad marketing move for Disney, by the fact that Jedi make-up Star Wars more than anything nowadays.”

      This is true and while it’s not something that I’m too happy with, it’s something we all have to come to terms with. I would have much rather seen a creative challenge on Disney’s part by not focusing the series on the Jedi, but my wishes do not define the decision making process of the series developers. To me, I’ve always seen the Rebel Alliance as a discrete organization of normal individuals who have decided to rise against the Empire because they’ve lost their homes and loved ones, without the help of the Jedi, who were forgotten years ago (by the time episode IV begins).
      However, your explaination still doesn’t justify the fact that Kanan would decide to live and hide on a planet like Loathal with large imperial presence and even train another soon-to-be Jedi if he’s trying to stear clear of the empire.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:15 pm
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      R3GARnator sounds more and more like a hater every time he opens his mouth regarding the prequel trilogy.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:26 pm
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      Their mistake was to make these characters have Jedi powers. If they didn’t then perhaps they would become members of the rebellion that we never meet during episodes 4-6. This would make their fate unpredictable and engage us more with the story. But in giving them Jedi powers, we know they must have some demise before episode 4/5 or else Luke would be drawn to them once he joined the rebellion.

      I would suspect we only see Vader occasionally if at all in this series. Potentially for the reason that we know Vader will live and therefore ultimately won’t be defeated in the timeline of this series. But at the same time we know the new antagonist will have to die. Sigh.

      The stories have no element of surprise now unfortunately. This is one of the reasons I’m looking forward to ep.7 so much…We are now in completely uncharted territory!

    • February 18, 2014 at 1:51 am
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      To Anon at 7:35pm Feb 17 Bringing in the Inquisitor is a bad move Vader is the only villian you need in Star Wars not a imposter.The only reason the Inquisitor is in Rebels is because Disney can make more money through the fans of anything Star Wars Sith 33

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:15 pm
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    If they did that I think millions of fans would shun Disney, Filoni, and Kathleen Kennedy for letting such dreadful things to occur. I feel the balance of the force shifting toward the dark side more and more everyday when we get new information about Rebels.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:29 pm
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      But what difference would it make? They don’t give a rats ass about who they’re pleasing unless the franchise is still raking in cash, which it will no matter what. Look at all of the displeasure fans experienced with TCW and the PT and how many new fans who’s opinions are based entirely on new material arose and who post butthurt comments on this forum about how we OT fans should shut up and stop complaining because we don’t even have to watch Rebels, as if we’re supposed to turn a blind eye to newly added information that Disney is considering canon. How can I, or the tens of thousands of fans like me all over the world be expected to do that? Disney does not seem to be handling the Star Wars franchise with the delicacy it needs to retain the fanbase it’s had since the late 70’s. This franchise really needs to be treated with more respect. Disney is treating it like it’s a whole new creative plane for them to shit out their ideas and sell more toys. The monster that is Disney will never cease to consume. I’m putting my hopes in Kasdan, Abrams and other loyal fans and ex-cast/crew members working on the ST. I pray their judgement will not follow in these atrocious footsteps Disney’s been misguiding the fanbase in.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:41 pm
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      @dopeyjoe,

      What you call “butthurt comments” I would call a “differing opinion.”

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:52 pm
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      I’m referring to passed threads when I’ve posted my opinions only to have fans of the PT and TCW lash out at me saying I’m a hate mongerer. I understand that Star Wars has several branches to its’ fanbase and those branches are all entitled to their own opinions, but I should have the freedom to express mine. My voice should have the right to be heard just as much as yours without having to be told to “shut up” or turn a blind eye to this deliberate disregard of continuity when I’ve loved Star Wars as long as I can remember.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm
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      Also in fairness how can you attack Disney when the wrongs of the TCW and prequels were done by none other than the originator? I mean Lucas screwed up his own saga… no need to blame Disney just yet.

      I’m still more willing to trust Disney than I am Lucas or any of the organizations of the past regarding Star Wars. For me it all hinges on the movies. This cartoon series can feel free to suck… the movies are what matter most.

      If they screw that up… I’ll just have push SW to the back of mind as yet another criminally wasted opportunity.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:55 pm
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      I am the original Anon dopeyjoe, not anon at 4:41 PM and I agree with you but even though I am a huge fan of the OT I am also a fan of the PT because I was born a few years before Episode I came out. but after being a PT fan my whole life now I see what you OT fans are upset about. I think the ST if done wrong along with Rebels will spawn a new fan base, like the PT did, pissing off not only the OT fans such as yourself but also the PT fans like myself. “This franchise really needs to be treated with more respect. Disney is treating it like it’s a whole new creative plane for them to shit out their ideas and sell more toys.” you are completely right they are treating this new opportunity of theirs like a joke so that WE the already existing fan base are caught in the cross fire of Originality and Profits. Its a place where all fans, I feel, will be made to suffer and reminisce about the old days when Star Wars was incredible for its time, like I hear all the OT fans talk about. Oh how I wish I was born in the 70’s sometimes so I could understand how many adult fans feel right now.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:57 pm
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      I agree with you that the films are what matter most and that’s exactly why I said, “I’m putting my hopes in Kasdan, Abrams and other loyal fans and ex-cast/crew members working on the ST.” The fact that Disney is choosing to make the events in this new show canon is what’s pissing me off most. If it weren’t I’d be able to more easily forget about its’ existence.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:03 pm
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      “AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 4:55 PM”
      I’ve never really hated much about the prequels. As far as recently added Star Wars material is concerned, it’s probably the best we’ve seen so far. Because of the time persiod they were made in and Lucas’ outlook on film making, they were bound to include much more applicable content to the child demographic (Binks, CGI, overdone lightsaber battles). Overall, they did screw up some of the established information we gained from the OT, but not nearly as bad as TCW. I’m just hoping we don’t see the same come from the ST. It’s all I care about.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm
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      Oh yeah I was the Anon that said the movies/lucas/Disney thing. So I’m a third Anon to this line of comments lol. I’m thinking I need to make a google account or something just for this site…

      That said… I don’t care what anyone tells me is fact. To me I can’t accept the prequels. I’ll accept references back to them but in my mind they are just to far removed from the other Star Wars. Nothing honestly feels connected. At most I’ll look at it as an artists interpretation of the events. Because it was god awful and no one is going to change my mind on that.

      It’s not just because it was Star Wars either. IMO they were just bad movies in general! Parts of transformers had a better narrative and execution… and that’s criminal!

      lol sorry… I love the OT… and yes I know they were flawed too but not nearly as much as that mess of a PT

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm
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      @dopeyjoe “Because of the time persiod they were made in and Lucas’ outlook on film making, they were bound to include much more applicable content to the child demographic (Binks, CGI, overdone lightsaber battles).” yes but think about when you were younger and first saw the Tantive IV being chased by an Imperial Star Destroyer, that first initial moment of “oh my god thats so freakin cool” is the same way many younger fans felt during say the pod race or the battle with darth Maul. Im sure when you first saw the special effects in “The Star Wars” they blew you away. thats exactly how I felt watching the Prequals at a young age.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:18 pm
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      That was exactly my point in saying, “the time period they were made in.” It was a time when CGI graphics were just starting to look really realistic and astounded so many fans, but you have to admit Lucas went overboard with all of it to the point where it didn’t even look like Star Wars.
      With this series they’re trying so hard, like they did with TCW, to connect the trilogies and explain to us what happened between episodes. I don’t see any of the continuity they’re advertising.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
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      Yep I completely agree with you dopey, he went waaayyyy too overboard with the CGI in AOTC but he did it because its the way he originally wanted to do the OT movies. and yea I agree with the fact that their is no continuity between III and IV based on what they are advertising to us. If they wanted to show continuity we’d be seeing Obi-wan meditating talking to Qui-gon or Luke blasting wamp rats in his T16 back home haha

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
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      I’ll just call myself Anon 2 for now. I’m not the guy talking about how the Prequel’s had impact similarities.

      Plot is the key difference. Forget CGI and what not. PLOT. To me in the end that’s all that matter. I feel the OT holds up so much better where the PT is a jumbled pile of contradictions. Again I fully admit the flaws presented in the OT… but the PT seemed flawed from start to finish. Especially the grand plan of Palpatine and Anakin’s fall.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
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      AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 5:11 PM
      I agree with you that any material added post the premier of ROTJ does not seem continuous at all, but there were lots of things from the PT that I really did enjoy. Ewen McGregor and Liam Neeson were incredible actors to choose for Star Wars, Christiansen and Portman, not so much. There were just so many wrongs that I’m hoping will be made right by the team developing the ST, since they’re made up entirely of die-hard fans and ex-OT crew members with Lucas out of the picture.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:26 pm
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      AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 5:23 PM
      The purpose of the PT was to enclose the ongoing theme throughout the saga as a whole: the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. That plot in itself was fantastic, but there were so many unnecessary things added that the PT would have done so much better without.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:27 pm
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      This is Anon 2. Agreed Liam and Ewen were great choices. I’d argue Hayden and even Portman could have been ok given something better to work with… but Liam man. He just made that role awesome regardless of what was going on lol.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm
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      Yes! That being said, actors with pre-established careers should not be ruled out of potential casting for that reason alone. I do enjoy seeing fresh faces associated with newly introduced primary characters, but there are some actors and actresses out there that could do very well in the ST, depending on the script.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:31 pm
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      AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 5:30 PM
      I’ve seen those videos before. They bring up some great points.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:37 pm
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      Anon 2 here.

      Yes to everything both of you just said. Especially the youtube videos lol.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm
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      I’m Anon 1 and they really do bring up excellent points! The greatest point he brings up IMO is that they should’ve made Naboo Alderaan. If your gonna blow a planet up we should definitely feel for the people who inhabit it. but besides that getting back to what this thread is originally about If Disney and Kathleen Kennedy or Filoni or whoever is in charge continues to screw with what is canon I think it will be irritating to see a new fan base arise when what the ST really should be about is uniting us together under one final Trilogy to complete the Saga and make us both happy, ALONG with creating a new branch fans. Star Wars will be that much more enjoyable if all of us fans whether it be OT or PT, TCW, Rebels or EU if we could all unite under the Act III of this Saga think of how much more enjoyable it would be.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:45 pm
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      Couldn’t agree with you more Anon 1. Since the news was first revealed about the ST that was my hope for it; to offer a sense of closure for the OT fans and something new for the EU, PT and TCW fans, uniting us all under the banner that is Star Wars. Otherwise, we’re doomed to be at each other’s throats for the next 40 years.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:52 pm
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      You assume that this show is garbage, even though you haven’t watched it. For no reason. The later seasons of The Clone Wars are great. It’s just like how if you watch almost any episode in the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you’d think that show was hopeless. This is advertising we are seeing, for it’s main demographic.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:03 pm
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      R3GARnator… I’m simply commenting on the information we’ve been shown so far. I’ve said before that my final judgements on this show will not be made until I’ve watched as much as I can before I just cannot watch it anymore. The plot still has the potential to be awesome and make up for the poor character design. I’m not assuming the show is garbage, IMO I’m SURE the characters they’ve developed are unoriginal, uninteresting and driving me away from watching this series. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to watch it to see what it’s like for myself, it’s just discouraging.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:24 pm
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      Anon 2, I couldn’t agree more with you about the importance of a good, solid plot. The PT stories just didn’t hold together the way the OT stories did. I really wanted to like the PT films and have given them way more chances than I’d have given any other movie, but I always come up against the same old thing: It always feels like Lucas was going over a checklist of plot points he had to cover rather than just writing a compelling story. It’s like a bad toupee where you can clearly see the seams and joins. Plus, he played so fast and loose with established backstory continuity (Yoda was Obi Wan’s mentor… wait, nope, now he wasn’t!) that it didn’t even end up feeling all that much like part of the same story as the OT.

      But of course, Lucas has never been passionate about writing, and as a result he’s not a particularly good writer. That was, I think, a big part of the difference. ESB and ROTJ had Kasdan as co-writer, ESB had a lot of good on-set dialogue tweaks, because Kershner was just that kind of director, and the ANH script was passed around to numerous screenwriter friends of Lucas’ who helped him to hone it into the classic that it became.

      I REALLY hope the writing process on Episode VII has been more inspired than the writing processes for the PT films. I suspect that it probably has been, but at this point that’s more wishful thinking on my part than anything.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:26 pm
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      (And Anon 1, I heartily second your opinion that Naboo should have been Alderaan. That is a perfect example of how half-assed the writing of the PT was and how badly Lucas dropped the ball in trying to connect the PT up with the OT in a natural, intuitive way.)

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:18 pm
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    Was that supposed to be an image of the Starbird? how can they change the shape of such an iconic symbol?

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:23 pm
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      i think its separate from that one, new symbol, maybe it will evolve to the one we know by the end of the show, cuz remember the alliance doesnt exist yet

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:37 pm
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    You guys are very humorous. You OT fans obviously want to say “I HATE IT! I HATE IT!” But you reserve those outbursts for George Lucas and his prequel trilogy, even though Rebels looks childish, pointless, and is contradictory to canon. Plus, you hold your tongues because Rebels is made by the same “creative” corporation in charge of Episode VII. Have fun tearing this apart, guys.

    • February 17, 2014 at 4:50 pm
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      i dont know were your getting your info from but VII has so many more people heading it that have nothing to do with rebels

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:32 pm
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      I’m a different anon but this is the first entry into the new canon (of the day). I think Kinberg is involved with both as well. While I don’t think that Rebels totally reflects the upcoming movies its probably inaccurate to say they have nothing to do with each other.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:04 pm
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      they do have a FEW people working on VII involved with rebels but mostly they are 2 different teams

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:58 pm
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      The first rule of geekdom, is to hate anything new. Especially things they have only seen advertizing for and not actually watched. I think that, with the people behind this new show, it will be better than the advertising makes it look, because it is BEING ADVERTIZED TO KIDS. “Waaaaa! They aren’t advertizing to me, so it suuuucks! Where is my blankie?!”

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:06 pm
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      So you’re saying kids know who Ralph McQuarrie is and care whether or not his artwork is the basis for the new character design?

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:58 pm
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      “BEING ADVERTIZED TO KIDS.”
      No, it goes the other way around. Kids watch all cartoon’s, do you think they are going to market it for bloody kids when it’s star wars? The worrying this is that they’re marketing for people who aren’t kids. And in marketing you pick your biggest strengths. So it’s worrying to think that if this is bad, what’s the actual show going to be like.

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:58 pm
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    they all will have to die before NEW HOPE ?? otherwise it does not make sense having jedi – plain stupid , right ….. it will make a sham of episodes 4 to 6 / when luke is suppossed to be the last jedi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what is going on …….
    just re write over all of it …

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:59 pm
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      They can always have an everybody dies ending. They almost did that for Ahsoka.

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:59 pm
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    I had such high hopes. The tone is about as mature as the activities in a play-pen. It’s a show for a younger audience, not babies.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:05 pm
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      Agreed. Can someone tell me why they’re trying to market the series to OT fans?

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:13 pm
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      I know they are going for a stylized look… but the stubby TIE’s are killing me. They were so Iconic.

      I can overlook it if the plots good… at least they killed someone right in the trailer! That TIE pilot aint going to collecting his paycheck 😛

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:15 pm
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      I don’t know but IMO they are failing miserably

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:34 pm
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      Sign # 45,298 that this Disney/Lucasfilm deal isn’t the best thing, creatively.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:35 pm
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      Because they’re greedy. It seems like a case where they are trying to please everyone and could very easily end up pleasing no one.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:49 pm
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      “Can someone tell me why they’re trying to market the series to OT fans?” Well no that’s not the problem, that’s actually one of the only positives. There are more OT fans, because, well, I’m just going to say it- the OT is 100 times better than the PT. It just is. And we’ve been having content around the PT for years with the clone wars and stuff. It only makes sense for it to be time to try and make content around the OT. However, the problem is that they’ve dumbed it down.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm
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      “However, the problem is that they’ve dumbed it down.”
      That was my point in the above statement. They seem to be focusing this material on the OT when the character design we’ve seen so far looks like it has no regard for the ST at all besides “basing” them off of McQuarie’s original drawings, which sounds good in theory, but they’re not implementing that element in a convincing way at all. How is the Inquisitor at all based on McQuarrie’s designs? He looks straight out of TCW.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:11 pm
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      He almost is literally a TCW character from the Mortis trilogy episodes (the dark side embodiment). Oddly enough those were probably my least favorite episodes of the entire series. They’re just using the McQuarrie thing as a hook for OT fans in the hopes that some of them will bite.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:17 pm
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      Do they not know anything about OT fans?

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:22 pm
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      It does make you wonder doesn’t it? They know we have money but they might be overestimating our gullibility factor.

      On a pretty unrelated note I wonder if the Kanan character is a repackaged version of Kyle Katarn? There aren’t that many characters in the old EU who were proficient with both a lightsaber and a blaster. I know it was speculated that they might use old EU characters as the basis of newbies.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:28 pm
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      It’s possible, but Kyle Katarn was a much better character than this “cowboy Jedi” joke.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:34 pm
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      Very true. I only ask b/c I’d be dissapointed if that’s what became of a very cool character that I spent hours and hours playing as across several video games. Can they just cancel Rebels and make a Dark Forces show? Heck I’d settle for a Rebel Assault themed cartoon.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:47 pm
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      I was hoping this series would be similar to Rebel Assault or Rouge Squadron where the focus was on the rebel alliance rather than the Jedi. THAT would have been an original route for a new Star Wars TV series to go and a challenge for the developers to take into account. Instead, they’ve chosen to take the easy way and throw in more Jedi. Very disappointing to say the least. It makes me think they’re running out of ideas and they expect Star Wars to continue for 40 years? Good luck, Disney…

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:57 pm
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      Rogue Squardon would have been awesome. Honestly it would be incredibly easy to write good stories in the III-IV time period (and its been done) but they seem to be determined to mess it up.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:02 pm
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      I started as an Original Trilogy fan, and I have to say, “You presume too much.” There is a lot of killing in this show; no more droids. It has good, experienced creators. I just see people complaining about a show they haven’t watched.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:15 pm
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      Then I’m sorry R3GARnator, but you’re not readin this correctly. From what I’ve read it seems that fans, for the most part, are posting their opinions of the character designs recently revealed and stating how they all hope the plot is better once they’ve watched. So, you can see the majority of fans that aren’t pleased with these characters are still willing to give the show a chance; any decision otherwise would be poorly made. No one’s complaining about the plot or twists or anything becase they haven’t seen them yet. If they were, I’d say that’s a good time to accuse fans of complanining about a show they havent seen, rather than sharing opinions on characters weve just recently seen.

  • February 17, 2014 at 4:59 pm
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    Coming “this fall”? I thought there was an initial movie coming out in the summer…..? I’m confused.

  • February 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
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    I will be the voice of optimism here. I think it looks fantastic and I can’t wait for it (I agree with concerns about Force users, but they can write them out over time).

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:29 pm
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      I will say that… it looked like they may actually be trying to tell a story arc. Where as it seemed clone wars often times had stand alone episodes. That would be cool if it were more story focused.

      So to me that is a positive if true.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:32 pm
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      That judgement can only be accuratly made after the show has premiered and we’ve all seen it. Until them we can just as easily assume that the plot will suck nard.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:32 pm
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      How in the hell can you tell from this short trailer that it is telling a “story arc?” I think you’re letting your hopes overshadow what is actually shown here. LOL.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:36 pm
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      The introduction to the characters… how they meet etc. If you remember the TCW just kind of dropped things on us. I have a feeling we’ll actually get to know them and their pasts versus… BOOM here we are! Now we must do this this and that. The end.

      That’s my take on it anyone.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:38 pm
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      I guess the only hope we have left for this series is the plot.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:40 pm
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      Ah, I see. Well put.
      In defence of my comment, however, I have a feeling that the Clone Wars didn’t have an intro is because the characters were already introduced in Episode II. Of course, I want this show to be as great as you say, but I just have a feeling it is going to be just like Clone Wars, after the introductions are made to several key players. I have seen so many potentially good cartoon shows over the years that start off good but trail off into nonstop action and antics.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:41 pm
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      AnonymousFebruary 17, 2014 at 5:40 PM
      Beware the Batman, TMNT, TCW, etc. They were all unbearably disappointing.

  • February 17, 2014 at 5:37 pm
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    Oh look, ANOTHER piece-of-junk spacecraft that can outrun Imperial fighters and do an awesome light-speed effect. What did that one character from Pixar’s Incredibles say? “Once everybody is super, than NOONE will be.”

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:40 pm
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      Exactly my point that there is absolutly no originality in this series from what we’ve been shown. This fictional universe is becoming less convincing and in turn more difficult for fans to immerse themselves in.

    • February 17, 2014 at 5:52 pm
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      This is actually a good point. Tie-fighters are essentially tanks, but with the speed of a ferrari. A normal ship is like some crummy used Nisan. The only way you’re going to survive is if you tune up your ship to get a ferrari yourself, like the millennium falcon. They’re just loosing themselves credibility with all this re-hashing.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:05 pm
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      Well, The Falcon was trash before it got upgraded over several years. No reason the same can’t have happened to other ships.

    • February 17, 2014 at 8:59 pm
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      You’re kinda missing the point R3GARnator. I shall repeat myself; copying something special and UNIQUE, and then making out the copy is no big deal just ruins the credibility of the whole concept in the first place. The milenium falcon became a character of the show it was so weird and wonderful. Like Luke said when he first saw it “what a piece of junk”. It looked like it was made out of millions of things from all sorts of other stuff. It was like the only thing in existence. It was awesome, and like Lando said in Empire “she’s the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!”. But now they’ve got their own ship in Rebels and it looks like it was manufactured or something and sold to the public as a normal ship. Where’s the fun, the originality. I had high hopes but it seems this show just seams dumbed down and will continue predictable lightsaber stuff. I haven’t seen one thing where I’ve actually thought “oooh wow what a great idea”. NOT ONE THING. Although I do admit the one thing I heard and was excited about was that they were using the Ralph artwork as the basis for the look of the show, I thought that perhaps they were going back into the really cool 2D/drawing side of the animation. But no, again, we’ve just gone back into the predictable 3d trashy looking stuff we’ve seen before 100 times.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:22 pm
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      don’t mind R3GARnator. He will stick up for anything and everything in the OT whether it makes sense or not.

    • February 17, 2014 at 10:01 pm
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      Yeah, I love the OT and sorry but I hate the PT for the most part, but this just seams like a load of rubbish.

  • February 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm
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    I think the thing to remember here is that every Star Wars fan has the ability to pick and choose what they actually believe to be ‘canon’. There’s no point piping on about how the OT or the PT are better as everyone has the right to decide what parts of the universe are relevant to their version of what is ultimately a fictitious story. I’ve read a great number of the EU books and even some of the better books have story lines and characters in them which are best left forgotten.

    This Rebels cartoon looks like it has the makings of being popular with KIDS, so guys, get over it!! Watch the cartoon if you don’t like it erase it from you own fictitious Star Wars timeline, as I imagine like myself most of you have done numerous times.

    Seriously, some of you on here sound like you have the God given right to have the script tailored to you own personal ideals! Enjoy the fact that there is new material being written and at least that gives us something to talk about! Boycotting Disney because they don’t tailor CARTOONS to a 30/40 year old male demographic is as ridiculous as it sounds….jeeeeeezus 🙂

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:00 pm
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      While that once was true and can be depending on your view of the Star Wars franchise, the fact that Disney is trying to open a newly defined umbrella of canon including these animated series is why we’re frustrated. It’s easy for one to say that because it’s a cartoon it’s for Kids, but when they’re trying to add convincing new material to the saga, it’s hard to excuse it and just not pay attention.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:02 pm
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      “Seriously, some of you on here sound like you have the God given right to have the script tailored to you own personal ideals!”
      Amen brother!.. However-
      “Boycotting Disney because they don’t tailor CARTOONS to a 30/40 year old male demographic is as ridiculous as it sounds.” No, that’s a completely stupid thing to say. A film or tv show for kids is like every other film and tv show, but without the inappropriateness. A kids film should not be immature, it should not be CHILDISH, it should just be SUITABLE for children. Look at the star wars films themselves, they are normal films, with humour, lightness, hope, relatable characters, but without the gore and horror and complicated of adult films. Star wars is family friendly, it is not childish. Rebels is childish and will struggle to appeal to anyone above the age of 8, unlike the beauty of star wars. Of course it shouldn’t be written for 40 year olds, it is a kids tv show. But it is not a babies tv show.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:34 pm
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      Dopeyjoe – I just don’t believe that so much emphasis should be placed on something which is clearly targeted at kids. A little sub-plot about a bunch of characters that fit into the SW universe, albeit stereo-typically, shouldn’t ruin anyone’s love of the franchise. The fact that such a series has been written is testament to the fact that the fictional universe is large enough to cater for all tastes and demographics. I’ll watch the series and if I dont like it, oh well, hopefully the kids will like it and we’ll have a new generation playing with X-wings and lightsabers. I don’t disagree with the fact that because Disney are producing it, as fans we are almost obliged to sit up and take notice but I don’t see how it makes any difference to the SW universe as a whole. We will still all have our own personal timeline, which when it comes to fiction, is all that really matters.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:43 pm
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      “I don’t see how it makes any difference to the SW universe as a whole”
      Then I have reason to believe you have not been updated on Disney’s redefining of the Star Wars canon to include these animated series. I don’t give a shit that the show is targeted to children. It that were the bulk of it, I’d have no problem dismissing this series as bullshit in my own mind, but the fact that they’re telling fans of all ages that this is just as legitimate in the Star Wars universe as the films is what’s really grinding my gears. If you can’t understand that, then there’s no point in us discussing this topic any further.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:09 pm
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      Love the original post here. “This isn’t like my fanfiction, so it’s bad!”…They have had a story group for some time. So I think this will fit in, no matter how many adults cry like babies over it.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:17 pm
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      R3GARnator, you seem to be posting quite irrationally here and trying to dumb everyone’s opinions down monosyllabically enough for you to contemplate them without your brain melting out of your ears…

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:06 pm
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      If I was Carrie Fisher, I’d probably do drugs too.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:34 pm
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      well shit…

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:36 pm
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      oh no her bipolar and drug abuse is really sad I hate to imagine Carrie is in a bad place. LOVE her !

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:09 pm
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      She denies it says she’s been going there for years. Hopefully that’s the truth.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:10 pm
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      True OR false she would deny it anyway. To be honest I’m kinda worried for her. In the video when she was rocking her head back and forth in the car, surely something was not right.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:14 pm
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      IMO, the inquisitors helmet looks absolutly awful… Where did that even come from and why does he need a helmet in the first place? Yet another perfect example of the functionality in Star Wars character design being lost.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:15 pm
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      Looks like a paintball mask. Also, since when did it become so ideal to put handguards on the hilts of lightsabers? Agaion I’ll ask, WHAT PURPOSE DOES IT SERVE? This simply cannot be justified.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:21 pm
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      There are a lot of dumb lightsaber designs (Crossguard, Asajj Ventress’, “Darksaber” & “sabercane”[Damnit TWC]) but this one may actually take the cake as “Most retarded thing in Star Wars after Gungans”

  • February 17, 2014 at 6:17 pm
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    No matter what..,someone or everyone will nit pick and hate whatever lucasfilm/ Disney does with state wars. No one is ever happy, good god people lighten up and just relax and enjoy it. Some of you obviously must have had a bad childhood.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:38 pm
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      “Some of you obviously must have had a bad childhood.” That’s a pretty low thing to say to people just because they don’t like the look of a tv show..

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:39 pm
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      Seriously, masswolf. Have a heart for christ’s sake.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:16 pm
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      Geeks and nostalgia. If it weren’t for nostalgia, you would like nothing in the world and kill yourselves. Be better.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
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      Twisted freaks. This is some article about a tv show, and to result into commenting about bad childhoods or people killing themselves is just sick..

    • February 20, 2014 at 1:34 am
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      My childhood was great i watched Star Wars Sith 33

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:38 pm
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      No sir. I don’t think I will calm my pussy.

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:39 pm
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      I don’t even have one of those

    • February 17, 2014 at 6:51 pm
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      Nor do I, and it’s easier said than done to calm my D 😉

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:14 pm
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      what a gross comment from the last anonymous

    • February 18, 2014 at 3:07 am
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      You people are flipping out about a kids show that had absolutely no part in your childhood. People take shit waaaaaay too seriously

  • February 17, 2014 at 7:20 pm
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    These comments are feeling like a cesspit of prejudice. Hating shows that you never watched. Hating things because they appeal to younger people (because nothing appeals to adults and children, because Beauty and the Beast, and Up are garbage, right?)

    It’s as if you all have degrees in Biting the Hand that Feeds You.

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:23 pm
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      Wanna do yourself and the rest of us a favor and actually read the comments you’re referencing before posting irrationally made accusations?

    • February 17, 2014 at 7:25 pm
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      To quote an earlier comment of mine,
      “No one’s complaining about the plot or twists or anything because they haven’t seen them yet. If they had, I’d say that’s a good time to accuse fans of complanining about a show they havent seen, rather than sharing opinions on characters weve just recently seen.”

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm
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      R3GARnator is clearly an idiot.
      “Hating things because they appeal to younger people”
      Nobody has claimed that at all. Rebels is a kids tv show. It should appeal to kids, like star wars did. But Rebels seams to be appealing to brain dead babies, and people are allowed to show their disappointment for that

  • February 17, 2014 at 7:29 pm
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    I was hoping that they will took planet “Grassland by Ralph McQuarrie” for the new trilogy, but now that they have used it (badly I would say) into this game, I’m afraid that we will not see it…It’s a feeling…

  • February 17, 2014 at 8:30 pm
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    I am what a fan should be I was six when I saw star wars in1977 I thought they were real. I saw the star wars tv special when it aired originally. I didn’t even know what a sequel was when I was taken to see esb- I was just shocked to see old friends. This was before dvd internet etc so you only got to see it in theatres. I remember the information black out then- we could only imagine backstory. We just had the toys. It was magic then. Now you guys argue over what’s cannon — to me you’re not cannon.

    • February 17, 2014 at 8:36 pm
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      Listen to him guys, he’s what a “real fan should be.”
      I’m sorry but that statement is very arrogant of you to make.

  • February 17, 2014 at 8:55 pm
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    I am really surprised by the negativity here. I disagree that this looks childish. I am certain that particular aspects will come across that way (much like some of Ahsoka’s early nicknames, Jar Jar Binks, perhaps even Ewoks), but I don’t think it will harm things. As far as the necessity of weapon designs, helmets, etc. let’s see the show before we start decrying it all and saying the artists are not considering the true utilization and only trying to make things look cool.

    I personally think the art looks solid, what little we know of the story looks solid, and the setting looks terrific. There are things that concern me (overuse of Force users, the Inquisitor looks odd to me, the ultimate story line for some of the characters, etc.), but overall I think it looks positive. I for one am ecstatic for the show and I am a bit surprised not to see more optimism on here.

    • February 17, 2014 at 8:58 pm
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      You are certainly entitled to your own opinion, but there are lots of other things to take into account. Read my above comments if you care to see things from my point of view. I totally respect your’s, though.

  • February 17, 2014 at 9:41 pm
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    Looks great. I certainly hope there will be more shots than just ones that merely copy ones from Ep.4, though I understand why LFL marketing would focus on those. I’m sure it’ll be fun watching it with my kids.

  • February 17, 2014 at 9:47 pm
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    I really hope Rebels is a very good cartoon series. I’m going to watch it when it comes on and hope for the best.

    I’d be fine if it looked like Aladdin, was meant to appeal to kids only, and meant to market toys if it meets one thing: Canon continuaty. Everything needs to make sense as far as the larger story of Star Wars is concerned. So, my major gripe about this is:

    EZRA & KANAN – I have said in the past that it would be possible for Yoda not to know about every single Jedi/Force user in the galaxy. However, if you consider Ezra and Kanan are part of the Rebel Alliance then you have to ask yourself this question: Where were they during Episodes IV, V, and VI? Okay, if they are killed/die honarable deaths fighting for the Rebelion, then fine. That would sew up the Canon. However, that’s a very sensitive subject when dealing with a show meant for kids. I’m not sure that they (Disney) are going to kill them (Ezra & Kana) off. If that’s the case, then how do you explain their non-existance in the OT? The only possilbe way is to do some kind of cheesy thing like freeze them in carbonite like Han Solo or (perish the though) flash forward them through time like in Star Trek (that would really suck). However, Disney looks like it they really think that you must have Force users if it’s going to be Star Wars. So, that would be a problem.

    I think a much better timeline to explore would have been after the OT. You’d be pretty much free to do what you want as long as it went along with the future ST installments. However, since they’re doing this post EIII and pre EIV, then I think they’ve hamstrung themselves.

    • February 17, 2014 at 9:51 pm
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      “However, Disney looks like it they really think that you must have Force users if it’s going to be Star Wars. So, that would be a problem.” Where I was going with this was that if they don’t have Force users, Disney thinks it will not appeal to SW fans because they think it’s all about Force users. Sorry for the confusion.

    • February 18, 2014 at 2:08 am
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      You know I’ve been thinking, what is Star Wars “all about?” I agree, it’s definitely not the force and/or force users but then what is it? I don’t think it’s really about the Empire or the Rebel Alliance, nor is it about Intergalactic trade law… What is it about to you rebel scum?

    • February 18, 2014 at 3:55 am
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      Now thats some dangerous thinking Anon…

      *waves hand*

      “you aren’t questioning your faith in the galaxy far far away…”

    • February 18, 2014 at 5:01 am
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      I’m not questioning my faith in the galaxy far far away….

      *Ahem* Excuse me, what was I talking about? Nevermind…..

    • February 18, 2014 at 2:01 pm
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      If you want to break it down to the bare bones, Star Wars, to me, is a coming of age story (which a lot of movies geared toward teens are – ie American Graffiti) if you consider Luke the main character of the OT. Luke had to learn about himself, who he was, the Force, and had to mature into what he could become.

      The PT was essientially about Anikian. However, instead of maturing and learning to keep his emotions in check like his son did, he went the opposite way. Anikin did very little real growing through the OT. The whole story of the PT is a tragedy, really.

      However, that’s only if you consider Luke the main character of the OT and Anakin the main of the PT. But, the complexity is that Luke is part of an ensemble. Han’s journey is another coming of age, but in a different way because Han is already come of age. Han is faced with realizing he is not a lone person and he is needed by the larger group. The OT was also about discovery. Luke discovered the truth about who his father was, what the Force was, Yoda, who Vader was, and who his sister was.

      Who grew as a person in the PT? What discoveries were there? Ezra and Canan have the potential for growth, but how does it fit in the overal Star Wars story and canon?

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    • February 18, 2014 at 3:24 pm
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      Anakin Skywalker is the Jesus of the Star Wars saga. The six movies focus on his coming-of-age (as Rebel Scum mentioned) in the early prequels, his fall to the darkside in EpIII and revelation through his son in the OT. Every other story added to the saga is based around that core plot. That’s why everyone seems to think Star Wars is all about the Jedi, because the Skywalkers were/are some of the most powerful Jedi ever known and they’re a great central focus for a story such as Star Wars. The mistake they’re making is choosing to branch out of that and making it seem like the Skywalkers are no longer the central focus. Instead, more Jedi are being added to keep viewer’s interest in the Jedi peaked, but at what cost? Kanan choosing to hide out on a planet with heavy imperial presence like Lothal while also training another Jedi doesn’t make much sense at all. Obiwan chose Tattooine because it was remote and far from the empire’s grip. Even then he felt that making his identity as a Jedi known was risky. Yoda chose to hideout on Dagobah for the same reason. Who would look for him there? I don’t see the existence of these new Jedi making very much sense at all. If they weren’t manipulators of the Force, I could see them helping to set the foundation for the rebellion, but they’re quite a random group to do so. It all seems like an excuse for Disney to release a new line of products at the expense of continuity.

    • February 18, 2014 at 3:37 pm
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      I don’t know about Anakin being Jesus, because I don’t recall anything from Bible school where JC helped destroy all the believers and redeemed himself. That being said, if the story is all about Anakin, then if he is dead then the story is really about the Skywalker family. If that is true, then one of them needs to have a fall. We don’t know for sure that there are going to be Skywalker offspring so that leaves us with just Luke and Leia. As I’ve said in another article, it’s possible Leia has had a miscarrage and turns to the dark side. That would be a major mind blown, whouldn’t it?

    • February 18, 2014 at 3:40 pm
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      Begin joke: Maybe that’s why Carrie was rumoured to have been buying drugs recently. She’s had her mind blown by this story line and has turned to drugs to cope. End joke.

    • February 18, 2014 at 3:53 pm
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      “As I’ve said in another article, it’s possible Leia has had a miscarrage and turns to the dark side. That would be a major mind blown, whouldn’t it?”
      That would be quite a twist and I don’t think I’d have a problem with that depending on how it’s done. I only compared Anakin to Jesus because the prophecy, life and death of Jesus is the primary focus of the Christian bible. Thought it was a viable comparison to make, but I’d agree, with EpVII coming into the saga, the focus has shifted to the Sywalker family and their struggle through the clone wars, the rebellion against the empire, and now the new threat we are yet to discover.

    • February 18, 2014 at 9:37 pm
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      [I’m the anon that asked the question] I have to disagree with it being about the Skywalkers, the Universe is so vast now that not every story revolves around Luke, Anakin ect. In fact some of the best stories that have came from Star Wars have nothing to do with them. The original trilogy and the film are definitely about Luke but I mean EVERYTHING. But perhaps that’s what’s good about the literal universe worth of content that’s came from it; the ability to be about nothing..

      (Regarding the PT, though this is a beaten horse, it *shouldn’t* have been about Anakin. The single biggest action that could’ve made them vastly better and given them a whole other tone is having them be about the fall of the Republic and how the mighty Empire we knew so much about rose.)

    • February 18, 2014 at 9:46 pm
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      That’s a seperate arguement. I was referring to the movieverse. I’m aware of the vastness that is the EU.

    • February 18, 2014 at 11:22 pm
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      But are you sure the new trilogy needs to be about the Skywalkers?(or more likely the Solos) There’s other things they can do.. But I suppose right now I’m just asking for your personal speculation dopeyjoe

    • February 19, 2014 at 3:46 pm
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      You’re not understanding me correctly. I’m saying I-VI are focused around Anakin’s rise and fall and the Skywalker family in general. VII will be the first installment to branch out of that and into something we have never seen from a Star Wars movie. That’s really the only thing that worries me because that could really consist of anything. I trust the judgement of Abrams and Kasdan to pull through, though.

  • February 17, 2014 at 10:00 pm
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    “It should appeal to kids, like star wars did.”

    That’s been the problem ever since Lucas decided to put teddy bears in ROTJ. Star Wars was not originally aimed at small children. It had that “children of all ages” appeal, but Romper Room it was not. In fact, the Rinzler “Making of Star Wars” coffee table book (which is excellent, by the way) indicates that Lucas’ specific intention was to aim the original Star Wars at teenagers in the 12-18 range (it may have been 12-16, I don’t have the book in front of me at the moment.)

    But no, Star Wars was not originally intended specifically for the grade-school audiences that people these days tend to assume that it was. That came later on, especially about the time that Phantom Menace rolled around.

  • February 17, 2014 at 10:59 pm
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    The best thing about this show is that they have probably produced the ugliest spaceship in star wars history. Dave Filoni.. Why do you do these things..
    And the thing about the Jedi dude sucks ass..
    Guess they should sit down and watch the OT a couple of times and see if they notice that the things they are making now reallyreallyreally doesn’t make any sense and brings no justice to the OT.. Help me JJ Abrams, you’re my only hope..

  • February 18, 2014 at 1:41 am
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    Holy Moly.

    Some people like what they’re seeing, some people don’t. Who gives a shit?

    Sheesh.

    • February 18, 2014 at 2:03 am
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      That’s the entire point of having an open forum of discussion.

  • February 18, 2014 at 4:34 am
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    The poster and new characters chime a bit of the borderlands characters from an aesthetics point of view, which I’m sure star wars was one of the inspirations to game as well. It looks decent, but as with the Clone Wars it is outside of the movie and a project that should be treated as stand alone. I hope that one day we will get to see cg features that are more realistic – less the caricature style of the TCW and up to par with the movies in tone.
    And as for other Jedi’s running around the galaxy during this time frame has been and always will be debated in all forms of continuity either film or Expanded projects. It has been so with each new work …a new or ascewed point of view .

  • February 18, 2014 at 11:45 am
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    Somehow it’s interesting that I always thought Star Wars is not meant to be seen by kids under the age of 12.
    It is a fairy-tale, but it felt real.
    Darth Vader is the embodiment of the pure evil.
    Opposing to Star Trek which actually is more “realistic” and true sci-fi being lighthearted and applicable to children, the thematics in Star Wars felt mature (ruling the galaxies together as father and son, ruling out everything in the empires path). Thats not some children-story to tell and could deeply affect your mind.

    At least thats the affection it had on me, making me think about my own life.

    And I don’t like the PT, I don’t read any EU and I don’t own any action figures.
    Still the magic doesn’t go away after watching the original first two movies for a hundred time.

  • February 18, 2014 at 11:53 am
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    …Also I think they wish they could have some Mulan thing going on with Star Wars Rebels.

    imagine the first meeting they had to producing the series, it was probably like.
    “Ok we have Star Wars, we need light-sabers, we need blasters” yeah and whats that. What was the special thing about Star Trek “I know it, we need phasers!”.
    Wow dude they really did their homeworks.
    Whats next A huge, evil space-station, a high speed race/chase, furry evil animals, a desert themed planet, damsel in distress, big star ships, uncovering the secret powers of the force.
    Oh wait they probably got all that already.
    There is a huge open-world with huge opportunities to bring out some really creative work in this distant, fictional world. But rather they repeat the same thing over and over. Because obviously they can’t think out something a bit more under the surface

  • February 18, 2014 at 3:33 pm
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    This show for 5 year olds ?? characters look really bad as in way to cartoony

  • February 21, 2014 at 12:46 pm
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    The show really should have focused on a young Wedge and Biggs and those sorts of characters. It looks like it has more to do with post 70s saturday morning cartoons than it has to do with the Star War universe.

  • February 21, 2014 at 1:06 pm
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    And another thing, since when did they get the lead singer of The Hoodoo Gurus to be involved with Star Wars Rebels? 😉

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