frankthedm
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This week's Asoka free episode was pretty good.
It is like a timewarp back to the propaganda soaked news-reel era.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animated Series - Who's Watching?
Arnwyn
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frankthedm
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[IMaGel]http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5952/droidcommandoop6.jpg[/IMaGel] Speaking of wartime propaganda, is anyone else assuming the worst about the Commando droid's eye design?
GlassJaw
Hero
I don't get it? Are you saying there some kind of anti-Asian (Chinese?) influence? Umm, no, I don't get that all.
Seriously?
GlassJaw
Hero
I'm enjoying it.
I'm not a fan of the hokey comedic relief style of the newer Star Wars movies - Jar Jar, the droid voice ("Roger, roger") - but for some reason, I'm able to ignore it when watching the show.
And before anyone mentions it, I know the original trilogy had a fair degree of campiness and humor. But the Jar Jar/droid-humor feels quite different. The humor of the original trilogy always seem to fit and didn't take away from the scene or the story being told.
To me, there's no need for the droids to be portrayed as bumbling idiots. The problem is that it doesn't fit. Dooku and Greivous are very imposing and hearing the droid voice totally breaks the mood of those characters. At least the commando droids are cool.
I'm not a fan of the hokey comedic relief style of the newer Star Wars movies - Jar Jar, the droid voice ("Roger, roger") - but for some reason, I'm able to ignore it when watching the show.
And before anyone mentions it, I know the original trilogy had a fair degree of campiness and humor. But the Jar Jar/droid-humor feels quite different. The humor of the original trilogy always seem to fit and didn't take away from the scene or the story being told.
To me, there's no need for the droids to be portrayed as bumbling idiots. The problem is that it doesn't fit. Dooku and Greivous are very imposing and hearing the droid voice totally breaks the mood of those characters. At least the commando droids are cool.
frankthedm
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Yes, I am serious. The heartbeat I saw the commando droids eye design, the old WW2 anti Japanese propaganda posters sprang to my mind.I don't get it? Are you saying there some kind of anti-Asian (Chinese?) influence? Umm, no, I don't get that all.
Seriously?
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Rykion
Explorer
It's the same eye design as the standard battledroid. It just sticks out because these droids are dark with light up eyes. I suspect the nefarious reason for using the design on the commandos was so that they could be easily spotted as droids.Yes, I am serious. The heartbeat I saw the commando droids eye design, the old WW2 anti Japanese propaganda posters sprang to my mind.
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<- That's much closer to your propaganda image. 
Strangely, I'm not assuming the worst of ENWorld. 
Steel_Wind
Legend
Yeah that was a surprisingly good story arc as it resolved over three or four episodes. Watched back to back? A quite sophisticated story arc for an animated show and one where the target audience was clearly assumed throughout to NOT be kids. They totally reeled me in with that mult-episode approach.
Hence, this thread.
Insight
Adventurer
A friend of a friend is working on the live action show. It's happening.
Styracosaurus
Explorer
I really underestimated this cartoon show.
The Clone Wars movie introduced Anikan's padawan, but it was about thirty minutes too long. Should have been a story arc for the TV show.
Clone Wars is an excellent TV show.
They are taking on stormtroopers as people, which we already know will end in tragedy. We are seeing how the clones wish that they were true individuals. Then you can see how the military-minded clones could be both likable, yet turn to serve Palpatine without questioning the morality.
Seeing the jedi befriend and teach the clones is both disturbing and full of pathos. The Jedi still treat the clones as cannon fodder to a great extent and yet extend friendship to them. Very deep for a cartoon.
Notice how the members of the Republic do not fight the war. They use an enslaved race (of one person) as meat shields. The Jedi are defending the Republic for what it could be rather than what it is.
The cartoon is a good.
The Clone Wars movie introduced Anikan's padawan, but it was about thirty minutes too long. Should have been a story arc for the TV show.
Clone Wars is an excellent TV show.
They are taking on stormtroopers as people, which we already know will end in tragedy. We are seeing how the clones wish that they were true individuals. Then you can see how the military-minded clones could be both likable, yet turn to serve Palpatine without questioning the morality.
Seeing the jedi befriend and teach the clones is both disturbing and full of pathos. The Jedi still treat the clones as cannon fodder to a great extent and yet extend friendship to them. Very deep for a cartoon.
Notice how the members of the Republic do not fight the war. They use an enslaved race (of one person) as meat shields. The Jedi are defending the Republic for what it could be rather than what it is.
The cartoon is a good.
