Star wars rebels visions and voices tv episode 2016. As of march 5, 2018, 75 episodes of star wars rebels have aired. Dave filonis opening remarks at star wars rebels s4. When chopper comes under imperial control, the future of the entire rebellion is at stake. Do people seriously skip episodes of other tv shows. In other words, using the life of the skywalker twins as a measure, the series is active in the story years that come after their separation as newborns and before their unwitting reunion on the.
She never wouldve been able to make her rebels comeback. But rebels connects way more to the overall star wars story while most of clone wars is irrelevant to anything. This term is usually used when you have a show with a larger on going story arc or mythology lost, xfiles, battlestar galactica, etc. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it.
The forgotten droid discussion star wars rebels wiki fandom. A new hope, tells the story of the rebellions beginnings while the empire spreads tyranny through the galaxy. You miss out on so much quality star wars by skipping a third of the episodes. Im afraid theres just too much filler in rebels, and the broader plot becomes very strained and hard to detect in some episodes. It is the fiftysixth episode of the series overall. It took a while for me to stop thinking about rebels as filler material between the movies, but as of the middle of season 2 it has developed into a telling of star wars universe stories that can easily stand on. The series, which was the first star wars product released by disney, had a tall order following up the beloved clone wars. Star wars rebels is an american 3d cgi animated television series produced by lucasfilm and lucasfilm animation. Considered by many to be one of the best star wars. I wanted to create a movie series that stuck to the star wars movie structure, while also stripping out the filler and childish bits of the series. This usually referred to any episode of a vaguely comedic nature, or more broadly, any which did not focus on its two central story arcs thrawn vs. I understand that, as a diehard star wars fan of 30 or 40, you can disprove the lack of originality, the relative crudeness of animation and what not but, hey this is star wars, just the same as it always has been if you loved it before, there is no reason to hate it now, in this form. The series takes place between revenge of the sith and a new hope, in which the galactic empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the surviving jedi knights as a fledgling rebellion against the empire takes shape. Rebels has always been full of wonderful nods to the greater star wars universe, and the finale was no different it was packed full of easter eggs that left fans ecstatic.
To be honest, no other episode so far in the series is this good. Star wars ashley eckstein on clone wars filler complaints. Apr 15, 2017 while the star wars universe continues to expand on the big screen, one of its popular tv show is coming to an end. Regular episodes premiered on october 1, 2016 with the airing of the holocrons of fate. Spark of rebellion, on disney channel on october 3, 2014. While that may be the case from a certain point of view, its not necessarily 100 % accurate. Ranking every star wars rebels episode so far disney insider. Star wars rebels, set five years before the events of star wars. The following two introduce and flesh out the most important ones in the galaxy. Some may argue that star wars rebels has been stuffed like a thanksgiving turkey with filler episodes this season. With a whole lot of filler, and some occasional nonsense, here are the 10 worst episodes of star wars rebels, ranked according to imdb. There are a lot of stinkers in tcw, but a lot of goo. She probably wouldve stayed a jedi and wouldve been cut down during 66. Star wars rebels is an animated television series set during the time frame between the films star wars.
But clone wars has more developed stories since they are split into 24 episodes mostly while rebels is mostly 1 besides the double epsiodes which are the best. It is a dark time in the galaxy, but the motley crew of the starship ghost stands up for those who cannot fight for themselves, providing the spark to ignite a rebellion. It premiered worldwide as a onehour television movie, star wars rebels. With 39 episodes plus four webonly shorts on youtube, the total running time of the first two seasons is a little over.
Star wars ashley eckstein doesnt care for your clone wars filler complaints. Ok, perhaps a few sw comic books created through the decades could match it, but certainly not any of the latter movies. Sure it has its filler episodes although a few are not ranked higher thanks to the finale but all tv shows have filler episodes. The forgotten droid discussion star wars rebels wiki. The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan. The clone wars chronological episode order, including all 121 episodes and the feature film. This will be a place for you to post your wildest of theories or what you think the story is going to be. Mar 04, 2018 executive producer and creator of star wars rebels dave filoni gave us some heartfelt opening remarks right before screening the final 3 episodes of the series at the walt disney studios lot. Its 22episode early seasons contained a fair amount of filler. Star wars rebels treatment of the jedi combines original trilogy mysticism with colorful the clone warsstyle imagery, and the.
Our goal is to collaborate with other fans in order to build a reliable. Dave filonis opening remarks at star wars rebels s4 series. Ive made an argument for why you should watch the clone wars, but actually watching it is another thing. This is a place for those who want to speculate on any star wars news, theories, or new and old leaks from the star wars movie franchise coming from disney. After a few episodes i was fairly hooked on the series. As season three of star wars rebels reached its finale, it was once again plagued by the criticism that it had contained too many filler episodes. The season premiered with a onehour television movie, steps into shadow, on september 24, 2016.
There are some differences between the movies and the shows so there will be some liberties taken in the story lines. It took a while for me to stop thinking about rebels as filler material between the movies, but as of the middle of season 2 it has developed into a telling of star wars universe stories that can easily stand on its own. Mar 06, 2018 i honestly think rebels is a better show that tcw on a consistent basis. A new season of the clone wars is a small miracle for. For clone wars purists, ill just quote an awesome where artoo and c3po collected food for a dinner for a whole episode. Much like the clones, theres a bunch of bounty hunter episodes to watch. Double agent droid is the ninteenth episode of the animated television series star wars rebels third season. I am admiring this shows tactic, even though i havent really been a big fan of some of the previous filler episodes that i felt were empty and didnt add anything to how the rebels have dealt with their sever blow in season 2, which some might say was the empire strikes back of the series. Most of the ahsoka episodes in tcw were probably considered filler episodes yet without them, she wouldnt have had the emotional strength to walk away from the jedi in the s5 finale arc. World between worlds is an interesting concept, i was really happy to see thrawn and the tie defenders on screen, and the death of kanan was really powerful. Star wars rebels the series mines material from the 19 years that follow episode iii. The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan should.
I do feel it brought a lot to the table, as far as filling out the canon lore. With 121 episodes, many of them filler, some of them oddly out of order, theres a certain. May 23, 2017 at star wars celebration in orlando this april, lucasfilm officially confirmed the rumors that their only current star wars television show, star wars rebels, would indeed be coming to an end just af. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star wars rebels. I know a lot of you despise any star wars that was produces after 1998, but in the case youve never watched the clone wars before, and didnt know where to start, i made a list that lets you know which episodes you might be safe skipping. The more i watch of clone wars, the more rebels seems like a direct extensioncontinuation of that story. Really like the show but i have a few concerns that it seems to be a bit of a filler show while disney figure out what to do with their animation studio. This pair of episodes kept me breathless for 45 minutes. Breaking ranks in defense of filler episodes eleven. Lucasfilm presents the official sequential order for the beloved animated series, including all 121 shows and the original feature film. To be honest, no other episode so far in the series is. Its amusing to see people always going on about clone wars vs rebels when theyre basically part of the same story with several of the same characters. Speculate on characters as small as baby yoda or as important as ol sheev palps. Star wars rebels has fallen well short of expectations in its third season, and the reasons are becoming clear with each passing episode.
Executive producer and creator of star wars rebels dave filoni gave us some heartfelt opening remarks right before screening the final 3 episodes of the series at the walt disney studios lot. At star wars celebration in orlando this april, lucasfilm officially confirmed the rumors that their only current star wars television show, star wars. When maul takes the crew of the ghost hostage, ezra and kanan must pass a trial in order to recover an ancient sith artifact to save them. Star wars rebels vs the clone wars star wars galaxy of.
However, it has a lot of filler, childish humor, too many things are spelled out for you, because this show is aimed at tweens. Plus, who doesnt enjoy venturing into the dark underworld of the star wars universe. Ezra, sabine, zeb, chopper and hera set out to rescue hondo ohnaka, while kanan finds an ancient force creature known as the bendu. So now adults everywhere are praising this show like its. Easter eggs from the star wars rebels finale syfy wire. Star wars rebels will wrap after the upcoming season 4 on disney xd. The series takes place between revenge of the sith and a new hope, in which the galactic empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the surviving. The regular series premiered on disney xd on october, 2014. Last year, after four wonderful seasons, we bid adieu to star wars rebels. For one thing, series mastermind and the master of all things animated at lucasfilm dave filoni made good on his promise that the show doesnt have any filler episodes. Star wars rebels season three is the third season of the animated television series star wars rebels. Its really not that hard to just watch the show like any other show, start to finish. A handful of filler episodes that i wont bother rewatching whenever i go back through the whole series. The following episodes of the disney xd animated series star wars rebels, produced by lucasfilm and lucasfilm animation.
It takes place during an era when the galactic empire is hunting down the last of the jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the empire is taking form. Star wars rebels is a tv show aimed at young children, but adults everywhere are being told that this show is great and that it is better than the prequels and in a few cases that this show is better than the original trilogy. Clearly once disney bought star wars they were still currently producing a show set in the prequel era tcw and i think they wanted to move away from that and focus on the. Jun 14, 2017 star wars rebels has fallen well short of expectations in its third season, and the reasons are becoming clear with each passing episode. Made quick episode guide for rebels for those who want to. The clone wars episodes of all time, the lawless is packed full of action and superb writing. Aug 01, 2018 supervising director dave filoni sits down with andi to discuss fan reactions to the clone wars return, ahsokas journey, working with george lucas, and what the show means to him. May 31, 2017 breaking ranks in defense of filler episodes posted on may 31, 2017 by mark eldridge the works as season three of star wars rebels reached its finale, it was once again plagued by the criticism that it had contained too many filler episodes. I really enjoyed watching the star wars clone wars series. Beginning fourteen years after revenge of the sith and five years before a new hope, rebels takes place during an era when the galactic empire is securing its grip on the galaxy. Star wars rebels is an american 3d animated science fiction television series produced by lucasfilm animation and set in the star wars galaxy five years before a new hope. Mar 09, 2018 rebels has always been full of wonderful nods to the greater star wars universe, and the finale was no different it was packed full of easter eggs that left fans ecstatic.
Jun 14, 2017 most of the ahsoka episodes in tcw were probably considered filler episodes yet without them, she wouldnt have had the emotional strength to walk away from the jedi in the s5 finale arc. Regular episodes aired for four seasons on disney xd, from october, 2014 to march 5. A new season of the clone wars is a small miracle for star. What has been bothering me of late is the talk of filler episodes in star wars rebels. Supervising director dave filoni sits down with andi to discuss fan reactions to the clone wars return, ahsokas journey, working with george lucas, and what the show means to him. This is the best from star wars universe since empire strikes back. Star wars rebels treatment of the jedi combines original trilogy mysticism with colorful the clone warsstyle imagery, and the first of two episodes to be. Star wars rebels the tv series is a great addition to the star wars canon.
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