General Star Wars Animated Series

New Rebels tv spot:

https://www.facebook.com/JediNews/videos/vb.126769717401079/859162904161753/

So October it is.

Yep, October 14th.

[[youtube:dAGvFBwG834]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAGvFBwG834

New Rebels clip.

edited 28th Aug '15 11:29:48 AM by ManchuCandidate

Is it just me or is Sabine's hair... shinier than usual there?

Also, I love Ahsoka's tone when reiterating to Kanan. She's like: "I didn't ask for you to be witty, smartass, I told you to trust him."

So based on the clip, it looks like Ahsoka's going to seek out Vader, or at least try to find out why Anakin fell, and Kanan's going to meet the clones.

x2 It's not shinier, it's a completely different colour. I don't think I like it.

Do we know how many episodes season 2 will have?

Pretty sure it was confirmed around double of season 1, so I'm expecting a 22-23 episode season, like TCW.

That's good. I hope they have some episodes that don't focus on the crew of the Ghost. That's one issue I have with Rebels.

Your issue with Rebels is that it has clearly defined main characters?

Because that's what it is. It's not an anthology series like TCW. It's a narrative about a specific group of characters. There might be A Day in the Limelight here and there now that Ahsoka is in play, but by and large the focus is going to be on the main crew.

The Clone Wars had clearly defined main characters too but it still gave us brief storylines focusing on other characters. Rebels is a good show without doing that but I do think focusing on one specific group is a bit limiting. There's an entire galaxy with multiple rebel groups doing stuff. Why can't we see what some of them are up to?

Again, TCW was an anthology series from the very beginning (the first episode proper focuses on Yoda for crying out loud). Rebels is not and has never pretended it wants to be. We may follow a supporting character instead of the main group now and then (Ahsoka and the villains being the mostly likely), but I strongly doubt that there will be episodes devoted to other random rebel cells.

Typically in a show like this, another rebel cell focused on wouldn't be "random," but would be introduced and developed before the point where they would be given focus episodes. Should the show do that, then yeah I could see there being multiple groups of characters on whom focus is given.

A probable candidate this season is Rex's group, for example, should they not travel with the Ghost crew that is.

edited 28th Aug '15 4:36:06 PM by KnownUnknown

If it helps matters, there's going to be an episode focused on Agent Kallus, according to Freddie Prinze Jr.

I actually feel like the greater focus on the crew helps the feel of the era. The Clone Wars was a galaxy spanning war, which many were fighting. The early rebellion, in contrast, is a few people and a few groups that are rising on their own, disjointed until they become the Rebel Alliance.

(I also want the trauma of the crew members to be explored more; show just how deep the cruelty of the Empire is, and the lasting damage of your heritage being erased and made to fade, or most of your species being enslaved)

So, some people got copies of Aftermath now.

Turns out Ashoka worked with Wedge Antilles at one point prior to ANH.

edited 30th Aug '15 6:05:31 PM by ManchuCandidate

Well now.

Makes you wonder if Wedge will be appearing in Rebels soon. Or why hasn't old Wedge mentioned Ahsoka to Luke yet (assuming if she's still alive)?

How many people in the Alliance would know that Fulcrum was a Jedi?

Wedge Antilles in the new canon?

Now, the real question is, have they given Stackpole a call?

I don't understand your first sentence. What are you actually asking?

I was expressing my surprise and delight at this information.

You know Wedge is in the movies, right?

It seems that new canon is 'keep the awesome we can that works with the movies'. Which I'm glad for, as we won't have any ridiculously overpowered characters. Hopefully.