Uh what? We got S2 of The Mandalorian, multiple OT and ST comic storylines, and an entirely new era in development.
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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’: New Animated Series To Debut On Disney+ In 2021
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To be fair, even Mandalorian is digging into the Clone Wars pot too.
But that's all for the better imho.
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This is basically a remake of the Dark Times comic. A lot of it was done before and during the first half of Clone Wars CG. Still a great run:
Star Wars: Dark Times
Star Wars: Dark Times was a comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue was scheduled for release in October 2006. Similar to Star Wars: Rebellion, it is a continuation of an older series, Star Wars: Republic, and continued the numbering of Republic on the inside. It also has...
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I forgot about the new cast additions to Mando since it hasn't officially been announced yet.
Even if it wasn't rumored I feel like the Dark Saber at the ending of Season 1 was a pretty heavy hint of things to come.
And if there was any doubts that Ahsoka was showing up in Mandalorian, these leakers fully suggest that she is and that the sequel series to Rebels might be announced shortly after that episode airs.
If Filoni is working on that and not actively involved in this, then I don't think Bad Batch should get in the way of Rebels 2. Especially since the latter has seemingly been in development for longer.Big if true. Rebels´ 2: Electric Boogaloo is like 2 years away. Ok.Reddit - Dive into anything
I wasn't refuting the casting and all that I was saying that I literally forgot about that news.
Come on Disney, do the rest of clone wars episodes. I'll watch that shit.
High Republic for novels and whatever else, Kenobi and Cassian for live action, and whatever's coming next in the films most likely has nothing to do with the Clone Wars. And we just got Fallen Order and the first season of The Mandalorian which was its own thing.
With the broader popularity of The Mandalorian with baby Yoda, I would think that they'll understand Season 2 needs to be watchable and understandable for people who haven't watched TCW.
Honestly man it seems like you have pretty specific interests, not going to try arguing with your taste but I usually see you complaining in PlayStation threads about how there's been nothing interesting lately and nothing interesting coming soon when we have The Last Of Us II, Ghost of Tsushima, and Spider-Man Miles Morales all in the same year with Horizon 2 on the way.
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This was leaked a month ago and their finished arc stood out in S7 as it wasn´t needed in the same way the Maul one was (turned into a comic years ago).
I know that the batch was supposed to show up one more time in the canned scripts so I hope that as much of those ideas as possible can make it into this show. Like the end of the Boba arc for example. That material can fit here. Also. The biggy:
A four-episode arc[29] written by Matt Michnovetz[30] with production codes 6.17[31]–6.20[32] starred Yoda and the Bad Batch on Kashyyyk. At the "Untold Clone Wars" panel at Celebration Anaheim, Dave Filoni talked about the plot of the arc. He revealed the characters would ride on giant ape lizards that were holy to the Wookiees. In one scene, Tarfful would ask the tree spirits for permission to go into battle against the enemy, which was a number of Trandoshans[24]—including one named Babwa Venomor[33]—and the Separatist Alliance. To get the enemy out of some of their cities, they would have to burn some of the trees. The clones had no problem with it, but it was upsetting to the Wookiees. A part of the arc would be about the clones and the Wookiees finding a common ground to fight the Separatists. Some of Yoda's troopers would have his head silhouette on their helmets, and Echo would now be part of the Bad Batch squad. A story-reel clip was shown at the panel, which showed the Bad Batch and other Wookiees battling a new beast that was based on Kinraths from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game.[24] Only parts of the four episodes of the arc were made into animatics before the series' cancellation.[34] Dave Filoni revealed at Celebration Europe II that Yoda would be in the arc to give credit to the line "Good relations with the Wookiees I have" from Revenge of the Sith.[35] Matt Michnovetz revealed that Chewbacca would have played a huge role,[36] and that the arc would have contained some references to The Star Wars Holiday Special.[37]
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Sounds hype to me. Rebels 2, I am waiting for you. You also sounded real.
For the love of god, yes, please. I wanna see these peeps onscreen again, if only for a brief moment:
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They also said they have heard of an OT character returning to be in the Rebels sequel but didn't want to say anything because they were not 100% on it
While this thread is popular I just want to give a shout out to concept artist Molly Denmark. Siege of Mandalore had some great visuals and it seems that a lot of the iconic shots can be attributed to her. As far as I'm aware she wasn't involved in earlier seasons. Hopefully she's involved in future projects like this one.
While this thread is popular I just want to give a shout out to concept artist Molly Denmark. Siege of Mandalore had some great visuals and it seems that a lot of the iconic shots can be attributed to her. As far as I'm aware she wasn't involved in earlier seasons. Hopefully she's involved in future projects like this one.
It's very nice to see how close the final product looks to these conceptualizations. Also, I'm kind of hoping that The Bad Batch utilizes the same art style as season 7. I mean,
they could probably reuse those Imperial Stormtrooper and probe assets, right? Because they looked glorious compared to their Rebels counterparts.
They looked so good. I get complaints about the art style but it's really gotten so much since the early days with the original Dooku and the Grievous with a tiny head. Season 7 looked amazing.
What I'm hoping for is a lot of stuff from the point of view of the Clones in the Empire, gimme some Imperial politics.
you'll probably have Vader show up cause they can't resist it, show him from the POV of the 501st and go into their feelings of how everything went down.
you'll probably have Vader show up cause they can't resist it, show him from the POV of the 501st and go into their feelings of how everything went down.
I mean Gregor was fucking bonkers. For all we know he just did it himself.
so you literally only entered this thread to whine about the existence of this show?
That logo at first glance reads "BAD BITCH" to me! Meh clones. Im not a fan of the clones. I hate them and their spread throughout all of the modern extended universe stuff. A throwaway line of sorts in A New Hope.. damn. (Yeah I hate all the cartoon stuff and I wish we'd get stuff that's entirely new and different.
I watched 3 and a half seasons and could count on my hands the episodes I'd actually recommend to people. I should probably finish it at one point but apparently season 3 and season 4 were some of the peaks of the show and I just... was not a fan at all.
Also couldn't give a shit about clones. They're clones. I constantly got them confused since they all had the same voice and face and I didn't find any of their storylines actually interesting.
This was always my main sticking point for getting into it, but I just bit the bullet this summer and started watching...I'm nearing the end of S2 and by now I've just gotten used to how it looks, doesn't bother me at all now. Even if it does still look very, uh, lo-fi at times.
I recommend trying this episode guide:
3.18. The Citadel
3.19. Counterattack
3.20. Citadel Rescue
3.21. Padawan Lost
3.22. Wookiee Hunt
4.07. Darkness on Umbara
4.08. The General
4.09. Plan of Dissent
4.10. Carnage of Krell
4.11. Kidnapped
4.12. Slaves of the Republic
4.13. Escape from Kadavo
4.14. A Friend in Need
4.15. Deception
4.16. Friends and Enemies
4.17. The Box
4.18. Crisis on Naboo
4.19. Massacre
4.21. Brothers
4.22. Revenge
5.02. A War on Two Fronts
5.03. Front Runners
5.04. The Soft War
5.05. Tipping Points
5.01. Revival
5.14. Eminence
5.15. Shades of Reason
5.16. The Lawless
5.17. Sabotage
5.18. The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
5.19. To Catch a Jedi
5.20. The Wrong Jedi
6.05. An Old Friend
6.06. The Rise of Clovis
6.07. Crisis at the Heart
6.01. The Unknown
6.02. Conspiracy
6.03. Fugitive
6.04. Orders
6.10. The Lost Ones
6.11. Voics
6.12. Destiny
6.13. Sacrifice
7.01. The Bad Batch
7.02. A Distant Echo
7.03. On the Wings of Keeradaks
7.04. Unfinished Business
7.09. Old Friends Not Forgotten
7.10. Phantom Apprentice
7.11. Shattered
7.12. Victory and Death
Yeah I already saw those season 3 episodes and was kinda meh on them
At this point I've watched so many bad episodes I might as well watch them all just for more context. I stopped right before the Umbara arc which I've heard was good.
The Umbara arc is great but it's also mostly clone focused with one Jedi in it, so you might not enjoy it.
The arc after that one dealing with slavery features Anakin and co and is surprisingly dark.
Okay, so you can count on your hands which episodes from the first three seasons you'd recommend, which I don't find to be any worse than the movie output we've been provided. Not to mention you haven't seen the rest of the show.
Regardless, I'm not trying to persuade you to continue watching that show, as it's clear you don't give a shit about it. I maintain that The Clone Wars is just as good as the original trilogy and is worth a watch if you care about deepening your understanding of the period.
Well I like the clone stuff if there's good action in it and it's paired with non-clone characters. Like my favorite arc so far was the Geonosis one in season 2 I think it was.
I read the title twice all morning and even saw an add for it on instagram and just now noticed it was batch...
Was it ever said that the bad batch don't have order 66 chips? Or are they just going to get removed somehow when shit goes down like Rex?
YES. I fucking love clone era shit. Really excited to see the aftermath of 66th through the viewpoint of clones who kinda fit outside of the norm.
They might be mutated enough that the chip doesn't work as well on them, as they already don't really follow order well and have their own structure. And also their history of being sent on suicide missions could be evidence of the republic/sidious trying to get rid of them. I'm willing to bet 66 could possibly include orders to hunt them down/execute them, as any clone seen to refuse the order 66 is also marked for immediate execution. A lot of interesting stories to tell around this.
Honestly not what I was expecting, and I hope this isn't all. Really looking forward to Rebels 2 era/follow up
I for one read the title right but for some reason my brain thought it was a Gremlins crossover since Gremlins 2 is subtitled "The New Batch".
Lot of potential with the Order 66 stuff. Just the idea of clones dealing with that is fascinating.
Media with a wandering crew like this are also good opportunities for lots of one-off characters/locales to expand the universe and lore. Mandalorian had some cool moments in that regard. I've gone on record lamenting that Solo was a movie instead of a 2-season TV special because its story was in such a place that could have allowed for so much more had there been breathing room. I hope they let the world happening around this Bad Batch share center stage a bit.
Lot of potential with the Order 66 stuff. Just the idea of clones dealing with that is fascinating.
Media with a wandering crew like this are also good opportunities for lots of one-off characters/locales to expand the universe and lore. Mandalorian had some cool moments in that regard. I've gone on record lamenting that Solo was a movie instead of a 2-season TV special because its story was in such a place that could have allowed for so much more had there been breathing room. I hope they let the world happening around this Bad Batch share center stage a bit.
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I feel like we have a lot of people forgetting here that we have a massive, highly popular, multi-bajillion dollar series set after RotJ going on right now? One that's poised to explore a lot about state of the universe in that era?
If they've already recorded the score then the show must be really far along. Maybe a release in January/February?
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right, it feels pretty silly to complain about Lucasfilm only focusing on Clone Wars or the gap between III and IV when Mando is arguably the biggest thing going on in Star Wars right now.
I didn't really like their arc, so I'm not super excited for this right now.
What I really don't want to see, though, is the Bad Batch eventually joining the Rebel Alliance. Please let them stay bad guys.
What I really don't want to see, though, is the Bad Batch eventually joining the Rebel Alliance. Please let them stay bad guys.
Plus the other big thing that happens to be an entire new era of the universe too.