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I want to watch The Clone Wars but I don't want to watch the bad episodes, what do I do.
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Yep, I'm pretty sure that are still episodes I just haven't watched because Jar-Jar doofus ass is in them being a doofus.
what else you need to know other than, he decides to master that kind of lightsaber style?
That image is quite old, as Rebels actually does call back to some of the old standalone arcs, such as Mortis.
Whoever made the image decided mythology important stuff somehow wasn't critical to the "main story". And maybe it's not, but it's still kinda dumb they even made the distinction of "Honorable Mentions". That is why I just tell everyone to include those along with the actual recommended episodes. As long as you use the guide that way it works pretty well.
I've seen them.
They weren't that bad. I'd have been more upset at myself for skipping them and never would've rested till I'd seen them. But to each his own. I guess I'm just a completionist.
lol This interests me.
I have already watched the whole series (in the chronological order) and the movie and have wanted to do a rewatch before the new season comes out, but I know that I can't make it through some of more "filler" type episodes.
This will be the only way I'd be willing to rewatch since there is some great stuff in there and other episodes I was literally forcing myself to play in the background while I did other stuff.
I have already watched the whole series (in the chronological order) and the movie and have wanted to do a rewatch before the new season comes out, but I know that I can't make it through some of more "filler" type episodes.
This will be the only way I'd be willing to rewatch since there is some great stuff in there and other episodes I was literally forcing myself to play in the background while I did other stuff.
I used the episode guide for season 1 and ended up watching all of season 2 onward with few regrets.
Ignore everyone who says you shouldn't ever watch TV with a guide. They are leading you on a path to the dark side.
Any episode that starts with the guy saying "Senator Binks" was an instant skip for me.
I don't like that image that keep being posted everytime. I think skipping episodes is normally a bad idea (of course there are exceptions like montage episodes like the infamous Shades of Grey in Star Trek).
I mean, if you want to only watch the "lore heavy" or important arcs I guess you could do it, but I will never understand the hate for self-contained episodes (I dislike so much the "filler" word). They can be a lot of fun.
Having said that I think the only "bad" episodes are some of the Jar Jar ones and the ones with the Padme stuff with other senators. If you are watching an episode and you're not feeling it you can always skip it, they are not that long. In my opinion almost all of the "worst" episodes are contained in the first couple of seasons, then it gets better.
Also I will never listen the opinion of someone who does not like the modern classic episode "A Sunny Day in the Void"
I mean, if you want to only watch the "lore heavy" or important arcs I guess you could do it, but I will never understand the hate for self-contained episodes (I dislike so much the "filler" word). They can be a lot of fun.
Having said that I think the only "bad" episodes are some of the Jar Jar ones and the ones with the Padme stuff with other senators. If you are watching an episode and you're not feeling it you can always skip it, they are not that long. In my opinion almost all of the "worst" episodes are contained in the first couple of seasons, then it gets better.
Also I will never listen the opinion of someone who does not like the modern classic episode "A Sunny Day in the Void"
For a show like this, a guide like that is bliss!
I watched season 1 and parts of two without the guide and then switched over to that.
I know that the show gets better going forward but I still enjoyed being able to only watch the important stuff. It is a show that was primarily conceived for kids and there are a lot of episodes that are very "saturday morning cartoon" in how they feel. Which isn't a bad thing, I enjoy those every once in a while - but there are so many episodes and other shows that I don't really want to invest the time into the side stuff.
I watched season 1 and parts of two without the guide and then switched over to that.
I know that the show gets better going forward but I still enjoyed being able to only watch the important stuff. It is a show that was primarily conceived for kids and there are a lot of episodes that are very "saturday morning cartoon" in how they feel. Which isn't a bad thing, I enjoy those every once in a while - but there are so many episodes and other shows that I don't really want to invest the time into the side stuff.
Anybody who thinks you should watch 100% of the episodes is basically touting a very bad viewing guide. You can't get the wasted time back.
That guide is fine but for the love of god people watch the honorable mentions too cause the Mortis arc shouldn't be in there.
I watched the movie way back when but hated it and wanted to die. A few months later, I decided to give the series a shot, but the first episode underwhelmed me so I dropped it and never looked back.
I've seen tons of people hyping it in the intervening years, especially recently, so last night I decided to give it one more shot - this time by following that chart people keep posting in every thread. Third time's the charm, maybe?
I started with the Malevolence arc and...thought it was pretty boring. Not sure why people recommend it, unless the plot ties into better arcs down the line. I also watched Rookies, which was better, but still kinda meh. I guess I'll keep going, but idk I'm not feeling it yet.
I've seen tons of people hyping it in the intervening years, especially recently, so last night I decided to give it one more shot - this time by following that chart people keep posting in every thread. Third time's the charm, maybe?
I started with the Malevolence arc and...thought it was pretty boring. Not sure why people recommend it, unless the plot ties into better arcs down the line. I also watched Rookies, which was better, but still kinda meh. I guess I'll keep going, but idk I'm not feeling it yet.
It's not that those arcs are what we all love about it, it's just that they're better than the crap that most of S1 is. The show gets progressively better with each season. Season 1 is definitely the worst, and while I would say season 2 is a step up, and has a few "main story critical" arcs... Season 3 is where it finally really finds itself. Most of what people rave about is the majority of that season, as well as season 4, 5, and 6. I know it's a big ask to get anyone interested in this series given how rough it is at the start, but I hope you stick with it and end up seeing what so many of us do.
Season 1 is straight up bad, Season 2 had some alright episodes (Geonosis + Mandalore arcs) but is still pretty meh.
I started season 3 and am only 1 episode in but I'm still not really hooked, it doesn't help that sometimes the show can be really really ugly.
I started season 3 and am only 1 episode in but I'm still not really hooked, it doesn't help that sometimes the show can be really really ugly.
self-contained episodes are fine
self contrained, terrible episodes should be skipped
I fucking love Star Trek, but there's no way I'd tell anyone to watch all of The Next Generation without skipping anything
Avatar still had the best use of "filler" episodes ever. Season 1 outside of a few episodes would be considered filler for a lot of other shows but they pack a shitton of character development, humor, backstory and arcs that come back later in season 3 so it's so good.
Part of the problem is the show was originally envisioned as a children's saturday morning cartoon... but as we all know, Star Wars fans are a much broader group than that and it was appealing much more to that greater audience. The show sort of changed its target as it went along and began to tell more complex stories. Additionally, Lucas himself stepped back a bit after the second season... and not super coincidentally is when the series started to become something more. Cartoon Network also moved it to a night time slight to better reflect what it became.
If you stick with it, I think you'll find that TCW has done a few similar things. Not coincidentally, Dave Filoni, the showrunner for TCW, previously worked on Avatar The Last Airbender.
Neat. Thanks.
I probably shouldn't be asking in this thread but are there consensus guides like this for shit like The X-Files and Star Trek?
With so many different things on that I wanna watch, anthologies with so many episodes usually take a backseat for me. I think I'd hop in more often with guides like this available.
Might make a thread for viewing guides on anthology series.
With so much media today, it's really hard to watch everything of every series. I wish I had time to it but I really don't. if I can save myself ~3 hours by not watching subpar episodes it's really helpful.
Avoid all episodes with droids. They are truly awful and not as funny as they think. The incompetence stinks to high heavens.
I vaguely recall one that actually is part 1 of an arc that is otherwise not about them, that's basically the only exception. Unfortunately I don't remember which one that is.
Cloak of Darkness was p. neat - Ventress is cool and her fight with the battle nun was decent.
Lair of Grevious was just okay. Kind of whatever.
Trespass was the first solid-all-the-way-through episode. Those furry tube mouth aliens better not get wiped out in a future episode...
Lair of Grevious was just okay. Kind of whatever.
Trespass was the first solid-all-the-way-through episode. Those furry tube mouth aliens better not get wiped out in a future episode...
I think Trespass is the best episode of a pretty mediocre starting season. Glad to see you've decided to keep going!
I'd suggest to watch it all. The guide skips a lot of the weirder (but good!) episodes like Nomad Droids and A Sunny Day in the Void (a personal favorite of mine) which is part of a larger 4 episode arc.
There's also a chance that the material in the upcoming 7th season will reference events from prior episodes, and I personally wouldn't want to skip anything and end up missing out, but that's just me.
Edit: Also the fact that the Deception Arc in season 4 is only an honorable mention is a real shame. It's got Anakin out for revenge, bounty hunters being cool, Obi-Wan undercover in the underworld among them, and the probably the best appearances of Count Dooku in the entire series (rivaled only by his time during the final episodes of season 6). I feel like it's absolutely essential if only for how it shows Anakin inching closer to the dark side and growing more distrustful of the Jedi.
The episode that follows, Massacre is also a personal favorite of mine, as it's one of the few episodes that has a pure villain vs. villain conflict and is one of General Grievous' best episodes. A definite watch, I think.
There's also a chance that the material in the upcoming 7th season will reference events from prior episodes, and I personally wouldn't want to skip anything and end up missing out, but that's just me.
Edit: Also the fact that the Deception Arc in season 4 is only an honorable mention is a real shame. It's got Anakin out for revenge, bounty hunters being cool, Obi-Wan undercover in the underworld among them, and the probably the best appearances of Count Dooku in the entire series (rivaled only by his time during the final episodes of season 6). I feel like it's absolutely essential if only for how it shows Anakin inching closer to the dark side and growing more distrustful of the Jedi.
The episode that follows, Massacre is also a personal favorite of mine, as it's one of the few episodes that has a pure villain vs. villain conflict and is one of General Grievous' best episodes. A definite watch, I think.
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I just watched the Malevolence arc and it was... ok? I started zoning out at parts, but the train chase was pretty cool, I suppose.
Interesting to see that Grievous was the first one to say "Hello there" to Kenobi. That added weight to his quip in RotS might have been worth those three eps.
Interesting to see that Grievous was the first one to say "Hello there" to Kenobi. That added weight to his quip in RotS might have been worth those three eps.
There's a bump in the budget and an art style change halfway through season 3.
The Clone Wars saved the prequel trilogy from irrelevance but could not save Jar Jar.
Ironic.
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Chronological is serving me well. Better context for the early episodes. Still has Jar Jar, though,
Any episode in season 1 with jar jar except for the season finale
We already know which arcs are comprising season 7, one of which had previously been released with incomplete animation.
Yeah, the entire first season is not really more than "ok" even at its best, but hopefully (like with several others here) you are able to make it through into the better material.
To be fair, that was always going to be a big ask. And still, they almost did it with the one actually good Jar Jar arc in Season 6.
Follow the same guide I posted on page 1 for season 1 and 2, then just watch everything from season 3 on.
The Ryloth arc was honestly kind of whatever.
Hostage Crisis was pretty decent though. I liked the bounty hunters.
Overall, (the 11/22 episodes that I watched of) season 1 wasn't too bad. Trespass, Hostage Crisis, and Cloak of Darkness were the only ones that I felt were actually worthwhile; the others, while not terrible, were pretty bland and forgettable.
I'll try to start season 2 some time after Thanksgiving.
Hostage Crisis was pretty decent though. I liked the bounty hunters.
Overall, (the 11/22 episodes that I watched of) season 1 wasn't too bad. Trespass, Hostage Crisis, and Cloak of Darkness were the only ones that I felt were actually worthwhile; the others, while not terrible, were pretty bland and forgettable.
I'll try to start season 2 some time after Thanksgiving.
Even if people want drop the show just watch the Umbara Arc it easily the best arc and it gorgeous at times with the use of light
add on disney plusYou skip them all and watch the really good one instead.
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Before starting on The Clone Wars, someone on youtube actually made a Canon Edit of the Micro Series (Genndy Tartakovsky).
First 2 Parts should be seen after Episode II
Then watch The Clone Wars, I recommend using this guide Clone Wars Trim the Fat Edition.
and the last 2 parts before Episode III.
First 2 Parts should be seen after Episode II
Then watch The Clone Wars, I recommend using this guide Clone Wars Trim the Fat Edition.
and the last 2 parts before Episode III.
As soon as I saw him, I thought Cad Bane in live action was inevitable... still waiting though.
I hadn't seen this guide before but I don't think it's great. Not only does it "trim" less "fat" than the popular guide I posted, it also does some really weird stuff with the episode order. At first I thought it was just basically doing chronological order, but it's not. It's even more weird jumbled... all the way to the end, where it's recommending watching some of season 6 before finishing season 5. I don't understand that at all.
Also, what exactly is that edit of the 2D cartoon supposed to have done? Skipping through it, all it seems like (from memory) is it took out the small padme part and the 5 minutes of Mace Windu destroying a bunch of clones that everyone loves.
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Some of his friends were (very briefly) in the films, so I was surprised to learn that he didn't have a cameo also.
You just did in claiming that TCW is anywhere near the best that Star Wars has to offer. Remarkable.