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…then you are missing some of the best and most daring storytelling that the Star Wars saga has enjoyed in a heap many moon!

I found myself genuinely shocked at how much I enjoyed the three-part “Nightsisters” arc which concluded a week ago this past Friday. Written by Katie Lucas (daughter of The Flanneled One himself), the storyline showed that Lucasfilm does have the willpower to not play things safe… as well as bring on some bigtime “What the…?!” moments (which if you saw the final moments of “Witches of the Mist” you know what I’m talking about). That new villain Savage Oppress is voiced by Clancy Brown (who I still think should eventually provide the voice of Darth Bane) was the sprinkles on top of a fine dessert indeed.

And then there was this past week’s episode, which featured the return of Liam Neeson as the voice of Qui-Gon ...

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Previously I’d noted that I’ve been late to the game so far as Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series goes. I’m now regretting it even more, because today was the first time that I got to see Cad Bane in action.

What else can I say? Cad is easily the awesomest new villainous addition to the Star Wars pantheon in too great a long while. Everything about Cad Bane screams bad-a$$: his Clint Eastwood/”spaghetti western”-esque look, his voice (provided by Corey Burton), his proficiency with the blaster (or more than one), his cold-blooded personality… and the fact that he’s a reputation for being the most feared bounty hunter in the waning years of the Old Republic. That alone carries lots of street cred in the galaxy far, far away.

And I just found out that there’s a Cad Bane action figure floating around. Guess I’ll have to ...

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I’m either losing my interest in Star Wars (probably not) or just incredibly lazy when it comes to checking out new television (more likely). Whatever it is, at long last I’m getting to see Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the CGI-animated series on Cartoon Network set between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

And against what I assumed would be my reaction, I must profess that I am very pleasantly surprised and delighted at this show. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is some of the saga’s finest storytelling. The action and dialogue is vintage classic Star Wars, and in many ways hearkens back to the tone of the original trilogy. I’ve only watched a few episodes so far, and I’m told that what I’ve seen isn’t even the best of the series: that better yet is still coming for me to behold.

So if you’re ...

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For awhile I’ve been wondering: is it even accurate to refer to the six Star Wars movies as “Star Wars Episodes 1 through 6″ anymore? I mean, the Star Wars saga is now way more than the story presented in George Lucas’ original films, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars will only muddle the waters further. Perhaps Lucas should amend the titles of his movies to a scheme like “Star Wars: The Skywalker Cycle Episode I: The Phantom Menace“. And doesn’t “The Skywalker Cycle” have a nice operatic ring to it? Sorta like Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Well anyway, here’s the link to where you can watch the new trailer for The Clone Wars…

I must admit: for the first time in my life, I’m not jazzed at all about seeing a new Star Wars movie in the theaters (no doubt all of Chris Knight’s friends ...

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I must admit, when I first heard about this project I was more than a little skeptical. I mean, haven’t the Clone Wars been depicted enough over the past five years? Guess I was hoping for this kind of effort to be made toward covering ground we haven’t seen yet (like the interval between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hop, or the Old Republic era). That said, this looks “impressive… most impressive!”

Mash down here for the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars trailer.

Speaking of computer-animated Star Wars, a few days ago I posted a report about something called Tales of the New Republic. Ever since word about this came out last week a lot of fans have been stymied as to whether or not this is an official Lucasfilm production. Sometime in the last day or so it was posted on the project’s website...

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