STAR WARS Rebels new animated series!

[Mara Jade's Father]

Just got around to watching the last two episodes of the season. I thought both were pretty good. I never kept up with Clone Wars after about the second season. What happened with Maul?

Although I am enjoying the show, I really do wish they would wrap it up and let it just lead up to Rogue One. Too many of these types of shows just drag on too long. Let something end for a change.

You can't honestly think they would end the show after just 2 and a half seasons

I think Disney/LFL will end the show when it has accomplished it's intention for their business model. Rebels' is made to help promote the other parts of the franchise. It is the main reason Clone Wars stopped. They wanted to take focus off Prequel era and produce a show that would support their other projects. If they simply just wanted a popular Star Wars TV show, they would have kept going with Clone Wars,

With that being said, I do not know what Disney/LFL's goals are for the show or what end story they want to tell. As it stands right now, the show is still a few years from the events of Rogue One and A New Hope. However the show's main story may not need to take the story that far. Rebels is about the start/formation of the rebel alliance with focus on a core group of characters. The series can end when there is a particular end to one or more of the characters' story. It does not have to go all the way to Rogue One although it would be nice if it did. So it could end after 3 years as rumored.

As far as Rebels goes. It is not yet to the point of being dragged out or have a need to formulate a way to make it run longer that its natural life.

 

[seelsa73]

On collider Jedi Council, FP Jr. said the plan is for 5 or 6 seasons at least.

 

[Halliwax]

On collider Jedi Council, FP Jr. said the plan is for 5 or 6 seasons at least.

This is news to me, I sure hope it's the case!!

 

[astroboy]

Just got around to watching the last two episodes of the season. I thought both were pretty good. I never kept up with Clone Wars after about the second season. What happened with Maul?

Although I am enjoying the show, I really do wish they would wrap it up and let it just lead up to Rogue One. Too many of these types of shows just drag on too long. Let something end for a change.

What didn't happen with maul?

Basically, as implausible as it sounds, he survived the Phantom menace (but it actually does work) and he, along with his brother, tried to replace the sith. They got quite powerful and even took over mandalore.

The last we saw of him was when palpatine confronted him and made him his slave

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[Mara Jade's Father]

Just got around to watching the last two episodes of the season. I thought both were pretty good. I never kept up with Clone Wars after about the second season. What happened with Maul?

Here is the canon info on Maul: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Maul

It includes the comic info that was based on un produced episodes of Clone Wars which is also canon.

 

[Zombie_61]

...I never kept up with Clone Wars after about the second season...

That's a shame; the third season was when it really started getting interesting.

 

[cboath]

I just noticed something.... Is that Ezra in the background with a green lightsaber!?!?

Not that it couldn't be, but it could also be a laser blast outside a window from what you can see in that photo.

 

[Treadwell]

Finally caught up with the series and skimmed the thread. A few things that weren't mentioned or I missed:

Why do Rex and pals have Episode II helmets? As they state, they were in service through the time of Episode III, and thus when they retired they would have had the newer helmets.

Similar to the Rocketeer sound-alike score to the scene in the B-Wing episode, in "The Forgotten Droid", Chopper being chased all around the ship has a score very similar to The Basket Chase from Raiders.

This might be splitting hairs, but these are not "reworked", as was mentioned, but are new melodies just ARRANGED like the originals. Different notes, different copyright, no royalties. I've dealt with a lot of "sounds like" music from libraries, and this fits the bill. One might think that since Disney ostensibly owns the music anyway, why bother faking it? Because it still has to be paid for, even if it's from one corporate ledger to the other, so it would still come out of the show's budget.

I did not like the wink-wink of Ezra finding a Kylo Ren-style lightsaber in the finale. I'm under the impression that the "guard" design was cobbled together by Ren because of the cracked crystal he's using--some of the energy is diverted by the fracture and has to be let out somewhere. Is that right? If that's so, there would not have been a need for such a saber during the Jedi heyday.

More thoughts as they come to me.

 

[jhazard]

Read somewhere that Kylo Ren's saber was based on an "ancient design" (before that episode aired). I think it's in the visual dictionary.

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[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Why do Rex and pals have Episode II helmets? As they state, they were in service through the time of Episode III, and thus when they retired they would have had the newer helmets.

This is the Phase II Rex:

...and this is the Phase II Wolffe:

Wolffe's is an ROTS-style BARC helmet. Rex's is a hybrid design because he wanted the improvements the Phase II got, but preferred the look of the Phase I. But neither of those are Phase I helmets.

I did not like the wink-wink of Ezra finding a Kylo Ren-style lightsaber in the finale. I'm under the impression that the "guard" design was cobbled together by Ren because of the cracked crystal he's using--some of the energy is diverted by the fracture and has to be let out somewhere. Is that right? If that's so, there would not have been a need for such a saber during the Jedi heyday.

Everything from the info plate at Celebration on has said Kylo's saber was "an ancient design". Whether older lightsabers often needed the plasma vents, or they were added for cosmetic/intimidation reasons, I don't know, but Kylo didn't invent it, and I have no problem with either a relic crossguard lightsaber or newer lightsaber also inspired by said ancient design turning up now and then.

--Jonah

 

[karmajay]

Why do Rex and pals have Episode II helmets? As they state, they were in service through the time of Episode III, and thus when they retired they would have had the newer helmets.

At some point they probably did wear the classic stormtrroper armor but you hear Rex say in one of the episodes how bad the armor is. Once they retired (or whatever) they probably pulled out the armor they felt most comfortable and safe in.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

At some point they probably did wear the classic stormtrroper armor but you hear Rex say in one of the episodes how bad the armor is. Once they retired (or whatever) they probably pulled out the armor they felt most comfortable and safe in.

(Not what he was asking about -- he's wondering why they're wearing the T-visor Clone Trooper helmets from Episode II instead of the newer version we saw in Episode III -- not catching that the commanders got a lot more leeway in headgear than the troops under them and and Rex, in particular, preferred some features of his older helmet. Nothing to do with the later Stormtrooper helmets. )

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Why do Rex and pals have Episode II helmets? As they state, they were in service through the time of Episode III, and thus when they retired they would have had the newer helmets.

Just for a visual, you can see the difference between Rex's Phase 1 and 2 helmet:

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I did not like the wink-wink of Ezra finding a Kylo Ren-style lightsaber in the finale. I'm under the impression that the "guard" design was cobbled together by Ren because of the cracked crystal he's using--some of the energy is diverted by the fracture and has to be let out somewhere. Is that right? If that's so, there would not have been a need for such a saber during the Jedi heyday.
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Read somewhere that Kylo Ren's saber was based on an "ancient design" (before that episode aired). I think it's in the visual dictionary.

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The info came out prior to that.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Similar to the Rocketeer sound-alike score to the scene in the B-Wing episode, in "The Forgotten Droid", Chopper being chased all around the ship has a score very similar to The Basket Chase from Raiders.

This might be splitting hairs, but these are not "reworked", as was mentioned, but are new melodies just ARRANGED like the originals. Different notes, different copyright, no royalties. I've dealt with a lot of "sounds like" music from libraries, and this fits the bill. One might think that since Disney ostensibly owns the music anyway, why bother faking it? Because it still has to be paid for, even if it's from one corporate ledger to the other, so it would still come out of the show's budget.

I am pretty sure in such cases, it is an homage.

For those that don't know:

homage
[hom-ij, om-]
noun
1.respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.

 

[Treadwell]

Yes, of course, done with appreciation.

(if not renumeration )

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

It looks like they intended Rex's upgraded helmet to be his regular ARC Trooper helmet with the newer style filter thing welded on. It has what looks like weld seams on it. I've never heard a backstory on it, but I'm assuming he liked the Phase I helmet better.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

It looks like they intended Rex's upgraded helmet to be his regular ARC Trooper helmet with the newer style filter thing welded on. It has what looks like weld seams on it. I've never heard a backstory on it, but I'm assuming he liked the Phase I helmet better.

I don't think the reason is anything too complex. They wanted a unique character like Rex to have a unique helmet design.

 

[jcoffman99]

Could Thrawn be coming to season 3?

http://makingstarwars.net/2016/05/d...o-episodes-of-season-3-at-celebration-europe/

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I thought that was already announced?