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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Captain from M.I.K.E.: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [qb] To sum up: a cartoon show? I don't mean to be dismissive. I love me some cartoon shows. But I guess... [/qb][/QUOTE]Well look at it like this: [i]Star Wars[/i] has garnered what i perceive to be some success with their "Clone Wars" tie-in -- it was high-end animation, designed carefully to fit in with the milieu of a complicated movie franchise heavy on design elements. Lucas' minions had tried animation before, with "Droids" and "Ewoks," which was unsuccessful except as kiddy-fodder (the same applies to "Star Trek: The Animated Series" -- it was considered to be "dumbed down" for the kids market, and shunned [of course, i was a kid in the 80s so i was fine with both Wars and Trek animation]). But now, with "Clone Wars," I think they succeeded in making a solid addition to their franchise without sacrificing much of their product's attractiveness to make it appropo for all ages viewing -- and it has the added bonus of a few more kids who will now be clamoring to see what has been revealed to be a less G-rated project - Episode III -- and the added bonus of new toys that otherwise wouldnt have cranked out of the old merchandise machine, all for the cost of a few 10 minute shorts, well marketed. There wasnt a lot of the usual "is this stuff canon" questions because the studio and the franchise were involved, and tried to incorporate small plot elements from the movie, while Star Trek tend to farm out their franchise for cheap knock-offs in novels, games and books -- essentially saying "Yes, its nice, but it doesnt have much to do with the next series/movie, because of continuity, you know" -- where if the studio simply exercised some forethought in the products these licensees were promoting, they could use it to promote themselves too rather than whining about the franchise really having no new direction -- essentially putting a film debacle or series pitch on the back burner while the franchise churned a little to gear up for the next big live-action idea. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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