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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [QB] After a long time of avoiding it due to inconsistencies of narrative and tone (a fancy way of saying I thought season 1 sucked a bit), I went back and gave Clone Wars another chance. I haven't regretted it. I feel the episodes, while sometimes not standing on their own feet, weave together into an appealing narrative. I was surprised, after the lukewarm action of the first ten episodes, to find some actual suspense building. There was also an episode dedicated to Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai", which was nice. And to get it out of the way, I am forced to modify my stance on "Clone Wars"' approach on showing violence and death. It's not all Nickelodeon, horrible shit does happen to good people, and morbid stuff is occasionally done to bad guys for poetic justice. There, I've said it. :.) There was even (god forbid) a relatively funny Jar-Jar scene (the banquet distraction scene, parts of it reminded me of Frank Drebin in his Fishtank-scene). So I find that there are actually ways to use Jar-Jar in this more Jim Carreyesque way, avoiding the "Three Stooges" style. I hope they can develop that. Also, the character art direction is growing on me. I find myself staring at characters whose look and voice acting manage to make a real impression on me. Not many animated shows can manage that, they have some real talent over there: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2dejl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fMmxB.jpg[/IMG] And speaking of making an impression, Bariss Offee was just crazy well-done, it was almost scary watching her. They made her face more accurate and lifelike than anything else in the show, she looked almost out of place next to Obi-Wan's infamous stone beard: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vTbJ5.jpg[/IMG] Then there's the new ship designs... [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/l6s8o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fCtte.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/aHJo0.jpg[/IMG] The Arquitens-class escort! Debuted in Season 2. Literally a threeway of corellian corvette, millennium falcon and star destroyer. Shut up and take my money. I've always loved smaller-range capital ships, they feel more manageable, a crew you could get to know, as opposed to on a 1600 meter Imperator. In that same episode and on that ship there was also a [URL=http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120107205444/starwars/images/2/2a/CoburnWolfpack-EFK.jpg]new elite ARC Trooper helmet design[/URL] on the bridge (the one on the right). Similarily, a threeway cross between the Gen-1 Clone Helmet, the Gen-2 (standing behind him) and just the classic Stormtrooper, topped off with a mandalorian ocular sensor. Cool eyeslit. Well done there. Hope to see more of that helmet. -- -- [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jK6eR.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Y4rzV.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QQvA6.jpg[/IMG] The Slayn & Korpil H-2 Executive Shuttle, probably the most beautiful shuttle design I've seen in Star Wars, period. Wings that for once doesn't fold upwards, but back and to the sides? Super sexy nose-design? Forgeddaboudit. And it's an ancestor to the B-Wing, insta-win. The [URL=http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110922225035/starwars/images/e/ea/MandieFighter.jpg]Mandalmotors Kom'rk class attack shuttle.[/URL] Nice mandalorian design. I've been reading the surpisingly well-made [URL=http://scifipulse.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SWKOTOR-W2.jpg]Knights of the Old Republic comic book[/URL], depicting the life of struggling, comically unlucky jedi Zayne Carrick, and I love what they are doing with the Mandalorians back in their prime. I'm glad "Clone Wars" wants to add to that with some new ships of their own. [i](Btw, I'm going to replay the PC-game "Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords" soon, because the [URL=http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/19/18609/K2_00033.jpg]"Sith Lords Restored Content Mod" v1.8[/URL] major update came out this summer. The mod adds a whole new planet full of missions, which weren't included at launch because Obsidian Entertainment didn't have time. There's a [URL=http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-sith-lords-restored-content-mod-tslrcm]plethora[/URL] of other updates, bug-fixes and stuff there, making the game shine. Plenty of Mandalorians there too, in fact you get one in your party. Will post beauty pics of game later)[/i] Back to Clone Wars: In the episode "Supply Lines" I saw this interesting design of a courier/cargo transport, a gorgeous combination of Corellian Corvette and Acclamator I-class assault ship (proto-star destroyer): [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TgjO2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/CLfl6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6a5FM.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MGLYM.jpg[/IMG] I still haven't found a class name for it, not on Wookiepedia or anywhere. The variable sweeping wing-parts on the end are intriguing. The visual cleanliness of just a single engine nozzle is appealing, a very "less is more" approach. Hope we see more of that too. In the episode "Sphere of Influence" we see (extremely briefly and in the background) Ahsoka land a little ship on a transport pad to intercept Anakin and Padmé. It looks like a proto-"A-Wing" variant of the [URL=http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080423161806/starwars/images/c/c7/Jsf_negvv.jpg]Delta-7 jedi starfighter[/URL]: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2V5AZ.jpg[/IMG] I've only seen up to early season 3, hope they do more with this nifty little thing. We need more A-wing analogues in Clone Wars. Honorable mention to a cool blaster: the Pantoran "disruptor" as I'd like to call it, I think you can guess why: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VVFAL.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TuIz6.jpg[/IMG] A powerful and also ornamental, almost renaissance design, a bit high bore axis of the barrel but very high energy output. Up until now most of the Clone Wars weaponry had been fairly boring. The only drawback to the Pantoran disruptor: it's firing sound sounds like a kid's bicycle bell. "Ring-ring!" Nice, anyway. That's when I hit upon a very weird easter egg that had gone unnoticed up until now... Baron N. Papanoida (the bearded guy with guns akimbo above) had a prominent role in the episode ("Sphere of influence"). His son (in the first blaster pic), Ion Papanoida, is voiced by Seth Green, which was nice in its own right, but that wasn't the nifty part. [URL=http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070417180360/starwars/images/thumb/f/ff/Baron_Papanoida.jpg/250px-Baron_Papanoida.jpg]It's George Lucas.[/URL] The character and his daughter was originally in a short, non-speaking senate corridor walk scene in Episode 3, and they decided to incorporate him into Clone Wars. No wonder they have him kick so much ass in that scene, which by the way, also takes place in the Mos Eisley Cantina, involving Greedo! Oh, and speaking of Easter Eggs, I think I caught a little teensyweensy detail in the background, in the episode "Liberty On Ryloth", when the Separatist Commander packs up his shit. Can you spot it?: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/zzN4p.jpg[/IMG] Asps! Very Dangerous. Well, that's all I had to say about that, so far. Hope you enjoyed this little frivolous excursion into Star Wars minutiae. Flare in a nutshell, I'd like to think. I guess all that's left is some random beauty shots that tasked me. --- --- --- [IMG]http://flareupload.pleh.net/uploads/205/landing.jpg[/IMG] --- --- --- [IMG]http://flareupload.pleh.net/uploads/205/adrift.jpg[/IMG] --- --- --- [IMG]http://flareupload.pleh.net/uploads/205/tragedy.jpg[/IMG] See you, space cowboy... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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