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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] Almost ALL the Rebels designs are unused Ralph McQuarrie designs- the stubby TIE fighters, the less-than-detailed Star Destroyer (ug.) the walker, the weird childlike speeder-bike trooper helmets, etc. Really, only the Ghost is a new design. Quickie review: So I caught the first episode today- it was pretty good for a first episode. I like the hero cast, the hero ship (Ghost) and the animation, while not up to CW standards for movment, is still close. [b]THE GOOD:[/b] The hero cast are all pretty cool- excepting the annoying droid. The Mandolorian babe on the ghost seems to be the daughter of Bo-Katan Kryze- her name is Sabine and her armor and blasters are the same make/model as her mommy's. I kinda think EVERYTHING about her is a re-use- her face, armor and guns all look to be re-colored versions of the Deathwatch commando (her mom, I presume). Anyway, I like her! The main Jedi (Keevan?) in in a relationship (with his Twilik pilot)! YEAH! Good to see he can maintain his Jedi beliefs while not following the same failed restrictions on attachments. The ship is pretty great looking. [b]The BAD:[/b] The Stormtroopers and TIE Fighters are grossly ineffectual- we're talking "Scoby-Doo" level non-threatening villians. Stormtroopers also dont appear to be clones in this- they have a different voice than the clone troopers (BOO!). Imperial officers are all corrupt and two-dimensional. TIE fighters blow up into white clouds with little debris. There is some slapstick type humor with fails badly. The sound effects seem weak- particularly the turret-blasters on the Ghost- it's distracting and really timid sounding. Weird- the turrets seem identical to those on the CW Y-Wings- why not use the same sound effect from that? The lightsaber effect is different and kinda blury when it's moved- maybe a nit closer to the way Obi Wan's looked in ANH, but not clean like the CW look. [b]THE UGLY: [/b] The new" TIE Fighters look like the old Kenner Toys and are obviously a huuuuge step down from CW era fighters- slower and less armed. The Star Destroyer is AWFUL. No two ways about it- it's an undetailed hot mess- the old ERTL model is more detailed (and that's really saying something!). The proportions are also off in places and the sidewalls are not recessed- they are flush with the hull and there is only a center strip of light greebling- it looks like a snap-kit for kids was scanned and used. [b]OVERALL RATING: B[/b]- a solid start and it makes me want to watch more, even though it's obviously geared to a younger audience than CW was, it shows promise- unfortunately, it looks a lot like the budget was slashed from the CW levels- you'll see that the cities look deserted (less models) and the overall feel is kinda...fanfic. Hopefully this will improve of there is a good viewer reaction, but no one seems to understand Disney's decisions with cartoon media these days. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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