{"id":13602,"date":"2011-02-15T10:44:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=13602"},"modified":"2011-02-15T11:20:54","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T19:20:54","slug":"it%e2%80%99s-an-action-packed-introduction-to-an-all-new-three-part-clone-wars-arc-%e2%80%93-this-friday-on-cartoon-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=13602","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s an Action-Packed Introduction to an All-New Three-Part “Clone Wars” Arc \u2013 this Friday on Cartoon Network!"},"content":{"rendered":"

from StarWars.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, an elite rescue team attempts to free a captive Jedi general from an impenetrable Separatist prison. Deep within enemy territory, The Citadel is surrounded by droids and run by a sadistic warden determined to prevent anyone from breaking out — or in. Our heroes stage an action-packed forced entry to \u201cThe Citadel,\u201d the first chapter in an explosive three-part storyline — at 8:30 p.m. ET\/PT Friday, February 18 on Cartoon Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis arc is basically classic Star Wars<\/em>; we focused on the things that I really remember loving about the Saga from when I was a kid,\u201d says Dave Filoni, supervising director of The Clone Wars<\/em>. \u201cIn the Mortis trilogy, George wanted us to explore some ground that\u2019s never really been covered in Star Wars<\/em> before. And now with the Citadel arc, we\u2019re going back to some of those essential, classic conventions that have always made Star Wars<\/em> so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Action-packed and filled with nods to the live-action saga, the Citadel trilogy finds its heroes behind enemy lines — using an unusual infiltration tactic that fans of the original trilogy will recognize as a twist on a classic Star Wars<\/em> scene. With the heroes encasing themselves<\/em> in carbonite to slip past The Citadel\u2019s impenetrable security, the episode explores quintessentially familiar ground in decidedly unfamiliar ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of references packed into these episodes,\u201d says Filoni. \u201cEven the basic break-in idea parallels the Death Star rescue from Episode IV. It was really fun to do our version of that, but it\u2019s definitely not the only thing that will feel familiar — though we\u2019ve put our own spin on everything. This whole arc allowed us some fun opportunities to pay homage to the Star Wars<\/em> that we all fell in love with when we, the older fans, were kids. Pretty much everyone on the crew is a fan, so it\u2019s been fun to revisit some of those classic elements in The Clone Wars<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another familiar element come in the form of a classic Star Wars<\/em> villain — introduced here on the side of the Republic! First appearing in Episode IV as the Imperial officer bold enough to \u201c[hold] Vader\u2019s leash,\u201d Grand Moff Tarkin (now just a captain) will have his fateful first meeting with Anakin Skywalker in this week\u2019s Clone Wars<\/em> adventure.<\/p>\n

\u201cTarkin was tricky,\u201d says Filoni. \u201cWe had to capture his essence, while also aging him down appropriately. Peter Cushing is such a distinguished actor, and Tarkin is such an iconic role. He fills the room with his presence and, aside from the Emperor, he\u2019s the only character who ever orders Vader around. So getting him right was very important to us, because his introduction to Anakin is an important one. And they\u2019ve got a fun relationship that\u2019s been very interesting to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

from StarWars.com: Led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, an elite rescue team attempts to free a captive Jedi general from an impenetrable Separatist prison. Deep within enemy territory, The Citadel is surrounded by droids and run by a sadistic warden determined to prevent anyone from breaking out — or in. Our heroes stage an … Continue reading “It\u2019s an Action-Packed Introduction to an All-New Three-Part “Clone Wars” Arc \u2013 this Friday on Cartoon Network!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-films","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}