The
Northwest Herald update with a nifty little guide to
The Clone Wars:
The Clone Wars are such a big part of “Star Wars” history that George Lucas decided they wouldn’t fit into his trilogy of prequels.
The Clone Wars start in “Episode II: Attack of the Clones” (which ends with Yoda, right, saying, “Begun, the Clone War has”) and end in “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.” To other creators, Lucas has given the job of filling in what happens between the two films.
The computer-animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” which hits theaters today, is the most high-profile chapter in the Clone Wars saga, but it is not the first and certainly won’t be the last. The new film is something of a prequel to a computer-animated TV series from the same creative team that will premiere on the Cartoon Network this fall.
The network already hosted Clone Wars cartoons, two sets of miniseries from “Dexter’s Laboratory” creator Genndy Tartakovsky. With a keen sense of the characters and a heavy emphasis on action and storytelling stripped to the essentials, these cartoons (available on DVD) are the best filmed “Star Wars” adventures since “The Empire Strike Back.”Your guide to 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'