XPost: alt.fan.starwars   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article <1180964293.561700.135380@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,   
   Cable  wrote:   
      
   > On Jun 2, 7:55 pm, Anybody  wrote:   
   > > In article <1180815561.363464.170...@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,   
   > >   
   > > Cable  wrote:   
   > > > I like the animation, but I am not really thrilled about a Clone Wars   
   > > > series. We know basically what will happen; yeah-we get a few new   
   > > > details. But week to week, there will be no real suspense about the   
   > > > main characters. Do you expect any "wow" moments?   
   > >   
   > > Yes and no.   
   > >   
   > > We do know that Anakin must survive, but how he gets out of this week's   
   > > problems or of course what happens to other / new characters is still   
   > > an unknown.  :-)   
   >   
   > True, but how much will you care about a character that you _know_   
   > gets killed in the next couple of years anyways? And for me, the worst   
   > parts of a series is when they go "monster of the week", like X-Files.   
   > The continuity episodes are much more rewarding. Weekly one-offs are   
   > not.   
      
   The general public prefer "weekly one-off" shows since that means they   
   can miss episodes without losing track of what's happening. Fans thend   
   to prefer "continuity episodes" (aka story arcs) sicne they do watch   
   EVERY episode. Many shows try to combine the two to satisfy both   
   audiences by having a weekly story and a background on-going /   
   multi-episode story.   
      
   Personally I tend not to like "story arc" shows. I think X Files lost   
   the plot (and jumped the shark) when it switched from "monster of the   
   week" to the never-ending "Mulder & Scully love story / Mulder's alien   
   hunt". The name of the show is X-FILES, so even on the most basic level   
   it made sense to investigate a differetn file each week.   
      
      
      
      
      
   > > > I would have rather seen a prequel, with a young Palpy, or maul, or   
   > > > even an Old Republic storyline. Or the gap between 3 and 4. Anyone   
   > > > agree?   
   > >   
   > > > That said, I will watch every one of the episodes... which is probably   
   > > > all Lucas cares about anyways.   
   > >   
   > > The gap between Episodes 3 and 4 will be (partly) covered by the   
   > > live-action series ... sort of, since it won't be about the Skywalker   
   > > family or any of the other main movie characters.   
   >   
   > I have some mis-givings about that one as well. I love the timeline of   
   > it, but again, will we _really_ care about the characters, or just   
   > that is in the SW story?   
      
   George Lucas has said it will be about a minor movie character, so we   
   will possibly be finding more out about someone like Aurra Sing or Boba   
   Fett rather than Luke and Anakin.   
      
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