Yeah, just what we need, another fan reaction to the news but hey-ho, here we go.
Star Wars.Com announced today that the popular animated series The Clone Wars would be winding down production.
After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we’re continuing production on new Clone Wars story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content. In the video below, Supervising Director Dave Filoni offers a peek of what is to come in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
A lot of fans, to be expected are disappointed but hey, we had FIVE great seasons (admittedly those of us in the UK have had to rely on downloads for the last two Seasons as Sky didn’t renew their option for the series after Season 3) and we WILL get to see the completed Episodes, the sooner the better. My wish is that they release it as part of Season 5’s Blu-ray release. What a treat that would be eh?
Also, they say
As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming. We are exploring a whole new Star Wars series set in a time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come.
A `time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming` ?
Hmm, could this be Ahsoka Tano focused stories set during Episode III & IV or even an animated version of the once highly publicized Star Wars Underworld Live Action series? Either way, there is a lot to look forward to with Star Wars so guys, please, do like Anakin and `don’t look back`
Well, we know how THAT turned out don’t we!! 😉
I, personally, have enjoyed the show, even if I HAD to download the last two Seasons before buying the HD copies on Official release and look forward to what Lucasfilm Animation have in store for the future and let’s hope Dave Filoni remains at the head any series.