Ended, the Clone Wars Have?

[BenPass]

Ended The Clone Wars Have

Reported by Jedi News Team on 10 Mar 2013 22:15

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.

Although not yet officially confirmed, we’re hearing from several sources tonight that The Clone Wars as a TV show\series has ended.  It’s not yet clear what will happen to the unaired finished episodes, those partway through production or if they will try and tie the show up with a direct to DVD\Blu-ray movie (something that Disney are known to have done with some of their other properties).

The Clone Wars has graced our screens for the last five seasons over six years and with each new episode the animation, lighting, acting, stories, direction and production kept getting better and better and we’re sure this decision will upset many fans. We don’t believe that it’s ever too late to let our voices be heard as a community and we suggest writing to Bob Iger, Kathleen Kenedy and George Lucas asking for a conclusion, leading into the events of Espiode III, at the addresses below.

Bob Iger – Disney Studios, 500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521
Kathleen Kennedy – Lucasfilm, P.O. Box 29901, San Francisco, CA 94129-0901
George Lucas – P.O. Box 2009, San Rafael, CA 94912
We want to take the opportunity to thank Dave Filoni and all at Lucasfilm Animation for their amazing work, thus far, and to let them all know that we are here with you, together in the Force, willing the continuation of The Clone Wars which will allow fans around the world to know the fates of Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, Darth Maul, Asajj Ventress and others.

http://jedinews.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsID=10825


Just saw this online and thought you CW fans might be interested...

[Kham-Ryn Kurios]

I doubt it will just end, but it for sure will not be on CW anymore, that's been pretty clear fromt he moment of Disney's accquisition.

If there are unaired episodes there is a strong chance they might make another full length feature to close out the Clone Wars since they started the series with Full length film; I'd like to see that.  

"Because of the October 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is expected to leave Cartoon Network. However, this is speculation and no announcement has been made as far as to what network (if any) the season will broadcast on."

[ThreadJack]

Well Disney DOES have Disney XD(like Disney Chanel, but less girly. More programs for younger boys.) The CW would be a perfect fit.

[Kham-Ryn Kurios]

‘Clone Wars’ Ending – New ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series in Development



A few months ago, after the dust had settled following Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, it was revealed that the Cartoon Network series Clone Wars would likely be leaving the Time Warner-owned channel and head to a Disney-owned TV home. But that’s not the case anymore.

Instead, Clone Wars is now finished as a series. The final episode of season 5 just aired on March 2nd, and no new episodes of the series will be produced for Cartoon Network. However, that doesn’t mean fans won’t see some new story arcs play out.

StarWars.com just released an official statement from Dave Filoni, supervising director of Clone Wars, detailing what fans can expect in the future. The story arcs that were already written – which include filling some gaps created over the seasons and completing certain storylines – will be released sometime down the road as bonus content. Here’s Filoni talking about the end of Clone Wars, complete with a sneak peek at some of the content to come:

http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?width=570&embedCode=pxbmExYTqXz4KQ4wsXre499ruQiUh3k5&deepLinkEmbedCode=pxbmExYTqXz4KQ4wsXre499ruQiUh3k5&hide=loadingIndicator&video_pcode=tjYnI62ttKQGgWEiTiGPvxF4wnux&height=321

In addition to the conclusion of Clone Wars, Lucasfilm is also keeping Seth Green’s animated comedy series Star Wars Detours on hold, likely until after Star Wars: Episode VII is released. George Lucas revealed a first look at Detours during Star Wars Celebration VI last year, but no solid plans for the series’ release has been announced, and it has been essentially postponed indefinitely.

But what about the future? Well, there’s no specific details, but the announcement says, “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.” We’re told to expect details in the months to come, but we’re not sure when.



The end of Clone Wars is a big blow to fans who had come to embrace the series, basically making up for the shortcomings of the entire prequel film trilogy. There were rumblings that Filoni and his crew were already planing a sixth season – likely where the bonus content and new story arcs will be coming from.

Disney is certainly getting all their ducks in a row when it comes to taking over Star Wars in the wake of their purchase of Lucasfilm. Though we can expect great things in the future, right now fans will have to be patient and see where Disney will take us in a galaxy far, far away. Stay tuned for updates, especially when these new Clone Wars bonus storyarcs are released.

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Source: http://screenrant.com/clone-wars-ending-star-wars-animated-series-disney/

I can't get the video to work but you can view it from the source link I posted.

[Manroon]

Well I must say this is a surprise. Ya know, I'm not so much disappointed that the show is ending, so much as I am that it's ending when it finally got good enough for me to actually want to watch it. And I mean want to watch it for it's own merits, unlike when it came out. I was an avid watcher of season one because it was Star Wars (specifically the only new material at the time) I was an avid watcher of season five because it was AWESOME.

[Jabari]

I know.  It just got fantastic, and I want to know what happens with Darth Maul, Bo Katan, Ventriss, and most importantly, Asoka.  And also those episodes that got moved back from this season.  And I was hoping Gregor would survive somehow and make it back.   

[Manroon]

Well.... they DID say they'd release enough material as a bonus of some kind to tie up the loose ends and finish the remaining stories, and it certainly sounded like that included several finished episodes to resolve Maul's story and etc.