"Star Wars: Clone Wars" (2003) TV series 2003-2005

Writers:

Bryan Andrews (story)
Mark Andrews (story)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

7 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Animation | Short | Adventure

Tagline:

The Revenge Begins (Volume II)

Plot:

The events and battles of the Old Republic's last major war is recounted.

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Bravery | Creature | Spaceship | Empire

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

André Sogliuzzo	...	ARC Captain / ... (16 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mat Lucas	...	Anakin Skywalker (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Obi-Wan Kenobi / ... (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Grey DeLisle	...	Asajj Ventress / ... (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Corey Burton	...	Count Dooku / ... (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tom Kane	...	Yoda (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nick Jameson	...	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine / ... (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daran Norris	...	Durge / ... (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Richard McGonagle	...	General Grievous / ... (5 episodes, 2005)
Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Mace Windu / ... (4 episodes, 2005)

Series Directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Writing credits
George Lucas		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Bryan Andrews		(unknown episodes)
Mark Andrews		(unknown episodes)
Darrick Bachman		(unknown episodes)
Paul Rudish		(unknown episodes)
Genndy Tartakovsky		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Genndy Tartakovsky	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Shareena Carlson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Claudia Katz	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
George Lucas	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Rick McCallum	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Brian A. Miller	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Pelphrey	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Geraldine Symon	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Collette Sunderman		(25 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Art Direction by
Paul Rudish		(unknown episodes)
Scott Wills		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Warren Hanneman	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Bryan Andrews	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Mark Andrews	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Todd Frederiksen	....	vehicle designer (unknown episodes)
Mike Kim	....	additional scene layout (unknown episodes)
Lynne Naylor	....	additional scene layout (unknown episodes)
Paul Rudish	....	additional scene layout (unknown episodes)
Genndy Tartakovsky	....	additional scene layout (unknown episodes)
Roger Webb	....	additional color stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Erik Foreman	....	sound effects editor / sound re-recording mixer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert Serda	....	sound recording engineer (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ben Burtt	....	original sound effects (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Michel Gagné	....	effects designer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Stephen Jennings	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Don W. Kim	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Conan Low	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Andy Suriano	....	character designer / character layout artist (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Genndy Tartakovsky	....	animation director (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Lynne Naylor	....	character designer (10 episodes, 2003)
Robert Alvarez	....	sheet timer (unknown episodes)
Richard Daskas	....	background color (unknown episodes)
Dave Dunnet	....	background designer (unknown episodes)
Wade Huntsman	....	additional background color (unknown episodes)
Barbara Krueger	....	clean-up artist (unknown episodes)
Robert Lacko	....	clean-up artist (unknown episodes)
Paul Rudish	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Justin Thompson	....	additional background designer (unknown episodes)
Scott Vanzo	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Scott Wills	....	background color (unknown episodes)
Mun Jeong Yu	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Raymond Zibach	....	additional background color (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Paul Dinletir	....	composer: new music (unknown episodes)
James L. Venable	....	composer: new music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Karie Gima Pham	....	talent coordinator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
Darrick Bachman	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Edwin Dunkley	....	video services (unknown episodes)
Dave Dunnet	....	background supervisor (unknown episodes)
Courtenay Palaski	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
John Torrijos	....	video services (unknown episodes)
Thomas M. Wheeler	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network
• Lucasfilm
• Rough Draft Studios

Distributors

• Cartoon Network
• Lucasfilm (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Cartoon Network (????) (Japan) (TV)
• ProSieben Television (2005) (Germany) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services

Runtime:

5 min (season 1) | 15 min (season 2) | 69 min (volume 1) | Australia:127 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:G | USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:10 (volume 2) | Brazil:Livre (volume 1) | Germany:12

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Each chapter of the series was initially broadcast before the first show of Cartoon Network's primetime lineup. It would then be available for download the next day on Cartoon Network's Clone Wars site.

Quotes:

General Grievous: Run, Jedi run! You have only prolonged the inevitable.
[laughs sinisterly]

Movie Connections:

Spin off Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (VG)

More than satisfactory...

A lot of people are turned off by the art style and/or lack of in-depth storytelling in the Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series. There's also the odd fact that each episode is merely 3 minutes in length. Before cursing this cartoon, however, there are a few things to take into consideration...

Most fans complained that Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones did not feature enough of the "Clone Wars" mentioned back in Episode IV of the original trilogy. The fans wanted more grand battle scenes. They wanted more lightsaber duels. They wanted to see more of the obscure Jedi. Star Wars: Clone Wars delivers all of these things in abundance.

The art style is well-known to fans of any of the Cartoon Network series, including Samurai Jack, etc. The image of extremely stylized characters may be jarring at first to Star Wars fans who are used to only seeing their favorite characters portrayed in live-action film. This style, however, allows for very fluid animation and beautifully rendered battle scenes (on a relatively small budget!).

Yes, this series is all about the action. It's not meant to be "Episode 2.5," but instead a small treat for the fans to enjoy while waiting until Star Wars Episode III is released in 2005. What's more, Star Wars: Clone Wars lets fans see some brand new characters that didn't make the cut into the feature films, as well as the first-ever appearance of the main villain for Episode III: General Grievous.

Anyone who complains about this cartoon is simply ungrateful and impossible to please. Myself not being a hardcore Star Wars fan, I found that Star Wars: Clone Wars actually got me more excited about the Star Wars series in general. I would recommend the micro-series to any fan of action and science fiction.