“Deceit is the weapon of greed.” Christian Taylor finishes over the Clovis storyline this week, as Rush Closvis (Robin Atkin Downes) learns that he’s nothing more than a pawn being used by Count Dooku (Corey Burton). Like the rest of the Season Six, The Lost Missions as this season is collectively known, dropped on 7…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – Orders, An Old Friend, and The Rise of Clovis
“The popular belief isn’t always the correct one.” Katie Lucas finishes the Tup arc started last week with Orders. This episode first debuted on 7 March, 2014. Fives (Dee Bradley Baker) is still searching for answers about what happened to Tups, and whether the chip in his head, in all the clones’ heads, which was…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011) – Shadow Warrior, Mercy Mission, and Nomad Droids
“Who a person truly is cannot be seen with the eye.” We travel back to Naboo with Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber)in this episode written by Daniel Arkin. Shadow Warrior debuted on 30 September, 2011. There is unrest under the surface of Naboo as the Gungans are seemingly on the verge…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011) – Water War, Gungan Attack, and Prisoners
“When destiny calls, the chosen have no choice.” Jose Molina pens the season four opener that debuted on 16 September, 2011. Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Senator Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber) head to the planet of Mon Calamari which is on the brink of civil war between the native Mon Cals and the Quarren. The…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009) – Senate Spy, Landing at Point Rain, and Weapons Factory
“A true heart should never be doubted.” Senate Spy was written by Melinda Hsu and supervising writer Drew Z. Greenberg. It first aired on 17 October, 2009. Senator Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber) is recruited by the Jedi council to investigate a possible Separatist spy, Clovis (Robin Atkin Downes) and conspiracy within the Senate. This disrupts…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009) – Defenders of Peace, Trespass, and Blue Shadow Virus
“When surrounded by way, one must eventually choose a side.” Bill Canterbury pens this episode alongside Henry Gilroy and Scott Murphy, it first debuted on 23 January, 2009. On the planet of Maridun, we rejoin the still injured Jedi Knight Anakin (Matt Lanter), his Padawan, Ahsoka (Ashley Eckstein), Jedi Master, Aayla Secura (Jennifer Hale) and…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) – Bombad Jedi, Cloak of Darkness, and Lair of Grievous
“Heroes are made by the times” For the first time, we see Rodia depicted onscreen as Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber) is headed there on a diplomatic mission with Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels). The episode, Bombad Jedi, was written by Steven Melching, Henry Gilroy and and Kevin Rubio. It debuted on…
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) – George Lucas
The Sci-Fi Chronicles brings me to the final entry in the Prequel Trilogy, and arguably the strongest despite some troubling moments. While still suffering from the too clean, too digital, green-screen EVERYTHING, this one feels the closest to a Star Wars movie, and that opening sequence through the space battle over Coruscant is highly…
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) – George Lucas
The Star Wars films continue as I delve further into George Lucas’ films thanks to the Sci-Fi Chronicles. This time it is the second instalment in the Prequel Trilogy. And while a considerable step-up from The Phantom Menace, this one is still too clunky and too digital. Jonathan Hale helps Lucas out on the…
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) – George Lucas
Remember, right back before the Phantom Menace came out, when anticipation was reaching a fever pitch? I miss that. Sure we had the wonderful build up to The Force Awakens, but the gap between films was no where near as long as it had been for those of us who had been invested in…
The Mind Reels 