The Cartoon Network and the official Star Wars sites will play all 10 previously aired episodes of the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series in an online catch-up marathon that runs from today til January 5, 2009.
The Cartoon Network will also air episodes from today til December 31, 2008, with the first new Clone Wars episode of 2009, titled “Dooku Captured,” debuts at January 2, 2009 at 9PM.
Each online episode shown at StarWars.com and CartoonNetwork.com will also features video commentary by supervising director Dave Filoni, a web comic, and a detailed episode guide containing concept art and additional insights into the series. StarWars.com also has three exclusive Clone Wars online games.
All 10 episodes will air on Cartoon Network (U.S. only) at different times, and the scheduled airings are listed below. All times are ET/PT. Unless noted, all programming is half-hour episodes.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS MARATHON
MONDAY, Dec. 22 — 10 a.m., “Ambush”; 10:30 a.m., “Bombad Jedi”; 5 p.m., “Cloak of Darkness”
TUESDAY, Dec. 23 — 9:30 a.m., “Shadow of Malevolence”; 2 p.m., “Destroy Malevolence”; 2:30 p.m., “Rookies”
THURSDAY, Dec. 25 — 4:30 p.m., “Rookies”
FRIDAY, Dec. 26 — 8 a.m., “Ambush”; 6 p.m., “Downfall of a Droid”; 6:30 p.m., “Duel of the Droids”; 9 p.m., “Cloak of Darkness”
SATURDAY, Dec. 27 — 9:30 a.m., “Cloak of Darkness”
SUNDAY, Dec. 28 — 9 a.m., “Cloak of Darkness”
MONDAY, Dec. 29 — 10 a.m., “Rising Malevolence”; 10:30 a.m., “Shadow of Malevolence”; 5 p.m., “Bombad Jedi”
TUESDAY, Dec. 30 — 9:30 a.m., “Lair of Grievous”; 2 p.m., “Cloak of Darkness”; 2:30 p.m., “Destroy Malevolence”
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 — 9 a.m., “Ambush”; 9:30 a.m., “Cloak of Darkness”; 3 p.m., “Rookies”
StarWars.com offers three exclusive online games provide unique, challenging experiences. There’s no hardware required beyond a basic home computer, and the games are accessible via the homepage at http://www.starwars.com.
Clone Wars Online Games
StarWars.com offers three exclusive online games provide unique, challenging experiences. There’s no hardware required beyond a basic home computer, and the games are accessible via the homepage at http://www.starwars.com.
In “Sharpshooter,” players can partake in some clone training, as they try to hit targets that range from holograms of battle droids to rolling destroyer droids. As the levels get progressively harder, “Sharpshooter” throws in some tricks, ranging from blast shields that make it difficult to hit your target to decoys that players need to avoid. It’s classic arcade-style action whose increasingly difficult levels will pose a challenge to gamers of any age.
“Live Fire” is a keyboard-based game in which players take on the role of a clone trooper – and can even customize his gear. By finding and collecting datapacks, while avoiding a phalanx of Separatist droids, players can unlock exclusive CLONE WARS content, including images, videos and sounds. But beware, because the Separatist droids encountered on these missions to Christophsis and Teth are bent on success.
“Clones vs. Droids” offers the option of playing live against another player – or practicing solo. Squads of droids and clone troopers are pitted against each other, and it’s up to players to strategically prepare for both attack and defense during the game’s 10 rounds.
Asides from moving Star Wars toys off the shelves, why is this series even remotely needed or interesting? I mean, come on, unless you’re a Star Wars fan who has been living under a rock for the past 3 years, we’ve all seen Episode III and we all already know who can and cannot perish in the continuity of Clone Wars events. I would’ve preferred to see a CGI series based on the Knights of the Old Republic mythos with new characters and stories.