ANIMATION/TV SHOWS – Dave Filoni Clone Wars Animated Vs Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars Animated.

The Simpsons:

“The decision is final. Tabled, this motion is. Or is it?” ~ Yoda 

Last week I talked about the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars animated Cartoon, today I’m going to be talking about the Dave Filoni Clone Wars animated cartoon and comparing the two a bit.

You can either watch the video or read the transcription below.  I’ve also posted artwork and embedded a video of one of what the show is like:

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What I Generally Think About the Prequels

I started watching the The Clone Wars animated cartoons. I’m not a big fan of The Phantom Menace, I’m not a big fan of the Attack of the Clones movie, and I’m not a big fan of Revenge of the Sith, but I am a big fan of the Genndy Clone Wars animated cartoons, the Genndy Tartakovsky cartoons.

Then, I heard that they were going to make an animated TV show. I was like, that’s cool, I hope it looks like the Genndy shorts because that would be awesome! And if they just do it like this, it’ll be like the best animated cartoon ever.

Well, they didn’t do it like this. They ended up going CG. I mean, I was kind of disappointed because I really, really enjoy the Genndy animated Clone Wars cartoon.

My Personal Background with Dave Faloni

One of the King of the Hill alums, Dave Filoni, ended up getting hired for it and it’s really interesting because we knew him at Film Roman because King of the Hill was produced at Film Roman, which is the studio that I work for on The Simpsons, and we were basically in the same building.

I kind of knew Dave because he was a real good friend of my father, who was a background designer on King of the Hill. And, during the Halloween parties at work, he almost always did some kind of Star Wars thing, or something really elaborate with Star Wars, or something else.

But he was known to be this incredible Star Wars nerd and suddenly he is actually helping produce this show, so it’s like, that’s really interesting.

The Pilot Episode is Weak

I’m sad to say that the pilot episode which was released theatrically, I think, was pretty lousy for this is a taste of what’s coming up and how, and this TV show’s going to be awesome because of this! And then you watch this movie and it’s like *SAD TRUMPET SOUND*, you know. It’s like it wasn’t all that good.

Genndy Clone Wars vs. Filoni Clone Wars

It was CG. It kind of looks a little bit like the Genndy’s designs, but the Genndy designs were much more pushed and I like them more. The designs in this CG version were a little disappointing after watching the Genndy thing.

I keep comparing the two, and I really shouldn’t because they’re two different styles and things like that. But – I don’t know why, but I just keep going back to the Genndy, because I guess that’s my first exposure to this style.

They did push the characters, and I think that’s one of the best things about this show is how pushed and unrealistic-looking they look. It’s very caricatured, very cartoony, and that’s one of the things that I liked.

So, I watched this movie and I wasn’t impressed with the story. And, I was like well, meh, okay, but let me give it a chance because I like Star Wars and I need my Star Wars fix, right? So, I started watching the actual series.

Okay, so there’s five seasons, I’ve only watched four out the five as of the time of this recording. After watching what I’ve watched, I have to admit, I got sold.

After I watched the first season, I was like, that was really cool. Like, they had some really, really good, interesting stories in there.  So, I got the second season. The second season was even better. And, the third season was even better.

The Style of the Show

They just keep building on these things, and they just keep doing all these things that I just find fascinating, and it’s incredible. Now, not every show is a hit. It’s really inconsistent as far as story arcs.

They attempt to have like three- or four-episode story arcs, where it’s just, they’re in a planet and something’s happening, and so it’s thirty minutes per episode. And by the time you watch three episodes, you kind of get like, almost like a mini-movie. And there’s like an arc, and then they just change an environment, and then something else happens for a couple of episodes, and then that’s the end of that.

I find that very cool. I like that style of storytelling. They explore the characters more. It’s amazing what they can come up with as far as stories because this is supposed to take place between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and they fill it up with all kinds of really fantastic stories.

Unfortunately almost always, any time Jar-Jar shows up in the cartoon, it’s gonna be a pretty lousy series of episodes.

There’s some drop-dead fantastic stories. There’s one that – if you’re a fan of Dune, they totally play with the Bene Gesserit kind of thing and the Water of Life, and all that stuff, and I think that’s great.

Did you Watch This?

If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’re already watching this. I don’t even have to sell the idea of watching these cartoons, but if you are iffy about wanting to watch it or not wanting to watch it or not knowing if these things are any good, yeah. If your like that guy, you’ve got to watch the cartoon.

It’s a lot of fun. It’s a type of animated cartoon I wish they’d do more of. I like the dramatic action-adventure-type cartoons. And this is the stuff that I get drawn into more, especially because, you know, it’s arguably science fiction, it’s more like science fantasy. It’s a lot of fun.

I highly recommend it. There’s some stuff in it that’s just like, that is so good, you say, “Oh my gosh, that’s cool.”

So, let me know, have you watched this whole series? I know that’s something awesome happens in season five with one of the characters, and I’m dying to go find out what happens. I’m rushing through to watch it all so I can watch the fifth season.

Have you seen the show, do you like it? Let me know. If you haven’t seen it, would you be willing to? And why haven’t you watched it? I’d like to know actually if you haven’t seen the show, and what’s keeping you from watching it. That’ll be a really interesting conversation.

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