• Brent, You might like this story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachhiman_Gurung

• And the Jedi that *are* in the original trilogy are almost all old men (and most of them human), whereas the new trilogy contains a lot more female and/or alien Jedi...

• *Ugh, "Paste" Pot Pete...

• My son loves Superhero Squad. I watch it with him and I've noticed some more sophisticated humour in there with the fart jokes. It's not all crass. Monty Python had crass jokes as well, after all (note: I'm not saying SS is on the same level as Python, obviously). Besides, they had an episode where they made fun of Past Pot Pete for cryin' out sakes! The current clone wars animated series is pretty damn good from a storyline perspective, at least. And I find the art works well for ships, aliens, and environments. It just looks weird for humans. That said, I've no enthusiasm for a SW version of Superhero Squad.

• this just proves Lucas is never going to let star wars die ever. though thought his next star wars project would be starting the live action tv show. guess this also means the clone wars time is near the end. though give Marvel super hero squad is the same toy design as the galatic heroes . and that star wars toys is a big part of all the loot george has made can see him wanting to have it stay in animation to get the new generation of fans. and to make more merch money

• Absolutely. My point is that Lucas can only ruin the story of the Tuskeege Airmen. The HBO movie was pretty damn good, so why mess with a good thing? As far as Japanese-American soldiers in the ETO, the 442nd Inf. Regt. was the most decorated regiment in the history of the United States armed forces. A "Band of Brothers"-type depiction of their WWII exploits would be a must-see.

• I think this idea may have been mentioned before, but I'd like to see the Star Wars universe as an allegory of today's political world. Cast the Empire as the US government and the Rebel Alliance as fundamentalist terrorists looking to overthrow the Emperor any chance they get. Get the producers of Battlestar Galactica to make it grim and realistic and you'll have yourself that people will talk about! Granted, this wouldn't appeal to kids, but like BSG, it'll probably be labeled one of the best shows on TV. ;)

• Not to bait any reflexive "AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICE!!" responses, but projects like this recall the experiences of minorities in the war. And historically as well as cinematically, no one can dispute that theirs are some of most overlooked war stories, especially with some of the other things they had to deal with, given our fascination with that conflict. But frankly, I'd prefer to see a movie or special about the Japanese-American fighting regiments. There's an old one but I think it's from 40-50 years ago. From the history I've studied, they were some of the most successful regiments in the war. And in my book, the most patriotic and courageous.

• I can kinda see Lucas' rationale for focusing so heavily on events prior to the original trilogy. One of the biggest reasons being the abundance of jedi. Sure, there are plenty of iconic non-jedi characters and non-jedi-centric plots/locations in Star Wars, but I can kind of understand if he thinks that shows that focus on them might struggle to differentiate themselves from any other show featuring interplanetary civilizations, laser-firing guns, and humaniod alien/robots. Let's face it. Those glowing sword wielding monks are Star Wars trademarks. And with the prequel world, Lucas can dump them out by the truckload.

• OUTSTANDING. I can't type today.

• There are literally thousands of untold WWII stories. Why remake a pretty well-done HBO movie from 1995? (Spielberg and Hanks are doing it right with "The Pacific," by the way. Freaking outstdnaing.)

• on a side note, in the age of Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg WW2 collaborations, how bad is Lucas' movie about the Tuskegee Airmen going to be? He can't work in poop jokes, can he? Can he?

• Dammit. See? That's exactly the point I was trying to make above. I'd watch the shit out of what you just described.

• Is he, though? Star Wars was a religion to kids when I grew up (I was 10 when Jedi came out, so I was right in the wheelhouse). I have several little relatives smack dab in the demographic Lucas is shooting for, and frankly, Star Wars carries no more cultural currency to them than Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 or freaking Bakugan. I just have the feeling he'd do a lot better with the folks that devoted their childhoods to him than those who are going to forget all about Star Wars by the time they get to junior high. But he has't tried that. At all. So we tragically have no comparison.

• 'Would it kill George Lucas to, just once, give the fans what they want?' Considering he's making WAAAAAAY more money this way, as well as indoctrinating new fans to replace the old ones... um, yes.

• I like to remind people of the fact that after the first Clone Wars cartoon,Gennedy Tartakos...the guy from Samurai Jack wanted to make a new series that was all about Han and Chewie pre-ANH running spice and fighting bounty hunters on Nar Shadda....and Lucas said NO. I'm tired of all my beloved childhood properties being made P.C. and baby-safe.

• I am ashamed to admit I actually own a few of the Galactic Heros toys. I ignored them at first, but then I saw the adorable drink serving R2-D2 and the tiny Han Solo frozen in carbonite and couldn't help myself any longer. It helps that these toys fit into my dice bag. That being said, Super Hero Squad is one of the worst cartoons on TV and I hope to god that even George Lucas wouldn't do this to his fans. Ah, who am I kidding? George Lucas hates us all, or we wouldn't have had episodes 1-3...

• I just really hope the animation style doesn't completely suck...I absolutely hate the way Clone Wars is done, everytime I see a shot or any of the damn art I want to rip out my fucking eyes...it's wooden and creepy..

• Super Hero Squad Redux?

• I was afraid that this superdeformed thing would start catching on. I have a very real fear that the new G.I. Joe cartoon is also going to be in this vein. Crap!

• My 2.5 year old LOVES Super Hero Squad (even though he calls them all "Supermen", and I'd much rather watch that with him than Backyardigans, Dora, or... ugh!... Max and Ruby. A Star Wars version would be awesome!

• You know what would be really great? If Lucasfilm started working on this promised live action t.v. show thing instead of churning out this garbage. Of course, the live action show will probably end up being shite... so, whatever, go ahead, make another cartoon. Forget I said anything.

• well said, well said. I haven't seen a minute of Clone Wars and I won't see a minute of this series if it is more than a rumor. It would be embarrassing to see the formula of poop and fart jokes per minute that Lucas pioneered in Eps. 1-3 make its way onto TV.

• I don't believe any super deformed anything is awesome, unless it's Robotech. That aside, Clone Wars the cartoon is easily as good as Return of the Jedi. It's markedly superior to most of the entire prequel trilogy and the movie that started it off. Other than that, I agree with Brent that we need something dealing with the civil war. I'd love to take a look at a pilot's perspective, something like the story in the video games of X-Wing/TIE Fighter. Sadly, it ain't going to happen. At some point in 1978, someone whispered into George's ear that if he marketed toward children, he'd be rich for life and he never looked back.

• I'm sure this has been said before and more eloquently, but does anybody else get the faint impression that Lucas is jealous of his own success with the original trilogy? It's like he's wishing them out of existence by shoving this Clone Wars crap down our gullets. Why continue with this Ahsoka crap when you've got Han Solos and Boba Fetts in your arsenal? What would you rather watch, an entire CG series that is essentially made irrelevant by the events of Episode III or, for instance, a Battlestar Galactica-type, live-action series about Imperial naval life on a Star Destroyer set between Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back? Would it kill George Lucas to, just once, give the fans what they want? Lucas, God bless him, adds a few ounces of warm shit to his legacy every time an episode of The Clone Wars premieres. If he'd just once remember what made the Star Wars galaxy kick ass, and maybe let a few other writers and directors on board in the process, I'd be willing to overlook the events of the past 11 years.

• Having watched a few episodes of the Super Hero Squad show, and seen how it managed to turn Marvel characters who I firmly believe could have appealed to young children on their own merit into a bunch of fart-lovin' potty humorists, I'm reluctant to agree that this idea might in any was contain any kind of "awesomeness".

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