On this day three years ago, LucasFilm announced their "new direction for LucasFilm animation" and cancelled Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Their announcement stated that "LucasFilm has decided to pursue a new
direction in animated programming," that "we feel the time has come to
wind down the series," and that "fans can soon find this bonus content."
Two years ago on March 7, 2014, the "bonus content" was released on Netflix as "The Lost Missions." These 13 episodes featured some of the best episodes of the series, and showed how the quality of the animation and storytelling continued to improve as the series went along.
Over the past two years via The Clone Wars Legacy, LucasFilm has released twenty more episodes in various formats. Eight episodes have been released as story reels, via StarWars.com. Four episodes were adapted into the comic mini-series "Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir." Eight episodes were adapted into the novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple."
There are still dozens of stoires that remain untold. See the recent post "Approximately 36 Clone Wars Stories Remain Untold" for more details.
Continue to let Disney and LucasFilm know that there is an interest and a demand for these stories! Watch the series on Netflix or buy DVDs and Blurays. Send your letters, emails, tweets and comments to Disney and LucasFilm.
Thanks again to Jimmy Mac for being the first to sound the alarm. Thanks to Rebel Force Radio, Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank, for the episode, "RebelForce Radio: Special Report - Save The Clone Wars" that was released on this day three years ago.
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Two years ago on March 7, 2014, the "bonus content" was released on Netflix as "The Lost Missions." These 13 episodes featured some of the best episodes of the series, and showed how the quality of the animation and storytelling continued to improve as the series went along.
Over the past two years via The Clone Wars Legacy, LucasFilm has released twenty more episodes in various formats. Eight episodes have been released as story reels, via StarWars.com. Four episodes were adapted into the comic mini-series "Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir." Eight episodes were adapted into the novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple."
There are still dozens of stoires that remain untold. See the recent post "Approximately 36 Clone Wars Stories Remain Untold" for more details.
Continue to let Disney and LucasFilm know that there is an interest and a demand for these stories! Watch the series on Netflix or buy DVDs and Blurays. Send your letters, emails, tweets and comments to Disney and LucasFilm.
Thanks again to Jimmy Mac for being the first to sound the alarm. Thanks to Rebel Force Radio, Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank, for the episode, "RebelForce Radio: Special Report - Save The Clone Wars" that was released on this day three years ago.