I love how lucas found filoni like that it's like jedi finding force sensitive children, a plo koon and ahsoka or qui gon and anakin if you will, like he's a random fan not some guy with massive reputation

Fun fact: The name Ashla makes a return in the book “Ashoka” where she uses the name Ashla to hide her identity and settle into a new life.

“In it for the money” they do know that he risked his ENTIRE career and used all of his money to make the original trilogy? He was taking such a big risk by making a new hope and even bigger risk deciding to make empire strikes back. If episode 5 wasn’t received well, he would be broke, jobless, and probably lose all writing credit for any major film ever again. He would be a joke to the business. But he risked it to be able to fulfill is destiny to create something totally different at the time that had a 50/50 chance of even being popular depending on how the people of the time would take it. But the fans loved it and loved the next one and got a good ending as well. That is very lucky in show business. Lucas put his heart and soul into the O.T. and anyone who says he’s in it for the money is misinformed.

"The foreseeable future of Star Wars now rested on the shoulders of a guy from Pittsburgh. With a cowboy hat" somehow that totally describes Filoni if you don't know about him already

Dave Filoni even sounds like George Lucas when he speaks

This is just a masterpiece, I absolutely love it. 63 years old, crying over S5E20 on my 5th or 6th viewing of entire series.

Dee Baker is the most versatile voice actor. his ability to audibly differentiate each clone personality vocal delivery with subtle differences while maintaining the same voice is genius

Clone Wars+Prequels+Originals remain my favorite story of all time.

Just a note, the episode Downfall of a Droid where Gha Nackt was introduced was not developed by CGCG but another company which is why it looks even worse than the rest of season 1 (it was the first episode they made).

This is really high quality stuff I'm surprised it doesn't have more views, this is like a TV documentary.

I'm not a huge fan of season one as a whole, but "Citizens of Ryloth" has to be one of my all-time favorite episodes. It's one of the only ones in the show that made me tear up.

The animation hurdles section makes me think of "Rookies" where at the end Echo is holding an invisible helmet for a full shot, and how his helmet mounted binoculars keep disappearing and reappearing on his helmet throughout the episode.

Me thinks I have just discovered a new Video Essayist to follow...

Star wars the clone wars is the best Star Wars thing and thing ever.

I'm shocked how underviewed these are.

Lol Yoda hoped Anakin would suppress his character traits to teach Ahsoka. Instead, he merely passed them on to her.

28:15 Honestly, I never knew George had anti-war sentiments until hearing folks like you mention it but it really shows in his movies. Plus, one thing I really like about George is that he is principally against war but he is also a realist and a pragmatist enough to understand that sometimes war is necessary for peace. And that also shows Star Wars as a whole. I really respect folks who have principles but are smart enough to know when to adapt those principles with reality.

9:28 Lucas was looking for an apprentice. "insert discount Palpatine and Anakin shot"

The second that theme played I was tearing up. Well done!

I commend you for the amount of time and effort you put into these videos, especially this one. You can really tell that you put your heart and soul into them. I personally would watch weekly reviews for the final season of TCW, and once the season/series has finally concluded I also would recommend a final video to cap off how you felt about TCW and its last outing. Keep them coming, I’m really enjoying these type of videos.

I consider this three part documentary to be on par with Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Remember that 30th anniversary special on the History Channel?

I remember watching a documentary on Star Wars. They mentioned that Lucas was inspired a lot by WW2, with the main focus being dog fights influence on its space battles. It makes sense that George Lucas would also use the motif of the WW2 newsreels.

Extremely high quality

Bro, where are your 10k subscribers, this is really high quality I've only known you for like 30 minutes but I'm subbed already

Lair of grievous is still one of my favourite episodes in the series and Kit Fisto was my favourite jedi for a long time as a kid

Dave Filoni is my new hero :) He's making great shows!

Domino Squad Story Arc Was Awesome as Hell!

When TCW movie came out, I was 5-6 years old and I remember watching it with my father. Infact watching TCW with my father, are among the few good memories, I have with him. As you can guess and I grew up with the show and loved every minute of it, eventhough, just like you, I couldn't figure out why I liked it so much and this video breaks it down pretty well. Really good work, should get a lot more views👍

This NEEDS to blow up. Commenting so the algorithm recommends this to more people. Amazing job dude, subbed.

Commenting so that the algorithm recommends this to more people, great video.

My most favorite thing about grievous is the parts when he gets mad at his own doctor who acts like a annoying mom. I also love it in the "lair of grievous" when he arrives home looking for his dog or "gor"

Well done with heart and care. A wonderfully told story/documentary of this amazing show. You sir get a like and sub from me. Keep it up😍

Show idea: A band of brothers type TV show that focuses on clones. The first episode is either the battle of Geonosis, the beginning of the clone war or a bit back more to Kamino (before the first deployment) to develop characters. The first episode also focuses on a Sergeant that is deployed in a platoon. At this point they do not have names, so they refer to each other by their CT numbers, but near the end they encounter Grievous, which wipes out almost all of the clone unit. The Sergeant holds his dying commanding officer in his arms, and the officer gives him a name. After this, the Sergeant also receives a promotion due to a lack of officers at the time. The rest of the series focuses on 1 unit that still contains the OG Sergeant. They build up characters over time, but any character can be killed at any time. At the end of the series, The clone unit is relocated to Corosuant, but order 66 takes place at this time, so the commander and maybe along with some clones lacking inhibitor chips and the padawan(The master was killed when order 66 was inacted.)the now commander has to sacrifice himself so his Padawan commander, and younglings (one of them can even be Grogu, aka baby yoda) Maybe an ARC trooper goes with the Younglings as well due to their enhanced independence. As the commander holds off waves and waves of (501st) clone troopers at the Temple, he comes across Anikin. He puts up a fight, even managing to get a stab in with a Vibro blade knife, but gets dispatched rather quickly.

I dont know your age, but was born in 2000, i was 7 when i met Star Wars and The Clone Wars is the SW i got to grow up with, and i believe every word you just said, Like, New Subscriber and a New Fan!

Im Glad this Show exist

Thank you for doing this, Clone Wars is criminally underrated

The OT and TCW are the best parts Star Wars imo. TCW made me appreciate the PT much more than I did initially. Gave it more depth and made it so much more impactful and meaningful. As a huge TCW fan, love this video!

The fact that you could sit down and watch this with your parents too is awesome. Sounds like a great childhood memory

God. THIS….THIS is ART. One guy with a KZfaq channel and a PASSION made a better documentary then ive seen from teams of people with a huge budget.

I thank you for that Community reference. This channel is streets ahead of the competition.

I loved the opening recap it made the universe alive more than rolling text could for me.

I never knew Dave Filoni was from Pittsburgh!! Let’s gooo represent!!!

There's nothing like watching your TCW retrospective Trilogy right after a full rewatch of the Show.

Im 22 years old and watched The Clone Wars as a kid on Cartoon Network, and all I have to say is this is an amazing video man! Im glad it appeared on my recommended page and cant wait for part 2

It just needs to be said, you edited and narrated this video really well.

This is a fantastic video, great editing and fantastic format. I can really see the time and effort you have put into this, you deserve much more attention. Keep up the great work, I am going to go and watch part 2 now! :)

Rookies is easily my favorite episode, likely of the entire series. I just absolutely love everything about it. Clones are easily some of the coolest characters, and Rookies definitely contributes

1:43 I thought you were going to say "and one of the reasons i wanted to become a clone trooper" lol

Definitely gonna share this with my fellow clone wars nerds 🤓

Same thing happened to me as a 7 year old loving this series I had clone wars stickers now as a 14 year old I came back to series and understand the deeper meaning, character conflict, and the fragile topics the series covered. This showed to me the true brilliance of the series and the people who created it.

Man, I need to rewatch this show again

1:20 I actually smiled when I heard that theme song. I loved watching the Clone Wars while growing up.

It’s almost poetic. Their first premiere of their show is on the big screen. Although they “failed miserably”, They continued on, Learned new lessons, N by season 6 that same team that is still a tv show, was clearly worthy for taking on the big screens. I say the team then because much has changed since some members has left n new members are recruited n needs to be taught n caught up to speed. The synergy isn’t as great now n it’s pretty clear in the season 7 n bad batch show. But I’m sure they’ll get over it

This is very, very well made, but a point. Lucas *did* develop 3d animation. In Star Trek, the Wrath of Khan, his company completed the first ever 3d effect sequence in film. Furthermore, they hired John Lassiter, of pixar, and funded the 3d cgi short "The Adventures of André & Wally B." The division that would become Pixar, was sold to Apple, actually, by George Lucas. But, do not discredit, as the Lucas founded Industrial Light and Magic was still at the forefront of CGI animation, the photorealistic kind, for film. They did Jurassic Park, after all. So yes, Lucas can say "Using 3d technology, which we developed," because, they did.

I have been a star wars fan all my life. I watched the clone wars movie when it came out, and wasn't hooked. I had never watched this series. Due to Bad Batch, I decided to marathon this and rebels. Wow, I'm so glad that I did. I'm currently in season 5, and it's absolutely incredible.

I remember Lucas saying that every Star Wars work was meant to ignite the imagination He succeeded in every property he helped fund and worked on imo. Regardless of the actual quality of the work

This needs to be on SWTHEORY

Well, it only took ten months but I finally found this fantastic video. This is truly wonderful, well-made stuff.

This show helped me to truly appreciate the intricate story George laid out in the Prequels. Clone Wars only improves upon the source material.

This show is the reason I'm into Star Wars as a kid back then .. And I'm happy that I grow up with them... Mostly the reason I love Clone Wars is the mature of the story telling and quality animation through out the season, we can see them grow from small to big

Just wanted to shout out on the sheer awesomeness of this video. Man, you put a lot of work in it. A HELL OF A LOT. And it shows) Had great time watching, I hope you keep going. Wish you luck

This trilogy of documentary style analysis videos on the Clone Wars Series are honestly astonishing and Outstanding masterpieces. These videos are my favourite videos on the platform and some of best I've ever seen. You analyse every aspect of this series with so much detail and care for what you are creating. I can feel every ounce of passion you put into this project. These videos have made me appreciate the Clone Wars series so much more now and even illustrated genuis aspects I wasn't fully aware of. I could ramble on forever about these videos but in conclusion these are truly masterpieces.

Clone Wars really shows how the prequels had a really good story behind it, they just needed a better execution.

the entirety of Season 5 is the Peak of this show, it only goes downhill after it.

The clone wars is absolutely amazing!! I will always love it

Saw it, Liked it, Subscribed. Great Review from the First Season. Very interested in Part 2 and 3 already

18:50 - 19:05 And yet whenever I watch the intros to The Clone Wars, all I hear is the narrator from that live action 90s George of the Jungle movie... and then I expect that theme song to kick in with Anakin Skywalker swinging on electric cables, wailing like Tarzan, before slamming his face into the bridges of Venator-class Star Destroyers.

The Clone Wars has many of my favorite Star Wars moments

This is the most effort I've seen anyone put into a KZfaq video. Fantastic job!

Just looking at the high quality of even just this episode, I'm surprised you don't have 300K subs. This is truly an amazing video and I'm looking forward to watching more of your content.

that's one of the things I like about the show, the radio introduction for each episode that is every bit like Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers from the 1930s and 40s. I'm running a Star Wars Saga system RPG game, where the characters are seeing things from the Separatists point of view and every session I begin with a similar radio intro.

The opening narration is more an homage to classic newsreels which were a staple of the 1930's and 1940's

I very much enjoyed your mini documentary, this deserves more views.

Very well done! Lots of good thoughts here. Thanks for keeping it authentic and trying to be objective.

I just binged through all 3 parts and was GLUED to the screen. This was underrated. Beautiful. And damn near brought tears to my eyes

George actually did television long before The Clone Wars with Young Indiana Jones in the early 90's. He loved his time in television and foresaw what the medium would become as like The Clone Wars it broke many traditions you usually see on the small screen. It was also made in the same way as the Prequels in many respects. Really all of his work has a consistent creative process but Young Indy in particular is where the digital technology (he helped create) started to catch up with his vision. Television in general has started to catch up with this creative process and the way he chose to do his narratives. He also wanted to do a series on the Roman Empire but during that time someone else came up with Rome so he decided against it. As for myself I've always loved the Prequels wholeheartedly and don't see the flaws that people point to. I try to find them but I can never see them. I never really needed The Clone Wars to make them better for me like it seems to be the case for a fair few out there. For me it's really stories of what happened during the war and is a more rounded view on these things instead only focusing on the Skywalker side of the story like George said in one of the documentaries in the official behind the scenes. It also was laying groundwork for his Sequels like with Darth Maul's return and the Force Priestesses in way of the reveal we would've gotten with the Whills. I'm really sad we never got to see that come together as it feels so bold and new while also bringing full circle all eras. The series is not perfect but great in a lot of ways. I'm certainly liking it a lot more as a whole now than I did my first time through as I think I was influenced by fan prospective too much and was burnout from not connecting with the Disney era. To me Star Wars will always be George's as I can see just how personal it was for him. I don't get that sense of personal storytelling anymore. I'm glad there's people that enjoy the new era though. Thank you for your prospective on The Clone Wars with this essay as it's good to see a different point of view as it is good to see another way of looking at it.

I really enjoyed watching this, it's clear a lot of time and dedication was put into it! new subscriber!! :)

Believe it or not, I don't hate the film. I was a teenager when episode 2 was released. I watched all 3 of them and Clone Wars in theaters. I however wasn't prepared for how amazing the series would become

This deserves way more recognition. A perfect depiction and review of the clone wars, how it came to be, and why it’s the greatest show of all time. And I still have to watch the next part

I'm glad I found this channel. I love long-form analyses and your presentation (voice/editing style) is wonderful. You touch on all the topics I'm interested in! Keep it up man

Yooo this is fire, this needs to blow up!

Phenomenal work! Your passion shines through and it's clear that you have done your homework. This has to be the best combination I've seen of Clone Wars series critique and behind the scenes insight that contextualizes why things turned out a certain way. It really is the story of the show. As a fellow KZfaqr, I respect the fact that you put a lot of time and effort into each video you make rather than rushing to deliver a constant stream of lesser content. I look forward to watching the rest of this series. Subscribed!

33:31 Artoor: "And every once in a while a character design pops up on screen that just seems... Odd. *Disc stops sound effect* 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"That one's a 'yes'" made me laugh. (6:47)

This really well done dude. I’m definitely gonna share this around.

@ 30:30- the way Waxer and Boil care for Numa, the Twi’lek girl, probably endured me to the Clones more than anything else in season one. 👍🏼

Thank GOODNESS for Filoni and Favreau. Those two have truly saved and protected what they could in the Star Wars universe.

Clone Wars doesn't get as much praise as it deserves outside of the Star Wars community, it's one of those rare shows like Avatar that you fall in love with as a kid but appreciate so much more as an adult.

i was caught off guard to see only 2.1k subscribers. Great video!

for such a small channel, the quality of this video is smt youd see from like a film analysis channel with a million or so subs os great job

Just finished all 3 parts of this series. Thank you for putting this together. Feed my star wars needs.

Oh my god. Continue this series. Your storytelling is very mesmerizing and at times very hype inducing! Subbed

Anakin's turn is pretty clear from the movies. I list: Anakin lost a mother whom he could not visit because of the rules of the Jedi, even then he destroyed the Tuskens and ceased to trust the order. The Chancellor always treated him well and encouraged his ambitions. Further, he angrily killed the unarmed Dooku, breaking the code, was not given the title of master and was forced to spy on the chancellor, was not allowed to battle with Grievous, he saw Padme die, as he did with his mother, and Palpy promised to save her, plus promised strength, power and immortality, he was jealous of Obi-Wan, while Windu wanted to kill unarmed Palpy before his eyes, although the head of the Jedi himself ... Well, when Windu slammed, there was no turning back, only to complete the work of the empire.

Awesome video! Liked and subscribed :)

Dave Filoni went to Mt. Lebanon High School which my high school was a major rival to. My friend’s dad even graduated in the same class as him. He’s a major role model for me and I would love to do what he did but with the Halo series.

KZfaq chose this for me based on other Star Wars content that I watch, and I could not be more happy that it did! Congratulations on a fantastic retrospective -- I will definitely be watching the other parts. Anyone who is curious about Star Wars: The Clone Wars will get an honest overview of the series, both its successes and its failings. It is clear that a great deal of time and effort was put into preparing such a thorough review. Thank you!

this channel makes things so awsome,just the way u discribe things

The phantom menace and attack of the clones should have been condensed into one film and the second film about the clone wars

Just stumbled upon this channel last night. Noticed the production quality and subscribed right away, I for-see great success for this account in the future

How in this world does this not have millions of views? I'm gonna binge the next two parts right now. Beautiful Video!!!!