Rebels Star Wars: Rebels

[Loki882]

I like that they showed the heroes just flat-out killing Imperials. I wasn't sure if Disney XD would let them go that far.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I like that they showed the heroes just flat-out killing Imperials. I wasn't sure if Disney XD would let them go that far.

I was kind of surprised by that. This episode had quite a body count.

 

[Slick]

Yeah I was like those blasters ain't set on stun. Good first episode though.

 

[OnTheAir]

I'm just getting into the clone wars show, is rebels made by any of the same people?

The main connection between both series is Dave Filoni, who was the Supervising Director for The Clone Wars and is Supervising Director and one of the Executive Producers for Rebels.

Also, Henry Gilroy was a co-writer on the first season of The Clone Wars, and is also one of the writers for season one of Rebels. He is being promoted to supervising writer for Rebels' second season.

 

[OnTheAir]

Lucasfilm created a Lucasfilm story group to maintain the official continuity.

Members include:
Kiri Hart - Development Lead
Carrie Beck - Director, Creative Content Strategy
Diana Williams - Producer, Franchise Synergy
Pablo Hidalgo - Brand Communications Manager
Leland Chee - Keeper of the Holocron

Thanks for sharing this. I've been wondering who specifically was a part of the story group. I thought that Filoni and Kinberg would have been included, if not the live-action film directors.

 

[Agent Orange]

Biggest I could find at the moment.

That's awesome.

Man, I miss "traditional" animation.

As far as Rebels goes, I think that it's off to a much better start than Clone Wars. It's only flaw is the bumbling Imperials. Hopefully it's offset by the Inquisitor.

 

[Young Superman]

I wonder when Obi Wan made that video?

 

[OnTheAir]

I'm a little concerned. I don't have Disney XD and I noticed Rebels is not available on Amazon to buy episodes...hopefully they show up after the first episode airs. :/

If you have the WATCH Disney XD app on your phone or tablet, the one-hour premiere is available there. (Someone posted on RebelForce Radio's Facebook page that the next episode of Rebels is already available on the WATCH Disney XD app.)

The one-hour premiere will be made available for purchase on ITunes, Amazon Prime and Google Play on Saturday the 4th. I'm assuming the regular season episodes will follow a similar pattern, with episodes being made available for purchase the day after they initially air.

As I also don't have Disney XD, I'm probably going to purchase them on Amazon, if they are not made available in a timely manner on starwars.com like The Clone Wars was.

 

[Loki882]

My guess is that Obi Wan recorded the message when he's on board Senator Organa's ship after his duel with Anakin. And the Imperials being incompetent, at least when it comes to the MAIN heroes, goes all the way back to the OT.

 

[OnTheAir]

I really enjoyed it. As others have said, Spark Of Rebellion has gotten this series off to a better start than The Clone Wars movie did for TCW. (and I loved the Clone Wars series)

I also agree with those who said that the wookies didn't look very good, but that was really my only complaint. It was a fun ride that captured the OT vibe masterfully! Congrats to Filoni and all involved!

 

[dax]

I wonder when Obi Wan made that video?

Most likely during ROTS when he's "recalibrating the code warning all surviving Jedi to stay away" from the Jedi temple.

 

[Wheels]

Zeb was the highlight character of Spark Of Rebellion. His scenes with Ezra were great and the line about liking the way Trooper helmets feel on his knuckles was awesome. I loved the scene where Ezra opened up the Holocron and we see Obi-Wan's message.

 

[dsfjr1190]

That was surprisingly good.

I really enjoyed Kanan, other than his rather wooden speech about the force he was amazing. Luckily they had Obi-Wan there to give us the emotional punch.

Ezra? I like him well enough. I don't love him, but I don't really dislike him at all. I enjoyed his escape from his cell, and how his moral compass doesn't exactly line up with a hero's.

Hera and Sabine were amazing. They are both strong characters right out of the gate, even if the premiere was more focused on Ezra and Kanan.

I don't really care for Zeb. He's a bit much and needs to be toned down. Only Steve Blum saves him for me.

I was pleasantly surprised at how much violence and death there was, given the Y-7 rating. But a bunch of stormtroopers got shot, blown up, or kicked off a bridge. Disney really went all out. I hope parents don't protest this and cause it to be kiddie-fied.

What I really loved about the episode, besides the focus on the characters, was the soundtrack. I've always loved the music in Star Wars and this was no different. Both the cues from the original movies as well as the new notes and remixes were great. I have always believed that the music is a large part of Star Wars' charm.

I didn't like that they didn't show previews for the next episode or even tell us when the next episode airs. Instead they advertise some Disney Channel movie and then go straight in to the next show. How is the general audience that only tuned in tonight going to know when and where to see the next episode?

And in a unrelated note, I am shocked and appalled that a Spider-Man/Jessie crossover episode exists. What's next, the Avengers meet the cast of Dog With A Blog?

 

[Agent Orange]

My guess is that Obi Wan recorded the message when he's on board Senator Organa's ship after his duel with Anakin. And the Imperials being incompetent, at least when it comes to the MAIN heroes, goes all the way back to the OT.

We all get that, but I didn't feel any sense of panic or threat in opener. The heroes really ran the Empire's show. That said, it was probably done intentionally to highlight the threat of the Inquisitor in the coming episodes.

I wonder when we'll see Darth Vader and/or the Emperor. I hope Tim Curry returns. RIP Ian Abercrombie.

 

[Galactus123]

It was a lot better than I expected I never watched The Clone Wars and didn't watch many trailers of this new show. I liked how we actually saw Stormtroopers getting shot and the music was great. It is really big part of the charm. I hope we see Darth Vader and Boba Fett in this.

 

[James]

Loved it! Wasn't too sure which way it would go (although I had a lot of faith in Filoni and team) but as soon as we were shown the Storm Troopers hassling street vendors it felt like Star Wars. Great action, cool characters, a lot to love. A few people have mentioned the Wookies -they did look strange- like they'd all been for a swim or something- but other than that it was fantastic. The Trooper being kicked from his lucky salvation was a nice- and surprisingly brutal- twist.

 

[Donut]

I liked it & what movie characters can cameo in this ?

We got Vader, Emperor, Tarkin, Boba & Organa & some of the rebel leaders & perhaps Maul ?

 

[Spider-Gnome]

I like that they showed the heroes just flat-out killing Imperials. I wasn't sure if Disney XD would let them go that far.

Actually, I didn't. It's one thing to do it in the middle of a gun battle. Here they are quite cavalier as they surprise them as they are just doing the job.

My guess is that Obi Wan recorded the message when he's on board Senator Organa's ship after his duel with Anakin. And the Imperials being incompetent, at least when it comes to the MAIN heroes, goes all the way back to the OT.

I believe it is the message he records in ROTS at the temple to keep the remaining Jedi away from the Temple, just before he checks the security tapes to discover Anakin is involved.

I was a little tired last night and had a hard time getting into this. I will watch it again and hopefully have a better opinion.

PS: I didn't care for the Obi-Wan model (wish it was more like the Clone War model), but glad they used James Arnold Taylor! Hopefully we get more cameoes from him as well as Vader and Tarkin (who shared some good scenes in Clone Wars).

 

[Sithborg]

Well, I think Artoo and Threepio are in the next episode. I don't think Vader and Tarkin are going to be used that often in this series.

I still hope for a Vader/Ahsoka meeting (aka Vader kills Ahsoka).

 

[Young Superman]

Sabine was my favorite character in this.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I liked this a lot and it's only gonna get better. Very engaging characters, and the point in time they've established is the perfect one. Loved the music at the end when introducing The Inquisitor. I couldn't help but get excited by the OT feel of it. It's great to have that feel back. But they seem to have their legs in both camps (mainly the OT given the time it takes place) which is great too.

I'd also love to see a final scene where Ahsoka is killed by Vader. Could be incredibly emotional on her end where she senses that it's Anakin yet Vader has no memory of her.

 

[Lobo]

Just watched the next episode on Disney XD website. I love the interaction between Chopper and [blackout]R2D2[/blackout]

 

[X Knight]

so will the eps for this show be officially posted somewhere online?

cuz I don't have Disney XD.

 

[Lord]

I'd also love to see a final scene where Ahsoka is killed by Vader. Could be incredibly emotional on her end where she senses that it's Anakin yet Vader has no memory of her.

Vader may have become ruthless, but he doesn't have amnesia.

 

[Lobo]

so will the eps for this show be officially posted somewhere online?

cuz I don't have Disney XD.

http://disneyxd.disney.com/ not sure if the vids work outside the US, though