Fardreamer

As a long-time Star Wars fan, I have to admit that I'm excited about the new set-in-the-Prequels Era TV series, The Clone Wars, which was launched with the theatrical "seventh" film of the same name and will premiere on October 3 on Cartoon Network.

While I do wish the CGI-animation style was a bit more realistic, I did enjoy the movie because I didn't go see it with a Lucas-bashing chip on my shoulder and without the attitude of "if it's Star Wars, it has to be great or else it's not worth seeing." The story WAS geared for kids, of course, but so was the Classic Trilogy, which was not intended to be anything more than a hi tech tribute to Saturday afternoon serials of the 1930s. It was fun, exciting, and the new Padawan Anakin has is clever and interesting.

While I don't have any illusions that my views will sway Lucas-bashers (or that the series will survive), I am going to give it a chance and watch it.