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Lucas recruited Tartakovsky (sp?) to create the Clone Wars animated. That would make it canon to me. Plus, this is how Lucas plans to tell the Clone Wars story that falls between AOTC and ROTS. I think he's going to try to avoid as much Clone Wars information as possible in ROTS. So you'll want to watch this series for it all to make sense.

And, yes, Clone Wars volume 1 comes out on DVD on 3/22, the same day as the reissues of TPM and AOTC. And I think season 2 of Clone Wars comes out on Cartoon Network somewhere around that time, too.
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You are correct. starwars.com has a related story here.

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Cool article. How do I score a fanclub lanyard without actually dishing out cash to the Evil Empire?
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Might have to kill a few people; nothing a Trandoshan wouldn't do in the normal course of business.

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Hey guys, my buddy Michael of MWCtoys.com has posted a review of the new Grievous and Medon figures. This one is posted on moviepoopshoot.com -- Kevin Smith's site that Michael contributes to regularly.

Grievous/Medon reviews
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I gotta agree with MWC; the figures look good, but there's room for improvement.

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Better than past ones, though. There will always be room for improvement at that scale.
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Ahhh... memories of encephalitic Han solo....

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And then, with the newer series which came out in '95, memories of a steroid-prone Luke Skywalker and the bow-legged Princess Leia.
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Maybe they were thinking EE Leia post-partum.

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Oh, ugh.
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Here are some more Clone Wars Animated figures...

Due this spring
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Tell me why I like the animated version of Grievous better than the Ep III version.

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I think it's because, in the 3 1/2" scale, animation such as this works better because there is less detail than trying to capture actual human forms or the CGI ideals that LFL is trying to pass off as "realistic". When there is less detail in the media format, it translates much easier to the sculpted form.

Or maybe it's just because the Clone Wars Animated Series rocks ass!

Six of one...

I just wish the animated figures had better articulation. More possible poses would be welcomed.
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Or maybe it's just because the Clone Wars Animated Series rocks ass!


Can I get an AMEN?

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AMEN Brutha!!!
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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