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[HawkLord]

starwars fans will buy anything that has starwars label,

That used to be true during the movie years and even for awhile afterwards, but I've seen that change alot in the past few years. Star Wars fans are only after good stuff these days and no longer seem to buy up everything with a Star Wars label. Just take a look at most retail stores and you can easily descern what sells and what doesn't. I think we're now in the buy-anything-superhero era.

Aaand I have another question: I only watched 6 Star Wars movies. I would like to know (and watch more), and while googling, I found out that there are two animated "Attack of the clones" series, made in 2003. and in 2008. How should I watch them, in what order? Should I watch both of them (i.e. are they connected, are they part of cannon story), or is one just updated and digitalized first one? Any info will be nice :) Thank you

I've seen the '03 Micro-series and liked it. I tried to make it thru the '08 series and couldn't. I think the '08 series wasn't very interesting and I couldn't stand the fact that Anakin had a student, while still being a student of Obi-Wan's. The "always two there are" Yoda quote must have been forgotten at that point.

Still, both series (and the CW movie) are considered canon. I guess I'm just a Star Wars live-action purist.

[Bobsy]

Aaand I have another question: I only watched 6 Star Wars movies. I would like to know (and watch more), and while googling, I found out that there are two animated "Attack of the clones" series, made in 2003. and in 2008. How should I watch them, in what order? Should I watch both of them (i.e. are they connected, are they part of cannon story), or is one just updated and digitalized first one? Any info will be nice :) Thank you

Clone Wars (2003) is generally thought of by us bitter grown-ups as the better of the two, because it focusses on action over dialogue. The first season in particular was made up of short micro-episodes only a couple of minutes long, with barely a word shared between the characters. There were story arcs between the episodes, the primary one being the Battle of Muunilinst being led by Anakin and Obi-Wan. The second season stretched the episode length to something like 15 minutes each, which meant there was more time for story-telling and dialogue. I personally felt that this weakened the premise, as the writing and acting weren't all that great. The final episodes of the second season lead straight into Episode 3, with the attack on Coruscant and the kidnapping of Palpatine.

I should mention that Clone Wars was made by Genndy Tartovsky, who had recently finished making Samurai Jack. This is shorthand parlance for "the action is the absolute finest you'll ever see in 2D animation".

The Clone Wars (2008) began by taking the longer episodes of Clone Wars S2 and elongating them to a full half-hour slot, thus meaning there was even more time for dialogue and storytelling. And of course the animation's in 3D. For better or worse, the focus is much more on story than action. Sometimes this works, sometimes not. The new kid-accessible character Asohka was initially very unpopular with older fans because of her irritating nicknaming habits and the fact that she didn't exist before or after the series (leading many to postulate that she's destined to go to the dark side and/or die before episode 3). However she's become a lot more tolerable as the series has gone on. But yeah, more storytelling means you get whole episodes dedicated to Jar-Jar bumbling about.

One odd decision made in producing The Clone Wars is that other than mini-arcs of 2 or three episodes together, the episodes do not follow a strict chronological order. For instance, the very first episode of the first season has Yoda convince the Toydarian king to ally with the Republic, and an arc in season 2 shows the liberation of Ryloth from Seperatist occupation. In season 3 there is an episode (a Jar-Jar episode, sadly) which shows the beginning of the Ryloth occupation and has Bail Antilles visit the Toydarian king in the days BEFORE Yoda's visit.

It sounds compicated, but in practice it means the episodes are written to work as standalones - you don't need to have seen any preceding episodes to understand what is happening.

Is it worth watching? It's worth having a look, certainly. There are some bad episodes (and bad characters), but plenty of good episodes as well. The quality had been steadily increasing throughout the seasons (although as neither season 4 or 5 seem to ever be coming to the UK, I can't say this definitively).

(er, I guess this is all somewhat off-topic in this thread. I guess if a mod wants to move it, fine. I'm kinda talked out on the subject anyway)

[Robominer]

Can all the minifigs fit into the starfighter in 9497?

[Brickadeer]

I basically agree with Bobsy. I never saw the 2003 series, though. As for the 2008 series, I was pretty underwhelmed by the pilot film. If you should watch it and end up thinking, "Wow, that was crap, wasn't it?", that's normal. If you have the time and if you like Star Wars, watch it.

[Bobsy]

Can all the minifigs fit into the starfighter in 9497?

Nope. It's a single-pilot starfighter - the ancient equivalent of the X-Wing. It fits one minifig, while the others get out and walk. Incidentally, none of the minifigs included ARE pilots. You get a Jedi master (who as far as I'm aware never flies one), a trooper (who should really be in this ship) and an astromech (who doesn't fit the seat).

[Robominer]

Nope. It's a single-pilot starfighter - the ancient equivalent of the X-Wing. It fits one minifig, while the others get out and walk. Incidentally, none of the minifigs included ARE pilots. You get a Jedi master (who as far as I'm aware never flies one), a trooper (who should really be in this ship) and an astromech (who doesn't fit the seat).

Strange.... Maybe I will get it for the minifigures, but 9500 seems more worth if it wasn't so overpriced.

[Bobsy]

Strange.... Maybe I will get it for the minifigures, but 9500 seems more worth if it wasn't so overpriced.

I would say the best reason to buy either is if you play The Old Republic (hint: play The Old Republic. It's grand). If you don't, there's absolutely no need to buy them. They're expensive. Don't cave in and empty your wallet just because it's new and you've not bought anything recently. Buy your Lego because you WANT to own it.

[jmagaletta]

Hello, just need some opinions. I am going to my local lego store today. Looking to get one set, my dilemma, i want 3. the choices are 8092 land speeder, 9497 republic striker, 9525 pre vizsla fighter. Which should i got for?

[Brickadeer]

Hello, just need some opinions. I am going to my local lego store today. Looking to get one set, my dilemma, i want 3. the choices are 8092 land speeder, 9497 republic striker, 9525 pre vizsla fighter. Which should i got for?

The question is what you want. The figs of 8092 are partly outdated, but I like te speeder. TOR sets are of no interest for me. 9525 is nice, especially if you like TWC figs. If money is no issue, I'd take 9525.

[Bobsy]

Hello, just need some opinions. I am going to my local lego store today. Looking to get one set, my dilemma, i want 3. the choices are 8092 land speeder, 9497 republic striker, 9525 pre vizsla fighter. Which should i got for?

What strikes me about Pre Vizsla's fighter is the similarities it has to the Jedi Shuttle from an earlier wave which should still be available. Both have the rotating wings, both seat multiple minifigs, but I prefer the shuttle, mostly for not being yet another fighter.

[Skyhopper]

I have a question about minifigs. I´m wondering if someone have a good way of index one´s minifigs? I have tried brickset and minifigs.nl but if you a simpler way to make for example a wanted list, it would be great.

I´m only collecting OT and are right now constructing some display stands, one for the good and one for the evil!

Well, now I was thinking of buying the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia. Is it worth the money and is it for any use?

(maybe for the celebration Han-minifig!)

[Robominer]

I would say the best reason to buy either is if you play The Old Republic (hint: play The Old Republic. It's grand). If you don't, there's absolutely no need to buy them. They're expensive. Don't cave in and empty your wallet just because it's new and you've not bought anything recently. Buy your Lego because you WANT to own it.

I don't play SWTOR, and I haven't gotten any LEGO for several months, so I think I'll pass for now.

[Brickdoctor]

Well, now I was thinking of buying the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia. Is it worth the money and is it for any use?

(maybe for the celebration Han-minifig!)

I really doubt you're going to get much out of the book, so you're mostly buying it for the minifig. A Celebration Han is worth $7-$10 on BL, so if you can get the book for around that price, go for it.

[AMC]

Out of my excitement, I found my Cloud City Lego set in my basement last night; built to about 75%. All I need to do is dig through my giant ziplock bags full of legos from when I was a kid and recover all the minifigs and missing pieces.

Just wanted to get some opinions on what I should do when it is complete. Sell (over $1,000) or keep?

(I also found my Jango Slave 1 completely together with both minifigs.)

This is my post from a few days ago^

Would like a response, thanks!

And also, since my post I found my Cloud City Boba Fett with arm printing!

[Brickadeer]

This is my post from a few days ago^

Would like a response, thanks!

And also, since my post I found my Cloud City Boba Fett with arm printing!

I'd sell it.

[Hulk_Smash]

Well, now I was thinking of buying the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia. Is it worth the money and is it for any use?

(maybe for the celebration Han-minifig!)

I have it and it is quite good, it made me want to get alot of minifigs!

On a slightly related note, does anybody know which set (apart from the Death Star) does anybody know which set(s) have the middle piece for the mouse droid?

[The Joker1]

I have it and it is quite good, it made me want to get alot of minifigs!

On a slightly related note, does anybody know which set (apart from the Death Star) does anybody know which set(s) have the middle piece for the mouse droid?

Hi Hulk-Smash I have found you a list of all the sets with the mouse droid peice in .The List

[Hulk_Smash]

Hi Hulk-Smash I have found you a list of all the sets with the mouse droid peice in .The List

Thanks, I was making my own mouse droid (and orange pit droid) and it was the only piece i needed, so i used two one sided pieces instead.

[Angeli]

Although I am not familiar with the "mouse droid piece", if gathered from link above that you are looking for the "Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Two Opposite Sides"

If this is so, maybe this link will help: link, look at "lots for sale" column, it is divided by color

[Angeli]

guys, thankks so much for the info about canon and clone wars ;)

[jmagaletta]

What are the chances we get a UCS Venator in the near future? It is such an iconic ship from Episode III and TCW. Also they could include parts to make and imperial one like at the end of Episode III

[Drock]

What are the chances we get a UCS Venator in the near future? It is such an iconic ship from Episode III and TCW. Also they could include parts to make and imperial one like at the end of Episode III

I have no inside information, but I wouldn't hold my breath. The PT UCS sets don't seem to sell well. Obi Wan Starfighter and General Grevious were both heavily discounted. UCS line seems to be focused on the classic films.

[jmagaletta]

I have no inside information, but I wouldn't hold my breath. The PT UCS sets don't seem to sell well. Obi Wan Starfighter and General Grevious were both heavily discounted. UCS line seems to be focused on the classic films.

I would agree, save for the Republic Dropship??. That was never discounted. Also I think a Venator would sell a lot better then the JSF and a brick built Grevious.

[DFOL]

(...) Also I think a Venator would sell a lot better then the JSF and a brick built Grevious.

I think you might be right on that one. I know i personally never warmed to a super sized Jedi Fighter or Grievous, but when the first UCS Venator MOCs popped up i remember wishing TLC would be inspired to release an official version.

[Brickdoctor]

I would agree, save for the Republic Dropship??. That was never discounted. Also I think a Venator would sell a lot better then the JSF and a brick built Grevious.

The Dropship was never marketed as a UCS set, only as an exclusive.