The latest Xmas TV magazines have hit the stands this week, and, you guessed it, they're cashing-in on all things THE FORCE AWAKENS. The prestigious and highest-selling TV mag, RADIO TIMES, obviously get the big exclusive cover image- one I've never seen before- featuring Han Solo/Harrison Ford, of which the inside feature talks about the new film and stars and what the saga means to the magazine's film reviews editor, Andrew Collins- who includes the usual and now incredibly tiring let's bash the Prequels rhetoric in his wordage.
TV & SATELLITE WEEK uses the main TFA poster image and surrounds it with artistically clashing images of all the characters from the saga, primarily promoting SKY MOVIES UK's recommencement of their STAR WARS SAGA six-film screenings from December 11th. There's also a preview of the new film, its new young stars, and a talk with Mark Hamill.
Kudos to the magazine for their efforts in recreating the film series classic logo on the cover- not even EMPIRE's six-issue special covers managed to do anything like that!
The truth behind the mystery of the late Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas and the creation of the Clone Army, as well as the identity of Tyranus, is finally, shockingly revealed to Anakin and Obi-Wan in a classic scene from THE CLONE WARS: The Lost Missions episode, The Lost One.
The final thirteen episode batch of the series will receive its exclusive UK digital TV premiere on SKY MOVIES this weekend (22nd August), as part of their epic STAR WARS screening season.
The UK's SKY MOVIES HD channels are celebrating STAR WARS with a vengeance this month, beginning this weekend with its screenings of the Classic Trilogy. And more exclusives are on the way-specifically the UK premiere of the so far unseen in the UK final episode batch of The Clone Wars animated series.
Here's the blurb:
This month, a galaxy far, far away has never been so close for Sky Movies customers and those watching via online streaming service NOW TV with a Sky Movies Pass, as films from the Star Wars Saga, alongside a wealth of additional features and programming, will be made available every weekend from the 8th August as well as on demand.
So whether it’s settling down on the sofa for a dedicated weekend of Star Wars live viewing or catching up on demand, Sky Movies has got your summer weekends planned as we celebrate the US’s biggest ever movie franchise.
The schedule for Star Wars Movie Marathon is as follows:
•8th - 9th August – The original trilogy; Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi as well as the first two Seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
•15th-16th August – The prequel trilogy; Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as well as Seasons 3 & 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
•22nd-23rd August – Star Wars: The Complete Saga of both trilogies back to back along with series 5 and 6 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
•29th - 31st August (Bank Holiday weekend) – Star Wars: The Complete Saga as well as Season1 of Star Wars: Rebels.
There has never been a better opportunity for fans old, and no doubt new, to bring themselves right up to light-speed and watch the series ahead of the theatrical release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, later this year.
In the UK, SKY MOVIES have once again reclaimed the screening rights to the STAR WARS films, and the entire backlot catalogue for transmission from later 2015 onwards, firstly with a two-day event screening of all (so far) six movies on SKY SHOWCASE this 4th and 5th May: Star Wars Marathon on Sky Movies Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Sky Movies
STAR WARS REBELS continues to air in Bank Holiday batches on DISNEY XD. Other UK events for this special day:
Win the superb US version of STAR WARS: BLUEPRINTS with DeAgostini.
Take part in the DeAGOSTINI quiz/prize draw to win one of the special limited editions of the US version of the STAR WARS BLUEPRINTS book (worth £350!): Build the Millenium Falcon
Yoda meets the Force Priestesses, in the upcoming UK screening of THE CLONE WARS: The Lost Missions. Image: LUCASFILM ANIMATION.
Great news for all UK STAR WARS fans, and particularly dedicated UK fans of THE CLONE WARS TV series who have so far not gotten to see the final sixth season- The Lost Missions. SKY MOVIES has purchased the entire back catalogue of movies and TV series, plus the all-new STAR WARS REBELS series, for exclusive screenings later in the year.
Here's the exciting press release:
This summer, Star Wars
arrives on Sky Movies, giving Sky Movies customers exclusive broadcast access
to all six Star Wars Saga feature
films, alongside a wealth of additional features and programming; kicking off
with UK TV’s first ever 48 hour Star Wars
marathon on May the 4th.
The collection will see the six feature films - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars:
Attack of the Clones. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star
Wars: The Return of the Jedi -sit
alongside the two animated Star Wars series, Star WarsRebels and Star Wars: TheClone Wars, as well as a number of Lucasfilm specials and
featurettes.
Sky Movies will celebrate with a 48 hour Star Wars marathon on May the 4th (also
known as international Star Wars Day)and 5th, where customers will be able to watch them in episodic
order, as well as release order on both days.
This marks the first time this Star Wars content will be broadcast all in one place. It offers Star Wars fans an unrivalled opportunity
to experience the films via Sky Movies’ comprehensive movie service. Non Sky customers will also be able to enjoy
the Star Wars content through Sky
Movies NOW TV.
“I am delighted that
we can offer the Star Wars saga to our customers,” comments Ian Lewis,
Director Sky Movies. “As a huge fan of
the saga, it gives me great personal pleasure to be able to offer my fellow
fans a unique Star Wars experience. No-one will do Star Wars like Sky Movies.”
Dayna Donaldson, General Manager, Media Distribution, Disney
UK and Ireland adds: “The Star Wars saga is universally loved by fans for its
rich storytelling and compelling characters and we’re thrilled that Sky Movies
customers will be able to enjoy it in the run up to Star Wars: The Force
Awakens theatrical release at the end of
the year. This will be without doubt this year’s unmissable TV marathon”. " We are thrilled to be part of this remarkable opportunity which will give customer access to the original Star Wars," said Gina Brogi, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Pay Television and SVOD, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. She added, "May the Force be with you."
Alongside the six Star
Wars Saga feature films, Sky Movies has licensed both series of Star WarsRebels and all six series of Star
Wars: TheClone Wars, as well as
the feature film. In addition, a selection of special programming including Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars
Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy
Revealed will be available.
The bad, very bad, news has come in this morning from SKY MOVIES HD in the UK that it will no longer be showing the critically acclaimed THE CLONE WARS animated series on its channel from its brand new fourth season onwards. A shame as they really were the best channel to showcase the series and did a very good job publicising it. No reasons have yet been given for this important decision-though I'm assuming it may be down to the usual bug-bears of high purchase costs and possible low ratings. No news yet either as to who may be showing the series in its place, though perhaps CARTOON NETWORK UK (owned by WARNER BROTHERS, who showcase the series for LUCASFILM) may finally get it exclusively sooner rather than later...
Looks like the only way we'll get the series in future without commercials, and in proper widescreen, will be to purchase it as complete season box sets, though I hope this isn't the case-such a well crafted series should be made available on TV and DVD/Blu-ray for everyone to enjoy!
This news is not a great way to start a Thursday, and a major blow for UK fans, but more info as and when we get it...
Legendary stuntman and film-maker Vic Armstrong. Image: SKY
Legendary INDY Stuntman/co-ordinator and Director Vic Armstrong talks to SKY MOVIES about his career, some of the movies he's worked on (including the upcoming SPIDER-MAN movie), the amazing directors he's been involved with, and, of course, his excellent new book: THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST STUNTMAN (available from TITAN BOOKS).
Check out the links here (note: some of these may not play outside the UK):
Our synopsis/review guide to Season Three of THE CLONE WARS has been completed. Head over to the link below and enjoy some of our best opinion and notes on the current series.
In anticipation of next weeks exciting Season Finale of THE CLONE WARS: "Wookiee Hunt", featuring the return of Chewbacca, SKY MOVIES HD, showing the episode in a world exclusive this weekend, have kindly sent me a couple of great behind the scenes pics relating to it- one of the Chewbacca CGI animation maquette reference (above), and the other of original Wookiee costume incumbent Peter Mayhew with Series Supervising Director Dave Filoni, joining forces in bringing Chewie to life in the animated medium.
Savage Opress. He's not just your "average horny little devil." He wants to spill blood. Blood, in particular, that belongs to the Jedi Knights.
Trouble with a capital T!
When Ray Park's indomitable and terrifying destructive force, Darth Maul, met his final end - sliced in half by Ewan McGregor's Force intuitive Obi-Wan Kenobi in one of THE PHANTOM MENACE's greatest scenes (which we can't wait to see in 3D. Take that, Mister Simon Pegg!) - audiences around the world were thrilled yet disappointed to see that he had been killed off so quickly and would not return for more high octane action. So, Opress, one of Maul's equally highly trained brothers, is George Lucas, his daughter Kaite, and Dave Filoni's attempts, which will be very successful, to try to atone for the fall of the earlier Zabrakian, and we're sure all kinds of hell will be following within his large shadow when he, a chaos causing gift to Count Dooku by the Night Sisters of Dathomir, eventually takes on the Republic forces for numerous acts of Sith propelled slaughter. There are also rumours floating about on cyberpace - andplease take them with a pinch of salt - that Ahsoka may eventually (and we're talking at the end of the animated series entire run) fall victim to this new warrior, of which her death will propel Anakin further to his destiny with the Dark Side as he surely gets his revenge! Of these rumours, I can only quote Qui-Gon Jinn: "Be wary!"
Things are about to get a lot worse for the Jedi. All images: copyright LUCASFILM ANIMATION
Padme observes the Duchess Satine and her honour guard in the new CLONE WARS episode CORRUPTION. Image: SKY. Copyright: LUCASFILM ANIMATION.
SKY MOVIES HD have very kindly sent us their latest press release for this weeks UK premiere screening of THE CLONE WARS Season Three episode CORRUPTION, which sees the return of the Mandalorians and their Duchess Satine.
Here's the info:
Mandalore's Peace Is Threatened In All-New Episode Of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
“Corruption” explores a system divided. Deep in the midst of an identity crisis made even worse by the widespread turmoil of the Clone Wars, the people of Mandalore find themselves torn between their violent past and their leader’s promise of peace for the future.
“It’s a fascinating culture at a really interesting time,” says Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. “Mandalore has a long history of violence, and they’re trying to move away from that. But this is all taking place in the middle of a galaxy-wide civil war, so it’s difficult for Satine to make a case for peace when there’s so much violence all around. And that’s exactly why peace is so important to her.”
While Season Two’s visit to Mandalore saw the schism reflected in the explicit aggression of the Death Watch, the latest plot indicates a far more subversive threat – reaching into the highest echelons of the Mandalorian power hierarchy.
“There are bigger threats to peace than the Death Watch,” says Filoni. “We’ve seen their approach in Season Two; they used violence as their message. But political corruption can be far more damaging in the long run. The scale’s so much broader here, and the stakes are system-wide. Ultimately, Mandalore’s allegiances are key to the Clone Wars, so every little transgression can have ripple effects throughout the war. Corruption can spread, and it’s threatening to poison Satine’s best efforts.”
“Whenever we visit Satine, we’re going to see a war of ideals,” says Filoni. “She’s very steadfast in her beliefs, and that’s what makes her a good leader. She’s got a tough job, though. She is often undermined by her own people, and her core beliefs are even at odds with the beliefs of the other Clone Wars heroes – including the Jedi and the Senate. Ultimately, they all want the same thing – peace – but they have different thresholds. With an endgame that is so important to the entire galaxy, compromises can be difficult – even when it comes to the means by which peace is achieved.”
George Lucas becomes the star of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, this week on SKY MOVIES PREMIERE HD
SKY MOVIES have very kindly sent us the latest press release info for the new episode of THE CLONE WARS showing on SKY MOVIES PREMIERE and HD from this weekend, and its the one fans have been waiting for, as George Lucas takes the action hero spotlight in SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
Here's the info:
Star Wars Creator George Lucas Sees Some Action in an All-New Episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
When Pantoran Chairman Papanoida's family is kidnapped and held for ransom, Ahsoka Tano must team up with Senator Riyo Chuchi to aid the new chairman in recovering his family. It’s a journey deep into the dark underbelly of the Coruscant crime scene, with an unlikely – and immediately recognizable – protagonist painted into a corner and forced into action in “Sphere of Influence,” an all-new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – at Saturday 6th November on Sky Movies Premiere/HD.
Seen only briefly as a background character in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Papanoida will nonetheless appear very familiar to Star Wars fans, film buffs and pop culture aficionados. He is, of course, modeled after Star Wars creator George Lucas – who also wore blue face paint for the character’s live-action cameo debut.
“My appearance in Episode III was just for fun. Mostly, I did it for my kids,” says Lucas. “I was wrapping the series, and I’d never been on-screen in a Star Wars film, even though I’d been making them for decades. With The Clone Wars, I get the best of both worlds, because I get a starring role but don’t have to do any acting or wear any blue make-up.”
Lucas’ children – Amanda, Katie and Jett – also appeared with the director in the live-action outing, and they, too, make their Clone Wars debut in “Sphere of Influence.” None of the Lucas family provides voice-acting for the series, however; Jett’s doppelganger is voiced by Robot Chicken’s Seth Green, while Amanda and Katie’s avatars are voiced by Meredith Salenger (who also voices Barriss Offee) and Nika Futerman (Asajj Ventress), respectively. Lucas himself is voiced by Clone Wars regular Corey Burton (Count Dooku, Cad Bane) – who based the character’s distinctive sound on Orson Welles’ Harry Lime from The Third Man.
While Papanoida is featured fairly passively in his live-action incarnation, the character has an opportunity for a considerably more active role in The Clone Wars. Taking him deep into the Coruscant underground, the Pantoran Chairman’s mission gives him the chance to demonstrate his chops in a few decidedly action-oriented sequences.
“We actually made Papanoida into kind of an action hero,” says Dave Filoni, supervising director of The Clone Wars. “The bad guys have his family, and he goes after them, blasters blazing. Shoot first, ask questions later. His character is very focused on finding and protecting his kids; it’s a desperate situation, and he steps up. It’s a fun episode with a lot of action – and it’s unique, in that our normal heroes give up thespotlight while Papanoida takes matters into his own hands. This was a surreal episode to produce, since the guy on screen was sitting right next to me while we were making it.”
Jedi Master Di - one of the major characters of THE CLONE WARS episode SUPPLY LINES.
SKY MOVIES have kindly sent us the latest press release for the next episode showing on SKY MOVIES PREMIERE and HD this weekend.
New Allies and Returning Heroes Provide Revelations and Insights into Key Conflicts in an All-New Episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
Joined by familiar faces – from the live-action Saga, previous seasons of The Clone Wars and even the expanded universe – the heroes of the Republic are leading the charge into extended storylines examining the backstory of the Star Wars galaxy. In the series’ third season, The Clone Wars expands and explores stories beyond the front lines – revealing new insights and fresh revelations about the characters, the conflict and even some of the stories we’ve seen so far. “Supply Lines” takes the narrative back before the series’ very first episode. It’s an all-new facet to a fan-favorite storyline - at Saturday 30th October on Sky Movies Premiere/HD.
Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Jedi Master Di rallies the local forces with the help of rebel leader Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks are dispatched to the planet of Toydaria, where they must convince the King Katuunko to send aid to Ryloth – before it’s too late.
“This is one of the fun aspects of being this deep into the series,” says Dave Filoni, supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. “Now that we have two seasons already under our belt, we can go back and look at some different aspects of key moments from the Clone Wars; we can jump around in the timeline. We can explore different aspects and different stories. We have a neat opportunity to blow out stories that we’ve seen already, and look at them from a different perspective, a different point of view – and that’s been an important aspect of Star Wars since the original trilogy.”
Taking place before Yoda’s fateful meeting with King Katuunko on the moon of Rugosa – chronicled in the series premiere episode, “Ambush” – “Supply Lines” sheds light on some of the dramatic events that forged The Clone Wars. It also explores the origins of the Ryloth occupation and the subjugation of the Twi’lek people occupation, explored in the first season’s two-part season finale.
“This conflict is vast, to say the least,” says Filoni. “It’s a big galaxy, and there’s a lot going on at all times. Even two seasons in, we’re only seeing a fraction of the war – key moments that are really focused on the primary heroes from the films. But those moments are framed by heroism and villainy, too, just as there are important events happening concurrently with the key scenes we’ve explored. We’ve got 22 minutes per episode and 22 episodes per season, and we’re still only scratching the surface of the Clone Wars.”
Serving to support existing stories and to build on the overall mythology of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Supply Lines” nonetheless promises its own action and surprises. Featuring the return of some fan-favorite characters from the live-action films, the episode also introduces some brand new characters – such as Jedi Master Di.
“We’re going to meet Jedi Master Di,” says Filoni. “I like him a lot; he’s cool and I’d like to be able to do more with him. But you should remember that this is a prequel, and that it takes place before the episodes we’ve seen already. There may be a reason we haven’t seen him after the events of this episode. Here’s a hint: Star Wars characters have a history of suggestive names. Greedo was a greedy bounty hunter. Lobot’s a guy with a computer implanted in his brain, like a lobotomy. General Grievous and Darth Maul are both intent on causing pain and suffering. Han Solo’s a loner. So I’m just saying that maybe Jedi Master Di should watch his back.”
Clash of the Titans! Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress lock sabers once again!
The clock is expectantly ticking for UK STAR WARS fans with the new season of THE CLONE WARS, and SKY MOVIES have very kindly sent us this great publicity info below in red, and some great photos linked to early episodes of the season:
The war wears on, and the Republic is pushed to its breaking point. Support for the Jedi Knights and their noble cause comes in the form of valiant clone troopers – steadfast defenders of peace and justice, even as the Jedi falter and the mighty Republic begins to crumble. Joined by familiar faces and confronted with deadly new threats, these everyman heroes lead the charge into a transformative new season of Clone Wars adventures – where alliances will be tested, truths will be questioned and galaxy-changing secrets will be uncovered to shake the very foundations of the Star Wars universe. The next chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars begins with a must-see two-part premiere at Saturday 23rd October on Sky Movies Premiere/HD.
Shaak Ti addresses the Clones, and makes her first appearance in the series
Can the Clone Domino Squad succeed in their training?
In “Clone Cadets,” five headstrong cadets – Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, Fives and Echo – struggle to complete their training on the ocean planet of Kamino. Unable to work together as a team, they must learn to embrace their future as soldiers before they are drummed out of the academy.
“It’s a band-of-brothers story that takes you back before most of the episodes we’ve seen so far; it’s one of the earliest episodes – chronologically – in the series,” says Dee Bradley Baker, voice of the clones. “We’re going to see how the ‘shinies’ [new recruits featured in the first season episode, ‘Rookies’] learn to work together. Starting off, they’re not a team at all. They’re just everymen; they’re human. And now they’ve got to pull it together. There’s something really cool about how the show brings out the heroism from characters like that – not just the superpowered ones.”
A revealing look at clone development and training, the episode also introduces a unique new character. Clone Number 99 is a unique clone – and imperfect model relegated to menial, custodial duties at the Kamino production facility. Still, despite his physical flaws, he nonetheless identifies with his genetic brethren – and he aspires to make his own small contributions to their noble war efforts.
“He’s a great example of the show’s creative risks,” says Baker. “I was nervous going into this episode. Does he sound real? Is he believable? I agonized over it; he’s a very special character, and a very unique challenge. Kinda high stakes for me, because I wanted so badly to get it right. He’s a little bit slower…quieter…softer than your basic clone voice. I skewed his dialect toward cockney to give him a blue collar, salt-of-the-earth flavor. I’ve got a lot of favorites, but 99’s definitely one of them. His story is very affecting – really beautiful on a lot of different levels.”
The Clone Trooper valiantly defend their home world of Kamino in ARC TROOPERS
On the heels of “Clone Cadets” comes “ARC Troopers,” which revisits the clones after the notable events of “Rookies” – with the surviving squad members tasked with defending Kamino from a large-scale Separatist attack. After the Republic repulses the Separatists’ first assault, the real threat begins. Asajj Ventress, General Grievous and an army of droids rise out of the planet’s oceans, determined to destroy the clone production facilities – and the clones themselves are the last line of desperate defense.
“This episode raises the stakes in a really spectacular way. This is big space opera; this is why you want to own an HD TV. It’s basically the scale of a Star Wars movie – on TV,” says Baker. “It’s awesome. I’m so very proud of this show; it’s exciting to make this kind of episode work. And it’s such a team effort. There’s an army of artists working to make this compelling and moving. This is extraordinary storytelling.”
New character Jedi Master Di (left) makes his first appearance in SUPPLY LINES
And it’s just the beginning. In a galaxy far, far away…much to learn there still is.
I thought I'd launch a new occasional humorous spotlight on this blog that looks at classic mistakes in the press and other general media linked to STAR WARS over the years. And there are some absolute crackers that will eventually appear. It's all just a bit of fun and nothing to be taken too seriously.
This week, we launch with a brand new mistake from this weeks esteemed UK TV listings magazine RADIO TIMES (cover date 23rd October). Kudos to them for a great weekend highlights summary (above) for the third new season of THE CLONE WARS series, which starts in the UK on SKY MOVIES PREMIERE HD this Saturday, but its a shame they got the wrong animated series picture with it! Obviously, a group of people working there didn't see the unfortunate error or weren't aware that there were two types of animated adventure series.
Mace Windu deflects an attack in THE CLONE WARS episode CHILDREN OF THE FORCE
Its not long now until the third season of THE CLONE WARS explodes onto the UK's SKY MOVIES HD platform, but until then SKY MOVIES SCI-FI AND HORROR continue to well represent the series fans, offering us the chance to catch up with multiple episodes of Season Two across Saturday and Sunday mornings this weekend. Tune in for further brilliantly animated slices of epic adventure, lightsaber combat, clone battles and lots of fun.
Let's hope we see a lot more of Yoda in Season Three.
Its not long now- mere weeks- until UK viewers get to see the brand new third series of THE CLONE WARS exclusively on SKY MOVIES PREMIERE and HD. In the meantime, SKY has very kindly sent AFICIONADO some great new LUCASFILM ANIMATION images from the new series as a little taster.
Cad Bane makes an appearance at Jabba's Court. Does this signal the start of the Hutt Clan war?
A Republic gunship heads towards Tipocca City with urgent news.
Keep checking the AFICIONADO blog for more THE CLONE WARS updates.
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Written and conceived by Scott Weller, this is the website to the popular UK STAR WARS fan magazine STAR WARS AFICIONADO. The aim of this blog is to educate, enlighten and, hopefully, entertain STAR WARS fans of all ages across the world. Basically, to have fun and enjoy all six of George Lucas's classic movies, the three sequel adventures linked to the Skywalker family (2015 to 2019) and the two spin-off anthology films ROGUE ONE and SOLO. Plus animated TV series spin-off THE CLONE WARS (and STAR WARS REBELS). AFICIONADO celebrates the actual films NOT the modern merchandise overkill!
From time to time, this site will also cover other classic LUCASFILM related movies and TV series, like the INDIANA JONES saga (I to IV), WILLOW, THX-1138, AMERICAN GRAFFITI and RED TAILS.
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