Good for you.

But is he, I mean really, is he...

Or is that a 14'ers way of talking shit?

I don't know.

Sounds like one of those troll accounts, like shoeh8ter/dport.

Dport has a troll account lol...

Oh man, I guess that could be fun but not worth the hassle IMO...

*had* a troll account.

NorCal sent him on a time out, IIRC. And it was glorious.

Dont watch the movies (1, 2, or 3). There is literally ZERO that you need to know from them to watch the series. Infact, if you only watch the series, movies 4, 5 and 6 arent ruined near as much as watching those godfuckingaweful 1,2,3 movies.  You see a gradual progression of anakin to the dark side and him chaffing more and more at the councils arbitrary and retarded jedi rules. Not the whiny bullshit from the movies. He actually has a reason to fall away from them; the council treating the clones as expendable, the council not going after true badguys, the councils completely arbitrary decisions. Him going dark (as well as asoka heading that way as well) actually makes sense and is plausible. As opposed to the movie approach of "herp derp, wanna live forever ? " "okie dokie, ill be a badguy" "just kidding, maybe we can figure out how not to die" "you tricked me, but whatever. ill go kill some kids now" fuck those movies are bad.

You can safely skip all jarjar and padme heavy episodes, they are usually fluff and add zero story wise. Also padme is a straight up commie. Makes you glad when she dies.

You know I "like" the prequels for the most part. I could do without certain things but over all I think they tell a good story. In that process they really open up the wholes in continuity with the prequels and the originals.

But sir, you make very valid points. The Clone Wars animated series does a MUCH better job showing the progression of Anakin and an ever increasingly arrogant Jedi counsel. With Asoka's trial being a huge wake up. Anakin beating the crap out of that guy... Ending up separated from Padame towards the end... The show ended very strong...

By the end of the Clone Wars series I hated Windu with such a god-damned passion. Seriously, the only three or four Jedi I even liked were Obi-Wan (primarily because he faced a lot of the bullshit that Anakin did, and still stayed the course.), Ashoka, for calling Windu on his bullshit by walking away, Anakin, because in this he is less of a whiny bitch and more of the tragic figure we expected. And finally Yoda....because, well, he's an old fucking frog that can kick almost everyone's ass seven ways to hell and back.

ETA: Also the Republic not having a standing military prior to the Clone Wars, or at least a dedicated reserve of citizen-soldiers, was beyond fucking retarded. And every hippie peacenik Senator from Bail to Mothma STILL wanted to disband the Grand Army after all was said and done.

My favorite Clone Wars scene is when Anakin force chokes the shit out of Poggle the Lesser to get information out of him and the music score playing a hint of the imperial march.

What is the "correct" viewing order for this new series? Wikipedia shows four online shorts, the intro movie, and then season 1. Should one watch the movie or the shorts first?

Of Rebels?

The shorts are just 3 minute clips to introduce some characters. Then the move and go from there.

This weeks episode was just good fun. Nothing of note but is merely character development.

ETA: yeah in Clone Wars, I always liked when they foreshadowed Vader when Anakin was doing some questionable stuff. He was much better in the Animated series, he was such a whiny brat in the Prequels... I've watched them so many times that I barely notice any more but I remember when I first saw them I had a hard time getting past his acting and how adolescent and whiny he portrayed Anakin... I feel like they really relied heavily on lightsaber fights and exaggerated use of the Force (when compared to the originals) to satisfy his less then stellar acting and perhaps a rushed story line. Well maybe it was't rushed but I always told folks that you could have had a old Robert Deniro play a teenage Anakin and have dome a better job...

^ this, they are great on many levels and I watch them and enjoy them on a different level than my 5yo but we both like them!

I caught the last 8 minutes.

You got to remember it's target audience.

The slingshot is lame but appropriate for a teenager thief. Still lame yes.
Hair cut? Maybe they'll buzz his hair and start a braid now that he's Jedi training... Who cares! The animation is softer then Clone Wars and has been a consistent conplaint from all I've talked to.

Who's gonna wear the flat brim hat? Never got that vibe at all. I think you are looking for reasons not to like it.

It's good fun for my kids as they are huge Star Wars fans and this is 'new' stuff for them to enjoy and me with them.

Don't think too hard about it

Teens in our current society carry guns/knives. Yet in an outlaw edge of the universe wild west, they carry slingshots?

No. No sir.

Over thinking it.

maybe he's like that kid in "A Christmas Story" standing in line with ralphie and randy.. just envision him wearing a hat with flaps and goggles and saying "I like the wizard of oz"...

and what was the new Darth Vader footage?