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For the past few weeks, science-fiction
adventure fans have been caught up in a mas
sive new show of miniscule proportions. “Star
Wars: Clone Wars” may be the newest install
ment in the Star Wars saga, but fans are eating
up these bite-size animated shorts detailing the
wartime events that devastate the Star Wars uni
verse between Episode II and Episode III.
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, the ultra-tal
ented creator of “Samurai Jack" and "Dexter’s
Laboratory," each installment in the miniseries
packs an action-packed punch for its micro-size.
Each episode runs less then 10 minutes in
length.
In the episodes that have aired, audiences
have been reintroduced to the Jedi, Obi-Wan
Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, as they lead an
army of clone troopers into a universe encom
passing war. New dark Jedi and good Jedi have
also been introduced in the short vignettes fea
turing the many battlefields of the Clone Wars.
Interesting new characters include Kit Fisto, an
amphibious warrior who packs a mean force
blast and Asajj Ventress, a sinisterly violent
vixen with ties to the Sith.
With no real room for exposition, the show
quickly delves deep into action in adrenaline
pumping scenes of epic proportions. From an
aquatic attack on giant cannons to a harrowing
lightsaber duel between Kenobi and a hulking
cyborg, each episode delivers a fair share of
acting. The use of classic Star Wars fanfare
intercut with breakneck editing keeps even the
most attention deficit child in rapt attention.
While none of the actors from the cartoon’s
cinematic counterpart lend their voices to the
characters, each main character’s voice actor
delivers an admirable impersonation of the leg
endary heroes. So uncanny are the imitations,
one will not be able to differentiate between
the whinny piercing voice of the animated
Anakin Skywalker from Hayden Christensen.
While the prequel trilogy has not had the
best critical reviews, the cartoon series forgoes
all the stiff dialogue and stuffy exposition that
George Lucas has crammed into his new
movies and delivers an action-packed cartoon
short that delivers in all counts. The show’s ini
tial 10 episodes are almost over, but they will
live a long and prosperous life in reruns on the
cartoon network along with mini-marathons of
all the shorts put together. All the previously
shown cartoons can also be accessed on
Cartoon Network’s Web site with decent quality
and lightning-fast speed. The next 10 segments
will be shown in May with a DVD release of
the complete series sometime before the release
of Episode III in 2005.
-- Robert Saucedo
"F-irefiy." “Family Guy." "Action."
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season, is in danger of being cancelled before
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clever humor. I .ikened to Wes Anderson's cine
matic masterpiece "The Royal Tenenbaums."
Fox ’s new Ron Howard-produced sitcom is put
joy to watch.
“Arrested Development” stars Jason Batemsi
star of the decidedly substandard “TeenWolfk'
in a much welcomed return to public eye.
Bateman plays nice guy Michael Bluth.sonofi
financially crooked entrepreneur. After his fate
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save his family from bankruptcy. Especially
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New York (AP) — Rap and R&B have been con
sistent chart-toppers for the last few years, but in
2003 they took over pop music — and the Grammy
nominations on Thursday.
The year’s top-selling artist: rapper 50 Cent. Two'
of the year’s biggest hits came from R&B singer
Beyonce. In October, every spot on Billboard’s top
10 singles chart was held by a rap or R&B artist.
Grammy voters took notice, doling out six nom
inations each to Beyonce, Jay-Z, OutKast and
Pharrell Williams.
“Hip-hop is at its most commercial point,” Andre
3000 of the rap duo OutKast told The Associated
Press. “It’s pretty poppy, and it’s popular this year."
Five nominations apiece went to Missy Elliott,
Eminem, Evanescence, 50 Cent, Chad Hugo, Ricky
Skaggs, Justin Timberlake, the ailing Luther
Vandross and the late Warren Zevon.
Four of the five nominees for record of the year
fell into the rap or R&B category: Beyonce’s “Crazy
in Love,” “Where Is The Love,” by The Black Eyed
Peas & Justin Timberlake, “Lose Yourself,” by
Eminem and “Hey Ya!” from OutKastJh
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only exception.
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Construction”; “Speakerboxxx/The Love
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