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''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Animation with the division Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, Lucasfilm and CGCG Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=index )〕 The series debuted on the US version of Cartoon Network on October 3, 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cartoon Network's official page )〕 It is set in the fictional ''Star Wars'' galaxy during the three years between the prequel films ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'', the same time period as the previous 2D 2003 TV series ''Star Wars: Clone Wars''. Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes to fill a half-hour time slot. In 2007, ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas stated "there will be at least 100 episodes produced (five seasons )". Dave Filoni is the supervising director of the series. Genndy Tartakovsky, director of the first ''Clone Wars'' series, was not involved with the production, but character designer Kilian Plunkett referred to the character designs from the 2D series when designing the characters for the 3D series. There is also an online comic,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clone Wars Comic on www.starwars.com )〕 depicting story-snippets between the single episodes. The first trailer for the series was released on the official ''Star Wars'' website on May 8, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Video )〕 The series was launched with an animated feature film, which was released in theaters on August 15, 2008. Season 2 ended on April 30, 2010. Season 3 premiered on September 17, 2010, with the complete second season releasing on Blu-ray Disc and DVD October 26, 2010. Season 4 premiered on September 16, 2011 with the Complete Season 3 on Blu-ray Disc and DVD released October 18, 2011. The fourth season was released for Blu-ray Disc and DVD release on October 23, 2012. Season 5 premiered on September 29, 2012 with a new time slot of 9:30 A.M. PT/ET. Season 5 and the entire series in the "Collector's Edition" Box set were both released in October 15, 2013. On March 11, 2013, Lucasfilm announced that ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' would be "winding down". Super RTL, a German TV network, began airing the episodes February 15, 2014. The sixth season episodes were made available in the US for streaming on Netflix, along with the entirety of the series, beginning March 7, 2014. A project known as ''The Clone Wars Legacy'' adapted unproduced story arcs into other formats beginning in August 2014.〔 ==Premise== After viewing some of the completed footage of the early episodes on a big screen, the production team decided to weave the first few planned episodes together to form a theatrical release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Force-Cast Clone Wars Roundtable, interview with Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy )〕 Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, and Samuel L. Jackson reprised their roles as Count Dooku, C-3PO, and Mace Windu, respectively, from the live action films (although Lee and Jackson did not reprise their roles in the series). Season 1 shows a wide variety of battles and adventures with Grievous and Dooku as the lead antagonists. Many of the episodes are stand-alone, but a common thread throughout the season is that the Republic and the Separatists attempt to convince various planets and races to side with them. In Season 2, the Sith resort to hiring bounty hunters and mercenaries to steal objects and intel or to assassinate targets for them. Meanwhile, the Jedi lead the Republic forces in an assault on the primary battle droid manufacturing facility. The first half of both Season 3 and Season 4 are diplomatic in nature; Season 3, in particular, has many stories that take place away from the battlefield. How different races and planets are affected by the galaxy-wide war are shown, as well as how the Republic Senate can make a bigger difference than even the Jedi Council at times. The first half of Season 3 is used mainly to make the The Clone Wars series more cohesive as these first episodes created better chronology, setting themselves in and among the previous two seasons' episodes. The second half of both seasons, Anakin steps a little closer to the dark side. Meanwhile, the Sith experience turmoil among themselves. Season 5 is unique in that it consists of 5 four-part story arcs, 3 of which center on Ahsoka's character development. Meanwhile, the Separatists gain more ground, and the story of an old villain who has returned concludes. Season 6 explores topics that are crucial in ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'', namely the creation of the clones and the details behind Order 66. Chancellor Palpatine gains even more power, and Yoda delves deeper into the nature of the Force. On December 5, 2011, a full-length feature cut of the Season 3 trilogy episodes ("Nightsisters," "Monster," and "Witches of the Mist") was released for download on iTunes as an uninterrupted movie that was previously shown at selected screenings in 2010. The three episodes were written by Katie Lucas, who had previously written the Season 1 episode "Jedi Crash" and the Season 3 episodes "Sphere of Influence" and "Assassin." A repeat of season one aired in "decoded" episode format. Each installment contained unobtrusive text windows giving supplemental information about the characters and events playing out on screen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=StarWars.com - The Clone Wars: Decoded on May 1 on Cartoon Network )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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