Disney+ Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) (2 Viewers)

[Wayne_j]

The Bad Batch (Clone Wars Spinoff) animated series coming to Disney+

 

[Sean Bryan]

 

[joshEH]

^ Man, that looks freaking sweet. Filoni can do no wrong, in my opinion. Also great hearing McDiarmid in that trailer -- hopefully he's involved long-term with this show as Palpatine, too.

 

[TravisR]

Starts on Tuesday, May 4 for 'Star Wars Day' and then episode 2 will be on that Friday.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Will Come to Disney+ on May the 4th

The adventures of Clone Force 99 begin this Star Wars Day!

www.starwars.com

 

[TravisR]

They released a commercial for the series:

Official Trailer - Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Hunter. Echo. Tech. Wrecker. Crosshair. Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an Original Series, arrives May the 4th on Disney+.

www.starwars.com

It's cool to see Tarkin but I hope they can bring some of The Clone Wars, Rebels, and Rogue One characters into the mix too. Something tells me that I'll get my wish.

And I didn't notice it before but it looks like they're back to the 2.35 aspect ratio like The Clone Wars was in.

 

[TravisR]

I saw this on Twitter but an article on the official site said that "Star Wars: The Bad Batch arrives May the 4th with a special 70-minute premiere on Disney+, starring our new favorite squad of elite clones as they find their way in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War."

5 Highlights from the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Trailer | StarWars.com

Clone Force 99 is ready for action…and on the run.

www.starwars.com

 

[NeilO]

Starts on Tuesday, May 4 for 'Star Wars Day' and then episode 2 will be on that Friday.

So, it bridges the gap between Falcon & Winter Soldier and Loki.

 

[NeilO]

It was a nice premiere. Looking forward to the second episode this Friday.

 

[Sean Bryan]

I’ll be watching this (and the second episode) Friday night.

Can’t wait!

 

[Sam Favate]

The premiere was excellent. It kicks off with events from the end of Revenge of the Sith, so it looks like it is going to cover the early period between Sith and A New Hope, a period of time that hasn't been shown in Star Wars yet.

 

[joshEH]

The premiere was excellent. It kicks off with events from the end of Revenge of the Sith, so it looks like it is going to cover the early period between Sith and A New Hope, a period of time that hasn't been shown in Star Wars yet.

Onscreen, technically, but there have already been some incredible stories produced which are set during the time-period that The Bad Batch will overlap with, including Charles Soule's Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Marvel series (seriously, easily the greatest SW comics of the past 20 years), and the canon novels Tarkin, Ahsoka, and Lords of the Sith. Can't wait to see how this show dovetails with some of those stories coming up, here.

 

[Chris Will]

Wasn't Star Wars Rebels was set between III and IV?

 

[joshEH]

Wasn't Star Wars Rebels was set between III and IV?

Yes, but much, much closer to ANH -- 5 BBY (before the Battle of Yavin) to 0 BBY. This series begins with Order 66 (Revenge of the Sith), in 19 BBY. The upcoming SW: Andor TV series is also set circa 5 BBY.

 

[Sam Favate]

Wasn't Star Wars Rebels was set between III and IV?

Yes, but as Josh points out, that's only a few years before Rogue One/A New Hope.

The Obi-Wan show is said to take place about 8 years after ROTS, and Solo took place 10 years after ROTS, so having a show at the beginning of this period between III and IV is new ground.

I’d like to read some of the sources Josh mentioned.

 

[joshEH]

^ Also, Timothy Zahn’s initial Disney-canon Thrawn trilogy (Thrawn, Thrawn: Alliances, and Thrawn: Treason) are all mostly set in between the events of The Bad Batch and his appearances on Rebels, but the latest novel (Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising) actually seems to roughly overlap with the new animated series, in terms of the chronology.

 

[TravisR]

This show feels like a really nice extension of The Clone Wars. The opening sequences were great and I expect this to be another excellent animated series from LFL.

Ohhh, I hate you Crosshair! *shakes fist* Though I imagine that his loyalty to the Empire will set up some nice drama for the life of the show.

For those that missed it, Jedi padawan Caleb Dume from the beginning of the episode goes into hiding and eventually grows up to be Kanan Jarrus.

I’d like to read some of the sources Josh mentioned.

I'll give another vote for that post-ROTS Darth Vader comic book series and it's probably the best SW comic to come from Marvel so far. There was also a good Vader series that took place between Star Wars and Empire. Currently, there's a Vader series that takes between Empire and Jedi and there's some wild shit in there where they're setting up things for The Rise Of Skywalker

Spoiler

(Vader meets Ochi of Bestoon and he goes to Exegol).

 

[Doug Wallen]

As someone late to The Clone Wars, I really enjoyed this first chapter. Excellent!!! Eagerly awaiting the rest of this season.

 

[Edwin-S]

Filoni is a Godsend for Disney's Star Wars content. The series he has been involved in are better than any of the last three SW theatrical releases and this show looks to be no exception.

Edit: I should add...and the people he has worked with have been....

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I loved it! Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars thing so this (and the Clone Wars finale) were particularly sweet because they fill in a lot of great detail on my favorite Star Wars era.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Do you need to watch the Clone Wars series before this show?