Despite having 39 episodes finished, lucasfilm announced on march 11, 20 that detours has been delayed indefinitely. Jan 08, 2019 no, as i write this, no less than 39 episodes of star wars. Seth green, during a reddit ama yesterday, broached the subject of star wars detours. They also revealed that their sources have told them that when the films are released digitally as of now they are rumored to be coming in may they will be part of a massive online star wars library that will include star wars. The series takes place between the events of star wars. Instead, star wars detours focuses on the universes regular folks and their everyday problems which, to be fair, do frequently involve famous bounty hunters, crazed. The clone wars was in between seasons, it certainly was welcome. Today, at star wars celebration vi in orlando, florida, a surprise panel was held. Star wars detours is an unaired animated parody series from the creators of robot chicken, which was postponed in 20 and ultimately unaired. After disney bought lucasfilm the series was put on hold, and weve been waiting to see what its fate will be.
Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Produced by nelvana and running for one season and thirteen episodes on abc as part of their saturday morning cartoon lineup in 1985, if. The small screen animated legacy of star wars 19852020. Star wars detours was a cancelled animated television series that features a comedic look at the star wars universe. Lucasfilm files trademarks for shelved star wars detours.
Full length animated star wars animated shows all began in the dark ages of star wars fandom after the original trilogy had only recently ended but long before the prequel one began. Episode 187 the curious case of star wars detours from. Aug 05, 2016 star wars detours was an officially produced show that was shelved after lucasfilms acquisition. As predicted by ancient mayan calendars, 2012 brought many massive changes to star wars. Star wars detours is an unreleased american computeranimated comic science fiction television series produced by lucasfilm animation in. On march 11, 20, lucasfilm announced that it had postponed the series in order to concentrate on star wars. Production began in 2012 prior to the disney acquisition, 119 with 39 episodes completed and 62 additional scripts finished. At star wars celebration orlando in 2012, lucasfilm announced that the animated series star wars detours was on its way. At the 2012 star wars celebration, the animated, parody star wars series star wars detours was announced.
Sep 18, 20 home bc network recent updates there are 39 completed episodes of seth greens star wars. Of course, nobody knew diddly about this project until this morning. Detours new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. It is expected that all 39 completed episodes will be released as part of this library.
Despite dozens of episodes of the animated star wars detours being completed, creator seth green doubts theyll be released to the public anytime soon, based on lucasfilm wanting to. Feb 19, 2020 being the long awaited series finale of the clone wars, the siege of mandalore will be dealing with a ton of moving pieces. Lucasfilm renews trademarks for abandoned star wars detours. The series allegedly had nearly 40 episodes ready with about 30 of those suitable for release. Star wars detours was an officially produced show that was shelved after lucasfilms acquisition. Episode iv a new hope, and is set in three general locations. Star wars detours is an animated comedy that explores what daily life is like in a. Detours shows the lives of your favorite star wars characters many of them still kids in the years between the creation of the galactic. It is differentiated from the other star wars animated series in that it is a parody of the franchise.
The clone wars or as something star wars to watch while star wars. With todd grimes, dee bradley baker, abraham benrubi, ahmed best. The explanation was the company does not want children being introduced to the characters as comic portrayals before star wars. Jan 22, 2020 sixteen more episodes hit youtube and disney in 2018, focusing largely on some of star wars most popular female characters. D was detours canon, used for material hailing from star wars detours. Disney purchased lucasfilm, episode vii was going to be made, the 3d releases were cancelled and the mysterious comedy show, star wars detours was announced and then never seen again. Jun 14, 2018 star wars detours was slated to be a more comedic outlook on the star wars saga, one not afraid to poke fun at itself. Star wars detours episode guide lucasfilm by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Is lucasfilm finally preparing for a star wars detours release. Every future star wars tv show and movie currently in the works. N was the only level that was not considered canon by lucasfilm. Seth green updates supermansion season 4, star wars. Interestingly, last time we heard about it, seth green was pontificating about how distribution methods have changed recently with the advent of netflix in the home with original content like house of cards. Even though it seems like a longshot for lucasfilm to release a star wars series that seems to run counter to everything theyre trying to do with the.
Rise of skywalker, the mandalorian season 2 and more by john boone. It offers a comedic take on what happened between the prequel trilogy episodes iiii and the original trilogy episodes ivvi. Aug 09, 2018 to celebrate the 10 th anniversary of star wars. The series, set between episode iii and episode iv, was a going to be a satire about the star wars franchise as a whole, showcasing the characters daily lives in a comedic light. When disney wrapped its whitegloved mouse hands around lucasfilm, it looked like seth greens star wars. It was never going to be the biggest star wars feature of the week, but as a show to augment the already great time i was having with star wars. This is the extended trailer from star wars detours, the sketch comedy show seth green and matt sennreich were developing with george lucas just before disney bought lucasfilm. Detours series and lego star wars tv special coming june 15, 2011 tons of star wars tv news includes the title of a new star wars series, a lego star wars. There are no empires striking back or attacking clones here. Production on the series, which was titled star wars detours, began in 2012, right before disney bought lucasfilm. The clone wars, but according to the robot chicken creator and former buffy wolfboy, its merely pausing for breath. Every future star wars tv show and movie currently in the. A wacky comedic take on the star wars saga, star wars.
Despite dozens of episodes of the animated star wars detours being completed, creator seth green doubts theyll be released to the public. Detours is a planned computeranimated comedy that would have been set in the star wars universe. A comedic look at some of our favorite characters more mundane moments during the reign of the empire. Seth green addresses the fate of scrapped animated series. Perhaps the most telling manifestation of this caution is their decision to shelve detours, the animated star wars sitcom created by seth green. Seth green addresses the fate of scrapped animated series star. Despite having nearly 40 episodes completed and ready to air, disney and lucasfilm postponed the series. Detours have been completed and, according to cocreator seth green, scripts for fifty nine more episodes exist.
Sep 17, 2019 as predicted by ancient mayan calendars, 2012 brought many massive changes to star wars. Star wars detours episode guide big cartoon database. Star wars detours is an animated comedy that explores what daily life is like in a galaxy far, far away. As part of the purge, lucasfilm has also postponed the release of star wars. Instead, star wars detours focuses on the universes regular folks and their everyday problems which, to be fair, do frequently involve famous bounty hunters, crazed ewoks, and even a dark lord of the sith.
At star wars celebration vi last year, george lucas gave fans a glimpse at the animated comedy series star wars detours from seth green, matthew. The series is produced by lucasfilm animation in collaboration with robot chicken creators seth. Sep 27, 2019 robot chicken cocreator and multihyphenate seth green offers updates on the status of star wars. Star wars detours is an unaired american cgianimated comedy series. Nearly six years later, the series has yet to see the light of day, with. Detours, but green stated there were 39 episodes completed at that time. Detours animated sketch show was going to go the way of star wars. A comedic look at some of our favorite characters more mundane moments during the rise of the empire. This week, i thought id leave you with some lighter fare to cap off our weekly sojourn through star wars news.
Star wars detours is a cancelled american computeranimated comic science fiction television series produced by lucasfilm animation in collaboration with robot chicken creators seth green and matthew senreich. These final four episodes will be wrapping up an assortment of storylines and will no doubt feature connections to other parts of the star wars universe, including revenge of the sith, star wars rebels, and perhaps even the mandalorian. May 04, 2017 because star wars detours has completed episodes, it is entirely possible that it could still be released. Episode 187 the curious case of star wars detours blast. Detours tv series cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The purchase of lucasfilm by disney certainly changed the landscape for star wars moving forward. There are 39 completed episodes of seth greens star wars. Robot chicken cocreator and multihyphenate seth green offers updates on the status of star wars. Star wars detours is an unaired american cgianimated comedy series, differentiated from the other star wars animated series in that it is a parody of the franchise. Nearly 40 episodes were created by never officially released as on march 11th, 20, lucasfilm announced that it had postponed the series in order to concentrate on star wars. Lucasfilm renews trademarks for abandoned star wars.
It has been a while since we heard anything about star wars. Episode vi return of the jedi, and follows the travails of a. That means that there are over one hundred scripts for an official star wars project that will probably never be seen by the public. This show was an animated television series that featured a comedic look at the star wars universe. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, star wars redefined blockbuster moviemaking, and its sequels, prequels, and tv spinoffs have continued to excite and inspire audiences everywhere. Detours is a collaboration between robot chicken s seth green and matthew senreich, and lucasfilm, which dates all the way back to 2012 and produced a season and a halfs worth of material. It sounds like the series will eventually see the light of day, we just have to be patient. Episode vi return of the jedi, and follows the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy. Listen to blast points star wars podcast episodes free, on demand. Robot chicken cocreators seth green and matthew senreich began working with lucasfilm animation to create the series and since have completed almost 40 episodes, with over 60 scripts ready to go. Dec 29, 2017 3 star wars detours out of all the projects on this list, were happy to report that this one actually exists somewhere in the skywalker ranch. Whatif stories such as stories published under the infinities label and anything else directly and irreconcilably contradicted by higher canon ended up here. Lucas envisioned a show that would be star wars without the wars, and that folks, is the origin of star wars detours, an animated comedy that will air on cartoon network.
Detours partially found unreleased cgi animated series. The mandalorian is set seven years after the battle of endor in star wars. The star wars tv show youll never get to see screencrush. There was a brief period of time where i looked forward to star wars. Canceled star wars projects well never get to see screenrant.
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