VH1's Pop Up Video may be long gone, but the idea of "pop-up" blurbs in re-airing of popular shows has continued strong. Lost and Heroes have done it, and now Cartoon Network has announced Star Wars: The Clone Wars Decoded, a re-airing of the hit show's first season complete with little pop-up notations. Beginning May 1, 2009 at Clone Wars regular 9 PM ET time slot, Decoded will re-air all 22 episodes of the series' hit first season, leading to the second season premiere in the fall.The text windows will offer trivia, background information on characters and the larger Star Wars storyline. I can't wait for the Jar Jar Binks episodes. "Jar Jar is a stupid character." "This is what happens when you indulge the whims of the creator no matter how stupid they are." "The creators of the character Jar Jar Binks were so ashamed of their contribution to the Star Wars mythos that they quit television. They're currently working in product and character development for Chuck E. Cheese."
I guess if you missed the first season of the series this is a pretty good way to catch-up, or if you're new to Star Wars in general, but I have my doubts that it would be worth going back and re-watching the episodes if you've already seen them. The aforementioned Heroes and Lost pop-up episodes were incredibly disappointing as far as offering true insight or commentary. Instead they were basically a primer for new viewers. Now I can see the value of that in a show as dense as those that struggles to pick up new viewers as it goes along, but it doesn't do much for the resale value of the episodes to those already watching.
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4-06-2009 @ 8:30PM
Elf said...
What this really means is that for several months in a row, my son is going to approach me with Star Wars trivia questions like "Daddy, did you know that Anakin Skywalker's middle name is Marvin?" and "Daddy, did you know that Obi-Wan's home planet is Planet Claire?"
If there's anyone with DirecTV reading this, can you please tell me how to permanently block Cartoon Network?
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4-06-2009 @ 9:02PM
Andrew said...
There's worse channels you need to worry about blocking.
4-06-2009 @ 9:14PM
mj said...
I must be the only person who actually LIKES Jar Jar. I even have the talking doll.
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4-06-2009 @ 10:39PM
Michael said...
It's called stockholm syndrome identifying with your enemies in this case George Lucas who figuratively and metaphorically raped your childhood instead of hating him you are identifying with him, this is a bad path to go down you need mental health. No one should like Jar Jar
4-06-2009 @ 10:42PM
Michael said...
Wheres the one for after you uncle has raped you three times you are kind of weary of going anywhere near him again
ps I am making a joke many people compare Star Wars to rape if you are offended I apoligize in advance I only say this in Jest (rape is bad)
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4-07-2009 @ 7:09AM
StillBash said...
"85% of all moviegoers want Jar Jar to die, but we don't listen"
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4-08-2009 @ 5:04PM
Mike said...
I might check it out, just to see if the trivia bits are worth checking out. I've watched the text commentaries on all the Star Trek movies, and those were fun. For the record, I liked the first Jar Jar episode, where the droids think he's a Jedi. But that second one, where he's the ranking Senate official in charge of the clones, ugh.
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