Clone Wars Season 1 Coming to DVD and Bluray

Despite my personal level of fan-dom, I’ll be the first to tell you that the Clone Wars movie was, at best, a disappointment. At worst, well, my words may be inappropriate for a family website. That said, Cartoon Network and LucasFilm’s Clone Wars series very good, often focusing less on the main, established characters and quite frequently more on the troopers and their relationships with each other. It’s a beautifully animated series, though still not comparable to the stunning Genndy Tartakovsky 2D series a few years ago.

Dropping in November, the DVD and BluRay Season 1 discs contain all 22 episodes and a bevvy of bonus content including a featurette on the making of each and every episode. BluRay owners get exclusive access to the Jedi Temple Archives that includes concept art, 3D character turntables and early animation. Here’s the full PR:

SAN FRANCISCO –(Business Wire)– Jul 15, 2009
After wowing TV audiences with a cutting-edge, animated look at “a
galaxy far, far away,” Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ The
Complete Season One is coming to DVD and high-definition
Blu-ray Disc November 3 from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner Home Video.

Live the adventures again and again, and dig deeper into the first
season of The Clone Wars with a comprehensive look
behind-the-scenes of the popular animated series. Uniquely packaged with
an exclusive 64 page production journal, the four-disc set contains all
22 episodes from the groundbreaking first season – including seven
extended Director’s Cuts – as well as companion featurettes for each
episode. And exclusive to the Blu-ray disc, The Jedi Temple
Archives provides in-depth access to an extensive database of
creative materials.

“I’m a longtime Star Wars fan, and the same’s true for a lot of
the guys working on the show,” said supervising director Dave Filoni.
“And as a fan, I know that Lucasfilm can be pretty secretive. They’re
famous for it. But we’re all so proud of the work that’s gone into The
Clone Wars, and we wanted to share some of our production tricks,
and open up the vault and reveal our efforts. You’re going to get
unprecedented access, to see the nuts and bolts of our series – from
concept to finished animation.”

Created and executive produced by George Lucas, the first-ever TV
production from Lucasfilm Animation explores the tumultuous time between
Episodes II and III of the live-action saga, expanding the scope of Star
Wars beyond anything seen in the feature films. With the fate of the
galaxy hanging in the balance, the heroes of the Republic – including
the valiant Jedi Knights and their loyal clone troopers – fight bravely
to repel the attacks of the evil Separatists and their droid army.

“The live-action saga was just the beginning. The universe is vast, and
there are so many more stories to explore beyond Anakin’s fall and
redemption,” said Lucas. “The scope of the war gives us the perfect
vehicle for a weekly series, allowing us to look at how the conflict has
affected the farthest reaches of the galaxy, including characters,
creatures and races we only glimpsed in the feature films. Animation has
allowed us to visualize the worlds and characters of Star Wars in
all new ways.”

Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One will
be available November 3 for the suggested retail price of $44.98 for DVD
and $59.99 for Blu-ray.

Special Features:

Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One
is presented in widescreen with English, Spanish and French 5.1 DTS
audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:

• Seven Director’s Cut Episodes:
  • Rising Malevolence, Shadow of Malevolence, Lair of Grievous,
    Rookies, Storm Over Ryloth, Innocents of Ryloth and Liberty
    on Ryloth
• 22 Episodic Featurettes that go behind-the-scenes with
  Supervising Director Dave Filoni and crew about the making-of each
  episode
• Spectacular 64 page production journal that includes early
  sketches, artist notes, and concept art from each episode from Season
  One
• Blu-ray Exclusive – The Jedi Temple Archives
  • An extensive database exploring test footage, early concept art,
    3-D character and object turnarounds and early animation. The
    Archives is a rare look at the assets in various stages of
    creation for The Clone Wars, with a wealth of surprises and
    never-before seen moments sprinkled throughout.

Synopsis

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights –
including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master Yoda and padawan
Ahsoka Tano – struggle to maintain order and restore peace. But despite
the best efforts of these brave protectors, more and more planets are
falling prey to the sinister forces of the dark side…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars features the voices of Matt Lanter
(“90210”) as Anakin Skywalker, Ashley Eckstein (“That’s So Raven”) as
Ahsoka Tano, James Arnold Taylor (“The Spectacular Spider-Man”) as
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Tom Kane (“Wolverine and the X-Men”) as Yoda.

Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Clone Wars™, Lucasfilm Animation
and related character names, vehicle names and properties are trademarks
and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of
Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights
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