In 2025, Star Wars television shows are produced with near assembly line efficiency. Even when one underwhelms, it’s soon to be replaced by another live action or animated effort, all of which tie in to the expanded universe that Disney has cornered the market on. Twenty years ago, though, things were a little looser. Well, more than a little — sure, there were George Lucas’ new prequel films, but there was also a plethora of novels, video games, and supplementary materials, all of which skirted just under the mainstream and have now been rendered non-canonical.
And that’s a shame, because one of those was the greatest Star Wars TV show of all: Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars: Clone Wars, a collection of animated mini-sodes that wasn’t just a good time for Star Wars fans, but a powerhouse example of the power of animation. Especially when it was applied to a galaxy far, far away.
