Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 1 — Ziro the Hutt
TV commentary: John’s list of the 10 best “Clone Wars” characters concludes with one of George Lucas’ most amusing creations of recent years: Ziro the Hutt.
Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 2 — Cad Bane
TV commentary: John’s countdown of his 10 favorite “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” characters continues with No. 2, bounty hunter Cad Bane.
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 3 — Asajj Ventress (TV commentary)
In the “Star Wars” universe, it’s almost impossible for a character to quietly, slowly emerge as a fan favorite. Most characters on this list arrived with a lot of hype behind them (Ahsoka) or they were already a popular character from the movies (Tarkin, Boba Fett).
NBC makes the right call: ‘The Cape’ cancelled
TV commentary: NBC gave Tom Wheeler’s superhero series a fair chance, but through 10 episodes it simply wasn’t very good.
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 4 — Ahsoka Tano (TV commentary)
Because Jar Jar Binks was unpopular among fans and took on a lesser role after Episode I, the next two movies lacked a protagonist whose fate was unknown. With Padme and Mace Windu, and especially Anakin, Obi-Wan and Yoda, we weren’t watching so much for “what happens” to the characters but rather for “how it […]
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 5 — Aurra Sing (TV commentary)
Aurra Sing makes her first “Star Wars” appearance in “The Phantom Menace”; she’s simply observing the podrace through macrobinoculars from a distant plateau. Yet it’s obvious that a fair amount of time went into her character design: the pasty white skin, the topknot emerging from an otherwise bald head, and what’s that — an antenna?
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 6 — Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV commentary)
On “The Clone Wars,” voice actor James Arnold Taylor has created the definitive Obi-Wan Kenobi. Before you react harshly to that statement, let me explain: It’s like the “standing on the shoulders of giants” theory of science. Alec Guinness created Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor based his performance on Guinness’. And now Taylor is basing his performance […]
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 7 — Luminara Unduli (TV commentary)
I have an “Episode II” poster that says “A Jedi shall not know anger. Nor hatred. Nor love.” To that, a cynical fan might add “Nor personality.” Because while that arena duel of insects vs. lightsaber-wielding Jedi in “Attack of the Clones” certainly looked cool, we didn’t really get to know many of those warriors […]
Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 8 — Count Dooku
TV commentary: John’s countdown of his 10 favorite “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” characters continues with No. 8, Sith Lord Count Dooku.
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 9 — Boba Fett (TV commentary)
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, Boba Fett was one of the most popular “Star Wars” characters. I remember “Star Wars” Galaxy Magazine conducted a poll shortly before the prequels came out, and Fett ranked No. 2 among all characters — movies, books, comics or otherwise — behind only Han Solo.