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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Cartoon Network, TNT
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Some decent messages wrapped up in the Force.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that kids -- and Star Wars fans of all ages -- will be eager to check out this extension of the mega-hit franchise. It's much tamer and more age-appropriate for kids than the most recent live-action films, but there's still a fair amount of violence, from lightsaber battles to the typical shooting and explosions. And for all that Yoda preaches avoiding aggression, he can certainly do some intense damage when he's attacked. The whole galaxy is at war, so conflict and peril are frequent.
What's the story?
The galaxy far, far away is under attack yet again. Or still. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS tells additional stories from the earlier part of the Star Wars saga, before Anakin Skywalker (voiced by Matt Lanter) turns to the dark side. As the galaxy reels under the onslaught of the clone wars, bad guys Palpatine (Ian Abercrombie) and Count Dooku (Corey Burton) continue to wreak havoc, while heroes Anakin, Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), Yoda (Tom Kane), padawan Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), and others do their best to thwart their plans.
Is it any good?
While there's nothing particularly surprising about this show, it's fun overall, and the animation is beautiful. And kids even get some decent messages wrapped up in the Star Wars philosophy of the Force and staying focused on the right things: Yoda advises some clones (still good guys at the point he addresses them) that even if they all look alike, they each have individual gifts ... none of which involve blowing the bad guys to smithereens, even though that's the eventual result.
Bottom line? If you love Star Wars or are an animation aficionado, you'll love the show. If you aren't, you won't.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how this series fits into the overall Star Wars story. Does it matter that you know Anakin's eventual fate? Does watching this show help fill in anything that you didn't know about in the movies? Families can also discuss whether watching this show makes kids want to buy tie-in toys and other products. Kids: Are pretend games more fun if you're playing with a toy figure or if you pretend to be the characters yourselves?
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awesome series!!!
i love this series, it's so awesome and finally a star wars with a lot of violence and action.
the people that think this series is for kids of age 6 ,7,8 or 10 or 11 are so wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the rating is TV-PG-V, the v stands for moderate violence
and georg lucas or dave filoni said him self that it's gonna be in the PG-13 style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for example in the episode hostage of crisis,
you see how a lot of people get a head shot from a sniper and a bounty hunter breaks somebody's neck, or in a other episode you see how somebody cuts the head off from a clone(human) and you see how the head is falling on the ground and rolling around with smoke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT IS SO NOT RIGHT THAT MOST OF THE TIME ONLY ROBOTS GET SHOT, A LOT OF CLONES GET SHOT TOO!!!!!! AND YOU CAN ALWAYS HEAR THEIR DEATH CRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think the guys of this website didn't really see a lot of star wars the clone wars the series bacause their rating is so not right !!!
i think so.
take the PG rating serious , you really should.
thanks for reading my review
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NOT FOR KIDS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
look , i love this series i really do , but really people , do you really think children at the age of 8 could watch this , are you totally serious ?! think over again , just think .....................
season 1 of star wars the clone wars had some episodes that children could watch , i agree , but it also so had very dark and brutal moments , for example the episode "hostage crises" that episode was pretty intense in terms of VIOLENCE !!!!
and then on star wars the clone wars got more brutal !!!
(which i liked for sure ) season two has some really violent scenes like stabbings and characters were pierced by lightsabers from behind (including a human character).
now....SEASON 3 is the most violent season so far ......
some episodes should've actually been rated TV-14 , seriously ,just THINK about what you have seen so far !!!!
the violence gets pretty dark, ugly , hard and very,very intense .
this is a series FOR TEENS at the of age 13 and mostly 14 and up, it may have been not like this in some earlier episodes ,but now , i think , NO GO FOR KIDS !!!!!!
here in germany they've shown the series on a kids channel , but i mean really a KIDS channel , they've taken it of after the zombie episodes in season 2 , it was too INTENSE. it's showing on the german cartoon network channel at the moment but pretty late!!!
now i'd like to say something to the people that run the website and rated this series for kid of the age 8 and up.
i think you haven't seen a lot of star wars the clone wars , maybe just the first episode from season one !!!!
it's about time to CHANGE it !!!!!!!! dammit !!!
what the heck seriously ?!
well thanks for reading my review .
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Too much adult stuff and violence for 12 and under.
Tthe show is entertaining but for older kids.There is too much vilolent killing for younger than probably even teens. I have always liked Star Wars but find this is getting boring The adult stuff like drinking , bar room or night club activity, and the sexy stuff are not approrpiate for ages less than 12. This season has dark characters that I do not want my kid thinking are normal or cool. Once you are a teen you have to know how to make good decisions on that stuff everyday. Parents need to really watch this for ages less than 12.
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Be careful when you watch this show. It can be very unpredictable. The first season is okay for age 8-plus, put season 2 can be very violent and dark, with babies in peril, characters dying in cold blood, and zombies.
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Kid, 11 years old
October 23, 2009
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Good
Good, the first season would probally be all right for anybody 7 and up, but if you watch the second season you might want to wait for when your kid is about 8 or so, because my 6 year old brother stopped watching it because of that dark looking character, Cad Bane (the bounty hunter).
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Kid, 11 years old
May 21, 2011
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Better Than The Star Wars Saga
This T.V series is fantastic,the animation is extremely good,not super violent,positive role models every think is all right.
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perfect for there meaning of their sayings at the beginning
star wars the clone wars is violent but it teaches a lesson in the shows to kids and their parents. if you don't like star wars its ok but these shows have taught me somethings that you or me may need in the future. some of the violence is fighting but they are fighting for peace in the galaxy, soo its like the U.S. army fighting over in Afganistan we are fighting for their freedom
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Confused with the conflict in ratings
I'm really confused with the ratings. This rating gives it an okay for ages 8+. The cartoon network rating is a PG13 -- is this a new show, not related to the Clone Wars cartoon episodes discussed here?
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Some episodes are too intense even for 8 yr olds
Who says cartoon's can't be violent? many episodes are in fact more violent than SW movies I-VI. (i.e. spears and lightsabers through the heart.) Most episodes are fit for 7/8 yr old, others are so fast and intense that one episode can roid your kid for 24 hours. This has happened to my 8 yr old who has ADHD. We won't let him watch it on school nights.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 2, 2011
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Genius. Could be rated TV-Y7.
One of the best TV shows on. In my Top 3 best animated, and in my Top 10 best shows of all time. Could actually be rated TV-Y7. In one episode ('Rookies') a clone says h-ll once and a clone yells out in another episode (The First season's opener) "Come on clankers, SUCK LASER!" Iffy for 5+.
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| TV rating: | TV-PG |
| Networks: | Cartoon Network, TNT |
| Cast: | Ashley Eckstein, Ian Abercrombie, Matt Lanter |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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