The Clone Wars: Episode 6 - Downfall of a Droid
Date: November 07, 2008 at 02:30 PM ET Topic: Movie and TV News
It
was just one week off, but it makes you wonder how we survived all these years without
it! Tonight's another new episode of The Clone Wars! Click
here for information on this weeks episode:
Downfall of a Droid ...
R2-D2 is lost during a fierce
space battle, and Anakin must find him before the Separatists discover the Jedi military
secrets locked in his memory banks, in“Downfall of a Droid,” an all-new
episode of the hit animated series STAR
WARS: THE CLONE WARS, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Nov. 7, on Cartoon
Network.
Directed by Rob Coleman and written by
George Krstic, “Downfall of a Droid” is
the first episode to feature the beloved astromech droid – who Krstic, creator
of Cartoon Network’s “Megas XLR,” says is his favorite STAR
WARS character.
“Artoo is very childlike and inquisitive -- there’s no subterfuge
to Artoo,” Krstic says. “He’s got loyalty and bravery and, while
he doesn’t speak English, I think everyone understands what he’s saying. The
wonderful sound design work and the incredible characterizations for Artoo have made
it so that it doesn’t matter what language you speak, or where you’re
from -- you can relate to Artoo and what he’s about.”
A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and current resident of Los Angeles, Krstic
has written three episodes for STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. He says his ultimate “nerd
moment” came when he discovered there would be merchandising on some of the
characters he’s worked on for the series.
“A few of the characters I wrote for on the series are being made into action
figures and, as a fan, that’s pretty much the pinnacle of my career,” Krstic
said with a laugh. “I can die happy now because it’s not going to get
better.”
Dave Filoni is the supervising director of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS.
George Lucas is executive producer and creator of the series, and Catherine Winder
is producer.
Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano and (via hologram) Obi-Wan Kenobi work
with Clone Captain Rex to strategize an attack in “Downfall of a Droid,” an
all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Friday, November 7, on Cartoon Network.
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