The Clone Wars: Episode 8 - Bombad Jedi
Date: November 21, 2008 at 09:44 AM ET Topic: Movie and TV News
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Bombad Jedi ...
It's Jar Jar Binks to the Rescue in This Week's STAR
WARS: THE CLONE WARS
When Separatist forces mistake Jar Jar Binks for a Jedi Knight, humor and action
come together in a new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. “Bombad
Jedi” premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Nov. 21, on Cartoon Network.
Jar Jar Binks and C-3PO team up to save
Padmé Amidala
from doom at the hands of evil Viceroy Nute Gunray. But the task becomes infinitely
more complicated when the Separatists assume that the Gungan is a Jedi.
Director Jesse Yeh says Jar Jar’s
overstated mannerisms and physicality make him a natural for THE CLONE WARS’ animated
format.
“Jar Jar’s looks, expressions and his characteristic personality allow
us to animate him to levels of exaggeration that really stand out from the other
human characters or two-legged creatures,” Yeh says.
“To me, his character is almost right out of the classic Disney or Warner
Bros. cartoons. He is not always completely ‘there,’ he is clumsy and
he seems to have a talent for making mistakes that really matter – sometimes
in a constructive way, sometimes in a destructive way. I think it’s easy to
be attracted by his innocent, childlike, naive side. He’s like a loveable,
well-meaning friend – one you don’t want around when it’s a matter
of life and death. But once you’ve lived through the crisis, you definitely
want to invite him to the celebration party.”
Yeh directs action and comedy with equal
skill, but he says it’s easier
to find inspiration for the latter in his daily activities.
“If you pay more attention to the people around you, you will realize there’s
a funny side to everyone – no matter who that person normally appears to be,” Yeh
says. “I actually did put in a lot of ‘everyday’ gags into the
episode, and some of the reactions Jar Jar has were actual reflections of people
whom I know in real life. But I am not telling who they are, of course.”
Writer Kevin Rubio (creator of Dark Horse’s “Tag & Bink”)
says he had fun crafting the first episode of the series that is driven by humor,
and feels Jar Jar was the perfect character to anchor the episode.
“I wanted to find a middle ground between the funny side of Jar Jar and
heroic redemption,” Rubio says. “He is a fish out of water, and, yeah,
he can be goofy and stupid, but in context, it works.
“There’s a phrase that I think applies to almost every episode that
I’ve seen, and I know it influenced me on this episode. It appears in the prologue
to the original Star Wars novelization: ‘They were in the wrong place
at the wrong time. Naturally they became heroes.’ I think that says it all
for Jar Jar.”
C-3PO and Jar Jar Binks unwittingly find themselves in the midst of
danger in “Bombad
Jedi,” an all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premiering
at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, Nov. 21, on Cartoon Network.
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