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TV Guide: Tell us about it.
Lucas: Well it's basically like Star Wars [in that it] takes place between, obviously, [the films] Episode II [Attack of the Clones] and Episode III [Revenge of the Sith], but it's the same kind of action. Unfortunately, it doesn't fall into the realm of what animation [typically] is, which is either adult, kind of off-color humor or kiddie stuff. This is, like Star Wars, sort of in between those two things. It's a lot of battle stuff, and it's obviously the Clone Wars, so it's a war picture. So it's kind of a PG-13 animated TV series, which is something that has never been done before and obviously doesn't fit in any of the conventional slots that these things fall into. In that, it's very different, and I think it's very exciting. It's got a very, very sophisticated look to it. It's very much like the features. We're still trying to figure out how to put it on the air.
 
TV Guide: And you're going to do a hundred episodes? 
Lucas: We're going to do a hundred episodes. I think we're on [No.] 40 right now. We'll probably end up with 50 to 60 episodes before we start to put it on the air. We'd like to put it on next fall, in about a year from now, but we'll see what happens.
 
TV Guide: Where do you see it living? How do you see this playing? Obviously it doesn't sound like a Saturday morning cartoon.
Lucas: Right now, we don't know. It's out there to people, and people are talking about it, but so far, everybody's got the same conundrums — "How do we program it? Where does it live? Where can we put something like this?" You know, it has to go after 9 o'clock and it can't be on a kiddie channel.

Be sure to read the entire article for how things are going straight from George Lucas himself!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 213

Be sure to join us next week for the two-hundred and fourteenth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!

LucasArts has announced that Star Wars™: The Force Unleashed™ will come to the Wii™ home videogame system from Nintendo next spring, offering owners the unique chance to live out their Jedi fantasies by wielding the Wii Remote™ as a lightsaber while using the Nunchuk™ controller to torment foes with their Force™ powers.

The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game's expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.

The Wii version, in development by Krome Studios, will also add an exclusive duel mode in which players can compete head-to-head with their friends to determine the ultimate Jedi Master.

"The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console's motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts. "We've worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force."

More About Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The Force Unleashed is the first next-generation game developed internally at LucasArts, and will be available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time: Digital Molecular Matter, by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd.

"The combination of our great story, memorable characters, and the revolutionary new technology that we're introducing will deliver something Star Wars fans have never seen before, in addition to attracting newcomers to gaming, something that is very important to us," added Ward.

LucasArts and developer Krome Studios are creating an equally enthralling version of The Force Unleashed on the Wii, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and n-Space, Inc., is developing a version for the Nintendo DS™. All will feature the same storyline, with opportunities to unleash the Force in devastating new ways.

Working with Lucas Licensing, LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press.

More information about the game can be found at the official website, www.theforceunleashed.com, which will continue to release details throughout the year.

Now if we can just get the game to be released for the PC!

A riveting new story set in the months after A New Hope, Star Wars: Rebellion #11 -- Small Victories follows not just the Rebellion's greatest heroes, but volunteers like Deena Shan who never thought the fate of the Alliance could rest in her terrified but determined hands! Courage, sacrifice, and a little bit of madness are the order of the day as a ragtag crew of Rebels make an assault on a key Imperial installation with no escape plan in sight!

By Jeremy Barlow, Colin Wilson, and Wil Glass, this first in a series of four is due out December 12.

The galaxy-shaking storyline in Star Wars: Legacy #19 -- Claws of the Dragon reaches its unbelievable conclusion as the Empire's enemies and allies all make their move for one man -- Cade Skywalker!

Cade stands face-to-face with the Emperor of the galaxy and leader of the Sith legions, Darth Krayt. Has the last Skywalker reached the point of no return on the path to darkness? Meanwhile, Deliah Blue and Jariah Syn execute a rescue plan for Cade that revolves around a single, significant word: "Boom."

By John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, Brad Anderson, and Travis Charest, this final part of six is due out December 12.

A year-and-a-half ago, you were introduced to Legacy -- the future of Star Wars. The series' original issue #0 has long been sold-out, and the information contained therein unavailable . . . until now. This greatly expanded and updated edition contains all of the information new readers need and that longtime readers are craving.

Get the lowdown on all your favorite characters, details on the ships and vehicles they pilot, and the latest on who's related to who! This is a must-have handbook for the future of the Star Wars galaxy!

By John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, Brad Anderson, and Sean Cooke, Legacy #0 1/2 comes completely reconfigured from the original edition, with lots of new entries and information! Due out December 19.

A resolute few fight for their lives -- and the lives of their friends -- in a final fight with serious consequences for those left standing in Star Wars: Dark Times #10 -- Parallels.

Confronted with a nightmare scenario, Jedi Master K'Kruhk is thrust into a battle unlike any he has ever faced. To save those in his care, he may be forced to lose himself. Elsewhere, Bomo Greenbark unleashes an unrivaled fury upon the captors of the crew of the Uhumelé. His friends will have their freedom, and he will have his revenge!

By Mick Harrison, Dave Ross, and Zach Howard, this shocking conclusion to the five-part Parallels series is due out December 26.

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #24 -- Knights of Suffering, Zayne Carrick's murderous masters have hunted him halfway across the galaxy. Now, his run ends with him cornered in the very place where it began--in the Jedi Temple of Taris, the current headquarters of invading Mandalorian leader Cassus Fett!

Zayne's escaped before -- with help from his friends and the Force -- but not this time! His only choice is to fight for his life, in mortal combat with his far more talented teacher!

By John Jackson Miller, Dustin Weaver, Dan Parsons, Michael Atiyeh, and Colin Wilson, this is the shattering conclusion to the yearlong "Days/Knights" sequence -- and not everyone makes it out alive! Due out December 26.

Coming in February
More than a hundred years have passed since the events in Return of the Jedi and the days of the New Jedi Order in Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Vol. 12 -- Legacy. There is a new evil gripping the galaxy, shattering a resurgent Empire and seeking to destroy the last of the Jedi. Even as their power is failing, the Jedi hold to one final hope -- the last remaining heir to the Skywalker legacy!

Each month, the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection series will bring readers a limited-edition hardcover. Available only through Direct Market retail outlets, each volume's print run is limited to initial orders and will not be reprinted.

By John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, Brad Anderson, and Adam Hughes, the 144 page Legacy is due out February 6.

In Star Wars: Legacy Vol. 2 -- Shards, Cade Skywalker returns to the place of his father's last stand against the Sith and finds far more than ghosts in this volume filled with revelations about the future of Star Wars!

Discover how the Empire joined forces with the Sith to defeat the Galactic Alliance in the war to dominate the galaxy--only to have Darth Krayt and his legion of followers usurp ultimate power for themselves! Follow the fate of an Empire divided, with battles pitting stormtrooper against stormtrooper, and Sith assassins bent on taking the life of deposed Emperor Roan Fel! Witness a galaxy in turmoil, and the decisions that will shape its future!

By John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Colin Wilson, Travel Foreman, Adam Dekraker, Dan Parsons, Brad Anderson, Ronda Pattison, and Adam Hughes, Shards is the future of Star Wars, the continuation of the story that started in the original trilogy, and none of it has been seen before. Counting in at 296 pages, it's due out February 6.

For years, Wyl Tarson, top lieutenant to the galactic crimelord Raze, secretly delivered valuable information to the Rebel Alliance -- until his employer discovered the betrayal and implanted a bomb inside Wyl's skull!

Now, in Star Wars: Rebellion Vol. 2 -- The Ahakista Gambit, Wyl must infiltrate an Imperial stronghold on the planet Ahakista under the guise of working for the Rebellion, or Raze will detonate the bomb. Unwilling to compromise active Rebel agents, Wyl assembles a team of operatives too washed up or too crazy for the Alliance and leads them into a suicide mission that's his only chance for survival!

By Rob Williams, Michel Lacombe, Wil Glass, and Luke Ross, this riveting adventure is set in the months after A New Hope! Due out February 13.

The movie that launched the greatest myth of modern times gets a whole new look with the manga-sized adaptation, Star Wars: A New Hope Photo Comic, which is made up entirely of stills from the film!

Follow farm boy Luke Skywalker as a fateful meeting with two droids thrusts him headlong into a galactic civil war, the mysterious ways of the Force, and his galaxy-changing destiny. This is the story loved by millions around the world, presented here like never before!

From Tatooine to the Death Star, come see the universe of Star Wars as it was presented in the legendary first film -- inside a perfect pocket-sized comic! The 96-page A New Hope Photo Comic is due out February 27.

Rebel Assault II is what is referred to as a "rail shooter" game. Meaning, that the entire game is like one big video clip and you play parts of it on a pre-determined path. Most of the gameplay portion has been removed to keep this video on track with the story.

If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 212

Be sure to check back later this week for the two-hundred and thirteenth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!