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Empire State Of Mind.
6 Episodes. Starring: Meredith Salenger, Diana Lee Inosanto, Morgan Elsbeth & Rya Kihlstedt. Created By: Dave Filoni. On: Disney +.
It's going to be May the 4th again before you know it. So if you missed out on hashtagging, or running a marathon through all the movies, or 'The Mandalorian', don't fret like C-3PO. The date you're looking for as you swipe will be here again in hyperspace speed. Now as 'May The 12th be With You' celebrates Disney and Mother's Day with a new crossover short from 'The Simpsons', let's take a look at some more shorts that we pulled up on Disney Plus to celebrate the "may the force be with you" day of May. Following their 'Tales Of A Jedi', 'Star Wars' and their new master Dave Filoni give you the dark side of 'Tales Of The Empire' to add to your batch of 'Clone Wars' and even more amazing animation than the streaming service where this galaxy far, far away calls home.
The yin to the last Jedi show's yang, 'Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire' features the vivid vocal talents of Meredith Salenger, Diana Lee Inosanto, Morgan Elsbeth and Rya Kihlstedt. Boasting some of the best lightsabre battles you'll see on any medium, all large scale in their grandiosity, and this is at a time when 'The Phantom Menace' and its classic double-sided sabre reveal has just become the most watched 'Star Wars' movie in cinemas after an anniversary run. After the conclusion of 'The Bad Batch', here are some new Star Wars 'Visions' to coral into the canon, as it's all connected. Each video game backstory and the synopsis on the back of every card that trades. But these top tales trump them all. From afar, amazingly this all looks believably real, but by the hilt, the accented animated look showcases a much more wonderful world and one in its own right. These six anthology shorts of the Galactic Empire feature many an Easter Egg reference or compelling cameo that will make the hands stand on the back of your arms like a Spidey-sense. Wait...wrong Disney property.
Where Marvel are going through the malaise of saturated superhero cape fear that only "Marvel Jesus", Deadpool can save with Wolverine, 'Star Wars' are thriving with their connected worlds on a spider-strand on tie-in display. Rising in red like Vader's sabre. From 'Obi-Wan' to 'Ahsoka', or BB-8 to The Child better known as Grogu...or Baby Yoda. And this is before the interesting looking 'Acolyte' comes here, just over a month later on June the 5th. 'The Path Of Anger'. 'The Path Of Fear'. 'The Path Of Hate'. Even the titles of the big, first three epic episodes sound like they could cut you in two. Mauling you with little light from this darker side of the force. It's the perfect companion piece to all the animations they've cloned across galaxies, and all the novels and comic-books that have narrated side-stories from these wars of the stars. The yarn of these tall tales is not hard to believe, just follow the thread. And even with less episode time than a standard sitcom, there are still some serious lessons to be learnt from the timeless teachings across samurai pagodas that are instantly relatable and quotable. You may recognize a character or too many (just kidding...we could never get enough) from the 'Ahsoka' show that did for 'The Clone Wars' what Disney's live-action movies do for their classic cartoons. But trust, if you're new to the visionary cloning by the batches, you've never seen anything like this before. In two arcs like Noah, what better way to go forth with the May holiday. The nostalgia for history and legacy is strong with this one. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: 'Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi', 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch', 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'.
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