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Star Wars Detours

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Star Wars Detours
Genre
Created byGeorge Lucas
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Written byBrendan Hay
Directed byTodd Grimes
Voices of
ComposerMichael A. Levine(Based on themes byJohn Williams)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons2
No.of episodes39 (produced)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Seth Green
  • Matthew Senreich
Production company

Star Wars Detoursis an unaired American animated comedy series. It is differentiated from the otherStar Warsanimated series in that it is aparodyof the franchise. It offers a comedic take on what happened between theprequel trilogy(Episodes I–III) and theoriginal trilogy(Episodes IV–VI). The series was produced byLucasfilm Animationin collaboration withRobot ChickencreatorsSeth GreenandMatthew Senreich.[1]Although 39 episodes of the show have been produced, their release has been on hold since 2013, followingDisney's acquisition ofLucasfilm.[2]

Cast and crew

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Voice actors that were involved in the show includedDee Bradley Baker,[3]Abraham Benrubi,Ahmed BestasJar Jar Binks,Anthony DanielsasC-3PO,Felicia Day,Donald Faison,[4]Nat Faxon,Seth Green asObi-Wan Kenobi,Jennifer Hale,Zachary Levi,[4]Joel McHale,[4]Breckin Meyer,Dan Milano,Andy RichterasZuckuss,[5]Cree Summer,Catherine Taber[3]asPrincess Leia,Billy Dee WilliamsasLando Calrissian,"Weird Al" Yankovicas4-LOM,[5]Grey DeLisle,andSeth MacFarlane[4]asEmperor Palpatine.[additional citation(s) needed]

Writers for the series includedDan Milano,Tom Root,Zeb Wells,Doug Goldstein,Breckin Meyer,Kevin Shinick,David A. Goodman,Michael Price,andJane Espenson.Brendan Hayserved as head writer.[6]

Cancelled release

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Footage of the series debuted atStar WarsCelebrationVI in mid-2012; it was planned to be set between the events ofStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithandEpisode IV – A New Hope.[6]In March 2013, Lucasfilm postponed the release of the series, after reconsidering whether a comedy series would be a sensible way to introduce the franchise to new fans, when asequel trilogywas being produced.[2]That September, Seth Green said 39 episodes had been completed, with 62 additional scripts finished.[7]

In October 2015, during a live stream ofLife Is Strange,Felicia Day mentioned that the show had been canceled.[8]In June 2018, Lucasfilm filed a new trademark for the series.[9]

In November 2020, a six-minute episode, "Dog Day Afternoon", was leaked onto the internet. The episode features Zuckuss and 4-LOM (played by Andy Richter and "Weird Al" Yankovic)[5]attempting to rob Dexter's Diner. Lando Calrissian,Boba Fett,andJabba the Huttalso appear. The episode was taken down shortly after it was leaked.[10]

In June 2021,Entertainment Weeklyasked Green if he knew when the show might be released. He replied, "The most recent conversations I've had with anybody who would be in a position to say so say that it's not soon.... the way it's been explained to me is that there hasn't been enough interest high enough up to go through what it would take to put it out, and that there isn't an interest in releasing this content onDisney+from Lucasfilm. "[4]

In March 2022, "Weird Al" Yankovic revealed that he and other cast members had recorded original songs for the series, with the cancelled third season planned to feature amusical.[11]

In 2023,Space.comopined thatStar Warslacked an official comedy motion picture, noting that the release ofDetourswould fill that void, exposed byStar Trek's 2020adult animatedseries,Lower Decks.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Jenna Mullins (August 24, 2012)."NewStar WarsSeries: Seth Green andRobot ChickenCrew PreviewsDetoursfor Fans ".E!.
  2. ^ab"A New Direction for Lucasfilm Animation".StarWars.com.The Walt Disney Company. March 11, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2021.
  3. ^ab"STAR WARS Exclusive: Catherine Taber On THE CLONE WARS & FORCES OF DESTINY Pre & Post Disney".ComicBookMovie.com.January 18, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 21,2021.
  4. ^abcdeRoss, Dalton (June 30, 2021)."The unreleased 'Star Wars' series Disney doesn't want you to see".EW.com.RetrievedJuly 2,2021.
  5. ^abc"Al Yankovic on Twitter:" Star Wars Detours is a terrific animated show that was produced nearly a decade ago and sadly has never seen the light of day. But somebody just leaked an episode (shh!) if you want to see me and @AndyRichter as a pair of bounty-hunting...um...flies? ".Twitter.November 29, 2020.RetrievedDecember 1,2020.
  6. ^abGoldman, Eric (August 24, 2012)."First Footage Shown from Seth Green and Matt Senreich's Star Wars: Detours Animated Series".IGN.RetrievedSeptember 3,2021.
  7. ^Paur, Joey (September 20, 2013)."Update on theStar Wars: DetoursAnimated Series ".GeekTyrant.com.RetrievedJune 28,2017.
  8. ^Day, Felicia (October 31, 2015)."Life is Strange #6 (CH4 End) NSFW"– via YouTube.
  9. ^Cavanaugh, Patrick (June 13, 2018)."Lucasfilm Renews Trademarks for Abandoned 'Star Wars Detours' Series".Comicbook.com.RetrievedSeptember 30,2018.
  10. ^Anderson, Jenna (November 29, 2020)."Unaired Star Wars: Detours Episode Surfaces Online".Comicbook.com.RetrievedDecember 1,2020.
  11. ^Silverio, Ben F. (March 23, 2022)."The Never-Aired Star Wars Detours Would've Featured New Weird Al Songs"./Film.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.
  12. ^Richard, Edwards (August 23, 2023)."Why 'Star Wars' needs its own answer to 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'".Space.com.RetrievedAugust 31,2023.
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