Source: Entertainment Weekly | Posted By: Dan Geer

If you have been seeing a sudden boost in Star Wars news lately, it is mainly due to the recent Star Wars Celebration VI convention held in Orlando, FL this past weekend. For starters, we were given our first look at Seth Green and Matthew Senreich’s Star Wars Detours, followed shortly thereafter with the announcement of Star Wars Episodes II & III getting released in 3D back-to-back in 2013.

But of course, the main focus with Star Wars right now is Cartoon Network’s hit television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which will be entering its fifth season on September 29th. Fans of the show can say with confidence that it has grown exponentially since the feature film and first couple of seasons, and this latest trailer for the series (first shown at Celebration VI) puts this on display with absolute perfection.

This is not really so much a kiddie show anymore, folks. Not only do we get more Death Watch, Savage Opress, and Darth Maul this time around, but we also get to finally see the Sith master himself, Darth Sidious, in person getting in on the action, flawlessly wielding two lightsabers. The trailer really shows us that the series will take on a much more serious and darker tone, and also deal with the major repercussions of the Wars themselves and what they mean to the future of the Republic and the Jedi. Hit the jump to watch the new three-and-a-half minute trailer for Season Five!

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Source: Star Wars Detours Facebook | StarWars.com | Posted By: Dan Geer

Details have been scarce regarding Seth Green and Matthew Senreich’s (creators of Robot Chicken) upcoming Star Wars spinoff series, Star Wars: Detours, but now that has all changed, thanks to a panel they held at Star Wars Celebration VI, the latest Star Wars convention currently happening in Orlando, Florida this weekend.

The show was first announced over two years ago, with StarWars.com making the official announcement, and George Lucas himself vaguely discussing it later that year at Celebration V. The only details known at the time were that the show, then titled Squishies, would appeal to all ages, and utilize characters from all corners of the Star Wars universe to tell comedic stories dealing with “normal, mundane everyday problems.”

Yesterday, the Star Wars Detours Facebook page was unveiled, and today the first trailer and clips from the new animated TV show that were shown at Star Wars Celebration VI have now made their way online for all to enjoy. Hit the jump to watch!

Update: Three More Clips have made their way online, and are now available to watch after the jump as well.

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Source: SyFy | Posted By: Dan Geer

SyFy’s new hit TV show Alphas is gearing up for its second Season, which premieres July 23rd at 10/9c, and it is expected to be even bigger and better than anything fans experienced in Season 1. The latest press release for the show boasts a great roster of new and returning guest stars slated to make appearances during the new season, including Sean Astin (The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings) and Summer Glau (Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles).

For those unfamiliar with Alphas, it is a science-fiction television series that follows five people with superhuman abilities, known as “Alphas,” who work together to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas. Hit the jump for a sneak preview of the upcoming Season 2 premiere, as well as a trailer, key art, and the Season 2 press release!

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Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer

Season 2 of AMC‘s The Walking Dead seemed to be hit or miss for many fans of the show. Some claimed the season moved along too slowly in the first half, with the main cast meandering around Hershel’s farm for way too long. On the other hand, while they remained at the farm until the very end, most people also thought the second half of Season 2 was some of the best television entertainment ever.

Whatever you may have thought about last season, the new four-minute trailer for Season 3 that debuted at San Diego Comic-Con today makes it look like it will top anything we have seen before. Fans, you are going to love this! Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Entertainment Weekly | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last month saw the debut of a teaser trailer for season five of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which teased more of Darth Maul, his brother Savage Opress, and the Mandalorian splinter group Death Watch. The new full-length trailer – which debuted recently at Disney Hollywood Studios’ Star Wars Weekends and just yesterday online over at Entertainment Weekly – starts off showing us exactly what was in the teaser, but then gives us a whole lot more.

Not only does this trailer feature more of Maul and the Death Watch, but also reveals that planet Onderon from the Old Republic mythology will be featured as part of a major battle during the war. We also get to see more of the space pirate Hondo Ohnaka (who seems to have taken up a career in arms dealing), and, most of all, the trailer hints that The Clone Wars series will really be getting more into just how the Empire from the original Star Wars trilogy came to be – more than what was revealed in Revenge of the Sith. This is definitely the best trailer for the series as of yet. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Star Wars Official Website | Posted By: Dan Geer

Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been quite the game changer in its last two seasons, delivering the goods with compelling new villains and darker storylines. More specifically, the show has proven itself to be worthy of the Star Wars legacy by showing us that fans did not know everything there is to know about the Force (Mortis trilogy, anyone?), or even various characters from the actual film franchise, particularly when it comes to Darth Maul.

Based on the latest teaser for Season five, it looks like the show will continue raising the bar and take Star Wars to a whole new level. This particular trailer shows that the fifth season will indeed follow up on storylines introduced in past seasons, such as the return of Maul as well as the Mandalorian splinter group Death Watch. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: USA Today | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last week, we got the chance to go behind the scenes with voice actor Sam Witwer (Starkiller from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed), who voices the resurrected Darth Maul in the four-part Season Four finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which begins tonight at 8/7c. It gave us a great tease of what’s to come when his character returns in the March 9th episode of the story arc.

Now, USA Today has a great trailer online showcasing much more of Maul, as well as his brother, Savage Opress, the Nightsisters, Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress and more! If you thought Season Three’s Nightsisters trilogy was great, wait until you see the trailer for this! Be forewarned though, as the trailer appears to spoil exactly how Darth Maul is now walking around (which I have to say is totally awesome). Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: MTV Geek | Posted By: Dan Geer

For over a decade now, Star Wars fans thought they knew everything there is to know about Darth Sidious’ Sith apprentice, Darth Maul. However, during Season 3 of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it was revealed that not only did Maul have a brother (Savage Opress), but that he also somehow survived being cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi during the climactic lightsaber battle at the end of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (click here to read about how this might be possible).

It was announced last October that Darth Maul will be returning toward the end of the current season of The Clone Wars to reveal how he survived and what he’s been up to since The Phantom Menace. Now, MTV Geek has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at voice actors Clancy Brown and Sam Witwer voicing Savage Opress and Darth Maul, as well as some footage showcasing Maul in animated form. Don’t worry though, as the footage only shows the top half of Maul and doesn’t spoil how exactly he gets around with no legs. Hit the jump to watch!

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Posted By: Dan Geer

Many of you are probably aware that every year during the Super Bowl, new TV spots air for some of the year’s most anticipated movies. Last year proved to be one of the best in terms of previews of films with tons of hype behind them, like Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

With this year, however, I feel it needs to be said that it was disappointing that there were not as many trailers for highly anticipated films. There were a few, like The Avengers, John Carter, and The Hunger Games. But somehow, previews for lesser-hyped films such as The Lorax, Act of Valor and The Dictator made their way into the Super Bowl time slot. What’s more (and let’s be honest), even big-budget special effects movies like Battleship and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which also earned TV spots during the game, aren’t really all that anticipated.

There are much bigger, more anticipated releases out there – such as Men in Black 3, Dark Shadows, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises or Prometheus – that I am positive people would have much preferred to see previews for. Sure, the films I just knocked for taking up the time slot might end up being great, but it is surprising which previews ended up airing. In my opinion, it made watching the Super Bowl commercials a bit less exciting than it should have been (although, to be fair, they did air an ad for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3-D, which was totally cool by me).

Anyhow hit the jump to watch the Super Bowl TV spots, including an extended, one-minute version of the TV spot for Joss Whedon’s The Avengers!

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Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer

Fans of AMC‘s The Walking Dead having not only been highly anticipating the show’s return on February 12th at 9/8c, but also when the characters will finally leave that frickin’ farm they are currently staying at. Watching one episode at a time over the last few months makes it seem like they’ve been there forever.

Judging from this latest midseason trailer that AMC just released, it looks like fans will finally get their wish and see them depart Hershel’s property once and for all into a world filled with killer zombie chaos. Hit the jump to watch!

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