Last night DisneyXD broadcast a quick teaser for the new Star Wars animated series. Star Wars Rebels comes to DisneyXD in 2014. The short teaser shows an IMPERIAL Star Destroyer mimicking the opening shot of A New Hope with some hokey dialog about the forming of the rebel alliance and the rising of the Jedi. Rising of the Jedi? How? What? Why? Anyway, the Star Destroyer tows the Star Wars Rebels logo on screen, and then after the fade out we see a T.I.E Fighter wing. Maybe this teaser is trying to play up the oppressive nature of the Empire, but hasn’t that card been played a hundred times. The “cool” evil dark side. Every little kid wants to dress like Vader of Boba Fett. This is a show about the Rebels. Shouldn’t we have seen something more…. hopeful (besides the super cheesy announcer).
If you had any doubt that Disney owns Star Wars it is put to rest with this super surgery teaser. At least Cartoon Network had some cache to it. Some edge.