Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Exclusive Season 5 Republic Commando Action Scene

Straight from its debut during the big Star Wars: The Clone Wars panel at Star Wars Celebration VI this weekend, we’ve got the exclusive online debut for you of a new scene from Season 5 of the hit animated series.

The Clone Wars: What to Expect in Season 5

Back in Season 3, fans were incredibly excited by the first appearance on the series of the video game-created Republic Commandos – though it was basically a cameo, in the midst of a dialogue-driven scene.

But in Season 5, we’re going to finally see at least one Republic Commando in action. This gentleman’s name is Gregor, and as the clip shows, he’s got a group of droids he’s working in tandem with, including R2-D2 himself. As we learned at The Clone Wars panel, Artoo and these droids are tasked with infiltrating the separatists to get a crucial encryption code, and along the way, they meet up with Gregor. While the specifics on his history and involvement in the storyline have yet to be revealed, you can see in the following clip that his skills in battle become crucial to this mission's success.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 premieres Saturday, September 29th at 9:30am in the show’s new timeslot.

For more info on Season 5, including new inclusions to the series taken from both the films and the expanded universe, check out my full report on The Clone Wars panel from Star Wars Celebration VI.

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Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog Gets CW TV Premiere Date

As we learned a few weeks ago at Joss Whedon's Comic-Con solo panel, a sequel to his popular online musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was making some serious headway in getting off the ground. Additionally, Whedon announced that the original Dr. Horrible would soon be airing on The CW.

Today, at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, the network revealed that the series (presented online in three segments) will be making its television debut on Tuesday, October 9 at 9pm ET. While Dr. Horrible has been available to view online since 2008, it is still pretty notable to have an independently produced internet project such as this make its way to television. This could serve as a launchpad for introducing the series to a broader audience, especially now that a sequel is in the works.

The CW's president, Mark Pedowitz, said that Dr. Horrible would be edited to fit the 42 minutes needed for a one-hour primetime broadcast (with commercials). He added, "Hopefully if Joss does another one, we’ll get a crack at doing it."

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was directed by Whedon, who co-wrote the project alongside Maurissa Tancharden, Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. The series stars Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day.

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