Official Synopsis
The Story picks up just after the victory celebration in the Ewok village on Endor at the end of “Return of the Jedi” , as R2-D2 and C-3PO have gathered to entertain the Rebels with the tales of their adventures. An accidental kidnapping occurs while the droids are story weaving, and suddenly you’re taken on a new journey that leads to the retelling of the entire Star Wars saga, as told by R2-D2 and C-3PO!
Part of me can’t help but imagine how the Force Awakens is going to be represented in a LEGO Star Wars adventure. *sigh* There is so much humor potential in that film (I did like it, just some great moments of funny are to be had).
Okay, before we get ahead of ourselves let’s talk Droid Tales.
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What surprises me about this release is how much humor they have legitimately packed into this DVD release, and really well-written humor at that, as well as how much fun they make of the Star Wars films. Disney seems to have eased up on the reins a bit, something that LucasFilm probably didn’t do too much of on the LEGO Star Wars saga. For example, right from the get-go you have the ending of Return of the Jedi starting things out. The rebel force has won and things are looking up for the galaxy. As with the original movie, the film spirals towards its conclusion with the inclusion of the Jedi ghosts (Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin). The prequels led to the replacement of old Anakin in Return of the Jedi with new, younger Anakin. Droid Tales makes a point of making fun of this fact, as well as putting Mace Windu in the mix and making fun of the fact that Luke doesn’t know who he is. It’s a wonderful way to start a set of fun tales and the humor just keeps on rolling.
As the series continues through its six episode set, you have C3PO awkwardly spinning yarns through the prequels and the original trilogy. No movie is safe in his storytelling, as well as any sacredness the movies might hold. In addition, and for a Disney XD connection, we get a bit of Star Wars Rebels in the mix (yep, you get that connection — it’s great). I find it incredibly impressive that Disney decided to throw some of those characters in the mix with the original movies, but also refreshing. Rebels is a great show, so it deserves a bit of inclusion with the big films.
Anyway, the tales go along with the movies, though some tend to stray just slightly, mostly for fan service. Example? Jar-Jar exits stage ‘up’ in one of the episodes and you can just hear the Star Wars audience secretly screaming for joy. Semi-Literally, Droid Tales does not pull any punches, it’s hilarious.
Directors Michael Hegner and Martin Skov do a fantastic job with keeping the series funny, interesting and engaging. Their pacing of each episode and their willingness to tread sacred ground makes for an epic time. They can thank their writers, Michael Price, Mick Kelly and Matty Smith for the help, as well as the acting abilities of their cast, which includes Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams. Trevor Devall (Emperor Palpatine), Eric Bauza (Luke), Michael Daingerfield (Han) and Heather Doerksen (Leia) aren’t half bad either (in fact they’re great). You can tell that everyone involved enjoyed the short adventure, which makes the overall experience for this release a good one.
The only disappointing part of this DVD? The lack of features! Would love to have had a bit more incentive for this release, but the episodes will have to be good enough.
Anyway, onto the summary.
