5/5 So satisfied, I feel like asking for more!
  by Drew Johnson (Kentucky, US)
This is a great product! Watching the individual episodes without the commercial break fade-outs and no Cartoon Network logo printed onscreen is the BEST way to see these wonderful shows! Each episode has a corresponding featurette that outlines the production of that episode. There is a booklet of arwork affixed to the center of the DVD case that affords a cool look into the storyteller's minds.

My only complaint is: I LOVE behind the scenes materials! I would've really enjoyed something that showed even MORE aspects of their production... sculpting maquettes, scanning them, animation nodes, storyboard to digital comparisome... I can think of so much more I'd have loved to have seen... sniff... sob... I guess I can't have it all.

It's a great pleasure to have the entire season at fingertip's grasp. I was disappointed at the decision to release the episodes in individual DVD's containing a few episodes each. I don't know how Lucasfilm made out on that decision, but I refused to buy them in that format and waited, hoping the entire season would be released as a whole. Well, folks, here it is... and it's great!

5/5 More info from the Clone Wars
  by DJ Max (northern CAL, USA)
I watched this DVD pack, the DVD animated movie, the original 2001 Episode 2 movie and anything in between to get all I could about the Clone Wars! To think all this started when Sir Alec Guinness
4/5 An Epic Dose of Star Wars for the Small Screen
  by Simon (Brampton, ON)
This set collects the 22 episodes that comprise the first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It follows the theatrical pilot, available separately as Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Widescreen Edition). Each adventure recounts the dramatic battles of the Clone Wars that take place between Episodes II and III of the movie saga.

I had skipped season one during its initial broadcast - having caught the theatrical movie and not being impressed - but after watching through this set, I'm quite pleased with the results. What wasn't quite theatrical quality animation is in contrast leaps and bounds above conventional TV animation. This is some eye-popping stuff here - even accounting that Lucasfilm probably shelled out a bit more than your average TV budget, there are epic space battles, intricate Lightsaber duels, new planets and characters, and more. It's Star Wars, and it feels right. The stories are a mix of singular installments and two or three-part sagas. In a fun convention, each episode begins with a serial-style recap, regardless of whether or not there actually was a direct preceding installment. You can pretty much jump in at any point in the season and be up to speed.

What doesn't work? The Battle Droids remain chatty and Jar Jar still makes you want to turn your TV off. Ahsoka Tano ends up faring much better than she did in the theatrical pilot - more eager apprentice and less "Sky Guy" arrogance. Really, the series' biggest fault is that ultimately, little of consequence can actually happen - the majority of characters meet their fate in Episode III, and as pointed out in the bonus features, Anakin and General Grevious can't actually meet face-to-face. The best stories revolve around the Clone Troopers or aspects of the war that don't directly involve trying to end it.

This is a nicely produced DVD set - there is an attached booklet of concept art from the show, and each episode comes with a mini featurette that has cool production tidbits. I did find the set somewhat expensive - the Canadian sale price is higher than the American MSRP, so Americans are really getting a deal with this one.

If you like Star Wars, this is worth picking up.

5/5 Pretty awesome
  by Christopher M. Fulton (Streator, IL United States)
For the Science Fiction Star Wars geek, what's not to love? So what, it's done in almost video game animation style. I'm all right with that. The series absolutley SCREAMS Star Wars. It has all the things we all thought were cool about the movies. And it is made by fans of Star Wars, which is a plus. They stay true to the universe. The bonus features are awesome as well. I was, like I am sure a lot of fans, a little hesitant that animated SW could be good, but this is good. Granted the droids are a little too dumb, but I can get over that. This is good entertainment.

4/5 An Excellent DVD Set for a Decent First Season
  by T. Kirby (Sherman Oaks, CA USA)
This set is really well-designed. Better even than the SW film sets. The case itself is more like a book with the DVDs attached to the inside front and back of the cover. In the middle are pages of production illustrations from the show including a few spoiler illustrations from Season 2. The set feels like a nice hardcover book, not a cheap DVD keepcase.

The extras are plentiful. So far I've only had time to watch the first disc but every episode has a six-to-ten minute featurette specifically geared to that episode. I prefer that to the generic featurettes and EPK materials usually included with TV series discs. In addition, many of the episodes include additional materials. But best of all, all of these episodes are in widescreen format, 2.35:1! Even wider than the original Cartoon Network HD showings in 1.78:1. This really helps the cinematic qualities of the show shine through.

As to the show itself, it's never looked better. LFL has created some of the best transfers ever for this set. The episodes themselves are mostly entertaining and get better as the season progresses. Early on I found myself a bit annoyed with the Ahsoka character but I could imagine that children would find her interesting. The production staff seems to have been trying to walk a very thin line between the tone of the SW films and the new "kiddie" audience this show was bound to attract. They went down a few dead ends but by the end of the season it felt like they had found their way. I look forward to all that season two promises.