Not sure if this has been mentioned or not but I just watched the first episode and I cannot believe how much they made that kid look like Aladdin AND all the Aladdin references....
"Gotta eat to survive" Jumping around on rooftops.... "That kid is just a street rat" C'mon !!!!!!! ZERO Originality !!! I mean I get that it's Disney now, but If you're going to introduce NEW characters.... Don't piggy back off of ones that exist from somewhere else !!!! Jeeze !!!!!
It's a kid's show on a kid's network. What do you expect? If Ezra's parents were killed and he was found by Kanan and Co. it would have been similar to Luke or Starkiller's story. I'm sure after the first couple episodes they will tone down any sort or parallels/similarities between Ezra and Aladdin. Perhaps they are trying to engage children and families who are new to Star Wars but not new to Disney? Maybe Disney is trying to engage younger fans who will grow up to have the same passion as we have for Star Wars so it continues to carry on for years and years?
Rebels has Stormtroopers, Tie Fighters, Speeders, blasters and Lightsabers. It also has plenty of Stormtoopers meeting their end which some didn't expect in a Disney kids show. What more do you want? More originality? They are using some of Ralph McQuarrie's original concepts to create worlds and scenes that have only been seen on paper until now. Zeb, a main character, is based off of McQuarrie's original design for Chewbacca. Heck, even McQuarrie's original concept for "General Luke Skywalker" made a cameo in the latest episode. The relationship between Kanan and Ezra is a Jedi Knight and Padawan. We've seen that before but it will be different because they are running and hiding for their lives from the Empire. Have you ever seen a female Twi'lek pilot a Rebel starship? I haven't.
I guess I'm just sick of all the unnecessary complaining and nit-picking about Disney ruining Star Wars. Does ANYONE remember the cartoon shows Droids or Ewoks? They weren't so good.
Star Wars: Droids - The White Witch - YouTube We're getting new Star Wars. A TV Show. New characters. Lightsabers. EPISODE VII! Luke Skywalker. Han Solo. Princess Leia.
I honestly feel sorry for any fan who isn't off the wall excited about these next 416 Days and BEYOND. I feel like a childhood dream has come true without me doing anything other than having a passion for something we ALL love.
Oh yeah, and Rebels is really, really good ;D