A Star Wars animated series, originally created 13 years ago but never released, is finally going to be shown! Seth Green has announced that the show will debut at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Green and his team from Robot Chicken actually made 39 episodes of Star Wars: Detours, with George Lucas providing feedback.
During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Green explained that he and George Lucas created an animated series called Detours. Lucas’s idea was to create a show similar to The Simpsons but set in the Star Wars galaxy. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be showcasing a selection of episodes from the series.
Star Wars: Detours Will Finally Be Released
Originally announced in 2012, Star Wars: Detours was intended to begin airing shortly after. However, Disney acquired Lucasfilm that same year and put the project on hold indefinitely. Star Wars: Detours is a comedic parody of the Star Wars films, and although a full season was completed, the episodes have never been officially released.
Working on Detours with Lucas was an amazing experience,” Green shared. “Honestly, it’s up there as one of the best things I’ve ever done.
Green and Matthew Senreich created the animated series Star Wars: Detours. Based on what Green has said about a selection of episodes being shown at a museum, it appears that not all 39 episodes will be made available, but even a few released episodes would be welcome.
The Lucas Museum Celebrates Storytelling
The Lucas Museum not only announced the premiere of Star Wars: Detours, but also shared its initial lineup of films, featuring documentaries, short films, and other content. You can find the full list on the Lucas Museum website.
Documentary screenings in the Robert Flaherty Theater will include:
- episodes of a new documentary series commissioned for the Lucas Museum, Seeing is Believing: The Story of Narrative Art, directed by Robin Dashwood
- episodes of the 2024 television series The Power of Film, created by Howard Suber and directed by Laura Gabbert
- documentaries about artists whose work is exhibited in the Lucas Museum, including Norman Rockwell, Jim Lee, Charles Schulz, Maurice Sendak, Diego Rivera, J.C. Leyendecker, and Weegee
- Comic Book Confidential, directed by Robert Mann
The Slavko Vorkapich Theater, which focuses on the power and artistry of movement in film – showcasing everything from pioneering shorts to modern creations – will be presenting a series of films including:
- montage sequences by Vorkapich for films such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- early silent films by Georges Méliès, Émile Cohl, W.K.L. Dickson, Edwin S. Porter, and others
- early animations by Winsor McCay
- experimental films of Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, and others
- early sound animations by Walt Disney Studios and Fleischer Studios
- experimental films by Canadian animator-director Norman McLaren
- Looney Tunes
- abstract “visual music” works by Mary Ellen Bute, Oskar Fischinger, Jordan Belson, and others
- excerpts from Busby Berkeley musicals
- experimental films of the 1960s by Stan Brakhage, Kenneth Anger, and others
- experimental animation by Vince Collins
- anime from Cowboy Bebop
- an episode of Star Wars: Visions
- student films by George Lucas, 1965-1969
The Lucas Museum will have its grand opening in Los Angeles on Sept. 22.
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