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In a 2006 interview, Lucasfilm's [[Stephen J. Sansweet|Steve Sansweet]] said that he expected that the series would be released "toward the end of the decade". He gave the time period until release to be "about 3 years."<ref>{{Cite web | author=Reedy, Stephen| year=February 15, 2006| title=INTERVIEW: EXCLUSIVE: Steve Sansweet Talks About the Upcoming Star Wars TV Shows! | format=| work=Movieweb | url=http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/90/11090.php | accessdate=2006-06-16}}</ref> A teaser image for the series was shown at [[Wikipedia:Toy Fair|Toy Fair]] 2007, advertising the next three years of ''Star Wars'': the 30th anniversary of the saga and the release of ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' in 2007 (which was pushed back to 2008), the new ''Clone Wars'' TV series in 2008, and the live-action series in 2009.<ref name="toyfair">[http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/swexperience/toyfair2007/hasbro/pages/01intro-007.html Jedi Temple Archives Toy Fair 2007]</ref><ref>[http://www.rebelscum.com/TF2007/SWtimeline.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/003443/IMG_9163.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/003443978.cfm?popup=1]</ref> Rick McCallum expected the series to be released simultaneously worldwide and to be broadcast on cable.<ref name="toche" /><ref name="Reunion2" /> Both [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] and [[Wikipedia:News Corporation|News Corp]] were rumored to have shown interest in acquiring broadcast rights for the show, with the former offering [[ABC]] and [[Wikipedia:ABC Family|ABC Family]] and the latter offering [[Wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] and [[Wikipedia:FX (TV network)|FX]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2007/08/17/are-george-lucas-and-the-walt-disney-company-getting-ready-to-expand-their-rebel-alliance.aspx|title=Are George Lucas and the Walt Disney Company getting ready to expand their (Rebel) Alliance|last=Hill|first=Jim|date=|August 27, 2007|accessdate=November 26, 2013|work=jimhillmedia.com}}</ref> Additionally, Lucas voiced his interest in distributing the series via the internet—specifically [[StarWars.com]].<ref>[http://kara.allthingsd.com/20070821/george-lucas-the-entire-d5-interview-with-walt-mossberg-and-kara-swisher/]</ref>
In a 2006 interview, Lucasfilm's [[Stephen J. Sansweet|Steve Sansweet]] said that he expected that the series would be released "toward the end of the decade". He gave the time period until release to be "about 3 years."<ref>{{Cite web | author=Reedy, Stephen| year=February 15, 2006| title=INTERVIEW: EXCLUSIVE: Steve Sansweet Talks About the Upcoming Star Wars TV Shows! | format=| work=Movieweb | url=http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/90/11090.php | accessdate=2006-06-16}}</ref> A teaser image for the series was shown at [[Wikipedia:Toy Fair|Toy Fair]] 2007, advertising the next three years of ''Star Wars'': the 30th anniversary of the saga and the release of ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' in 2007 (which was pushed back to 2008), the new ''Clone Wars'' TV series in 2008, and the live-action series in 2009.<ref name="toyfair">[http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/swexperience/toyfair2007/hasbro/pages/01intro-007.html Jedi Temple Archives Toy Fair 2007]</ref><ref>[http://www.rebelscum.com/TF2007/SWtimeline.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/003443/IMG_9163.jpg]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/003443978.cfm?popup=1]</ref> Rick McCallum expected the series to be released simultaneously worldwide and to be broadcast on cable.<ref name="toche" /><ref name="Reunion2" /> Both [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] and [[Wikipedia:News Corporation|News Corp]] were rumored to have shown interest in acquiring broadcast rights for the show, with the former offering [[ABC]] and [[Wikipedia:ABC Family|ABC Family]] and the latter offering [[Wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] and [[Wikipedia:FX (TV network)|FX]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2007/08/17/are-george-lucas-and-the-walt-disney-company-getting-ready-to-expand-their-rebel-alliance.aspx|title=Are George Lucas and the Walt Disney Company getting ready to expand their (Rebel) Alliance|last=Hill|first=Jim|date=|August 27, 2007|accessdate=November 26, 2013|work=jimhillmedia.com}}</ref> Additionally, Lucas voiced his interest in distributing the series via the internet—specifically [[StarWars.com]].<ref>[http://kara.allthingsd.com/20070821/george-lucas-the-entire-d5-interview-with-walt-mossberg-and-kara-swisher/]</ref>
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Comments from Lucasfilm employees (such as [[Sue Rostoni]] and [[Jim Ward]]) hinted that tie-ins such as spin-off books and video games were planned.<ref>[http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&start=5100]</ref><ref>[http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/member/audiocast/audio/SW_dvdpressevent_01_2005-10-07.mp3]</ref><ref>[http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/657/657048p1.html Star Wars Goes Live on the Small Screen.]</ref><ref>http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2006/id20061122_709907.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily</ref> The video game ''[[Star Wars: 1313]]'' was originally conceived as a direct tie-in to ''Underworld''. After the series was postponed in 2010 due to budget restraints, ''1313'' was altered to be its own distinct project. However, at George Lucas' request, the final game was to have reportedly still have taken inspiration from elements of ''Underworld''.<ref>[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/03/the-strange-status-of-star-wars-1313-a-hot-game-with-an-uncertain-future/ "The Strange Status Of Star Wars: 1313, A Hot Game With An Uncertain Future" - kotaku.com]</ref> At Celebration III, Lucas told audiences that if this series (along with ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') was successful, more series could follow.<ref name="C3S2" /> At Celebration Europe, McCallum explained that "One of the ideas is that we’ll have multiple series going on in about two or three years' time."<ref name="mc-ce" /> McCallum said he hoped that after the series' second or third year, a character could have his/her own spin-off series, and by the fourth or fifth year, the production staff could have at least five separate series running.<ref name="ns" /> Lucas described the series as "one show that will split into four shows, focusing on different characters."<ref>[http://tv.ign.com/articles/770/770160p2.html]</ref>
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Comments from Lucasfilm employees (such as [[Sue Rostoni]] and [[Jim Ward]]) had hinted that tie-ins such as spin-off books and video games were planned.<ref>[http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222689&start=5100]</ref><ref>{{SW|url=hyperspace/member/audiocast/audio/SW_dvdpressevent_01_2005-10-07.mp3|text=''Revenge of the Sith'' DVD press event}}</ref><ref>[http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/657/657048p1.html Star Wars Goes Live on the Small Screen.]</ref><ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2006/id20061122_709907.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily]</ref> The video game ''[[Star Wars: 1313]]'' was originally conceived as a direct tie-in to ''Underworld'',<ref name="kotaku">[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/03/the-strange-status-of-star-wars-1313-a-hot-game-with-an-uncertain-future/ "The Strange Status Of Star Wars: 1313, A Hot Game With An Uncertain Future" - kotaku.com]</ref> and the [[1313]] location was first introduced in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''.<ref>{{SW|url=explore/the-clone-wars/ep519/#!/media/commentary|text="To Catch a Jedi" featurette}}</ref> After ''Underworld'' was postponed in 2010 due to budget constraints, ''1313'' was altered to be its own distinct project. However, at George Lucas' request, the final game was to have reportedly still have taken inspiration from elements of ''Underworld''.<ref name="kotaku" />
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At 2005's Celebration III, Lucas told audiences that if this series (along with ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') was successful, more series could follow.<ref name="C3S2" /> At 2007's Celebration Europe, McCallum explained that "One of the ideas is that we’ll have multiple series going on in about two or three years' time."<ref name="mc-ce" /> McCallum said he hoped that after the series' second or third year, a character could have his/her own spin-off series, and by the fourth or fifth year, the production staff could have at least five separate series running.<ref name="ns" /> Lucas described the series as "one show that will split into four shows, focusing on different characters."<ref>[http://tv.ign.com/articles/770/770160p2.html]</ref>
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==