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- Intent: Create an idea inspired by
John Locke
- Image Credit:
- VincentiousMatthew
- Darkwire logo by
Daiya
- Canon: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Holovid | Duck
- Media Name: Darkwire Duck
- Format: Holovid (Animated Holovid)
- Distribution: Inter-Planetary
- Length: Long. Three seasons composed of 11 episodes each, with each episode running 25-33 minutes.
- Description: An animated adventure centered around a compelling anti-hero protagonist, who also happens to be an anthropomorphic duck, that was aimed at a targeted tween demographic with a tie-in toy line. The show generated controversy for its perceived parallels to real-life extremist groups, primarily Darkwire but with elements that also suggested the Ashlan Crusade.
- Author: Holoflix
- Publisher: Corellia Digital
- Reception: Mixed.
- Positive: The holovid was the #1 animated holovid on Corellia, Alderaan, and Hosnian Prime, and competed against Squib Jedi: The Next Generation for the top spot on Coruscant and Two Piece GT on Atrisia. It garnered a fan following that included teens and even some adults. The subjective presentation of moral and ethical elements, rather than a simplistic or binary view of morality, was seen as one of the show's strong points by some.
- Negative: The holovid was banned across several planets, primarily Denon. The Corporate Authorities of Denon officially condemned the production as celebrating terrorism, a cause for which led to CAD officially submitting a formal complaint regarding Corellia Digital to the Galactic Alliance Better Business Bureau. In addition, the inclusion of a corrupt Sector Ranger led to protests from law enforcement groups. Finally, as Corellia Digital was known to be owned by a former Jedi Knight, many worlds under allegiance to the Sith banned it and other Corellia Digital products out of principle, regardless of content.
Darkwire Duck was an animated holovid that aired on Corellia Digital's HoloNet streaming service. Each episode was between 25 to 33 minutes in length. The total production run was for 33 total episodes, which were organized into three seasons focused on a central story arc.
Darkwire Duck was an animated holovid that focused on an anthropomorphic duck's struggles in the fictional Syn City, which closely resembled elements of Coruscant, Denon, and Nar Shadda. Primary antagonists for the series included the mysterious Executive Steering Committee organization, with secondary story elements drawing on a corrupt Sector Ranger and a Kushiban Force User whose allegiance to an entity known as The Light was thought to be a parallel to the Ashlan Crusade. Writing for the series presented the audience with a coherent narrative that blended multiple storylines. This departed from most children's programming by presenting the show in the format of a serialized drama. With a strong anti-hero as its protagonist, moral and ethical themes were often presented as complex rather than being simplistic. This element of the show generated both praise and criticism from parent advocacy groups who either supported or opposed the show's presentation of good and evil as contextualized.
Darkwire Duck was an animated holovid series produced by Corellia Digital and released through its Holoflix subsidiary. Actual production was spread throughout the Corellian System, with the writing and storyboarding being done at Corellia Digital's offices on Talus with actual animation data being compiled on Selonia before final holoprojection at Holoflix Studios on Drall. The first episodes aired in 874 ABY. This was the first Holoflix production to have a limited release, being available only in select markets in or outside of the Alliance owing to the boycott brought by the Corporate Authorities of Denon over the series name, which they attributed to the terrorist organization also known as Darkwire.
The official Corellia Digital statement on the matter was that the name was chosen from several samples presented to test audiences, being chosen for alliteration and had no relation to a terror organization. As a result, each episode included a disclaimer that any similarity to real-life people or groups was a coincidence and that all aspects of the show were purely fictional. Despite this concession, the show was banned on Denon and several other planets. In addition, the inclusion of a corrupt Sector Ranger as one of the shows secondary antagonists served as the basis for protests from law enforcement groups inside and outside of the Alliance.
Some critics felt that Corellia Digital had chosen the name precisely for the negative publicity it would bring, which drove media reporting on a show that likely would have sailed under most journalist's sensors. To that hypothesis, Darkwire Duck had extremely high viewership upon release and managed to compete for top ratings on the worlds that it was shown on. If true, then the success of the show demonstrates a unique approach for the company, effectively weaponizing criticism to drive interest in its programming.
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