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Oh ok. I said "so his story ends..." in my previous post and you didn't correct me, so I figured that must be it.

I did say she didn’t die but yah, could’ve been clearer. If THAT was the actual ENDing ending, I def wouldn’t be so happy with that script haha. I like downer endings for certain stories but SW is not that story.

I only skimmed those comics, but the one thing that actually does look better is Rey having the dual lightsaber. I'm still mad she didn't actually have it in Ep IX.

Anyone watching The Bad Batch? Second episode dropped today and the first was pretty darn good. I had no real interest in this particular show (I’m over the clone schtick tbh) but the plot they’re building is actually pretty interesting.

theJaw wrote:

I'm interested in it. Is it watchable without having to watch the Clone Wars show? I have 0 desire to watch that

@Kommie yeah I’d say it is as long as you have some knowledge of Order 66 and that whole situation, which anyone who’s seen the movies should.

I’ve seen very few episodes of Clone Wars myself, I wasn’t huge into it, and I was fine keeping up. There’s probably little easter eggs that I didn’t catch but nothing plot-breaking. There’s also an appearance made by the younger version of a character from Rebels (which I did watch), but if I didn’t know exactly who it was it wouldn’t have mattered - his appearance doesn’t require any previous knowledge in order to get what’s going on.

I’d say give it a go if you think it looks up your alley.

theJaw wrote:

Just actually watched it on the 4th. I kind of want to watch The Clone Wars again... but I did enjoy this.

Also watched Star Wars Biomes.... it got me wanting a Planet Earth style of show but with the main Star Wars planets.

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Just stumbled upon this photo and never really put this together. It puts the calm look Obi Wan gets when he lets Darth Vader strike him down into a whole new context. He sees Luke and Leia, and realizes that he has completed his job: he protected Luke until he began to realize his own destiny, thus setting in motion what would ultimately save the galaxy. Luke being reunited with his sister was proof of that, so he felt at peace letting his guard down and leaving the mortal plane to finally become one with the Force.

Who knows if Lucas had envisioned this when writing that scene in A New Hope (I sorta doubt it) and who knows if he included Obi Wan in Episode III's birth scene in order to create that context (also sorta doubt it), but it works out real well either way.

Lol never even considered that

I want to believe but don’t give Lucas that much credit

theJaw wrote:

Not like they could really kill anyone though with their aim.

For anyone who was interested when I posted about this a while back, the fan comic adaptation of Colin Trevorrow's Episode IX script "Duel of the Fates" has been completed, full color: http://awinegarner.squarespace.com/duel-of-the-fat...

Just reread it now that it's finished. Such a great story, and wraps up the entire saga in such a wonderful way. If anyone is looking for an alternate Episode IX, or are at all interested in what was planned prior to Abrams being rehired on the film, I definitely recommend reading this comic.

Not an attempted slight toward The Rise of Skywalker, my thoughts on that movie are well-established, just appreciation of a story I enjoyed a bit more than what we got in the official movie.

Posting this for the sheer absurdity of it.

My previous comment up above talked about the comic adaptation of the original Episode IX script....

Now I present you with a full-length adaptation of it using.... action figures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIo4aqyhUHQ

The lengths some people will go to haha

Obi-Wan series:

I'm freaking stoked over this. He's one of the best characters in Star Wars. It's pretty clear they are going to have him fight Vader again, but I really hope to see him helping people and just being a good dude. I'm also sure that Vader won't be on Tatooine so we'll get some different scenery thankfully.

Obi-Wan has a nice surprise for music fans....

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/john-williams-...

Nice!

Grenadier wrote:

That's like half of why I'll be watching haha

That show has got to be better than Boba Fett though, really hope they do Obi Wan justice.

Figured I'd re-open the thread since Kenobi drops on Friday and Star Wars Celebration starts tomorrow & lasts until Sunday. Obviously not going, but I'm pretty pumped about Celebration. SW has been pretty top notch since moving to streaming TV & focusing more on comics/books (except for half of Boba Fett), so I'm excited to see what they reveal.

For Celebration, I predict:
-Taika Waititi's SW movie announcement
-Andor trailer
-Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen appearances
-Cast announcement for The Acolyte show

I'm excited for Kenobi, but it's going to be a bit before I'm able to watch it. I want to watch the Boba Fett show first (I know it's not required, I just want to, since it came out first). Also, we're trying to finish re-watching S1-S3 of Stranger Things before we watch S4, and we're already going to be a few days late on that.

It's definite that Taika is directing a SW movie, we just don't know what exactly it will be yet, right?

Scott wrote:

Well Lucasfilm has a history of replacing directors but Taika is so popular that they just can't this time. So, yah, he's confirmed but the actual movie itself is unknown so far. Would be wonderful to find out what he's doing during Celebration.

For those interested, here's the YouTube link for the Celebration live stream. Starts at 3:30 eastern. It says it's the "complete Celebration day 1" but of course it starts immediately after the Lucasfilm Showcase, which is likely where all the most important stuff will be revealed/discussed. No idea why they chose to do that but whatev I suppose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swclPDFHKNk

They basically redid it all for the live stream. Sounded like they basically had the guests do the panel, and turn around and do it again for the stream and the fans in that room.

Yah I was keeping up. The Andor trailer looks way better than I expected but otherwise it was sort of nothing.

Obi-Wan Kenobi drops tomorrow.

First 2 episodes of Kenobi dropped 3 hours early, it’s out on Disney+ right now. Watching the first ep now & going to a watch gathering tomorrow to watch both. Happy to be excited for Star Wars again (pls be better than Episode IX & Book of Boba Fett).

Even after just those 2 episodes, Obi Wan Kenobi is already EASILY my favorite of the Star Wars Disney+ shows. Great stuff, can't wait for the next 4.

Fuuck yah. So pumped. Not a gameplay trailer, but I've been waiting for a sequel to Fallen Order since I beat that game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkdkVade36s

Replacement video from official EA Star Wars feed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HLDaBGdnLc&ab_cha...

I'm a fan of Kenobi so far. Only a minor quibble about the minor actors in Disney+ all having the same tone.

Also, Andor trailer put that at the top of my anticipated projects.

I didn't really rub up against the actors in Kenobi so far. I know Kumail Nanjiani seemed a bit out of place because he was literally just playing the same character he would in any project, but even then I didn't really mind it too hard. I liked the character's heroism at the end of the second episode, honestly. My biggest complaint is the pacing of Episode 2, and how long the "Leia runs away" shtick lasted. To be honest, I don't really understand Leia's motivation to run away in the first place, but I can chalk that up to her being young and naive, not understanding the actual situation.

But yah, Andor's trailer over-delivered big time. What was originally my least anticipated SW show, is suddenly right up there at the top. It looks great. Here's hoping it delivers an actually-good narrative and they didn't just pluck all the best shots for the teaser.

Kenobi has been great so far. I loved ep 3. I especially loved that they still had JEJ voicing Vader. I remember thinking the voice for Vader in Rogue One seemed frail...like JEJ's voice had got weak with age, but he was prefect in this one. It also feels cooler just KNOWING that Hayden Christensen is in the suit. The fight was fantastic too. Vader feels so powerful and Obi-Wan feels like a guy completely out of practice and overpowered.

My one quibble. I wish they used the Imperial March for Vader. I know John Williams music is not used for the shows, but it definitely felt like a lost opportunity. They spared no expense for these shows. Just pay the man and use his masterpiece.

@bonham2 They could totally still use Williams’ music, I think it’s more of a decision not to, but yah it would’ve been nice to hear. Maybe they’re saving it for the finale or something.

Williams actually scored the Kenobi show’s theme song, but the rest of the show is being scored by Natalie Holt.

Jedi Survivor trailer dropped at the Game Awards. I am fudging READY for this game, looks as great as the first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRaobDJjiec

I'm so behind on Star Wars games. I really need to start fitting them in.

Scott wrote:

Fallen Order is definitely worth your time if you haven't played it yet.

That's the main one I want to play, but I haven't even played the Battlefront games and kinda want to check those out first.

Yeah I'm gonna be a naysayers with JFO. It was so janky and forgettable. No interest in this new one.

The first one had parts that I enjoyed, but the map was the worst of any game I've ever played. I still haven't finished the platinum, because it's so easy to get lost trying to find all of the collectibles.

I didn't notice JFO being janky or anything like that, I really loved the mechanics and the lightsaber combat is the best of any SW game yet imo.

I CAN see the map criticism I suppose. I mean, I had no trouble with it, but I wish it was generally a bit more "open world" and not as linear as it was. Traveling to new planets should seem like TRAVELING TO NEW PLANETS, not "traveling to one specific, very small area of a planet".