On a personal note, thinking back over my long history jacking around with this set of particular movies, I really feel like it’s time to stop. I can’t keep doing this and the obsession needs to end.
I’m going to see this project through, and give it as good a release as we can. I’ll even hold out in order to release an alternate ‘Rey Nobody’ cut.
But once it gets laid in place, there will probably not be a V2. Any and everyone will be more than welcome to take it and run with it to tweak and do with what they please. I’ll put out a lossless audio export and all.
But I have to make a decisive break with this when this is over. Otherwise I’ll see imperfections and be tempted to get sucked back into it. It served a purpose earlier in my life that was helpful, then I went back to it to do it right in 2013, and I’ve been pretty focused since. The prequels have been given several passes, the OT is about as reasonably good as I ever thought they’d be, TFA is wonderful, TLJ is nice, and TROS will be more fun. There will always be unfortunate aspects of them, imperfections, and issues. But I need to let go of them and let them lay.
I thank you all again for continuing to make this last hurrah surprisingly fun, but that’s what it’s going to be.
I’ve, like, never posted here except to ask where to find copies of fanedits before, and I just wanted to thank you for all the work you’ve put in to your edits. I was introduced to fanedits with your cut of RotS back in 2015, which I stumbled upon by complete accident. I’ve enjoyed speculating about and brainstorming for and following fanedits ever since, even if I never really engaged with the community.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Hal. You’ve changed my life in a small but significant way.
If you’re still looking for voices for the big fleet, I’d love to contribute. I’ve also toyed around with adding an instrumental, John Williams composed (but slowed slightly down to fit the slower pace of the duel) version of Duel of the Fates to the Death Star II duel, if that idea hasn’t been completely discarded.