Haha, I appreciate that! Even a little nod like this that I’m on the right track is really helpful. Since this is such a HUGE project, my biggest concern is that I’ve made some key decision in an episode that the majority don’t like, which therefore turns them off to the whole thing. I don’t want to be losing people along the way and then find that when it’s complete there’re very few who enjoy this work. I’d rather put in a few extra hours (what’s a few hours on top of a thousand?) to bring it back on track if there’s something majorly offputting in here.
I see any change you make as just you executing your vision for TCW:R.
It’s true, sure, and left to my own devices I’m happy to plow on with my vision even if it’s just for an audience of one (me). But for me, Star Wars is to be shared, and I genuinely want others to be able to enjoy this hulk of a show that they might not have otherwise. So I genuinely care to collaborate with, or at the very least listen to, collective concerns.
I already know that this is a project of stages - the core (first pass), some polish I’ve been ignoring, incorporating more feedback, then stretch goal five extended episodes, stretch goal canon cut, stretch goal complete cut, stretch goal prequel movies, stretch goal music, etc etc. I’ve got to wrestle with fanedit.org at some point, and should probably make a trailer once I’ve hit final core (at least). I might not get all the way but it’s clear to me this is a living project. (Hell, maybe one day I’ll even do the episodes I’m ignoring completely, just for the real lunatics amongst you.)
(The big moment I’m excited for is when the core is finished, and you can watch TCW:R end to end. Because then people will be able to feel the flow, the tension, the character arcs in the way that I think is going to be most rewarding - for the show itself and beyond - and that’s really it’s truest test. Right now you’re just seeing individual scenes from an unfinished movie.)
Anyway, that’s a roundabout way of saying that nothing, not even my vision, is set in stone, and I’m always looking to satisfy the majority - or at least keep as many enjoying this as I can.
…But I digress. ‘No news is good news’ is the attitude I’ll take, and I shall plow on!