Kenobi: Trials Of The Master - Fanedit by PixelJoker95 — Page 3

It’s a shame that the series turned out the way it did, and even with all PixelJoker’s efforts, I find it very difficult for him to “fix” the ending of Vader’s duel with Kenobi.

The original idea for the scrapped film was much better. Vader would remain a badass, nearly killing Obi-Wan, who would have luckily escaped. Vader would think that Obi-Wan had died, but still with doubts as to whether he had survived or not, as Vader would not have seen him dead, necessarily. The best ending for both, and one that would make more sense within the chronology.

Vader was pathetic at the end of the series, and Obi-Wan was a coward.

This edit looks simply stunning! I have been following every single video you have posted on youtube from the beginning. My hype for this is higher than most official Lucasfilm releases these days! I cannot wait for the is to come out; may the force be with you Joker!

Sirius said:

It’s a shame that the series turned out the way it did, and even with all PixelJoker’s efforts, I find it very difficult for him to “fix” the ending of Vader’s duel with Kenobi.

The original idea for the scrapped film was much better. Vader would remain a badass, nearly killing Obi-Wan, who would have luckily escaped. Vader would think that Obi-Wan had died, but still with doubts as to whether he had survived or not, as Vader would not have seen him dead, necessarily. The best ending for both, and one that would make more sense within the chronology.

Vader was pathetic at the end of the series, and Obi-Wan was a coward.

I think he’s fixing in a way where there character’s are not destroyed unlike in the show.

Sirius said:

The original idea for the scrapped film was much better. Vader would remain a badass, nearly killing Obi-Wan, who would have luckily escaped. Vader would think that Obi-Wan had died, but still with doubts as to whether he had survived or not, as Vader would not have seen him dead, necessarily. The best ending for both, and one that would make more sense within the chronology.

Vader was pathetic at the end of the series, and Obi-Wan was a coward.

I liked the duel and dialogue. But I think that was something I expected on the feature films, not in a TV series. I think George Lucas went too far with Anakin as a kid on Episode I and Anakin as a jedi on episodes II and III. Episode III should feature an insanely dangerous Anakin/Darth Vader hybrid of sorts and their last meeting before Episode IV should be something akin to what they did in the series. Then it would make much more sense when they are both on the Death Star and Vader is feeling Obi-Wan’s presence.

But I think you are right, Vader should end up in the upper hand and think Obi-Wan is weak and a fool. Perhaps it can be modified in a way that it looks like Vader was somehow at an unfair disadvantage? Like… “yeah, Obi-Wan only won that match because he cheated, the old man.”

Is something that will be available to purchase on Blu-ray ?

Not complaining, but why can’t I find any mention of a release date anywhere?

I believe he said he’s hoping to have it out next month, but he never gave any guarantees.

Acbagel said:

I would expect it to come later than May for sure. Based on his discord channel we should all be prepared to wait a number of months at least.

I don’t think it will be a number of Months. It wasn’t that long ago he said he was aiming between Star Wars Celebration and May 4th. Even if it is late, I don’t think it will be multiple months late unless something unexpected came up.

GVN Interview: Pixel Joker 95 Talks Epic ‘KENOBI’ Fan Edit-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccmzP9saJ-o

Anyone heard any updates on this? I’m so stoked for it!

Acbagel said:

Lifeincontext said:

Anyone heard any updates on this? I’m so stoked for it!

PixelJoker mostly posts updates on his discord channel. Still on track for a 2023 release. He’s had a couple of work projects take priority and then took his family on a vacation so it’s been around 3 weeks since he has posted anything new, but progress is continuing and we will see it release in a few months.

I’m so glad to hear this. I didn’t hate the Kenobi series, but I am super stoked for his vision.

What most people don’t understand is that a turd can be polished. It’s a detrimental reaction to think something is wrong and therefore no progress has been made.

Find the seed, consider what it needs, and grow it to something better. PixelJoker95 has obviously spent a lot of time on this seed. And his career has shown that he’s good at this sh…stuff.

I am so excited to see this mini-series as a film.

Between this project and Acbagel’s Way of Mandalore fanedit, “This will begin to make things right. I’ve traveled too far and seen too much to ignore the despair in the fandom.” I know someone mentioned he primarily has updates on discord…anything new to report? I have been following the project on youtube and on here mainly. I am eagerly awaiting its release!

Not a whole lot on the discord that isn’t also on YouTube from what I can tell. A few extra stills.

For something that was meant to be ready in early May, I think it’s safe to assume this project will see the light of day much later than expected, if at all. It kind of reminds me when I was young and they released Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and out of nowhere came this ‘Team Gizka’ who declared they were making a The Sith Lords Restoration Project (TSLRP) and it never came to be, except for a leaked torrent. People often have more important things to do and put the project in the background till it’s forgotten.

Another example is this band from Norway that has promised to release an album years ago and all they needed were the bass lines. The bass player went to a medicine college and after 7 or 8 years, not a single bass track was recorded. The whole project is in some informatic limbo no one has access to.

When you are in the middle of a project that has an interested audience, never give people a date unless it’s seriously, really, nearly done.

I guess this fan edit is an example of that phenomenon. I’ll check back on it next year.

The guy has clearly already spent a lot of money on the project if you take a look at the behind the scenes video. I think the sunk cost fallacy will ensure we get at least something within the near future.

If nothing else I bet we’ll get a reel of the completed scenes he re-shot and did SFX for. But I’m fairly optimistic that we’ll get the completed edit, just a little later than expected.

Acbagel said:

Darth Sadifous said:

Between this project and Acbagel’s Way of Mandalore fanedit, “This will begin to make things right. I’ve traveled too far and seen too much to ignore the despair in the fandom.” I know someone mentioned he primarily has updates on discord…anything new to report? I have been following the project on youtube and on here mainly. I am eagerly awaiting its release!

This project is still very much alive, folks! Progress has been slower in June/July because PJ has taken some time off for family trips and also took on additional work responsibilities (something also wrecking my The Way of Mandalore timeline!) for the Shelby Oaks film. He has 2-3 weeks left on that film and then should be free to grind out the last chunk of work on Trials of the Master. He is already done with the large majority of VFX and has shown the currently 2 hour 20 minute workprint to some people already. There’s a TON of content that hasn’t been shown in public updates. Even so, he has this VFX left to complete: “Fortress rescue sequence, one extra Vader throne room scene, lots of removal and paint-outs and several meditation environments.” Then soundtrack work, some touch ups/review, final storyline and scene cut/placement decisions and it’ll be ready. It will be released NLT Q4 2023.

Thanks for the update Acbagel; I appreciate it! Your completed Mandalore project and this one are some of my most anticapted edits in a long time. Also, is that the Shelby Oaks film from Chris Stuckman you are referring to?