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8/18/2024 Update - Season 01 Episodes 1-4 and Season 00 Episodes 1-3 Released
I have completed the first 4 episodes of season 1 and 3 bonus episodes. These are based on my film edits (The Phantom Menace - Revised [https://www.reddit.com/r/fanedits/comments/1ci5ebp/the_phantom_menace_revised_release/] and Attack of the Clones - Revised [https://www.reddit.com/r/fanedits/comments/1cjrfxy/attack_of_the_clones_revised_release/]). Every episode comes with subtitles, 5.1 Surround Sound, and a custom title sequence.
S01E01 - War is Coming (40 minutes)
Description - Anakin Skywalker is torn between his duty to the Jedi Council and his love for a Republic Senator who is in danger of assassination.
Differences From Attack of the Clones - Revised - The library scene [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ENkNIOOZ4] has been deleted in favor of Yoda and the Younglings [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7NQs5mCTkg]. I think you can get away with not using the library scene in this case because it’s a pilot episode, and not a film. I also like Yoda and the Younglings because it has some fun Yoda moments. I fixed the 2 frames where Coleman Trebor’s arm clips through his robe, and I added practice lightsaber SFX. I also obviously did color grading and added film grain to match the rest of the episode.
Special Features - Alternate 5.1 Track Without Practice Lightsaber SFX, Commentary With Porkula, Commentary With Porkula and Friend
S01E02 - Beyond the Outer Rim (49 minutes)
Description - While Anakin continues to have visions of his mother suffering, Obi-Wan discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Republic.
Differences from Attack of the Clones - Revised - None
Special Features - Commentary With Porkula, Commentary With Porkula and Friend
S01E03 - Master Kenobi (39 minutes)
Description - Anakin and Padme arrive on Geonosis in an attempt to rescue Obi-Wan.
Differences from Attack of the Clones - Revised - None
Special Features - Commentary With Porkula, Commentary With Porkula and Friend
S01E04 - The Phantom Menace (83 minutes)
Description - Obi-Wan and his master Qui-Gon discover a boy who is exceptionally strong in the force.
Differences from The Phantom Menace - Revised - This episode actually starts with the arrival on Tatooine. This might sound like it doesn’t work, but Qui-Gon explains why they’re there during the dinner scene. So I think it works, and I think the opening of the film is probably the worst part of it. Similar to The Phantom Menace - Revised, I started with Hal9000’s Cloak of Deception [https://fanedit.org/star-wars-episode-i-cloak-of-deception/] (latest version this time), but I replaced most of the footage with footage from Dazman’s The Phantom Menace - Improved Edition [https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Phantom-Menace-Improved-Edition-10-years-on-the-forum-edit-Released/id/91544] because of the VFX fixes and improvements. I also added Dooku at Qui-Gon’s funeral [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4vK3uxOIE].
Special Features - Commentary With Porkula
S00E01 - The Phantom Menace - Extended Edition (86 minutes)
Description - Obi-Wan and his master Qui-Gon discover a boy who is exceptionally strong in the force.
Extended edition differences - I added back a couple of extra moments during the podrace, and the deleted Sifo-Dyas scene [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGEJwmNYFOs].
Special Features - None
S00E02 - Count Dooku (38 minutes)
Description - Count Dooku grows increasingly frustrated with the Jedi Order and their devotion to rules.
Changes - This is an edit of the 3 Tales of the Jedi episodes featuring Dooku. I cut down on some of the dramatic “stand off” moments during the first episode. I also cut it so that the door closing is what killed Yaddle. I think it works better if it’s a sudden decision made in the heat of the moment. It mirrors Anakin, and I thought the rest of the scene was kind of awkward.
Special Features - None
S00E03 - Clone Wars (56 minutes)
Description - The Clone Wars have engulfed the galaxy in a full scale war not seen for 1000 years.
Changes - This is an edit of volume 1 of the Clone Wars Micro Series. I used the upmixed 5.1 track from ADigitalMan’s Episode II.V [https://fanedit.org/star-wars-episode-ii-v-the-clone-wars/]. I cut the scenes with Luminara and Bariss on Ilum and the scenes with Kit Fisto on Mon Cala. Even though I like them in a vacuum, they would add nothing but bloat to the overall episode. I did leave the scenes with Mace Windu on Dantoine because it’s such a fan favorite moment. I also replaced the General Grievous dialog to match how he sounds in Revenge of the Sith.
Special Features - Alternate 5.1 Track With Original Grievous Voice, Commentary With Creators
There are a few ways to watch this:
The Most Polished Version (Recommended)
- S01E01 - War is Coming
- S01E02 - Beyond the Outer Rim
- S01E03 - Master Kenobi
- S01E04 - The Phantom Menace
The reason I recommend this way is because it preserves a lot of mysteries. For example, it’s made very clear that Palpatine is the sith lord in The Phantom Menace, but this isn’t really the case during S01E01 - S01E03. He seems pretty nice in the first few episodes and he plays the “peace” card several times. Seeing Dooku at Qui-Gon’s funeral is also less jarring because we’ve already been introduced to him. There’s a lot I could say about this, but I think it just re-contextualizes The Phantom Menace in a way that I really like. It adds some tragedy to moments like Anakin having to leave his mother because we know what happens because of it.
The Complete Story
- S01E01 - War is Coming
- S01E02 - Beyond the Outer Rim
- S01E03 - Master Kenobi
- S01E04 - The Phantom Menace - Extended Edition
- S00E02 - Count Dooku
- S00E03 - Clones Wars
The benefit of this order is that you get a more complete story. The Sifo-Dyas mystery is finally resolved, You get to see Dooku’s backstory, and you get to see more of the Clone Wars. The drawback is that you have to jump between live action and different animation styles. The Phantom Menace - Extended Edition also has some scenes with unfinished VFX.
The Chronological Order
- S01E04 - The Phantom Menace - Extended Edition
- S00E02 - Count Dooku
- S01E01 - War is Coming
- S01E02 - Beyond the Outer Rim
- S01E03 - Master Kenobi
- S00E03 - Clones Wars
The benefit of this order is that it’s chronological. The drawback is that the mysteries that are set up in S01E01 - S01E03 are all spoiled immediately. I would only recommend this order if you’ve already seen all of this content before.
These are all recommended watch orders, but you can obviously watch them however you want. There’s no episode numbers during the title sequences. So, you can just rename the files.
7/19/2024 Update - New Logo
Original Post
This will be an alternate, dare I say better way to watch my Star Wars edits. I think the TV format would be a good way to re-introduce some of the content that didn’t make it into my film edits. I saw that mikebailey65 did something similar, but I have a few things I would do differently. The name for this edit comes from another edit that I saw on TheFaneditNetwork, but since it got taken down, I haven’t been able to find it. It was just called “Game of Clones.” So, I’m calling mine “A Game of Clones.” This is still in the idea phase. I’ve created a couple of test episodes, but it’s not close to being done. I just wanted to post this to get some feedback/ideas.
Season 1
The first season will obviously cover the prequels, but I would like to change the order. The first 2 or 3 episodes will be Attack of the Clones - Revised (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKQaL_qYroA), but then it will flashback to The Phantom Menace for one episode. This will allow me to trim down The Phantom Menace even further, and it will allow me to include some scenes that belong in The Phantom Menace chronologically without spoiling anything for the Attack of the Clones content.
For example, this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4vK3uxOIE - based on a concept from Snooker) would be jarring if this episode was the pilot, but if we’ve already been properly introduced to Dooku, then his appearance at the end of the flashback episode would not be jarring.
The same goes for this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGEJwmNYFOs). I’m not sure if I have the skills to finish the VFX on this, but I would love to include it because it would resolve the Sifo Dyas mystery, and it would be cool to have Hiroyuki Sanada in Star Wars.
The final episodes of season 1 will obviously be Revenge of the Sith - Revised which I won’t talk about here because it’s not finished yet, and I don’t want to spoil anything.
Season 2
The second season will cover some very select pieces of content from Andor, PixelJoker95’s Kenobi - Trials of the Master (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1qBIPsW9Q), and DigModification’s The Coaxium Heist. I like Andor a lot, but the pacing is just too slow, especially in the first few episodes. Other than that, this season will be pretty heavy on Andor content. I know it technically occurs later in the timeline according to official canon, but I’m looking to recreate the Game of Thrones style where it follows multiple characters. So, I don’t want a full season of just Andor.
I don’t think Obi-Wan and Vader should meet at all between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. So, the Kenobi content will be very light, and just used to check up on him. There’s a lot I’d like to do in terms of force visions for both Obi-Wan and Yoda during their time in exile. For example, I would like to use this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6601OUxWrR8) as the opening to one of the episodes.
I think The Coaxium Heist is really fun. So, I wouldn’t change much about it, but I think it would be fun if the end of one of the episodes used this song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeMPAytL0QQ) for the credits.
Season 3
This season will cover Rogue One, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. I don’t have as much to say about this season because there’s already so many great edits of these films. I’ll probably use DigModification’s Rise of the Rebellion and Adywan’s Revisited Saga as a base.
This is my first post on this site. I mainly do YouTube, but I’ve been meaning to check it out. There’s some really great content that comes from here. So, let me know your thoughts on this idea.
