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An Index Thread for Script Writing and Re-writing…

 
An Index of just a few of the 200+ topics that have been posted in the ‘Script Writing and Re-writing’ section of the OriginalTrilogy•com down the years…
 

If you have or know of a project / thread you would like to see listed in this Index please post it below - thank you.

Please let us also know if you see any errors or broken links. 👍
 

The Index Categories are…

• Star Wars Scripts, Stories & Writing projects

• Star Wars Ideas & Discussions threads

• Other Script, Stories & Writing projects (non-Star Wars)

• Other Discussions (non-Star Wars)

• Miscellaneous

 

A polite request: That fan editors & preservationists keep their project threads (and thread titles) updated as to their status - whether their project is in the… ‘Planning’ or ‘Idea’ stages, if any ‘Help Needed’ is required, is a ‘Work In Progress (WIP)’, or hopefully ‘Finished’ & ‘Released’ - or even unfortunately ‘Unfinished’, ‘Cancelled’ or ‘On Hiatus’ etc.
 

If you’d like your project added to this Index please post a link to it below - along with which category it belongs in & its current status.

 

 

 

Star Wars Scripts, Stories & Writing projects:-

 

Projects set before The Prequel Trilogy era (KOTOR to The High Republic era etc)…

 
Jedi Dark, Jedi Bright - by DuracellEnergizer

Nar Shaddaa Noir: Blush Response [Complete] - by Harrold Andraste

Bastila Shan - by Harrold Andraste

Separate KOTOR from Tales of the Jedi - by darklordoftech

The Mandalorian Wars / Revan Origin Story Fan Fic (SCRIPT) - by LoreFreak

Rewriting “Star Wars: The Old Republic” - by Darth Malgus

Palpatine - You’re gonna go far kid - by Anakin Starkiller

 

Prequel Trilogy…

 
A Thousand Generations: The Star Wars Prequel Mini-Series - by AveKender

Because I’m a big geek: another rewrite - by Rebel Scumb (2004 thread - re The Phantom Menace)

CWBorne’s Prequel Treatment Omnibus Thread (Current Work: Revisions & Edits) - by CWBorne

Prequels SE - I Spent 10 Years Rewriting the Prequels to Match the OT | “Prequels SE” - by SigmaEcho

What if The Prequels were based on the Pre-PT EU and were more “OT Accurate”? - by DarthStarkiller1234

Star Wars prequels based on the old drafts of George Lucas and the old Expanded Universe - Outline - by DarthStarkiller1234

My Star Wars prequels rewrite - Using Lucas’ original drafts, Expanded Universe and more - by DarthStarkiller1234

An alternative take on the Star Wars prequels based on the old Expanded Universe - by DarthStarkiller1234

My Star Wars Prequels rewrite based on the Pre-PT EU, old concepts of Lucas, Dune and more. Part 1: Legacy of the Jedi - by DarthStarkiller1234

Star Wars: The Dark Times - by Wannabe Scholar

Under Darkened Skies (a cancelled and forgotten PT idea) - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars: Episode I - The Beginning (AKA DuracellEnergizer’s Take On TPM) - by DuracellEnergizer

Star Wars: The New Dawn (The First Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) - by DuracellEnergizer

The Nabu Trilogy: Episode I – Players and Pawns ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer

Star Wars: Knight of the Empire (The Second Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) CANCELLED - by DuracellEnergizer

Star Wars: Knight of the Empire – Revamped Edition COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer

Star Wars: A Lost Hope (The Final Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) - by DuracellEnergizer

The Star Wars Prequels rewritten - The Phantom Menace - by Nick777

The Star Wars Prequels rewritten - Rise Of The Dark Lord - by Nick777

Prequel Rewrites - by Swiftbow

Star Wars: The New Universe - by Darth Malgus

A Less Radical Sketch of a Prequel Rewrite - by SparkySywer

What If: The Separatists Won the Clone Wars? - by OutboundFlight

Episode I: Knights of the Republic [Nepheronia Studios] - by Nepheronia

Star Wars Episode 1: The Old Order - by danaan

Star Wars Episode 1: A False Dawn - by carlhollywood

Episode I: Herald of Fury - by starwarsanv

Episode I: A True Knight - by Frey

STAR WARS: Episode One. Also known as Greenpenguino’s best Star wars script, EVA!!! - by greenpenguino

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace re-written - by Darth Giacomo

The Clone Menace - by Frey

mPT - Episode 1 Draft - by xhonzi

Rise of the Witch, The Dark Times Begin, and A New Order - by McFlabbergasty

In the Age of the Jedi - McFlabbergasty

EatonB’s Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Re-Write - by EatonB

Shroud of the Empire: A Star Wars Fanfilm - by Dyland

The Second Clone War - by McFlabbergasty

Star Wars Episode III: Broken Forces - by CWBorne

Revenge of the Sith (rewrited) - by Jedi1

A simple change to make Revenge Of The Sith better - by VegetableMan

Star Wars: Empire’s Prey (An Audio Drama) Looking for people with voices - by BloodnoseThePirate

My Prequel Treatments - by TheBoost

Somewhere in an alternate dimension where the Prequels are good… - by FarinaArtist

 

Original Trilogy…

 
Rewriting the OT - What would you do? - by Wannabe Scholar

Faraday Junior’s Star Wars: A New Hope | The Empire Strikes Back | Return of the Jedi - by CaptainFaraday (though really written by CaptainFaraday Jnr!)

STAR WARS: The Oncoming Storm - by greenpenguino

The Stars of Wrath - by Reegar

ROTJ Manga Edit - by Reegar

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Divergent Edition) COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer

The Force Conquers All - [Completed Short Story/ROTJ Reimagining] - by Reegar

Return Of The Jedi new scene - by LordZerome1080

Return of the Jedi: No Sister - by AveKender

Punching Up ROTJ - by AveKender

Let’s fix Return of the Jedi - A brief outline - by JemLalux

ROTJ Rewrite Treatment - by Space Medievalist

The First Victory against the Evil Galactic Empire… - by NeverarGreat (a Rogue One re-imagining)

 

Sequel Trilogy…

 
Star Wars Episode VI Rewrite - by Farina Artist

Revenge of the True Sith - by darklordoftech

Star Wars: Death of the Author - by SparkySywer

BillionaireHobo’s Sequel Trilogy and more - by BillionaireHobo287

STAR WARS - The sequel trilogy - by Eidolon

An alternative and radical idea to rewrite the Sequel Trilogy - by Darth Malgus

STAR WARS EPISODE VII - JEDI DAWN - by NeverarGreat

SW: Birthright (A TFA AU) - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars Episode VII: The Search for Skywalker - by FarinaArtist

“What If Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was Awesome” (Script Conversion Project) - by Jar Jar Bricks

Episode VIII Rewrite Outline - by LegendOfPokemon

Palpatine’s Return - The Missing Flashback of TRoS - by Anakin Skywalker

Nev’s Episode IX Reimagined - by NeverarGreat

Another Episode IX Rewrite - by majoras_wrath

STAR WARS Episode IX: Duel of the Fates Re-Write 2nd Draft - by AD576

EPISODE IX: THE LIGHT RISES - by CaptainFaraday

Episode IX: THE SHATTERED SWORD - DETAILED SUMMARY COMPLETE - by NeverarGreat

THE RISE OF SKYWALKER: THE TEAM DALE REWRITE - by Cadavra

The Final Steps: a movie-length epilogue to TROS featuring Rey searching for Ben’s ghost, Finn character development… - by KumoNin

Star Wars: Episode IX - Resolution of the Light - by Kestrel

 

Saga Projects, Crossovers, Retellings, Alternative Universes, and Miscellaneous…

 
The Star Wars - Star Wars Retold - by stickydixon

Star Wars: Episode ΑΩ – A Certain Point of View (A 9-in-1 Rewrite) - by DuracellEnergizer

Flickering Swords: A Strange Star Wars AU Fanfic - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars: The Complete Screenplay - by Tack

Star Wars: The New Universe - by Darth Malgus

My Star Wars Rewrites - by Space Medievalist

Another Fan-Fic (My sincerest apologies to starkiller) - SW crossover - by skyman8081

Star Wars audio-drama pitch - by TheBoost

Ahsoka re-write - by jmarso1

 

 

 

Star Wars Ideas & Discussions threads:-

 

Prequel Trilogy Ideas…

 
Alternative Prequel Ideas - by Darth Lucas

Random PT ideas - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars Prequels Rewrite Ideas - by Storminator

The prequels according to the pre-1999 EU - by darklordoftech

Another drop in the ocean of prequels rewritings - by VegetableMan

How to get around the 3-episode prequel limit - by Voss Caltrez

The Prequels as Envisioned by the (Pre-PT) Expanded Universe - by DuracellEnergizer

What were your original expectations for the PT? - by Starboy

PREQUELS ENVISIONED BY BIG BOSS_92 - by Big Boss_92

How did you envision the prequels? - by JennyS1138

How would you have done the Prequel Trilogy? - by Asteroid-Man

Remake the Prequels - by Darth Lucas

How would YOU re-do the prequels? - by James teh OG

What could have made the PT better? - by bkev

Prequel total rewrites…? - by xhonzi

In light of the “Plagueis” novel, how would you rewrite the prequels? - by Weezer12

What did the PT need? - by vote_for_palpatine

Putting The Original-Original Trilogy’s Prequel Story together - by Hunter6

The prequels that could have been - by Judge

A Modern Re-Intepretation of Star Wars - by Tack

My Crazy Prequel Idea - by Space Medievalist

Star Wars prequels as a time travel story? - by Darth Lucas

Do you think the PT will ever be remade that gives justice to the series? - by Janskeet

Hypothetical: What would you KEEP? - by vote_for_palpatine

 

Prequel Trilogy era

 
Prequel Rewriters - Questions to think about - by xhonzi

What if “Star Wars: Episode I” Was Good? (video) - by Tobar

A prequel based on this one idea (AN EXERCISE) - by Wannabe Scholar

Stuck between two ideas my my TPM re-write - by liamnotneeson

Should I Write Episode Two First? - by AveKender

The Definitive PT Rewrite - by Wannabe Scholar

Anakin, Father of the Empire - A More Intellectual Prequel Series - by stickydixon

Causes of the Clone Wars - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Belated Media version) - How to do it? - by Wannabe Scholar

Anakin the Nameless - by Frey

Light Side Divided - by Frey

Weird Idea but maybe it will work - Anakin and Darth were two separate people - by Space Medievalist

Why the prequels shouldn’t be about Anakin and Obi Wan - by BillionaireHobo287

Obi-Wan or Anakin? - by Wannabe Scholar

Why Anakin should have been 20 years old in TPM - by CO

One of the flaws with Anakin turning to the darkside… - by Janskeet

Fall to the Dark Side? - by xhonzi

The Darth Vader/Anakin reveal - by Johannus

The Jedi Council not existing, or being total d*cks? - by liamnotneeson

How to incorporate Kiber crystals in a PT? - by Nepheronia

What is your take on PT villains? - by McFlabbergasty

I cannot disobey my master - by xhonzi

The Sith rooted in Naboo culture? - by darthlordoftech

Obi-Wan = OB-1? - by Wannabe Scholar

The Dying Torch: A Retelling of the Prequel Trilogy - by Wannabe Scholar (discontinued project - for info only)

Star Wars Infinities and What it could mean to the Prequels - by xhonzi

Need help with a Star Wars Infinities idea! - by Wannabe Scholar

Fan-made prequel remakes, not so far fetched? - by gobalicious

 

Original Trilogy era…

 
Do you find it tough to write in the style and structure of Star Wars OT stories - by nick777

Rewriting the OT, only using SW77 and Lucas’ original ideas - by Wannabe Scholar

If ANH was the only film - by darklordoftech

My Idea for a SW Show set between RotJ and TFA - by Wannabe Scholar

He Didn’t Hold With Your Father’s Ideals - by Frey

Had an idea for the EP.IV ANH Jabba the Hutt scene. - by red5-626

Keep Palpatine’s death by Vader a surprise until the ending of ROTJ - by Frey

How would you do Return of the Jedi? - by gobalicious

How would you have done ROTJ? - by Asteroid-Man

What Would’ve Gary Kurtz’s Version of ROTJ looked like? - by FarinaArtist

Conclude the Original Trilogy differently - by Anakin Skywalker

Tales of the Jedi rewrite idea - by darklordoftech

Pitching a SW Show set between ROTJ and TFA - by Wannabe Scholar

 

Sequel Trilogy era…

 
Random Sequel Trilogy Ideas - by Farina Artist

Star Wars Sequel Trilogy - Rewrites & Ideas Discussion Thread - by TestingOutTheTest

If you were a fan in the 1980s, what did you imagine for Episodes VII, VIII, and IX villains? - by darklordoftech

What if the Sequel Trilogy was made in the 1990s? REWRITE - by FarinaArtist

Rewriting the SW Sequels to fit the EU - by Wannabe Scholar

A Post-ROTJ Trilogy: What’s To Come for the Big Three, And More - by McFlabbergasty

Star Wars 7-9 Screenplay in the works here? - by obikal

SPOILERS Rewrite The Force Awakens - by StarChewyWar

Rewriting VII using rejected production ideas - by rocknroll41

Rewritten Crawl for The Force Awakens (Spoilers) - by NeverarGreat

This Snoke Theory is Wrong - by NeverarGreat

Episode VIII Rewrite Outline - by LegendOfPokemon

BillionaireHobo’s Episode 8 story outline - by BillionaireHobo287

What The Last Jedi should’ve been/could’ve been. - by ForceGhostRecon

Episode 9: Title Crawl - by WildngPower8

The Rise of Skywalker - Rewrite Discussion Thread - by RogueLeader

The Sequels - George’s Original Trilogy - by ShamanWhill

 

Saga Threads & Future Releases…

 
The Star Wars Saga – Streamlined - by DuracellEnergizer

What if… no prequel trilogy or, no sequel trilogy? Just the EU? - by Wannabe Scholar

Saga Remake - by thejediknighthusezni

Saga Rewrites - by GrandMaster88

Outlines for remakes of the nine Star Wars saga films - by FreezingTNT2

Would like to write my own STAR WARS saga, would like info and guidance - by Linki

The Star Wars 12 Movie Saga Project (Need feedback desperately) - by Space Medievalist

How I would have done Star Wars - by Space Medievalist

My Godfather-Esque Star Wars Saga - by Space Medievalist

Fourth trilogy pitch - by Lord Tobias

SW: Beyond Trilogy (Episodes X, XI, and XII) - by Wannabe Scholar

Star Wars fanfic ideas (up for adoption) - by Wannabe Scholar

 

Animation Threads…

 
Re-Writing “Rebels” - by DuracellEnergizer

Rewriting Prequels for TCW - by Wannabe Scholar

Reimagining Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - by Wannabe Scholar (2020 thread)

Star Wars prequel comic - by mrbenja0618

STAR WARS Movies Animated - by kahluadarkj

 

The Universe Of Star Wars…

 
What If? Canon-Divergent Story Ideas Thread - by Ed Slushie

What if… no prequel trilogy or, no sequel trilogy? Just the EU? - by Wannabe Scholar

How would you combine the best parts of the Star Wars franchise into one LOTR-style trilogy? - by Ed Slushie

Force sensitivity: Can it be “acquired”? - by Frey

How would you have explained where Palpatine learned to use The Force? - by darklordoftech

Space War, Hyperspace, Fuel, etc… How it all works (or doesn’t) - by xhonzi

Jedi Recruitment and Jurisdiction - by Frey

The Force in your PT - by Wannabe Scholar

Your images of Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader and others in your Prequel Interpretations - by Star Wars Purist

Starships in your OT prequels - by Nepheronia

How to make the disfigurement of Palpatine’s face? - by CRHomer

How would you have explained where Palpatine learned to use The Force? - by darklordoftech

Nick name for little orphan Ani - by xhonzi

Adapting Seven Samurai as a Prequel Idea - by xhonzi

Pierre Menard as He Pertains to the Foundational Star Wars Tale - by NeverarGreat

Mythos - Mid-Eighties to Mid-Nineties - by joelwatts

DuracellEnergizer’s Ultimate Miscellaneous SW Fanfic Brainstorming/World-Building Thread - by DuracellEnergizer

Reconstructing the prequels from what was implied in the original trilogy - by jollyreaper

Using Elements Missed from the PT - by Wannabe Scholar

“The Star Wars” Scripts and Drafts - Adapting to new films - by DarthPhilosopher

Ways to Do the Prequels with No Spoilers for the OT - by RicOlie_2

The Crawl - by mrebo

What sources to use? - by Wannabe Scholar

The Star Wars Saga: As Presented by a Text-Filling AI - by StarkillerAG

The Fanfiction Request Thread - by Darth Malgus

 

 

 

Other Script, Stories & Writing projects (non-Star Wars):-

 

The Superman Trilogy, Part I: The Last Son of Krypton - by DuracellEnergizer

THE MAN OF TOMORROW: suspiciouscoffee’s take on Superman - by suspiciouscoffee

Star Trek: The Divergent Series (Ep. 1-1: “These Are the Adventures …”) COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer

Batman - Dixon’s Imaginary Perfect Batman Film - by stickydixon

Batman: Oath Sworn - A Completed Batman Novel - by stickydixon

Batman Aeternum: Oath Sworn (A Work In Progress Novel) - by stickydixon

Moldman: a short film - by Dek Rollins

Terminator: Annihilation - by NeverarGreat

An Alien Burned the Church (working title) - by suspiciouscoffee

The Legend of Aáng (An Avatar: The Last Airbender Film Screenplay) - by Tack

The Secret of NIMH 3 - by Pennsylvania Jones

Frankenlove (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Modern Prometheus) - by DuracellEnergizer

Necropolis (An Original Story) - by DuracellEnergizer

The Skull A loose adaptation of a story by Philip K. Dick - by suspiciouscoffee

Jurassic World (2015): Retold and Rewritten - by NickRome

X-COM Chronicles: Citadel of the Dragon - by McFlabbergasty

Crouching Tiger and Passion of the Christ totally transmogrified - by ssj

Monkeys (An ORIGINAL Story) - by DuracellEnergizer

Stargate Reimagined: Part I COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer

Stargate Reimagined: Part II ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer

Friday the 13th: Chapter I ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beautiful Dream ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer

13 O’Clock (An Original Story) CANCELLED(?) - by DuracellEnergizer

13 O’Clock (Daylight Savings Time Edition) - by DuracellEnergizer

MEMORY - Dixon’s Novel Based on Alien (1979) - by stickydixon

Chrono Club (Original Story) - by Anakin Starkiller

my new scifi story gallery! - by Darth Chaltab

 

 

 

Other Discussions (non-Star Wars):-

 

What stories/intellectual properties (other than Star Wars) would you like to retell/rewrite? - by Wannabe Scholar (2019)

What other, non-SW stories do you want to write/tell? - by Wannabe Scholar (2020)

Short Stories and Flash Fiction (sorry, not scripts) - by suspiciouscoffee

Dear Superman - an idea I had for a comic - by suspiciouscoffee

My idea for Terminator 6 - by rocknroll41

ORIGINAL IDEA: “Untitled Moon Landing” - Comedy - by doubleofive

ALIENATION: AN ALIEN 3 REBOOT - by thejediknighthusezni

A L I E N I I I - by McFlabbergasty

Remnant of Glory:A Space Western similar to Star Wars that i’m writing - by Space Medievalist

The War on Godzilla - by Frey

Jurassic World Reconsidered - by thejediknighthusezni

Random non-SW story ideas - by Wannabe Scholar

Some Random Ideas for a New, Original Sci-Fi Universe - by Spartacus01

 

 

 

Miscellaneous:-

 

General Writing, Illustration, and Publishing Thread - by NeverarGreat

Scriptwriting Random Thoughts - by thejediknighthusezni

How to write stories - by xhonzi

Need help with a name… - by danaan

The ALL FAKE Star Wars Betamax extras thread - by Bingowings

BBC Writers’ Room - Scriptwriting Essentials page

Screenwriting.info - a screenwriting guide

How to Write Movie Scripts - a wikihow guide

Screenplay Format Guide guide from storysense.com

Star Wars Film Scripts: Starkiller - The Jedi Bendu Script Site - with various drafts of all the Star Wars film scripts

IMSDB.com - alternative site for Star Wars scripts (and many other films)

An OriginalTrilogy.com timeline thread - a history of the site and why & how it came to be…

 

 


 

 

If you know of a thread that you’d like to include in this Index (and it is likely some quality projects or intriguing discussion threads that have fallen through the cracks for inclusion so far) please post them in here - thank you.

 

Last updated: Tuesday 1st October, 2024. (by oojason)

 

Links to the Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within, plus About & Help sections.

A link to the How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - some info & replies to members’ FAQs thread, in General Assistance.

A link to ‘Where is the site Search Bar? / How to search for projects, information, or discussion threads on OriginalTrilogy.com’.

Links to the OT.com Forum Rules and Guidelines & Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ threads, in Announcements.

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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A space for announcements or more categories etc; if needed in the future…

 


 

Harmy has put up a video on youtube - just to remind everyone that Fan Edits must never be bought or sold:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwKZHv4OS0 - a 4 minute video at the Harmy Despecialized youtuhe channel.

 

Personally, as a member here, I’d encourage everyone to watch it and upvote that video.

 

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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A great section of the site. I am very much looking forward to reading some of the many interesting stories on here 😃

Thank you.