Darth Sadifous

Hey Acbagel, I am looking forward to the revised Book 5 and the eventual release of Book 6. Also, I would not mind a standalone book of Dr. Perishing’s arc if that is in the cards.

As for cutting Moff Gideon’s clone plot from the final, I would be down for that. However, I am cautious of this approach as this plot point could play into the announced Mandalorian movie. I believe Giancarlo Esposito even playfully eluded to this possibility in a fairly recent interview when asked if he could return. Just something to think about, but you could always alter down the road if it does indeed influence the upcoming 2026 film. I can’t wait to see what you have been cooking. Take care for now and may the force be with you!

I will be looking forward to watching an updated Book 5 whenever it reaches completion. I too was disappointed with Tales of the Empire after really enjoying Tales of the Jedi. I honestly liked the Morgan Elsbeth arc more than the Bariss arc which was surprising. The final two episodes were a real letdown. However, I understand not wanting to bog down this thread discussing another show. That said, I guess we will find out about The Acolyte later tonight. I do not have the highest hopes, but fingers crossed I am pleasantly surprised.

Acbagel said:

Darth Sadifous said:

Hey Acbagel, how are you enjoyed bad batch? Have you done anymore tinkering with the final book yet or taking a needed pause to recharge? By all mean take your time, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I can’t wait for the final book this series (at least for now)!

Hey Darth! I did have a little bit of a break, took the family on vacation, had a huge event at work, and then have been working on two editing side projects as well (one relates to The Way of Mandalore and I’ll announce below). I also did indeed watch all of Season 2 and Season 3 of The Bad Batch + Tales of the Empire over the last three weeks, so that was a lot of spare time consumed but I like to stay relatively up to date with ongoing Star Wars stories. To be honest, I thought The Bad Batch peaked in Season 2 Episodes 7/8, the senate ones about the clone conspiracies. End of Season 2 was great as well, but I thought Season 3 went absolutely nowhere and didn’t wrap up any of the plots I was most interested in (Project Necromancer, the developments in the senate, the Clone Rebellions, Rex/Cody/Wolffe etc). So I was quite let down by the conclusion and ended up feeling like the whole series is a little bit pointless. I didn’t connect with the Batch or Omega at all, so I know they got a good story together but I thought they were by far the least interesting part of the series. Oh well, still might try to complete a movie edit one day…

So Book 6 update, I have spent a few hours going through Act 3 which is the battle on Mandalore. It’s not good, there was a lot of criticism about the nonsense structure of the base, starfighters completely disappearing, and very poor pacing, but some of the scenes are well made too (jet pack battle comes to mind). It’s been a lot to sift through looking for solutions. The first 2 hours of the movie are pretty much ready for a final polish check, but that last hour of the film is still a doozy to work out. I could release Book 5 updated right now, but I am somewhat worried I am going to have some idea in Book 6 that makes me need some scene from Book 5 or at least make me need to change a line or two so I’ve just been sitting on it… I might just drop it though as I’m still at least a month+ away from Book 6.

I could not agree more regarding your assessment of the Bad Batch series. It basically is the anti Mandalorian. It intially presented a larger scope beyond clone force 99 with exploration of Project Necromancer, the developments in the senate, the Clone Rebellions, Rex/Cody/Wolffe, etc. and then opted for a more narrow, intimate final season. I cannot help, but wonder if things changed behind the scenes between season two and three much like we speculate things changed between season two and three of mandalorian to warrant this pivot. I thought at least they were setting up Ventress to guide the escaped children through “the path” established in Kenobi and pair her back up with Vos. I guess time will tell.

I know I would like to personally see a “completed” book five while you tinker with book six if you don’t mind. I think we all understand it may not be the final “product”. However, release things when you are ready and let us know if you need any suggestions in terms of structure or what not for book six. Anyways enjoy the rest of your weekend and may the force be with you!

PS: What did you think of Tales of the Jedi/ Empire?

Hey Acbagel, how are you enjoyed bad batch? Have you done anymore tinkering with the final book yet or taking a needed pause to recharge? By all mean take your time, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I can’t wait for the final book this series (at least for now)!

Jar Jar you are an AI audio maestro! Great Job!

I saw the addition of “Rex” in RotJ too. I think it is pretty subtle, but is a nice easter egg. I would not mind at all if this made it into REVISITED EDITION edit.

I’m just glad to know I am not the only one that found that matte background kind of wonky during Han and Lando’s dialogue exchange. Diverging a bit, but has Ady ever indicated how the Boba “death” may be altered or if his fate in Book of Boba Fett would be taking into consideration moving forward with this edit? I know that series was not the most popular and I never liked how Boba’s “downfall” was handled in RotJ. I just don’t know if there is happy medium where his “demise” in RotJ can be fixed, but he still ends up emerging from the sarlacc like in the beginning of that show.

I like what you are doing with Boba, trying to integrate him into season three. The audio exchange isn’t completely there yet, but I definetly see what you are going for. I think less may be more. It seems a little too wordy as I know you are trying to sell the new plot through dialogue and insert in some legend’s material. Also, I would let the subtitles for the mando language stay on screen for slighly longer, they are a bit abrupt.

“Sorry, I can’t join you (just) yet. The Hutts are (already) showing interest in my territory. But I will be there when you need me.”

"Check again for a ping from Skywalker('s acedemy on Ossus).

Honestly, my number one ask is to replace that matte painting shot when Han is departing with the strike team and talking to Lando with the falcon in the background. It is the most obvious matte shot in the entire saga in my opinion. I am still shocked Lucas didn’t tinker with it during the special edition. Especially in HD it always stands out to me like a sore thumb to me.

I had no idea chopper was added in his edit of TESB either. I’d like to see a screenshot too. That is really cool. I am glad Adywan has decided to keep the battle droid in his ANH HD edit also.

The addition of the Ghost is really a nice nod. However, I don’t know if Ady would consider this as I do not think he is including additions outside of OG trilogy now. I think the battle droid easter egg from the sandcrawler in ANH is going to be removed for the HD release too. I would love for the Ghost to be included though if possible.

Seems you are hard at work and have a roadmap laid out for the final book at least until the Mandalorian movie comes out now in 2026. I am eager to see the conclusion as Season Three of this show combine with the Book of Boba Fett are the original source material I had the most issue with like many others. The prolonged Grogu/ Din reunion and Boba Fett being semi involved in the final season of The Mandalorian will definetly make this my go to version for rewatches. Also a dedication to Carl Weathers at the end would be a nice touch!

Do you take any stock in the fact that Giancarlo Esposito recently floated his idea to return again as the clean shaven Gideon who met his demise is a clone theory. I’d rather him stay dead at this point. It is like if they had brought back Captain Phasma for TRoS. I think we would be entering into the “you killed Kenny” territory.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Yes, you’re correct. The only reason why I have a problem with the concept is that it would have made more sense to launch like 10+ of them at that time - there are literally hundreds of them there (perhaps in the thousands) and it’s not like all of them were fixed overnight. They could have launched a small batallion and threatened to destroy key worlds like Coruscant if people tried to stop the rest.

And the fact you have Palpatine announcing his intentions to the entire galaxy prematurely when a single Star Destroyer is ready to go. He has been waiting 30 plus years to rebuild this armada and he jumps the gun when he could have just waited a few days, weeks or months to have the entire fleet ready. However, that is an issue with the story overall. It just makes the normally cunning tactician seem inept.

vranir said:

Very good.

I’m not sure about the back shot of BoKatan right before he asks if it should be hers. Otherwise, the pacing of the lines with the visuals is great.

I agree. It really comes together when you see it paired with the visuals. However, I did think the backshot of Bo stood out slightly, but it is not a hill I would die on. Overall, you making Book of Boba Fett and Mando season three worth watching is truly…wizard!

I think it sounds pretty good, but reserve judgment until seeing it with visuals which I know you say is coming. Din does sound like he has slipped an ambien sometimes, but I just think that is how his character comes across especially with a modulated voice. I think it is just more apparent in this monologue because normally he is a man of few words so such a long speech may take a little getting use to.

Wish AI could be given some prompt to put more inflection into the voice based on mood. However, I am still in awe of how far the tech has come in just a year. Really looking forward to this final book. Thanks for putting in all the hard work acbagel.

idir_hh said:

Can we get Luke talking to Kylo somewhere in this film?
I feel like Luke has to make good on the promise “See you around kid” from TLJ. Otherwise we got ourselves another empty chekhov’s gun.

Yes, this is one my wishlist too and would make the sequel trilogy feel more cohesive. I think Hal may have ruled it out though.

I liked the idea of Din’s exchange with Fennec, but will the final cut do more to mimic the actor’s lips when delievering new AI line? The reason I ask is because it is obvious in some places Fennec’s mouth is not moving when the new AI lines are delivered to Din.

PS: I like Dimitrios’ lore reasoning behind both sects of Mandalorians compromising a bit for a unfied Mandalore.

I can totally buy that explanation. However, now I am picturing Stilgar (Javier Bardem) from Dune looking into her eyes and being so sold Bo is truly “the mandalore”/ Lisan al Gaib lol!

Look in my eyes, what do you see? A cult of…

Sorry, I actually like this idea a lot and adds more weight to her taking the mythosaur pauldron as well. I too was not happy with the writing in season three with it feeling like the armorer (possible turncoat) was setting Bo up for failure, only to never pay off on that. I do question how the armorer knows for sure if Bo saw the mythical creature or not by just looking into her eyes though. Overall though, I cannot wait to see what everything looks like polished. You are doing a great job; keep up the amazing work!

Just following up to see if you ever intergrated this back into the full film and if it is now available for download? Hope you were able to recover the data lost on your drives.

Just popped in to say I like the brief inclusion of the drums in Rey and Kylo’s duel. Good job Jar Jar Bricks…you are a wizard with AI voices/ sound effects/ music/ etc.

I personally vote for an endgame style epic conclusion and go with a three hour book six. It will feel anti-climatic I believe the other way and Din without Grogu for all of book five is gold. I love the new scene previews enhanced with AI and I believe they mostly work as is. The imperial theme playing while the box is opened could be axed in my opinion. I really like the world building of the Moff Gideon news reel Dr. Perishing is listening to. The AI use for the armorer mostly works and I honestly could not even tell you what was edited in the droid bar scene as I believe I have only seen most of season three once (perhaps saying to turn the music back on).

Like others have said, I think with season four in the distant future and a season two of the Book of Boba Fett unlikely you go for a three hour epic for the conclusion of this series. It can always be reassessed in the future if you want to incorporate the upcoming film into this series. Ultimately, this is your baby and I trust your decision, but that is the way I believe I would wrap it up. Can’t wait to see the finished product!

Acbagel, I am excited to see what you are cooking up. I love this series and your passion! I expect the final product to be nothing short of spectacular.

Interested to see how the removal of the mod & krrsantan recruitments goes. I did not have an issue with them in your last edit. It was just how the water monger’s complaint lead to the recruitment of the wookie that seemed a bit of a logical leap. Also, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Hutt Twins intro in the show as it lead ultimately to a nothing burger in the original serries, so I will be interested to see how their intergration in this edit has meaning.

So I just finished watching the updated Book Five and enjoyed it overall. The repurposing of Boba’s spirit vision into a bacta tank dream montage was clever, as well as the stinger of Bib Fortuna’s death. I really thought Boba’s authority and overall goals worked so much better in this edit than the original source material. I liked how you minimized the Mods and Freetown folks presence throughout. Gone is the power ranger eque street bike “chase” that looked like it was in slo-mo and the cringey fighting sequences of the freetown folk extras.

I did spot a continuity error around the 1:35 mark (I believe) as the mayor’s Twi’lek envoy appears in Garsa Fwip’s bombed out business, yet his appearance in the scenes leading up to this have been removed. Also while the AI lines worked well, the water monger having an issue with Krrsantan was little bit of a logical leap, but I guess it could be chalked up to him being an overall troublemaker as he lacks any purpose or a job so he is taking it out on places of business.

I also liked the music used at the end, when Luke trains Grogu and speaks to Ahsoka. However, I belive it may need to be dialed down a notch as it drowns out the dialogue a bit. In closing, great edition to the series and I commend you as I believe adapting the Book of Boba Fett “modern day” material was a daunting task. It is not my favorite book of the series, but makes those “modern day” Boba scenes much more tolerable and saves Boba from being a shell of his former self. Great job; looking forward to Book Six in the coming days (weeks)!

I can’t wait…love this series. That is high praise from Eddie, but I know Acbagel deserves the praise and recognition. SO ready for the updated Book Five to drop!