Grand Admiral Thrawn

Hey @NeverarGreat, hope you’ve been well! Any updates on this project?

Wouldn’t that have been a twist!

Kylo leaving with the Resistance on the Falcon after Luke helps to redeem him and Rey staying and taking control of the First Order with her dark side powers unleashed.

TLJ ends with Ben and Leia reuniting.

Looks like it is missing on the Google Drive…

Anakin Starkiller said:

That’s literally explicitly about Jedi and Sith.

Depends how they do it. A movie about people discovering the force for the first time without the mention of Jedi, Sith or lightsabers could be a cool concept if done right.

Vladius said:

If they wanted to do something truly original, they wouldn’t have any Sith at all. Or maybe a Sith that we’re not familiar with, and no Jedi.

That’s why I’m most excited for Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi film, in the case of doing something original. Technically, it won’t have Jedi in the traditional way, but a small group of people discovering the force and how to wield it seems interesting.

SparkySywer said:

Would it have been though?

Likely not, but if it was, would it have gotten a Season 2?

Exactly… when this show was first announced, I think there were a lot of people who were thinking of it as a “Young Palpatine” show focused on him being a Sith Acolyte ploting his rise to power. Like Game of Thrones for the Sith.

What could have been…

NFBisms said:

Honestly though, I do want to apologize for how condescending I’m being. I think because I’ve had a lot of these conversations throughout different threads or on the server, I get tired of re-litigating and catching things up to where a different one (on the same topic) is. But forums just move slower and more sparsely and ultimately it is two different communities, regardless of overlap.

That’s really no one’s fault and honestly unfair of me.

At the end of the day we all want the same thing anyways, fun Star Wars stories that resonate, just need the Disney Overlords to evaluate their endgame a little better before they make and release something.

Yeah, it’s wild when you consider that The Acolyte had a massive $180 million budget (compared to the other Star Wars Disney+ shows that sit around a $90-110 million budget) and still ended up being the least-watched Star Wars show on Disney+. With that kind of investment, they were obviously banking on it being a hit, but the numbers just do not justify keeping it around it seems.

It’s like Lucasfilm is just throwing money at these projects without a clear plan, then acting surprised when they don’t work out. What’s really missing here is someone spearheading the ship creatively. Without a clear leadership role to define the vision and direction, we’ll just keep seeing more of the same: big budgets, weak execution, and a string of missed opportunities.

Lucasfilm has an untapped goldmine in The Old Republic era, a chance to right some of the wrongs of the ST with a The Clone Wars-style animated show featuring the OT characters on adventures post-ROTJ, as well as a bunch of different bounty hunter and Jedi characters that they could make content for. Why they don’t just write and develop more stories around these characters just blows my mind…

NFBisms said:

I absolutely believe it’s worth exploring why something does or doesn’t work, don’t get me wrong. That’s kind of my whole obsession, yk? I don’t post walls of text working through my thoughts on something on a forum because I fundamentally misunderstand that. I apologize for being a bit glib, but my frustrations are actually that I don’t think people are being good enough at it. /respectfully

If your obsession is figuring out why things work or don’t, then it’s a little ironic to dismiss my points as arbitrary. You say people aren’t good enough at this, but then you brush off anyone trying to have the conversation. Maybe the problem isn’t that people are missing the mark, it’s that you’re more interested in tearing down discussions than actually having them. Respectfully.

NFBisms said:

ok define dragging, rushing, coherent, compelling, etc

I realize this is annoying but I truly think whatever thesis you can make from this kind of thing falls apart under any kind of scrutiny. I’m not saying things can’t be evaluated or that I even disagree about the Acolyte, but trying to speak on some kind of objective corporate tip, from your own purely personal engagement with the content’s quality is arbitrary. Your opinion is not invalid, you’re just not going to discover an insight worth saying out loud.

“Make good things, not bad things!”

I get it… terms like “dragging” or “compelling” are subjective, but they’re still useful in discussing media. My point isn’t to create an objective corporate strategy but to highlight that when content fails to resonate, it’s worth exploring why. Yes, it might boil down to “Make good things, not bad things” but understanding what makes something “good” is crucial for creating successful content, especially for a company like Disney.

Double post

You’re right, terms like “good,” “well-paced” and “competent” are subjective.

But that doesn’t mean they can’t be evaluated.

“Well-paced” usually refers to a story that keeps the audience engaged without dragging or rushing, and “competent” writing means the plot and characters are coherent and compelling. These aren’t arbitrary standards; they’re widely recognized in storytelling. And when Disney’s content doesn’t meet these standards, it can affect viewership and revenue. So, while subjective, these qualities still have real-world implications for the business.

The real issue here, and the main issue with Disney as a whole it seems, they will never just come out and said it was a poorly written show that was badly paced and shouldn’t have been greenlight to begin with.

Disney also does not convey that message to their writers/staff, who then go on social media and blast certain sections of the fandom as racist and sexist for not liking their story. If Disney keeps failing to fix the problem at home and firing these people that cannot write a decent and well-paced story and replacing them with competent people, then we’ll just keep getting a new The Acolyte each year.

Yes, there are racists and sexists in every fandom, but, some people might not have liked your work for other reasons… mainly, it not being that well written or it doesn’t clearly convey the message it is trying to tell.

What is the reason for making this content? And if it isn’t a compelling one, then back to the beginning and start again.

Now I’d love a fanedit of this that takes it down to a 2 hour mystery/thriller and removes all of the “we are getting a second season” assumptions.

stwd4nder2 said:

There’s a web-dl of the Extended Cut in HD, I found it on PTP but I’m sure it’s available elsewhere.

I sent you a PM. Have been searching for a while and have found it nowhere.

Hells yeah. Let me know if you need any assistance getting the OBS stuff. I work in IT so I’m good at troubleshooting LOL. Seems like we are close to getting the HD rip. Crazy!

Good luck! Keep me posted! We’ll get this in HD somehow.

If you can! Happy to help. Let me know what you find out. It doesn’t seem like it is letting me buy it through MA so idk

I think you may need to buy on iTunes, link to MA. Then download and record with OBS.

The Extended Edition is available on MoviesAnywhere as an extra:
https://moviesanywhere.com/movie/fantastic-four-2005

I’m in the US.

It seems we may be able to download it locally and then record from the stream using MA.

Okay so I installed iTunes and am browsing the store. It does not seem like the HD Extended Edition is listed in the extras anymore.

I’ve never used OBS and am not familiar with ripping it from the stream. I’d need some kind of guide to help and I could share it here unless someone else wants to give it a shot.

How can we get it off iTunes? I can help cover the cost.

Is it still available to purchase as an extra on iTunes though?

I have been dying to find this. Any help I can offer to get a good HD copy, I’m down.