Hal 9000

Fantastic! Can you post a download link for NeverAr and I?

Fixed and reuploading now.

Without knowing the shape of things to come, I too wonder if Maul’s sting would be better as a season closer. I’d be really scratching my head if this were a new show to have that and nothing else after the season wrapped.

mikereese971 said:

Hey Hal, not sure if you saw JakeRyan’s trimming of the “All Sith/The Jedi” line, but any thoughts on using that idea? The line is still godawful, but somehow cutting out that one word makes it a lot less cringey (to me, at least).

I did see it and while it’s truly not bad, i don’t plan to use it for this.

ThisIsCreation said:

I’m happy with the current Hal9000 cut of the movie, but just seeing Vader’s castle being added a few pages back has made me really want to see it. Cut the stormtroopers etc & cut to the tie’s flying over the trees as they do in the current Hal cut, but it is really cool to see.

I’m sad i wasn’t here when the first edit was being made, would totally love to be added to the rebel calls lol

Not too late. Send me something and I can tuck it in there.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Still prefer the Kylo crackle tbh

Me too. Good to explore options, but I like what’s already in the queue best.

I don’t believe so, but I’d hope he’d still be able to and save you at least a little work.

OB-1 ages very rapidly, accelerated growth and all.

Sure, man! Let me know when you feel happy with it and I’ll be glad to include it. Thanks!!

I’ll get the fix for COD out in the meantime.

Oh, gotcha. Well, I do think the effect we’ve gotten used to is the best of those options. May be just that I’d gotten used to it.

Hey, that’s pretty neat! I can’t imagine anyone in the world would have a problem with it without awareness it was messed with and wanted to go frame by frame.

I don’t get it, though. What’s the upside compared to what kewlfish and Luka Frik have been working on?

Second episode is good!

Pretending that this is the third episode of a show meant to follow up on the Mandalorian, it’s working for me so far. It must be a combination of the current enthusiasm for SW TV, relation to stuff seen in the Mandalorian, presenting things in a more interesting order, lack of annoying theme intro, fuller episodes with a complete story, and seamless editing throughout.

That intro theme music gets me pumped, like it’s a new SW show. Well done so far!!

Ben disappears immediately after saying, “ow!” and leaves Rey to successfully overthrow Palpatine by herself. Paint out jonh’s work of adding ghosts to approximate the original footage and edit out the Jedi voices.

Sweet, thanks!!

JEDIT: totally sincere, since I have yet to reupload for the last fix.

sade1212 said:

Might be more suited for HAL’s thread, but it’s kind of dead so I thought I’d put it here. He mentions in his commentary that in Rey’s duel with Luke, his initial viewing reaction was along the lines of “oh, it’s Rey outdoing my hero again…” - but I’m not crazy, Luke wins the fight, right? He fairly effortlessly blocks every blow and then disarms her. She’s the aggressor, he has no intention of hurting her. She only ‘wins’ after that by drawing a lightsaber on him, and I can hardly hold it against Luke for backing away from that rather than attempting to continue to fight with a stick!

You’re right! Just goes to show how that thought process goes, especially over time.

I agree, RogueOne’s idea would be wonderful if it can be achieved. Just have the saber short out, and it’d tie in very nicely.

nl0428 said:

Not to piss you off or anything, Hal, but if deleted scenes for this movie come out in the next year or two, will you come out of retirement just to do a V3 to incorporate them? I know you’ve said yes, but I also know you want this all done and over with to put it behind you.

Oh, yes, I would most likely do so. Provided that the deleted scenes actually fit in and make an improvement.

To be fair, they’re fine for what they are. But usually fan edits try to present something that works cinematically, which is very often a limiting factor. If you’re doing a mock-up like this guy, you don’t have that issue.

Just finished watching the first (or second?) episode. I imagined having just watched the first part of the Microseries through Anakin being knighted. I really like the idea of bookending the show with that.

Opening with a Maul tease forces the audience to just accept that from the get-go, which probably is better than after getting discount Maul in the form of his twin brother or whatever first. The darksaber is there and lets me know it’s going to tie into what I learned from the Mandalorian.

I know most of the episode is from the 2008 movie, but I found it engaging and enjoyable this time, whatever you did with it. Felt like a solid intro to a new show. Ventress felt interesting to lead off which, having been introduced from the Microseries intro. My only thought is that it felt off for her and Obi-Wan to allude to past encounters, when I’ve only ever seen her and Anakin interact.

All in all, it was a good show! I’ll check out the next one another night.

PM sent

I’ll hold off on uploading a fixed version, though it’ll be ready to go. Let me know what you think, and thanks!

Well, if you think it’d be relatively easy to do! Otherwise I’m okay with how it is. I’m nearly done encoding a corrected V5.

I don’t think so. That idea would probably look weird unless the planet’s color scheme was totally greyed.

Without KoR lines, yes, but probably not without the fleet chatter.

See the FAQ on the Drive for some tips.

I was thinking more just to remove the one time her mother says her name in the flashback.