Hal 9000

Just little things. There's a few brief lines and shots that I reinstated, but the main benefit of v4 is that it will look so much better, thanks to Hundsdorfex's care with a few shots, schorman13's HDTV source, and DrDre's algorithmic upscale of the deleted scenes. V4 will be it, save for an encode using Emanswfan's regraded version. But I'm not holding anything back in anticipation. As picky as I am, V4 will be the completion. New commentary tracks have been recorded, with things being locked and set.

Oh, I agree. I was just relieved that it wasn't really a sure thing.

Since the cat was out of the bag, I tracked down the piece of fic so I could at least see what it said. I was comforted by the comments that the potential spoiler is a hope on the writer's part, and not necessarily, for all I know, a bonafide plot leak. 

SilverWook said:

Good point. Happy now? ;)

I could have sworn Luke had kids in the EU though.

 Lol. He did indeed. I wouldn't have thought anything of it were it not for the declaration that the missing word was a TFA spoiler. 

D'oh! 

I was just making fun of how removing everything expect the one word of the spoiler... sort of still makes it a spoiler.

SilverWook said:

And you just posted a potential TFA spoiler outside the spoiler thread.

 What? *stammers and studders*

Oh, my. I don't know what to make of the "_____ is *REDACTED's* *REDACTED*," thing. I'll have to have a drink and see what dreams may come.

I like to call 4-5-1-2-3-6 "Obi-Wan order," because it preserves his lies.

Thanks to Hundsdorfex's amazing dedication, we have yet another cool little FX tweak. This time, it allows me to better integrate this scene. Not only did he recolor Leia's eyes to brown, but he painted out Bail's figure from the balcony so I could use that establishing shot. Also, I desaturated and recolored Alderaan somewhat to better match the footage of Natalie Portman.

https://vimeo.com/140614521

Sounds good to me. The opening crawl is a potential pitfall in fan edits in my mind, even though the official crawls have a few oddities too. The crawl should look and read well, since it's really the audience's first impression of the edit.

I'm avoiding TFA spoilers, but saw a headline about Mark Hamill filming for Episode VIII. I'm glad that Luke will evidently survive the new movie and go on to appear in at least one more. This is good news, though I would've preferred to not even know that. 

Well, doing a crap mockup with subpar audio... I'm not sold on it. It doesn't sound like a great match for JEJ, especially when juxtaposed directly against it. 

A nice idea, but it doesn't pass muster. "Nooooo!"

Here's a quick rewrite, if it's any help. Just spit-balling; not trying to say it's any better necessarily. Also, I think the term "intergalactic" implies that they operate across multiple galaxies. 'Intragalactic' might sound somewhat strange, so maybe a different title would fit better. 

It is a time of foreboding for the galaxy. After centuries of peace, many isolated star systems have been attacked by the intergalactic Slave Trade Federation.

Queen Amidala of the peaceful planet Naboo has managed to escape her home system with the assistance of two Jedi, guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic Republic.

To prevent further oppression from the Federation, she must venture to the galactic capital to plead for intervention to save her people and restore peace to the galaxy....

Awesome. I'll play with this when I get the chance. Still not totally sold on it, but we will see how it fares. 

You may want to delete that information before it causes trouble. 

The problem is going to be finding the audio. Does anyone happen to have a copy of the Japanse DVD or BluRay? Otherwise this idea hits a roadblock.

I'll have to do a mockup and see how it flies. Thanks for the tip!

I wouldn't mind if Vader appears in Rogue One with Hayden kickin' around inside the suit, if he really wants to. But Hayden in the sequel trilogy doesn't compute.

Well, it's all over FaceBook. It's just a planet name, nothing I'd consider a problem. There's nothing in the video that hasn't already been in the trailers. I'd certify it as HARMLESS.

I do not believe an edit has removed only that scene, but I think the Lone Gungan Edit opens with the Queen's ship escaping the blockade, skipping the scene you mention.

EDIT: Also, why would you want to remove that sequence?

A tour of [CENSORED], eh? I guess I'll just have to wonder what the title was. 

"Don't click on it. Don't click on it."

"Echo Base, I've found them. Repeat: I've found them."

Even Rogue Two understands what an echo is.

moviefreakedmind said:

The only people who are actually opposed to the release of the OOT are a few losers on TFN. 

 True dat.

Yeah, R2 said "ruh-roh!" a few times.

StarWars.com said:

Lucas, unlike us, was not content with the original final product, finding the puppetry and costumes stiff, unconvincing, and generally a far cry from the big band performance he wished it to be (something time did not allow).

 Very nice.

I have copies of Frink's TPM and AOTC ridiculous edits. Can you upload ROTS?

*dodges a punch*