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Bandersnatch

Posted: February 20th 2019 6:38 am

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https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2019/02 ... rvice.html

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royalguard96

Posted: February 21st 2019 9:56 am

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This is THE story I'd want told, above all others in the GFFA.

I never thought an "Obi-Wan in the desert with much regret" movie would be commercially viable. However, a limited event series would be perfect for this particular story. The nature of the story is quieter, more of a character study, and an 8-episode run on a streaming service would be a perfect fit.

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RogueOne1216

Posted: August 15th 2019 7:55 pm

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Well, the reliable trades are now reporting on this, which means "it's happening".

1. Deadline - https://deadline.com/2019/08/ewan-mcgre ... 202669319/

2. The Hollywood Reporter - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat- ... ey-1201364

3. Variety - https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/obi-wa ... 04387/amp/

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E_CHU_TA!

Posted: August 15th 2019 10:06 pm

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I'm curious to see who will be involved on the scripts and the nature of the storylines.

Did Lucas layout Kenobi's full backstory for Disney? If so, will the show flesh-out or flashback to various points in the character's life? Could we get Yoda and youngling Obi-wan arcs as well as live action Clone Wars era stories (with cameos by Hayden Christensen)?

So much potential fun to be had.

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Topeka

Posted: August 16th 2019 7:58 pm

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The one storyline I would rather see as a standalone film. R1 or Solo could have worked as episodic series but how much action did Obi-Wan have on Tatooine?

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SithWitch

Posted: August 18th 2019 6:46 pm

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Enough to conceive Rey ...?

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Bandersnatch

Posted: August 19th 2019 5:23 am

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...Which would make Rey about 40 years old in the sequel movies.

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SithWitch

Posted: August 19th 2019 8:30 am

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Oh yeah. Her mother then! We know Obi had at least one girlfriend in the (non-canon?) ObiWan book. Right?

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E_CHU_TA!

Posted: August 23rd 2019 8:58 pm

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It's official:

starwars.com wrote:

The Disney+ panel was the first to announce an all-new Star Wars series in development, one that many fans have been asking to see since the closing scenes of 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi, electrified the audience when he emerged following the announcement of his involvement in a new series taking place eight years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, where we last saw Obi-Wan delivering the infant Luke Skywalker to his Tatooine homestead.

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Bandersnatch

Posted: August 23rd 2019 9:18 pm

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Fuck me. I am really excited about this.

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SithWitch

Posted: August 24th 2019 1:35 pm

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Thank the Maker.

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Thundercracker

Posted: August 24th 2019 3:23 pm

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Awesome news! It's what a lot of fans have been waiting and hoping for for a long time, a long time. :chewbacca:

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The_Somnambulist

Posted: August 24th 2019 7:01 pm

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I still don't get it. What's so appealing about an old man meditating in a hut, perfecting his krayt dragon call and mentoring a simple farm boy?

Oh, because Ewan McGregor's doing it and dare we ever bore of handsome Scottish men.

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Bandersnatch

Posted: August 25th 2019 6:15 pm

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The_Somnambulist wrote:

I still don't get it. What's so appealing about an old man meditating in a hut, perfecting his krayt dragon call and mentoring a simple farm boy?

It will be hilarious to hear all of the cries of "WTF?" and "plot hole!" when the series shows Kenobi doing something more interesting than that.

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The_Somnambulist

Posted: August 25th 2019 8:13 pm

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I'm just joshin'. I have no doubt that the summoned Disney/LFL writing wizards will likely lean heavily on action-packed flashbacks and off-Tatooine awesomery. Let's see it!

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E_CHU_TA!

Posted: September 27th 2019 5:03 pm

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Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series Finds Director (Deborah Chow)

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SithWitch

Posted: October 1st 2019 6:09 am

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I thought I read somewhere that Ewan was offered directorial opportunities in exchange for taking a paltry television salary instead of movie star money.