A/V Obi-Wan TV show happened, Ewan McGregor returned

I think Darth Maul in Rebels and Clone Wars had far more characterization than he ever had in the spin-off media or movies themselves. It was really making the best they possibly could of a very silly idea. It's just George Lucas had Darth Maul split in half precisely because he wanted to make absolutely sure no one ever was confused that he was alive. I feel like we were owed a flashback of some kind (though I'm not sure how they'd do it) or at least an explanation of how he got from Point A to Point Z.

"I was crippled by Kenobi, bisected, and would have died if not for the deep hate I gave. Some naboo technicians found me and took me to a cyberneticist. I killed him for it, of course, then stole a shuttle to flee before my master found me."

 

I've always maintained that Darth Maul's return in the CW series is the best example of a well executed bad idea.

 

What if there’s this bald and suspiciously pasty white female Tatooinian homesteader who wears a flannel shirt and has an 8 year old son named Ben who has a surprisingly handsome full grown beard and instead of “I” she says “ah” and she calls everyone “sugah” because she has a sexy southern accent like Rogue from X-Men TAS and her farm is under attack by Jabba’s goons and this guy in a helmet named Rako Hardeen shows up riding a camel to help fight them off and he uses blasters even though he doesn’t like them and then Rako takes the homesteader to a barn dance and wears his helmet the whole time and it’s not awkward at all because guess what the bald homesteader also has a helmet and wears it on special occasions but then Jabba’s goons attack again and the bald homesteader runs to the shed and pulls out this wicked spiky meteor hammer and swings it around and SURPRISE she’s a total badass and during the battle little Ben sees Rako without his helmet on and Rako says “hello there” and little Ben recognizes that they have the same beard and asks “are you my father?” and Rako says “it depends on your point of view” which is true everything depends on your point of view even the results of a paternity test and then Rako rides off into the sunset on his camel.

The bald, pasty white homesteader isn’t named Ventress but maybe she is.

 

@sabarte wrote a pair of fics way way back in the day about how Asajj disguised herself as Ackmena. she def mean them to be crackfics but I liked them so much I like to think that's what actually happened (this was pre-2008 Asajj who we last saw running away with Alpha)

sadly, the boards move ate them, and sabarte has long since vanished, so I can't link them : ( they were so great though

 

...but in the final scene, just as Sleazebaggano has the opportunity to pull the trigger on Kenobi... he reveals that he just wanted to thank him for his positive influence on his life. Then leaves.

 

As much as I'd like to see otherwise, not sure they'd venture into this territory at all. The Solo movie completely glossed over the dirty details of Han smuggling spice, or any ethical questions on why he'd continue in that sort of trade (or why Chewie would let him) after seeing how much the criminal life destroyed Qi'ra and Beckett.

 

everyone keeps blaming Dark Disciple, which I haven't read yet, but those were Clone Wars scripts in production, it was gonna happen either way.

.... which is a long way from the Obi-Wan TV series, holy heck! So, just "Star Wars: Obi-Wan" is the title, right? I'm calling 99% it is.

 

He's Ben Kenobi at this point, so I'm not sure if they'd go with "Obi-Wan". But "Old Ben" sounds too dull and "Ben" would be confusing what with Kylo. I'd say plain ol' "Kenobi" if they're still attending the Solo School of Titular Brevity.

 

yah "Kenobi" has more pop than what I hope isn't called "Cassian Andor!" although it does seem like they might be going with Solo/Mandalorian name it after the lead style for the shows.

Cassian and K2 Wacky Adventures for that one is my personal pick.

 

I could envision Kenobi fighting an Inquisitor more than Vader or Darth Maul.

 

I'm confident the title's going to be "Totally Wizard".

 

Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Multiverse of Madness

 

Star Wars: Kenobi, Disney's answer to that other Star franchise's new show starring Charles Xavier from X-Men.

"8 years ago, today, you walked out of the darkness," Beru says. "You commanded the greatest army in history. Then, the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith? Your faith in us? Your faith in yourself? Tell us, why did the Jedi betray the Republic, General?"

Kenobi: "Two decades ago, Qui-Gon Jinn sacrificed his life for me.”

Kenobi: “These past years I really tried to belong here, but it never truly felt like home.”

Mystery woman: “Do you know who I am? Everything inside of me says I am safe with you.”

Kenobi: "Senator, I have encountered a woman. She came to me for help. If she is who I think she is, she is in serious danger.”

Beru: "Sometimes I worry you have forgotten who you are. We do not.”

Owen: “You can’t do it alone, you need protection, you need a crew. Be the General they remember.”

Bail Organa: “What the hell are you doing out here Kenobi? Saving the galaxy?”

Kenobi: "I don't want this game to end." (playing sabacc with...)

Qui-Gon's ghost: "I can see that my old padawan."

 

We have a director and a writer

 

"Chow has proved herself in the elevated genre space in cable series. In addition to two episodes of The Mandalorian, she has directed and worked on shows such as American Gods, Better Call Saul, Lost in Space, Jessica Jones, Reign and Mr. Robot."

 

Twonie bet that Chow will end up directing one of them vaguely announced Star Wars movies eventually. If she's directing the pilot episode of Obi-Wan, that makes her Executive Producer.

Interesting note on Hossein Amini as the writer. Their background is... well, diverse
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024925/

I mean I love Drive! Like love Drive. great monologues, very contemplative, very sparse, should work. But also The Snowman. Which I didn't hate it's just sort of all over the place (everyone else on the planet hated it, though). Still, contemplative and sparse. One of the Snow White and the Huntmans writers. Eh, whatever. Haven't seen McMafia or Alienist.

 

@BigAl6ft6

It's sounding like she is THE Director...in that she might be directing all of them and not just one episode.

 

I'm totally okay with a single director/writer across all episodes, it's just sort of rare lately but hopefully they can pull it off.

 

I was always interested in an Obi Wan movie but a whole series, will there be enough story content for that

 

He'll probably single handedly wipe out Crimson Dawn, with some appearances by Emilia Clarke.

 

So he can wipe out a whole Crime Family across the Galaxy but can't take out Jabba on Tatoonie

 

Jabba would recognize him from that time Kenobi offered to save Rotta, so no. Anyone else goes though.

 

Although I think you're joking, this is a good comment. JJM wrote his Kenobi novel as if Obi-Wan was doing his darndest to avoid interaction with other people, with only occasional trips to mingle in towns so people didn't get too curious. He probably could have taken down Jabba, but it word would likely get offplanet as to who he was.

It's going to be tough writing for this series, because while Obi-Wan can defeat bad guys, even off-planet, he can't risk anyone finding Luke. So he can't be fighting Major Planetary Baddie of the Week anymore like during TCW.

 

I was joking

Here's the thing, Obi Wan is watching over Luke. The one person he considers the Galaxy's only hope. He himself is on the run being hunted by said Government, including his ex best friend who he chopped up and burnt alive and whose now a cripple in a Giant oxygen suit, so he'd know Vader would want to find him above all else.
Yet inspite of this he is going to be in a series of him zipping round the Galaxy fighting Crimson Dawn or whatever the villain will be, it's a hell of a risk

They are gonna have to redo ESB when he and Yoda tell Luke not to go to Bespin even if it means sacrificing Han and Leia.
Obi wan "Luke I felt the same as you, Darth Maul held these guys hostage and I had to go save them even though it put the entire galaxy in jeopardy"

Luke "whose Darth Maul ?"

Obi-wan "moving on"

Side Note I love Kenobi it's one of my favourite EU books and a great idea for a 1 off movie but not a series