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Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · TV series · 1 season
Science FictionFantasyActionAdventure
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
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It's worth mentioning the quality for fan-made edits can be, and often are, remarkably high. The only version of Obi-Wan I've seen is a fan edit by Kai Patterson (Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut [1]), which condensed the whole series into one 2.5h long episode/film.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi:_The_Patterson_Cut
VFX Walls and virtual sets like the ones in use @ Narwhal Studios [1] are pretty common now thanks to Unreal Engine 5. Used in productions of The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, etc. I think this, combined with outdoor sets like the OP posted about, are the future of movies. Instead of high CGI compositing, do the CGI compositing pre-production and film like you would a normal set.
[1] https://www.narwhalstudios.com
Disney got Star Wars for 4B, Star Wars merch is pretty much one of the most iconic and most sought out merch out there, the movies with some exceptions have been financial hits, they have had some good video games on console/PCs and they also have some mobile games that I believe would be raking in the sweet lootcrate money, the theme park attractions no doubt attract many, the Mandalorian was a critical and commercially sucessful show, and it seems despite the dip in quality in their other live action shows, the viewership has only increased.
https://collider.com/obi-wan-kenobi-finale-audience-disney-plus/#:~:text=When%20Obi%2DWan%20Kenobi%20premiered,million%20to%20the%20top%20spot.
It's clear they are just outclassed by Disney+. People thought the hard part was creating the streaming platform, the content was mostly licensed with a few exclusives. It's now clear that exclusive content is everything. Disney have new content every month (ie. Moon Knight -> Obi-Wan Kenobi) and high quality movies like Luca and Turning Red.
Netflix's strategy seems to be just get big name actors and mediocre creatives and hope it works. The Adam Project might have a lot of viewers but how many of those are just because it's there? How many people would say "The Adam Project is my favorite movie" and how does that compare to Luca?
Netflix has been essentially making the equivalent of direct to DVD movies as its whole strategy while Disney has been bringing their best. They are becoming The Asylum of the streaming world.