# Obi Wan Kenobi series to start filming in March, {Now showing as of June 2022} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [October 11, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748 "2020-10-11T22:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/121 "2022-05-30T00:28:52Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > So did we know Hayden Christensen was going to be in this series? He was listed in the credits. I assume that means either “new” flashbacks, or some scenes without the mask - it’s hardly worth bringing him back to just be inside the Vader suit with JEJ doing the voice. Tell that to David Prowse. Walked around for three movies with the Vader suit. James Earl Jones does the voice. Another dude is the guy when they take the helmet off. Never show Prowse’s face. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/122 "2022-05-30T23:29:05Z")
so far very good. And all the George Lucas haters are happy he’s not involved as far as anyone knows. Does he still get royalties after he sold his company to disney? ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/123 "2022-05-31T05:49:12Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > And all the George Lucas haters are happy he’s not involved as far as anyone knows. Does he still get royalties after he sold his company to disney? Pretty sure all the merch proceeds go to him. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/124 "2022-05-31T13:35:03Z")
Sure, someone has to be in the suit, but I suspect it would be a lot cheaper to hire an unknown if all they have to do is walk around, fight with a lightsaber, and Force choke a few fools. [They didn’t hire](https://screenrant.com/rogue-one-darth-vader-actors-suit-hayden-christensen/) Hayden Christensen for Rogue One for example - they used an actor who does a lot of prosthetics work, as well as a stuntman. ETA: There’s something amusing about one of the Darth Vader actors being a Yankees fan. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/125 "2022-05-31T22:25:23Z")
I think that Lucas sold all the rights to Disney. Royalty payments go to the rights-holder, which isn’t Lucas any more. Mark Hamil still gets one copy of every Star Wars toy ever made, though, as per his contract. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/126 "2022-06-01T10:41:01Z")
This week’s episode had a “filming under Covid restrictions” feel to it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/127 "2022-06-01T18:27:47Z")
Coming to Disney+ in 2023: The Guy on Bespin Running with The Ice Cream Maker. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/128 "2022-06-01T18:29:34Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > The Guy on Bespin Running with The Ice Cream Maker. The guy already has his own action figure, so why not? 😉 [https://www.thathashtagshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG\_20190228\_010824\_551-1024x1024.jpg](https://www.thathashtagshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190228_010824_551-1024x1024.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/129 "2022-06-01T19:32:28Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Coming to Disney+ in 2023: The Guy on Bespin Running with The Ice Cream Maker. Why wait?: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fi34wA-ajZc/maxresdefault.jpg "Boba Fett: The Book of Ice Cream - Chapter 1 (An Auralnauts Star Wars Story)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi34wA-ajZc) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/130 "2022-06-01T20:53:48Z")
I like the space redneck’s space beat-up pickup truck. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/131 "2022-06-01T20:58:22Z")
> **[Willrow Hood](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Willrow_Hood)** > > Willrow Hood was a human male who was a resident of Cloud City during the reign of the Galactic Empire. In 3 ABY, after Imperial forces took control of the city, Hood participated in the city's evacuation. Willrow Hood was present aboard the Imperial... ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/132 "2022-06-01T21:35:15Z")
One of the charming things about the Star Wars series is that every extra, no matter how inconsequential, has at least a name, and usually a paragraph or so of backstory. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/133 "2022-06-01T22:30:10Z")
I like how _The Mandalorian_ turned the ice cream maker into an actual _thing_ by calling it a camtono and using it as the storage device where the beskar is kept. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/134 "2022-06-02T00:35:05Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I like how _The Mandalorian_ turned the ice cream maker into an actual _thing_ by calling it a camtono But does the kid who named it get any royalties? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fSeA7AuKui0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWChOMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBb4zmqRKBucDoIVDRPPo-yjdvpEA "Ice cream =camtono") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSeA7AuKui0) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/135 "2022-06-02T02:27:09Z")
Ok, after watching episode 3 there now has to be some sort of reset for ANH for Obi Wan and Vader’s showdown in the Death Star. The two are going to have to have a rematch at the end of this season where Old Ben declares himself still the master. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/136 "2022-06-02T02:38:22Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > The two are going to have to have a rematch at the end of this season where Old Ben declares himself still the master. Sure. They didn’t bring back Hayden Christensen just to have him in two episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/137 "2022-06-02T02:45:50Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > At least we still have [_The Star Wars Holiday Special_](https://youtu.be/6hH8rxarVG8); the only part of the franchise where Boba Fett is actually a badass I have, since I was 9 years old, resented the popularity of Boba Fett. He appeared in that dumb holiday special and then he did jack shit in the movies, and all the cool kids still loved him. Fuck that. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/138 "2022-06-02T02:47:31Z")
Ol’ Ben Kenobi sure didn’t acquit himself well against Darth Vader this episode. I was disappointed to say the least. Obi-Wan moved like an arthritic Alec Guinness in ANH, I would have liked to see him put up a real fight this time. It’s only been what, ten years since he laid the smackdown on a fully-limbed Anakin? I’m sure they’ll say it’s because he was in hiding, letting his talents atrophy. Bah. Darth sure hid in the dark really well, considering he’s covered in lights. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/139 "2022-06-02T02:53:01Z")
Oh, I posted before I saw this. Fett did nothing but stand around in cool-ish armor and get thrown into the Sarlacc pit by a blind Han Solo, BY ACCIDENT. Fett is clown-shoes. We need to start a club. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748/140 "2022-06-02T03:05:06Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Oh, I posted before I saw this. Fett did nothing but stand around in cool-ish armor and get thrown into the Sarlacc pit by a blind Han Solo, BY ACCIDENT. Fett is clown-shoes. You think that is bad? They brought in Samuel L. Jackson, gave him a purple lightsaber, and then cut his hands off and defenestrated him like a bitch. If Lucas for Scorsese maybe that would be acceptable, but just…no. Stranger [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748.md?page=8)