By Remember Solo: A Star Wars Story? Basically fine, wasn't it. Absolutely not bad. Filled a hole. Apparently that wasn't good enough for Disney, which reportedly canned a mooted Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off film set on Tattooine after disappointing box office returns.
Fansite StarWarsNewsNet, which usually gets hold of pretty solid insider tips, says that the project isn't completely dead though: instead, it'll become a limited TV series for Disney+. But what kind of TV series are we looking at here? What's Obi-Wan going to get up to on his own in a cave on some arid rock in a backwater? We have some pitches.
Police procedural
Obi-Wan roams around the seedy underbelly of the local star systems solving grisly crimes and trying to deal with his pain in the arse of a DCI, a real stickler for 'the rules' who doesn't appreciate Obi-Wan's renegade methods. But Kenobi gets results, damn it. Largely because he Jedi mind-tricks suspects into confessing. Elevator pitch: intergalactic Taggart.
Buddy comedy
It's the return of the original odd couple: Obi-Wan's a giddy young pup trying to make his way in a big old universe; cranky old-timer Qui-Gon Jinn has seen it all before. But do you know what? They might just learn something from each other. Production note: after The Recent Strange Unpleasantness, Liam Neeson's role will be taken by Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll.
Flagrant Bodyguard rip-off
Queen Padme Amidala needs protection and Obi-Wan's got Richard Madden's taciturn, emotionally unavailable thing down, plus as apparently the only English-accented man in the galaxy who's not evil he's the only character who could carry off saying 'ma'am' every 20 seconds. It's possible Disney might veto the banging and death though.
Property makeover
Obi-Wan follows would-be property developers as they add technically impressive but extremely over-budget and over-schedule glass orangeries to their caves.
Goodnight Sweetheart reboot
Haven't finessed the particulars of this one, but Obi-Wan finds out he can travel to Blitz-era London and uses his force powers to become successful on the magic circuit. Six episodes, walk-on cameo for Nicholas Lyndhurst, bish bash bosh.
