matt1370

I would first quit trying to explain and link everything to the OT. Anakin ceases to be himself and becomes Darth Vader and is thus destroyed at some point during Ep III. In Eps I and II, I would show the friendship and relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, and the eventual relationship between Anakin and Padme who would not be a queen or a senator and could go into hiding on Alderaan with Bail. Anakin would be in his early 20's and not a 9 year old boy.

In order to simplify everything, a smaller cast of characters is needed and others would be introduced as the trilogy went on: Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme, R2 and 3PO, Bail, Palpatine and Maul would be the focus. Maul would be the main villain in the PT as Vader was in the OT with Palpatine of course pulling all the strings. No Jar Jar, Yoda, Qui Gon, Dooku, Boba, Jango, Grievous, or Separatists. Yoda wouldn't appear so that his appearance in Ep V would still be a revelation. I think the Jedi Council should be there giving marching orders and not taking a wait and see attitude. It's a time of war; give orders!

By the end of Ep I the Clone Wars have started and they would take center stage in Eps II and III, and the political stuff that dominated the PT would take a back seat. You would see things go from a more civilized time over to the dark times with lots of adventures thrown in.

Anyway, this is my 2 cents for what it's worth.

You make an excellent point on the timeline. It's my curse of writing before thinking everything through. I just can't accept the PT starting with a 9yo Anakin, and then how old he looks at the end of Jedi being in his mid to late 40's supposedly. I'm kind of nitpicky over stuff like that.

The whole Jar Jar thing; yeah, I get hit a lot over that :P At least he wouldn't be in my story so that should earn me points!

What it all boils down to is I'd focus on the characters and the adventures they have, and then wrap things up with Anakin becoming Vader in EpIII but without the whole suiting up montage. I wouldn't focus on connecting all of the dots as we already know what happens in the OT. George went overboard in trying to explain everything and it backfired. 

I would have focused on Anakin's and Obi-Wans relationship and adventures, because when it all went south in EpIII it would have been more dramatic. All of the political stuff would have been dialed down, and the Clone Wars brought forward because we really didn't get to see it; only bits and pieces.

Mind you, these are only ideas I have floating around in my head. I don't have the talent to actually put it down on paper properly even though I've been a fan since '77. What thinks you?

Hi guys, I'm new here and I'm glad I found the site (Thanks Adywan). 

If I could go back and re-do the PT, I would first get Lawrence Kasdan or a writer similar to him to do the scripts. George would still be an executive producer, but someone else would direct.

Next, a smaller cast. Obi-Wan, IN (of course), Yoda, IN. Artoo and 3PO, IN. Padme, IN, and she wouldn't be a queen or senator either and probably wouldn't come in until EPII. Shmi, IN. Palpatine, IN. Darth Maul, IN!9 year old Anakin, OUT. Anakin would be older so he would apprear as he did agewise at the end of Jedi, so that means we would start more than 32 years before ANH. No Qui-Gon, no Binks (although I do like him), no Jango, no young Boba, no Dooku, no Trade Federation.

I'm thinking Anakin is already a great pilot, and he has questions about the powers he has. Yoda IS Obi's master as was disclosed in ESB. The Force is still and energy field created by all living things. Palpatine is a Sith making moves behind the scenes to take control of the Republic. Darth Maul would be the main villain in all three episodes. Jedi are everywhere!

Since we already know what happens in the OT, we do not need to explain everything. All that needs explaining is how Anakin gets seduced by the dark side and Palpatine by the time we get to the end of EPIII. We don't even have to show him getting suited up as Vader.

We just need a set of circumstances that lead our good guys to link up. I'm still thinking of how Shmi fits into all of this as I liked her character. Maybe she is a direct relative of Uncle Owen?

Real sets and real locations just like in the OT. Creatures would be animatronic suits and prothetics unless it's a beast like the Tauntaun for example. Real environments and sets produce genuine performances. CG would be used only to enhance  settings like Coruscant or Alderaan the same way glass matte painting did, and also in creating the starships but there wouldn't be any chrome or silvery ships; everything would still be boilerplate tech. No exhaust flames coming out of the engines like the Jedi starfighters in EPIII either!

Star Wars is supposed to be fun and adventurous but deep philosophically. It shouldn't have thick political overtones. It's the rise and fall, then finally the redemption of Anakin Skywalker. This is my 2 cents of ideas of how I'd re-do the PT. Get at me :)

Matt