If such a popular movie as Star Wars has had the special editions take the place of the originals, and the general public is barely aware of it, how many other movies out there have had something similar done to them that almost no one is aware of? Exactly how much cinema history has been rewritten or lost? Just because something is less popular doesn’t mean it is less significant.
There has never been a better time for a live action Star Wars show. Look how many comic superhero shows there are. I’d have one mainstream show air on ABC and another less traditional one on Netflix. A well done Star Wars show would surpass both Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica.
Someone should get the Original Trilogy Facebook page going more before the 25th. Some people prefer it to Twitter and you can never have enough shares if you are trying to be heard.
Hearing Lucas speak at Celebration made me wonder if that is the last time we will really see him. He didn’t seem 100%.