Originally posted by: Starboy
As for the OT edits, I'm also not interested. Some things, like Uncle Owen and the name Skywalker will be difficult to get around. Ultimately, I like them as they are. But as someone else said, having the PT in a format that conforms to the OT as much as possible is a wonderful gift that MagFan has given to us. High praise and gratitude for that. You have great admiration from most of us on this site, Magnolia.

Im thinking that even though the PT is chronologically before the OT that when i someday show these movies to my kids Ill show them the OT first, then the PT.

The reasoning is not because the PT is worse and i think it will ruin their experience of the OT. Part of it is comments here about ruining the suprises in the OT by watching the PT but I guess im starting to view the OT as more of a back story than as the first part of the story. Ugh, I really cant seem to express the why very well, but i guess the best example i can come up with is Wolverine. You have this character, and his past is this great mystery...eventually the creators (or some new entity) goes back and revisits that past, and tells you the story. Should you wait till this story comes out to read the original story line? Probably not as (in a general sense) this story may never be created. If you havent read it should you read one before the other? In truth it probably doesnt matter, but by reading the back story first you dont have a lot of information on the character/story so while you may enjoy it, it doesnt have the same connection.

Now im not saying the PT accomplishes this adding to the character you already know type situation. But I guess my point is I feel that they dont have to be (and probably arent really meant to be, unless you ask Lucas) watched in time chronological order.

-Darth Simon