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Post #155134

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InfoDroid
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Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
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Date created
14-Nov-2005, 7:05 PM
I like the Artoo idea, considering Lucas' original vision was to have the entire saga told from the droids' perspective. Maybe that's a big part of what was missing in the charm-free and unmagical Prequels?

Lucas decided instead to tell TPM from Jar-Jar's point of view, and I think that's where he wanted to go with AOTC and ROTS, but probably changed his mind after the Jar-Jar backlash.

Instead, the droids were reduced to peripheral, nostalgia-inducing comic-relief which ultimately amounted to being niether comedic nor nostalgic, excluding a few brief exceptions with Artoo in ROTS. I'd like to see a version of the Prequels creatively tweaked where the droids play a more prominent role, with the charm they originally possessed in tact. With all the audio books, promotional material, cartoons, etc, there should be a wealth of audio sources available to play around with in which Anthony Daniels voiced C-3PO, so adding lines may not be as hard as you'd think. And Artoo is... Artoo. Problem solved.

To quote the Emperor: "Can it be done?"

I was under the impression, however, that Trooperman had already locked in his draft cut and was just working on finalizing a finished version of that. Or is he still taking suggestions?