Let us all be thankful to be participating in the most extensive Star Wars fan edit of them all: Episode II - Shroud of the Dark Side!
Trooperman: Glad you liked my Maul=Grievous ideas, I look forward to delving into them for Episode III. I'm also in agreement with you on Sidious in Episode I; he is a high point of them film, but removing some of his scenes would indeed strengthen the Trade Federation as well as the plot. Some of them are essential though IMO, but again that's a discussion for another time. And the May release date is official? Excellent, everything is going as planned...