-The title will simply be "Star Wars", with no episode number (as you say, hinting towards a stand-alone film)
I do find that a neat concept, but remember the first LotR wasn't "The Lord of the Rings," it was "The Fellowship of the Ring," LotR serving as the title for the overal series. I think every movie should have its own subtitle; I'm one of those people who refer to the '77 film as "A New Hope." Just something to think about.
Very LotR-esque, but we are going for a saga here. All logistics aside (that will be the fun part), do you think this is straying too far from Star Wars tradition? Being "Episode I" do you think it can take that liberty to explain the backstory of the backstory that we didn't get much of onscreen? (I lean that way too, btw.)
And this is also a good time to think about where exactly I stand on the whole six film saga. Because I don't know. You've said that Sidious in Episode I only makes sense after seeing the OT, which has truth to it. But what order would I like these to be watched? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Doing that would bring up the question....what about the whole "I am your father" revelation that is wrecked by Episode III? How far do I want to go to make it run 1-6? Because as it's been said, someone who's never seen Star Wars is probably not going to see my version first. Maybe the order of initial viewing could be: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6. Not sure if you understand...I'm just confused about what I'm trying to do here in terms of the big picture. What would you as the audience like?
I do find that a neat concept, but remember the first LotR wasn't "The Lord of the Rings," it was "The Fellowship of the Ring," LotR serving as the title for the overal series. I think every movie should have its own subtitle; I'm one of those people who refer to the '77 film as "A New Hope." Just something to think about.
-There will be a prologue at the beginning ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away, there was a great war. The Jedi Knights and the lords of the Sith..." etc.). This prologue will perhaps use shots from other films, spaceships, and other things to accompany the narrative and give some history for the 6-movie saga. Obviously, we would have to write the backstory and figure out what happened, similar to the extended universe novels out there that I've never read.
Very LotR-esque, but we are going for a saga here. All logistics aside (that will be the fun part), do you think this is straying too far from Star Wars tradition? Being "Episode I" do you think it can take that liberty to explain the backstory of the backstory that we didn't get much of onscreen? (I lean that way too, btw.)
And this is also a good time to think about where exactly I stand on the whole six film saga. Because I don't know. You've said that Sidious in Episode I only makes sense after seeing the OT, which has truth to it. But what order would I like these to be watched? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Doing that would bring up the question....what about the whole "I am your father" revelation that is wrecked by Episode III? How far do I want to go to make it run 1-6? Because as it's been said, someone who's never seen Star Wars is probably not going to see my version first. Maybe the order of initial viewing could be: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6. Not sure if you understand...I'm just confused about what I'm trying to do here in terms of the big picture. What would you as the audience like?
You seem to be looking at this more as a saga now, which is a good thing. That said, if you're going that route I think it's time you reconsidered editing the OT as well. Blasphemy, I know. Part of the problem with Star Wars is how seperate the PT and OT are considered; as good as the originals are, making all 6 films flow like a true saga requires alterations to both trilogies (besides, most of the "work" to be done to the OT has already been and will be adressed by MagnoliaFan and DarthEditous). I understand you are a strong defender of the O-OT, as am I, but this being your version of the saga, I think it's only fair to give the originals some attention as well after all the effort spent on the prequels. You are of course, the boss, and have the final word, but I would again encourage you to consider this.