Originally posted by: The Bizzle
I don't think the reason for the forums is to "bash" Lucas at all, but I understand why there's a large annoyance with his decision-making. But there's more to this place than just running in circles playing "I hate Lucas more than you do."

I'd like to give everyone here more credit than that.

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I personaly come here because it is the only place regarding Star Wars where you feel that they are fans who didn't love the prequels, didn't love the SE, still want the O-OT on DVD. Sure we all like to vent sometimes toward Lucas, if there were a 'Rocky' forum, I would be on there saying , "Stop Stallone, please no more, don't do Rocky VI." Its only natural that something you like, that you like to express your opinions, and Star Wars is, 28 years later, still near and dear to our hearts.

I think the frustation and anger goes on because most in the forum feel that Lucas has turned his back on those same fans that created his empire in the late 70's/early 80's, and I am sure that no one would be bitching about Greedo shooting first or Hayden in ROTJ, if we had the original movies on DVD. I guarantee you if Lucas released a mega box set with the prequels, and a seamless branching version of the OT with the originals and SE, everyone in this forum would buy it, and nobody would complain. They wouldn't complain cause the set contains TPM & AOTC in it, or the SE, Lucas can do what he wants to his movies, he has every right. I always believe the bitching and complaining about SW now stems from the things we can't get. If the O-OT were released tomorrow on DVD, what there be anymore threads about Hayden in ROTJ? Nobody would care anymore because if we don't like it, we can watch the originals.

Now as I am saying all of this, this is not life or death for me, Star Wars is true entertainment. It doesn't affect my job, my personal life, or anything else, it is just pure escapist fun, and that is why I am passionate about it. Star Wars is my favorite movie of all time, ESB is #2, and Jedi is in my top #10, I just want to watch them the same way I saw them each in the theater in a medium, DVD, that is up to standards of technology, not VHS, not crappy bootlegs, thats it.