Hey Guys,
Just a quick note to let you know what's going on.
I spoke to MTH last night, and he feels the need to drop out of the process for a little while. He'll still poke his head in from time to time to comment on what we're doing, but he agrees it's best for us to continue without him for the time being.
Accordingly, Commander Courage and DarthPreston will immediately be taking over the writing process, which will start moving us in a forward direction again.
As to the above posts by THX, DaystromX, Sluggo and others regarding Anakin, without being rude, my opinions on those issues and my rebuttals to detractors were amply stated three pages ago. So, I want you to know I'm not ignoring your comments, I'm just waiting for someone else to step in and argue it out.
Of course, the views and opinions expressed by me personally in this thread don't necessarily reflect the final direction this project will take. I think it's all about trying out different concepts and seeing what works and what doesn't, and not immediately dismissing ideas simply because they are in conflict with the opinions of George Lucas or some pre-ordained "story arc" for Anakin. The fact is, his character was sickeningly sweet in TPM, and lacked any depth whatsoever. I doubt you'll disagree that building character is all about revealing conflict and weaknesses in a person. Otherwise he's just a one-dimentional piece of cardboard. And that goes for any of the characters. I know Anakin's broader character arc plays out over the course of the six films. But if this is to be a "stand alone" film, then he needs to go through some sort of mini-arc exclusive to this movie to make him a more interesting character.
--InfoDroid