Wow, I go away for a weekend and look what happens. A lot of bickering and such. However, I think the "whiner patrol" are the ones who have really gotten out of hand and lost all civility. They're the ones in the huff telling people to "fuck off" and "be grateful." It seems to me that the ones who are "complaining" are simply debating what the details of this set are going to be. True, there are some real complainers (after reading through 3 consecutive pages of text-heavy posting, I'm not even going to try to remember who you are or what you said). There are so many possiblities and so many points of everybody's opinion that I agree and disagree with. I'm not too demanding. The only thing I truly demand is that it truly be the original. I want no matte lines erased, no changes inserted. That's what they promised. I'd prefer all three of the original mixes. I'd settle for any one of them. And I want a good picture. I don't know what most of the technical terms mean, but I want a good DVD image that's at least somewhat better than any existing version. Jim Ward claims that they're good. They don't have to be completely pristine or crystal clear. Just something that looks nice and looks like they put any kind of effort into it. My hope is that zombie is right. But we don't know yet. You can keep your brand new 5.1 mixes or whatever the heck you're talking about.

Branching off topic, though, what I hate most about the whiner patrol is how they always tout the argument about, "Well, so what if it's screwed up? They'll fix it next time around for the (insert next anniversary here) release." Is that the dumbest logic ever? If I buy something, I want it to be good, and if it's not good, I should be monetarily compensated for it. I shouldn't get relief in the fact that I can just shell out another $70 two years down the road to get everything fixed. What motivation does Lucasfilm have to get it "right" if fans just have this shrugging, forgiving attitude and willingness to shell out for their next incomplete effort. If we want a good product the first time around, we have to demand it! We have to stop being so willing to buy every attempt!

So, to the boards, I agree with CO. This is our Empire Strikes Back era. We have to band together more strongly than ever, or else we risk falling apart. By all means, keep speculating what these releases are going to be, but don't go at each other's throats over it. I have been a member of this board for almost a year, and I certainly don't want Jay to dismantle the whole thing because he can't stand to see so much fighting. So everyone could stand to calm down... especially the people who are hypocritically bitching about whiners and complainers.