Why didn't Lucas play the same 'trick' with the Indiana Jones franchise then? i.e. release a sub-par edition to keep the revenue rolling in until they released another 'improved' edition? Was there ever going to be an Indiana Jones special edition or did Spielberg talk him out of it?

I don't see what he stands to lose by releasing a proper fresh anamorphic of the original versions of the trilogy - afterall Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are where it's at now, so he could have the SE's released on this new super-duper format, and leave the originals for ST-DVD. That we just about get what we want, and he gets to maintain the 'superiority' of his new versions on the new formats.

- John