Originally posted by: Jumpman
As to your questions, obviously the theatrical versions would sell the most but that's not because they're the theatrical versions. It's because it was the first time the Original Trilogy was out on DVD. No matter which version you put out, in 2004, that boxset was going to sell huge regardless. Why? Because it was the Original Trilogy.
There's no way of really telling how the versions are split between consumers, in terms of preference. And to be honest, I don't think average consumers can tell the difference, mainly because the characters and plot haven't changed between the versions....
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As to your questions, obviously the theatrical versions would sell the most but that's not because they're the theatrical versions. It's because it was the first time the Original Trilogy was out on DVD. No matter which version you put out, in 2004, that boxset was going to sell huge regardless. Why? Because it was the Original Trilogy.
There's no way of really telling how the versions are split between consumers, in terms of preference. And to be honest, I don't think average consumers can tell the difference, mainly because the characters and plot haven't changed between the versions....
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Yeah, but Jumpman how many people do you know would hold out and not buy the O-OT, and look for some SE bootlegs if that was the case? There are so many fans who didn't buy the SE, and waited for the O-OT, and are even waiting today for a remastered O-OT. My whole point is the SE split the fanbase, and that is just the way it is, you prefer one and i prefer another, so because of the popularity we should both be accomodated.
If Lucas never did a SE, and the O-OT were always there, the same fans who love the SE would still love the O-OT, it is only after seeing new effects that they see the O-OT as inferior, but if they were never updated, there would be no frame of reference. I will always say the SE created ZERO new SW fans, cause I am confident those same fans would have fallen love with SW regardless, and the bottom line is from 1977-96 it was the best trilogy in terms of popularity, why should it change?