Originally posted by: JamesEightBitStar
... ideas are made of the most elastic rubber in the universe ...

Well said, sir!

I'm glad that we all want to invest in this idea so that it actually happens, rather than just fizzling out!

I had a new idea, which I'm quite proud of actually, and I wondered what you guys would think of it:

Darth Vader becomes a Sith Lord after having been an apprentice Jedi. I got to thinking - what would the other Sith Lords think of him? Maybe it would be interesting to show Darth Vader as a lonely figure who has turned his back on the Jedi order only to be ostracised by the Sith Lords because he's an ex-Jedi. Maybe that could be a reason for Vader being stuck out in the Outer Rim dealing with the Rebels, rather than with the Emperor at the heart of power. It would provide a good basis for Vader becoming interested in Luke and eventually deciding to defy the Emperor. It also puts an interesting complexion on Tarkin's line: "You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion".

Any thoughts?