I am not against the original versions being released I just doubt it will happen. If it does it will be Lucases own descign and no fan petition is going to change that as Bill Hunt said it. Plus other then Han and Greedo I prefered the Special Edition. The new effects made the whole universe come alive much better. According to the Digital bits the 2004 DVDs will be different then the 1997 versions. It has not been officially announced but then again The Phantom Menage, Attack of the Clones, The Indiana Jones trilogy DVDs all included slight changes to the films that were not in the original official announcement or on the pakageing. All I really want is fixed lightsabers and Han and Greedo scene restoration. These will probably the versions that should have come out in 1997. I recommend you read Bill Hunts comments they are very informative on both this release and releases to come. Including the future Ultimate Editions which According to Hunt will be out in 2007 for the HD-DVD format.