Hi,

Have to correct you, I'm afraid. Kershner WAS offered RETURN OF THE JEDI but turned it down-he was exhausted after two years on EMPIRE and was unhappy with the JEDI early storyline he was shown. Don't forget, Lucas also wanted Spielberg for JEDI but couldn't get him due to his problems with the US unions. Lucas isn't afraid of using talented people, though there are a lot more YES men in his organisation these days.

I think the CLONE WARS animated series is one of the best things on TV.Period. You can take your Dark Edged BATTLESTAR GALACTICAs and THE DARK KNIGHTs (Yep, EMPIRE was dark but still very audience accessible). STAR WARS has a unique feel, Prequel and Original, and this is a fine series which treads a delicate line with style and imagination-and an animation quality that is unique, too. Don't forget this series is going to evolve the longer it's on. Stick with it or not but theres been some STAR WARS/Lucas bashing recently that I feel has become waaayyy too over the top on the site, especially with people's incorrect information...

SCOTT