ChainsawAsh said:
I still think everyone here is being WAY too tied down to the prequels as they are. If we do this, we really need to start 100% from scratch, as if we're George and crew writing this in 1983, just after ROTJ has been released. Not "What if Qui-Gon is the villain in II?" - instead we need to be thinking "Do we need Qui-Gon's character, or can Yoda or even Obi-Wan himself fill the role of the mentor?" Instead of "How can we make Naboo's Gungans less annoying," we should be thinking "Okay, let's set this on Alderaan, focusing on Bail Organa and his daughter," or something to that effect.

Let's pretend the prequels never happened and write our own! If we don't do that, what's the point of animating three whole movies from scratch? Just edit the prequels if you just want to change things. If you're making three whole movies yourself, why wouldn't you scrap everything you've seen and do it *right* instead of trying to fix something that's irreparably broken?

RE the droids thing, hey, if they work into the story we create, awesome. But if you try to force them in there just because you feel that they should be in every movie, then you sacrifice quality for fan service, and that's what we're trying to avoid after the fiasco that was the prequels.

I agree with you there. It can't be approached like an edit. The problem is that I think the character of Qui-Gon is necessary. I suppose I'll draft up a story idea soon. I personally think the prequels should fully show Anakin's rise as a jedi and fall from the dark side. It should be a complete study of character as he matures and just how he becomes Darth Vader as we know him in the original. The grander, more detached and theatrical tone of the prequel's is the best way to show the Empire's rise to power as well as Anakin's fall IMO. I think George should be given credit for making bad movies out of good ideas.