i was thinking of the obi perspective.
the good thing about the padme is only in I-III, and luke is only in IV-VI. but as bingowings rightly pointed out earlier, its not as if things can be editted around her really.
as obi dies in IV, he does affectively pass the torch.
could i you PM me your new address ID?:) i never sent you those things!
what if the opening of ep I was qui gon visiting tatooine to claim anakin for jedi training. it could have a ghostly opening of a figure walking across a desert horizon, with the heat distorting the image. upon entering the homestead where ani would be, there could be alsorts of floating objects displaying his untrained power. Maybe then obi wan could be just a colleague perhaps?