Okay folks,

I'm going to create a list ala the ESB:R list I have regarding the Prequel ideas. I will separate them by movie and scene (just like the ESB:R list) so as to better keep track of ideas and suggestions.

Something else I would like to include is explanations as to the ideas as well (albeit keeping them somewhat breif - a paragraph or so for the big ideas); that way if and when Adywan or anyone else peruses the list, it won't just be a matter of said idea being there, but an explanation so they can get the gist of where the idea is coming from.

For example:
I agree with changing Naboo or Coruscant to Alderaan for multiple reasons:

If you change Naboo to Alderaan:
(1) Naboo is just a stupid name; sounds childish and very MORK AND MINDY -NOT the sci-fi I want STAR WARS to be referencing
(2) would give Leia's homeworld (as glimpsed in A NEW HOPE) some back story as well as some face time.
(3) already establishes Leia's mother as a queen, being that she is PRINCESS Leia (on that note, get rid of the stupid "I was VOTED queen again" bit). There is nothing saying that Amidala's last name cannot be Organa, and that Bail isn't a brother or relative that the daughter is given to at the end of ROTS. It could still mess with Vader capturing Leia in ANH, but also remember that Anakin/Vader didn't even know Amidala was pregnant to begin with.
(4) it would mean Tarkin was testing Vader just as much as Leia when targeting the world his former self met his former lover.

If you change Coruscant to Alderaan:
(1) it would give significance to Tarkin destroying Alderaan, as it would suggest Tarkin's own move to replace the Emperor by destroying the former capital of the old republic.
(2) which then goes back to the original script of STAR WARS, whereas Alderaan is indeed the capital of the Empire/Republic.

Even then, there is nothing saying that Naboo/Alderaan (Washington D.C. or more to the point, more like a lot of state capitals which have relatively small cities) could be the capital of the Republic, whereas Coruscant (New York, Singapore or Hong Kong) is the economic hub of the Republic - in fact, that could be another plot point in AOTC or ROTS: that the new Emperor makes Coruscant the new capital to further signify the "cutting off" of Alderaan and the Old Republic, as well as the shift from a more pastoral society and cultural outlook to one of economic and industrial growth, size and menace.

Also remember that the UN building is in New York, not Washington D.C. - which establishes why the Senate would/could be in the economic heart of the Republic as opposed to the capital.

My main point is that the beauty of the Prequels should have been to give us some dread as to showing us things we know are going to end badly, as well as add an extra layer to the original trilogy. By giving back stories to more than just Luke and Vader it gives the whole universe the same amount of life and motivation.

To have Tarkin destroy the peaceful and defenceless Alderaan showed him to be evil; to have him target the former capital of the Old Republic shows that he has plans bigger than what is seen on screen (it could also imply that Tarkin is tempted by the idea of using the Death Star as his ticket to the throne, which in turn could be where Vader learned how to be devious himself in his plot to overthrow the Emperor with his son by his side - hence the idea for JEDI on the JEDI WISHLIST thread)

Speaking of Tarkin, if there was a way to not just edit in scenes of Peter Cushing from earlier movies (Hammer or otherwise) to fill in the scenes where his character is present, if there was a way to show him in essence rescuing Vader at the Lava planet to explain his loyalty to Tarkin (Tarkin had to have done something that would have built so much loyalty for Vader to essentially serve by HIS side, as opposed to the Emperor's).