adywan said:The one thing i really want to do when i get to the PT is downgrade a lot of the technology and design. yeh, i can imagine that the queen of naboo would have a very expensive craft with the latest tech but other ships & environment do need the downgrade (which they actually did a bit for the jedi starfighter in ROTS)
I'm glad to hear you say that adywan... I hate the whole touchscreen phenomenon that's infiltrated sci-fi/futuristic movies nowadays. Look at any recent sci-fi flick and it seems no one is putting any original thought into the displays -- they just slap a holographic touchscreen in there and call it a day. It's really too bad too, because some of the most convincing on-screen computer systems have been clunky, old-fashioned-looking things (i.e., Mother in Alien, Bladerunner's V.K. machine, etc.).
This problem is only exacerbated in Star Wars, because now you've got "older" ships in the PT that look more technologically advanced than those in the OT, despite the fact that it should be just the opposite. I don't know who's more to blame for this continuity error: the art department for designing these consoles/ships in the first place, or Lucas for giving them his seal of approval.
Don't even get me started on the difference between the PT and OT in terms of how realistic it appears getting a ship ready for flight (X-wings needing to be "fired up" and fuelled vs. just jumping in a cockpit and being ready for a joyride).
.... ahhh... rant over. At any rate, glad to hear you're sticking with the "change the PT to match the OT" mentality ady.