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Anchorhead
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If Lucas did a proper oot restoration for blu ray and dvd would he be forgiven for the special editions and the prequels?
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1-Jul-2009, 5:22 PM
CO said:

Anchor, you know you are one of my favs here because you are an Original SW fan only, but I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one.

Sure many people go on and on bitching about the PT and SE, which wont change those movies one bit.  But I think the fact that OT.com exists showed Lucas that there is a fanbase for the OOT, and eventually getting the GOUT released in 2006.  Now of course it was a crappy version, but the fact that Lucas relented on 'the version he deemed dead' was a small victory in itself.

I definitely agree that the internet can be a very powerful tool when used properly and this very site no doubt (I believe) had a hand in getting us a DVD version of Star Wars77.  My point was more to the relentless Lucas-hate threads where he's burned in effigy on a regular basis.

I'm all for continuing the petitions, letter writing, and published articles calling for a proper release and pointing out his lies.  I just can't behind the hate threads.  Lucas is someone who really digs his heels in when pushed and strikes me as the kind of fellow that would hold off a proper release just out of spite.

For all his flaws - and where Star Wars is concerned, he has more than can be counted - I just can't get behind the hate.  Through the years, Lucas has given me much more than he's taken from me.