True enough - and really I was being a bit hyperbolic - although I do think the absolute perfect treatment (at least so far as each OT film is concerned) is to have the final version on disc 1, the '97 version on disc 2 and the original version on disc 3 with branched '77/'81 opening crawls for ANH.
But on the fan/peer pressure note:
Ever since those fateful days in May of 2006 when Bill Hunt posted that incredibly long rant about how stupid it is that Lucas was actually claiming we'd never see the OOT in any better quality than the GOUT and Robert A. Harris basically offered to restore the damn things for free, I just haven't been able to shake the feeling that Lucas will get the message by the time he's prepping the blu-ray.
After all this grief we really shouldn't have to be putting together another petition of any kind, but we do. I think the closest we could possibly get to a petition that couldn't possibly be misconstrued is this:
"Dear GL, do whatever you want with your most recent (and hopefully final) revision of the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi). We would like you to please take Robert Harris up on his offer to restore the original versions to their former glory. Please tell him, once he is finished with the restoration, to convert them to SMPTE rec. 709 24fps 1080p. We would also like the original 35mm sound mixes preserved.
Since we assume you will be placing the revised version on the first disc of each blu-ray case, we would like the remastered original version on the second disc.
We can't imagine you would have anything more to revise in Episodes II and III, and they are (as of now) still the versions that appeared in digital projection during their original theatrical runs. Episode I has already been slightly re-edited with a couple scene extensions and there are rumors of still further revisions, specifically the replacement of the yoda puppet with the Episode II/III digital counterpart. If you could please include the original 1999 theatrical cut of the film via seamless branching, it would be very much appreciated by all of your completist fans.
Thank you for taking the time to read our petition.
signed,
Your Fans"
There, I'm spent.