shanerjedi said:
I think it would be cool if we could somehow place the jedi action on the federation ship at the end, including the duel on Naboo. Just make it a federation hanagr and the open space some reactor room for the federation engines.
Blankfist did something like this in his 3-in-1 trilogy fanedit. Details here:
http://images.fanedit.org/fanedits_coverart/blankfist/falloftherepublic/ep1thru3blankfistcutlist.doc
It's a neat idea, but it unfortunately falls apart when you watch it. It's way too obvious that the two parts (the jedi on the trade ship and Maul in the Naboo hangar) don't belong together. But having said that, it was just a simple cut and paste job. Someone with more tech skill might be able to pull it off.
Incidentally, Blankfist also removes the podrace and does a similar cut and paste so Qui-Gon frees Ani by winning the dice roll with Watto. From the cutlist script, with deletions removed for easier reading:
EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY
The group walks towards the shop.
PADME: (to QUI-GON) Are you sure about this?
QUI-GON enters the shop.
WATTO: You! You swindled me!
INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR - DAY
WATTO: No pod is worth two slaves, not by a long shot.
QUI-GON: The boy, then.
WATTO: Hmm. Uh Well...
INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY
QUI-GON looks at ANAKIN, who looks back. QUI-GON looks back to WATTO.
INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGAR - DAY
We'll let-a fate decide, huh? (pulls cube from pocket) I just-a happen to have a chance cube here. Blue, it's the boy, red-uh...his mother.
QUI-GON nods acceptance. WATTO tosses the cube down. QUI-GON follows the cube with his eyes and lifts his hand slightly; the cube lands on blue.
INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - PRIVATE BOX - DAY
WATTO: (defeated) Take him.
INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP – DAY
QUI-GON and ANAKIN share a smile and QUI-GON leaves.
***
Again, the cut and paste is too obvious. But it's an interesting idea.