Baronlando said:
There must be a good financial reason for Lord of the Rings and Star Trek to follow the "theatrical versions now, special editions later" pattern. I would love to hear the debate at Lucasfilm. Surely somebody over there must be pondering why they don't do the same thing.
Maybe Jim Ward. I think I read somwhere that he begged Lucas to let them do the originals on dvd.
I can proudly say I never bought the 2004 dvd set. I went like "Special edition on dvd? Fuck that." And it was worse than the SE on dvd. It was the special special edition. Hayden Anni-kins' ghost and Jango Boba Fett. Plus Jar Jar being jarring in the celebrations. "Wesa free!" Wesa not fucking free of the bullshit yet.