Well unfortunately film making/releasing is not a democracy as either the director or the studio (depending on circumstances) have the final say in what's released. Disappointing really as we're the one's who indirectly actually fund all films when you get down to it. In this case many of us are getting the smelly end of the sabre!

Unfortunately we're in the minority when it comes to wanting the originals, and I'm sure many SE haters will buy this just because of the extras, which is kind of annoying too. The set will be a success, and people will be creaming themselves about how sharp it all looks, exactly the way they did about the 2004 DVDs. A few years later the same people or reviewers will then moan that the originals aren't available...

However, as I said above, it IS just a film. No point in getting bent out of shape over it any longer. I think we've all tried our best, but we're up against a very stubborn man - it IS his baby at the end of the day (at least technically). I'm sure we will get it in the end though, when he needs to milk the release one more time.

The ONLY way for us to make our point really IS not to buy this, no matter how tempting the extras are. I'm sure many on this board will secretly buy it regardless. George is doing this to make money, and if he makes less and knows the reason why, perhaps he'll get the originals out that much quicker.