kenkraly2007 said:

The SE's are Lucas perfered versions of the films. He considers the original verisons of the films rough cuts. I agree the original verisons of the films should be perserved and righly so I never said they should'nt be.

So a dude releases a "rough cut" into theaters, gets rich beyond imagination, then decides *20 YEARS LATER* "ya know, maybe I should finish that little movie I made way back when" and is able to get away with saying that this new-fangled version is what he intended all along?

Must be nice to live in fairy tale land... say hi to Cinderella for me.

Adywan is right, the SEs were nothing more than a proving ground for the prequels.