doubleofive said:

I don't think that future generations should have to know who dark_jedi is to get decent versions of the original movies. The general public deserves better, whether they think they want it right now or not.

Furthermore D_J, while your GOUT-sourced preservations are impressive, they're limited by the source material. No avisynth script will ever be able to achieve results from a laserdisc transfer on par with a professional restoration sourced from the original materials.

dark_jedi said:

If George Lucas is dead set against releasing the UOT, than so be it, NO amount of complaining, Internet petitions, polls, etc. is going to change that, all I am saying is I have come to accept this.

I understand where you're coming from, and the cynic in me is inclined to agree. But on the other hand, it appears that purist whiners like us succeeded in generating sufficient pressure that the GOUT was released, and that's at least a first step. If nothing else, it reveals that Lucas' position isn't impregnable. We went from "no original version ever" to "only on a laserdisc-sourced bonus DVD." It's not much, but it's something.