Johannus said:

A lot of thought goes into how Obi Wan and Anakin meet. However, if we meet them whilst they are already friends it means that what we are shown only has to enforce this great friendship, not create it entirely. Personally I think this would be better as it is easier, and still works really well (just think of Han and Chewie, or even Vader and the Emperor before the PT came out). This would also allow Anakin to simply mention his step brother without there having to be a full explanation on screen, thus allowing Owen's words more room to be truthful.

I agree with you all who see the value in not over-explaining. That was one thing I loved about the OT, even when I didn't totally get it at first as a young child.

Which is why I like your idea there, Johannus. It would resolve many issues (like being bound to Tatooine/Owen) by putting them in the past, preserving some of the rich unseen background of the OT. It also gives greater latitude in developing a story around relationships...rather than a story about the creation of relationships. It allows more transient characters to casually weave in and out of the story (like 3PO and R2).

I'm not quite married to my version starting on Tatooine...but I have been engaged to it for awhile. Will have to consider it more. Hmmm...