Mrebo said:

I definitely appreciated that she hinted she didn't like what was done with Jar Jar on the screen.

I liked that one of the vehicle designers criticized the excessive use of CGI which looked like "plastic" and that the universe ended up looking too pristine, unlike the OT which he loved for its realistic dirtiness accentuated by the film grain.

It all reminded me of the promise and hope for the PT that I felt before '99. And that even the designers who were so enmeshed in creating the PT realize the execution was not good.

didn't know that even the art designers were less than enthusiastic :(

Although I heard a rumor that lucas and doug chaing butted heads.

I was very impressed with terryl whitlach during those episode I webcasts- especially when she said she always tries to create a skeleton first, which helps create realistic creatures. was thinking to myself 'man, this is gonna be great - these guys know what they're doing!!" :(

Art of ATOC was the only PT thing I ever got. There was something about the art design i was drawn too, even if the movie was still not good. wasn't until a few years ago i finally realized what it was. There's actually something very interesting visually with that movie that I never saw anyone else mention - and i don't think it was intentional because ROTS did not share the same characteristic.

would have considered the ROTS art book but I kept hearing about this so-called 'visual script' which was supposed to be cool. sadly, it was never released.

all kinds of fans insist that whatever one thinks of the PT, it was an injustice that Trisha Biggar did not get recognized with any oscar nominations. That may be true, but honestly they should blast lucas for letting everyone down and allowing the seriously acute flaws of the PT overshadow any plusses. :(