kenkraly2007 said:

I wish some of you would stop calling star wars fans who go to websites like TFN or relbelsum.com Lucas apologists their good sources for star wars news of all of kinds.

FYI, the Rebelscum forums don't seem to be filled with apologists. About a month ago I checked their thread on the Blu-rays, and a lot of people were complaining about the lack of OT theatrical versions.

Wexter said:

About LFL - either they are indeed a bad company consisting of bunch of amateurs or they are fucking liars (lairs, for mentally challenged). These are the only two possible explenations of their (mostly Lucas') claim that the cleaned up original footage has been altered without backing up the original form. Who does that? Someone, who has no clue what they are doing.

I get the impression some people at LFL are not happy with the treatment the OT gets. I can't remember the details, but at one of the recent press events for the Blu-rays, 2 LFL spokesmen implied they preferred the original versions. Remember: most people at LFL probably grew up on the original theatrical versions.

Lucas seems to be a "my way or the highway kind of guy", and the LFL employees know that. And they are just so excited to be working for Lucas, that they dare not endanger that opportunity.