McFlabbergasty said:
I began the process by looking over other fans' prequel rewrites. I quickly realized that I didn't like any of them because they tried to stay too close to the Lucas PT.
A good number of people here agree with you.
And here is what I am going to include in my PT rewrite that will spice the story up and help connect it to the OT more firmly than Lucas did...
- A female villain. And no, her name does not begin with "Darth". However, Vader does eventually claim her lightsaber for use in the OT. Also, she is not conspiring with Palpatine.
Will be interested to see how this plays out.
- An interesting cast of new characters. The central protagonist of the series is not Anakin Skywalker, but his apprentice Ben. Through a long series of events, Obi-Wan will eventually respect young Ben enough to adopt his name as a disguise when he has to go into hiding on Tatooine. I'll get deeper into that later.
Also interested in seeing how this works. Very important to have a new and dynamic cast of characters so this is more than a pathetic shadow of the OT.
- Anakin's love interest AKA Ben's former love interest AKA Luke and Leia's mother, who I have named Jeni, is a much more action-oriented character than Padme. She is part of a spice freighter crew captained by Ben, the up-and-coming Jedi.
Love triangle does add depth. By "Ben" do you mean apprentice Ben or Obi Wan?
- Jedi are infertile. And this fact is believed to hold fast and true for all of them until it is revealed in Episode II that Jeni is carrying Anakin's children. I will not explain this scientifically because that would lead us into midi-chlorian territory. Just chalk it up to the mysterious workings of the Force.
This raises a skeptical eyebrow for me as it seems pretty arbitrary, but always curious to see how a seemingly wacky idea might work.
I'll start posting an outline of Episode I: Rise of the Witch if there's any interest.
peace
There definitely is interest in these parts. I suspect difficult for many of us to maintain a passion for our own rewriting. I will sometimes think about my ideas for days at a time, write a few scenes, and then drift away for awhile. Seeing people's work can help inspire more passion!