Lucas:
It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who did what to whom.

Honestly, I can't help but laugh (literally). The thread title is correct. He knows it's bullshit, and he knows we know it's bullshit.

The designing and selling of a Han Shot First T-shirt is a textbook example of a guy who knows full well what he's doing... "I'll fuck my fan base - then sell them a t-shirt with a cartoon on it pointing out that I fucked them."

At this point, who can blame the guy? With TFN and Blu-ray.com as a fan base, he has guaranteed revenue stream. Why in the world would he cater to anyone else?

His peers want him to do the right thing, but they only represent about 20 DVDs. The TFNers and BR.com sheep represent hundreds of thousands. Who would say no to that?

That said, there is one silver lining. We were present for yet another reason for not being allowed to have the 1977 version.

Original was damaged.
1970s technology.
Limited budget.
Original Vision.
Confusing close-ups.

Lucas is a fucking genius. No other fan base would even consider allowing a director\owner to abuse them emotionally at this level. Yet when I peruse the TFN and Blu-ray forums, they seem almost to crave it. Hilarious.