well certainly, if the goal is to return the 2004 edition into a carbon copy of the original release. That however, is not quite the aim. The key here is returning the story to what it once was. Purely cosmetic changes that have no bearing on plot or characters aren't the issue that people have with the SE's. Changes like Greedo shooting first, The Jabba sequence, Luke's scream on Bespin, the new lines for vader replacing "Bring my shuttle" and the new sequence of arriving on the Star Destroyer, The celebration scenes at the end of Jedi; all of these change the film in a much more signifigant way than if Artoo's panels appear blue in outer space now. Of course, there are additions to the film of a cosmetic nature that just suck and should be removed: Sarlacc Pit with beak, new musical sequence in Jabba's palace, Praxis effect on Death Star and Alderaan explosions, New Wampa. Those scenes, however, don't really signifigantly alter the films to the degree that other additions/subtractions do. Which scenes truly add to or take away from the films is, of course, debatable. SOme poeple like the addition of Luke's scream as he falls on Bespin, I think it negates the entire point of the scene. Some people like the sarlacc beak, I hate the bloody thing. Some people like the celebrations at the end of Jedi, I personally find it ridiculous and unrealistic. Some people like having the old Biggs scenes included, others do not.

The point is, that the SE's left alone, suck. However, with some judicous tweaking, they can be turned into films which are as good as, if not superior to the original films. I personally made my own edits of the OT back when the SE's hit laserdisc, and I prefer them to both the OT and the SE. That's just me though. For some, the OT will always be the only way to go, and that's fair enough. Others are more open to changes, as long as they are made to the benefit of the film (ie. the cleaning up of matte lines, cosmetic enhancement, the inclusion of previously cut scenes which add depth to the film). Finally, there are those who will love the SE's because they Star Wars and Lucas can do no wrong.

Personally, I'm all for having the hiqhest quality picture possible, while removing some of the "fixes" that I believe were mistakes. It may not be exactly the OT, but it's the best we can do.