First let me say that I am all in favor of seeing this done. While I generally am betting that it can't be done and generally think that it doesn't need to be done, Id like to see it. Its been part of the biggest debate there is surround the prequels, so Im absolutely excited to see someone try it. And I'd be first in line to eat some mynock and admit Im wrong if it works.

A couple of things. Drax is right that the it is INTENDED to be watch by the numbers. But wrong when saying it doesnt work. It does WORK, but it changes something that you and a ton of other people, myself included, love. If I say it doesn't work for you, thats not a blow-off. It matters. But it does work for me. I find the saga much more interesting this way if perhaps less "cool" in certain aspects.

What Lucas did is brilliant. And this discussion is an example of that brilliance, even though most people think this debate is an example of his stupidity. He did something thats never been done, or even tried. He crafted these three films to take place before the existing films in such a way that they function properly when watched in the new order but that are also satisfying to those whod already seen the others. So the debate 1-6 or OT-PT is a cool one that can truly be done either way.

Lucas made the right choice in not trying to protect that surprise because I don't think it was protectable at all. Not only do I think there is no way to edit the films in a way that protects the surprise. I don't think there was a way to write them and produce them from scratch that would have protected it. Not without making the whole thing suck.

Ask yourself honestly. Do you think you personally wouldn't figure it out? Is there any version of 3 prequel movies that legitimately show Anakin's backstory and the fall of the Jedi/Rise of Empire where YOU personally wouldn't figure it out in A New Hope? Aren't we all a little too sophisticated for that?