Yeah I understand that entirely. I feel the same way too in some sense but there is also a part of me that want's to see more and to some how make that work...You even said it yourself... A Guilty pleasure
As for The windows of opportunity I think I used them all bar after Vader enters echo base.
I am not putting the film down it's brilliant... But there is that part of me that want's to see more... expanded... Make it work seamlessly...without ruining it
As I said it's more about what I want to see without worrying too much if it kills a sacred cow (original) but somehow if it could be done without ruining what is there it would be my ultimate Hoth but like you say it can ruin it... It would be great to find that holy grail of how to seamlessly integrate into it... Unlike space battles which is a lot easier...
It's John Willams score more than Kersh and how that flows... Williams Music is the barrier to overcome not Kershes editing... If you can score seamlessly from the original you could put footage to it. Simple as that.