Bingowings said:
ROTJ and the PT allow for more scope to actually build story. In many ways Ady and the team are allowed more freedom while re-sculpting the PT because the interested audience are not as attached to the material in it's current form.
having started my journey with Jedi back then, following the marvel comics to eventually seeing Hope and Empire - I am more on the train to "revisit" ALL movies (the PT just needs more attention) - if only for 6 or even more parts ;-)
having read the whole thread, I collected some ideas that ring true for me, not meaning, Adywan or someone else needs to build their edit around it, just putting my credits into the pot ...
first on with the OT - and what Jedi "needs":
- a general thought: what if Obi-Wan didn't know ?
what if he really thought he told Luke the truth about his father ?
meaning: let "Maul" kill "Anakin" in a lava-battle, reminding us a little to what Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty happend (with Watson=Obi-Wan watching) - so he saw the fall of his pupil and friend, can pick up the lighsaber for Luke and doesn't be the cruel liar ...
- another idea for this "bigger insight" of Obi-Wan (through the force!):
as Obi-Wan sacrifices himself to help Luke and friends escape, he merges with the Force and finds out, A) Anakin didn't die, he became "Darth Vader" (aka "Maul") - B) and this is a concept on how to keep Yoda "a secret" (not for us viewers, but when I was younger I knew he was the Jedi Master and not some gnome!): if Yoda "died" in the "Clone Wars" (or during "Order 666"), maybe he got shot down on Dagobah, making his "island" his new home (ala Robinson Crusoe), even a Sith Assassin could have crashed with him ...
so Obi-Wan after "death" could have gotten "infos" about his pupils and master (as to where he is, telling Luke later on Hoth in a vision) - in RotJ the dialog needs to be altered, so he doesn't throw his "point of view" curveball, and giving Luke another lesson how the Force unviels the shroud of darkness ;-)
moving to RotJ:
- I like to have Luke complete his training, maybe build his lightsaber on Dagobah, then going over to Vader and the new Deathstar (hm, some brought up the question, if the rebels name it like that - why just don't call it the "Ultimate Weapon", because it will be or is)
- the Palace rescue is rather botched, so if it isn't all for Luke or a overall plan, the better, because it seems very improvised, so Leia got impatient and took matters in her hands, before Luke could come up with a working one ...
- dancing scene: why not add "Mara Jade" (don't know how she called herself there) for an interlude - mixing a new version of "Lapti Nek" without the lyrics, only the melody (because we got very different music in Star Wars, so a disco style isn't so bad)
- Boba Fett shouldn't be Jabbas bodyguard, if he is in Jedi, then give him a purpose, like deliver the info to the Rebels (that could show he hasn't a clear path, and only money is his interest)
- thought about the Sarlacc, the beak isn't very convincing, give it better working tentacles also, like in "Tremors" or "Grabbers" ;-)
- what I really like from the ANH:SE is the "Imperial Transport Shuttle", this should be the one that the "strike force" could take to Endor, the other is just too small and more like a limo for personal transport and not for equipment shippments ...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sentinel-class_landing_craft
speaking of shuttles, how about changing Palpatines to the one he had in RotS ?
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Theta-class_T-2c_shuttle
only with more imperial / royal markings - so Vader would be the only one with the classic Lambda shuttle:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lambda-class_T-4a_shuttle
now the viewer has more ships and is not distracted as to why the Empire has only 1 ship for all *g*
as for ships: we need MORE B-Wings - I want to see them blast apart some SDs like in the promo shot, that was posted everywhere back then!
- so the Rebels land with the "new" ship and split to get to the shield bunker ... this could add later for the search Vader orders: some Troopers or a Biker patrol could find the empty ship and report this - giving more tension, as to what the next morning will bring (more Troops!)
maybe the Rebels could have brought the "Endor Speeder" (that was made into a toy, but never seen onscreen), for scouting out the area?
I like the notion that the Rebels could stakeout the place before moving in with Han and company ...
- now to what I dislike: Ewoks to be a brutal fighting machine - no no no to that, if at all, they should be scouts and clever inhabitants of the woods, so helping the Rebels, YES, but NO extreme Rambo traps - that is the thing that just jumps out to comical ...
have them put up some fight, but not giving much damage to heavily armed troops!
only one thing I could imagine that would work as a "suprise" which is in line with this primitive tribe, could be that they lure a (some) beast(s), into a stampede to attack the Imperial Forces (making them use Nature against Technology!)