- introduce Anakin as mid-teens, maybe a year or 2 older than Padme
- kill off Schmi in the first film or not have her at all
- Clone Wars begin at end of episode 1
- no Jango Fett and little Boba
- get an actor to play Darth Maul and not just a one dimensional martial arts expert
- Anakin turns to darkside at the end of episode 2 , and Jedi purge takes up episode 3 climaxing with Anakin falling into the volcano