I find this very amusing. I think that the uniform change doesnt hold a lot of water in terms of inconsitency - uniforms do change, and we are talking about ~18 years.
The ships, hmm. I think thats a matter of opinion. And if you consider the climate in the OT, the ships make sense to me. The Empire has huge warships, thats what they need. And variations on a theme for their small stuff (TIE). On the otherhand, you have the rebellion. What do you get when you dont have a lot of backing, and you are developing this stuff under the scrutiny and chase of a superpower: beat up looking starfighters. Personally I think that the OT ships look about a million times better than the PT. Ill take an A-Wing and Mon Calamari cruiser over any other two ships in the PT. Like I said though, this one seems more like an opinion matter.
This is a great thread, but where is Jimbo? I figure he'd at least post some retoric and such, in the fanboy defense.