Yeah, I guess that because I've been a star wars fan since I was a kid, I've kind of built up my own images in my head which don't correspond to the prequels. I imagined Alderaan as a literally weaponless planet, totally peaceful, totally hippy, and that made their destruction even worse, pus I imagined Anakin literally hunting down and destroying the jedi one by one (like an assasin) as Obi Wan descrbes in a new hope. I think a lot of the appeal of Star Wars was just that - the mystery, the backstory, the myths that you could ponder and create. It added a hugeness to the galaxy in which they live becasue everything was NOT explained. I liked that.

Basically, let's build a tie machine and deliver Rebel11_38's synopsis to Lucas circa 1985, along with a signed certificate stating that we will not sue or claim any money etc for the story rights and he can call it his own, so that he makes that prequel, and he makes it in the late 80s so there's no CG.

I used to think that he might make a prequel which featured a middle aged Annakin and he would use Mark Hamill as the actor, but by 1999 that was obviously not gonna happen.

I still like the Star Wars Kids idea. I'm thinking Muppet Babies with lightsabers. Who's with me?