I would love for there to be an official release, not only so I could enjoy it myself, but also because it would introduce so many newcomers to the original theatrical versions.

With that being said, I’m not as bummed out over the lack of such a release as I would be had I not discovered this site. I mean, there are some amazing projects being done here like Despecialized, which is continuing to improve with each version and actually takes feedback into consideration. On the other hand, the various official releases of the special editions retained many technical issues even when they had 7 years between them (like the lightsabers losing their white cores). So I guess my point is that even though the situation isn’t ideal, it’s still not so bad. It might even be…pretty good.