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They have an "Obsessive Fan of the Week" spot on the letters page, but maybe if they get enough emails, they'll do a featured article.
Letters reference articles in previous issues; tie the DVD discussion to an article you've read in EW:
letters@ew.com
http://www.ew.com/ew
PLEASE do your part, folks. When you've sent your email, please post here to let everybody know so that we can gauge how many of us are participating. Also, post here if you get a response from EW, or if there's anything else you want to discuss regarding this week's target.
When writing your email, remember to keep it as brief as possible while still hitting some of these major points:
1) The films are some of the most influential of all time any yet they're being given sub-par DVD treatment, although many lesser films have been given much better treatment. This is especially ironic, considering they do not even meet the standards of Lucas' own THX program.
2) LFL's claim that the OT films don't exist is a lie- many organizations are preserving prints of the Original Unaltered Trilogy, such as the British Film Institute, the Library of Congress, private collectors, etc.
3) Even though GL has plenty of money to do this, other people such as film restorationist Robert A. Harris have still volunteered to do the restorations/transfers for the OOT. GL just doesn't WANT to. He wants to deny the fans an acceptable transfer of the OOT since it is no longer 'his vision'. The public would not accept permanent changes to other classic films (name a couple) and changes to the OT should not be accepted either. Besides, the fans aren't even asking for a full-blown restoration of the trilogy- just a new DVD transfer made from decent prints.
4) The claim that the OT discs are 'bonus features' is bogus- the DVDs are being marketed with the OT discs being front-and-center.
Please send your email to EW THIS WEEK and we'll hit another target next Wednesday.
Good Luck!
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