Hmm, but I do like the idea of temples and ancient religious relics surrounding the use of the force, so I don't mind a temple being on Coruscant. Otherwise, dump the midichloriforms, I agree there.
Oh no, I didn't mean to dismiss temples all together, just on Coruscant. Having the Jedi, a rather nature-related sect, on Coruscant seemed like an anathema to me. So, yes, there'd be other temples, but on other worlds, more forest-like or a greater lack of machines/buildings.
(Oh, I figure Anakin has to call Obiwan "Ben" [somewhat to Obiwan's chagrin] and then that name has to catch on so that nobody uses the name Obiwan by the time Anakin gets Luke and Lea's mother pregnant!)
Yeah, that's what I had always hoped would be in the prequels, too, that it was a good-natured diminutive form of Obi-Wan, like "Dick" is for Richard. And I can see Obi-Wan bristle when Anakin calls him that! Very good!
Hmm, they were called "Knights" and thus should have had some official recognition under the republic. Some kind of thing where they are expected to uphold the ideals of the republic at least (more than mere respect) and be subject to its laws. Otherwise, I agree that the organization should have been much looser and having a more Medieval feeling of Lords and enlightened Nobles. Perhaps the reliance upon pupils from nobility could figure into the story in terms of a Jedi order that is becoming stagnant and no longer able to aid the republic as well.
Well, I wasn't thinking they were TOTALLY loose, but yes a knighthood, certainly.
My biggest problem with your version is the Skywalker prophecy idea and the ancient evil in the bunker. Its far more dramatic to stick to normal people and keep Skywalker an average family name with no special amazing associated with it. Anakin Skywalker was an average guy but a skilled warrior with amazing piloting skills and thus Obiwan decided to train him for those core reasons. It is also a lot more dramatic to stick with people who have free will and can choose to be evil or good, instead of a one-dimensional force of evil that possesses anyone.
No, I understand all of that, but as in Christian thought, there are demons and angels. Why can't there be such things in Star Wars? After all, we have a PLACE that is evil. Why couldn't there be something generated by the dark side that is demonic? Compound this with the weird, shrieking, dark shapes that come after the Emperor is destroyed in the shaft----not an unfounded idea with that kind of "evidence."
However, my PT ideas could still work without any of that, too.
One idea that I have is that Vader/Anakin would be in the prequal trilogy as much as Vader was in the classic trilogy. In other words: I'd have him be in the background, but instead of a kickass bad guy who comes in to mop up the good guys, he'll be a kickass good guy who relentlessly hunts down the bad guys. This means that in the beginning of Episode I Anakin would already be Obiwan's apprentice and somewhat on his own. I'm not too fond of this idea however, since I would want the younger Obiwan to be the primary hero of the films, like Luke was the hero in the classic trilogy and therefore it might be hard for him to have a semi-successful apprentice at a young and inexperienced age. Thus I usually fall upon the idea that Vader is trained over the course of the movies and turns to the dark side at some point.
Also, as in early scripts of Lucas' the Jedi have pledged themselves to aid worlds. Obi-Wan, since he was born on Alderaan, has pledged himself to protect Bail Organa, it's senator.
Of course, I wish the villains in the PT were as crafty as Lucas is in RL!