Out of all the fan made prequels, I think I enjoy yours best. Simple but still connecting with the theme of the originals. I would like to hear how you would map out the rest of the trilogy.
Please go to this link and read the latest post to see how I would change Episode I:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/How-would-YOU-re-do-the-prequels/topic/10496/
No not the entire forum just this one I made
Here's what I would do. Firstly, this series would be much darker in contrast to the actual PT that we got. In fact it might even be a little bit darker than the OT. My edits might have flaws but I never said I was perfect. Since these are going to be kind of long I'm going to do one episode at a time so grab some Cheetos and enjoy. Here goes:
Episode I: The way I see it, Coruscant (not sure if I spelled that correctly or not) should not have the only Jedi Temple in existence. Think about it. The Jedi are known as the peacekeepers of the entire galaxy and there's just one temple they are trained in? Granted it's in the largest planet in the SW universe but still, it would get pretty crowded if this is where EVERY Jedi from EVERY planet trains. That's like having only one police station in America, but on a grander scale. So what I propose is why not have small Jedi Temples in all of the planets but the one on Coruscant is the main temple because that's where the most famous Jedi, Yoda and Mace Windu teach. Anyway, Yoda learns that the Jedi from the temple in Tatooine has been corrupted and sends his two Jedi, Qui Gon Jinn and his padawan Obi Wan Kenobi (yeah skip over that confusing Naboo stuff and get right to Tatooine). When they go to investigate, they get a less than hospital welcome from Jedi Knight Nute Gunray (yes you read that right) and Obi Wan and Qui Gon find themselves outnumbered by attacking Jedi. While on the run they meet up with Anakin, not a boy but a man approximately 18 years of age who does not ask questions but rather says "come with me." He then rushes into a cave and uses the force to barricade the entrance and the Jedi run right past them (because they have been corrupted, their powers in the Force are not as strong so they cannot sense where they are). Qui-Gon whispers to Obi, "the force is strong with this one." While in the cave it is established that Anakin lives alone with his mother and that he wishes to battle against the Jedi who have bullied the common people. OWK and QGJ tell Anakin that is not the way of the real Jedi and the convince him to come with them to train to be a real Jedi (that's right no age restrictions in my version and there really shouldn't be if Yoda can train a 20 something Luke to be a Jedi in fact in my version it's just the opposite, if a Jedi sees a force potential recruit they try to sign him up like a military recruiter). So they go back to the Coruscant Jedi Temple and give a report to Yoda, and they decide to travel to Naboo to meet up with Senator Padme to see if she knows something. On the way there they are attacked by a enemy spacecraft bearing markings of Sith, a cult thought to be long-dead. After a lengthy battle they meet up with Padme and come to the conclusion that some Jedi have been corrupted by the Sith and have separated from the original Jedi order, and are now known as Separatists Jedis. OWK and QGJ decide to try to locate the Sith. They eventually meet up with Darth Maul... same fate as in the original PT. QGJ is now dead (only he doesn't say anything about Annakin being the chosen one). Meanwhile, Anakin and Padme start to have an immediate attraction and it is developed over the course of the movie as well as him having premonitions about his mother. After OWK returns and tells Anakin QGJ's fate, Anakin shows almost no remorse and instead insists that he must go back to Tattoine. OWK says no but after much stalling decides to relent and eventually goes back only to find that Shmi (Anakin's mom) has died. Anakin silently blames OWK and confesses all this to Padme breaking down and Padme consoles her and it is then established that Padme has feelings for Anakin as well however Jedi are not permitted to marry so they must keep their love for each other a secret. That just about wraps up the rough draft I have for the revised episode one. What do you guys think?
my mistake. I probably should have realized that this was an ongoing thread here. Please disregard this topic and to hear my views on how I would have done the prequels, please visit the forum titled How would YOU re-do the prequels. I would delete this forum but I don't know how. Thanks for re-directing me in the right direction.
If you had a chance to go back in time and re-write the prequels in any way you want while staying true to the original trilogy, how would you do it? What would you do to make them better? I'll listen to everyone's thoughts and later on I will come back and post how I would change the prequels starting with Episode one. Enjoy.
Thanks. I plan on re-reading the Thrawn trilogy (I remember I read it a long time ago but I may have forgotten parts of it) and reading The Hand of Thrawn duology (for the first time) before Survivor's Quest. I haven't decided yet and I may even read Outbound Flight first since it is a prequel to those books and technically came first.
I just recently bought this book along with the 20th edition to Heir to the Empire and I was wondering before I read it where does this book fit in? Does it occur before or after the HTTE trilogy? Does it take place between HTTE trilogy and Hand of Thrawn Duology or after Vision of the Future? Just want to know where I should start reading (or re-reading). Thanks.
In my previous post I put I don't see any aliens in TPM, but what I meant is they wouldn't be CGI looking like they were in 99 and they wouldn't have much but brief cameo appearances like in ANH.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while on here. I've had some problems logging in. These are all very good answers and unique insight into what might have been. Here is what I think would have happened if TPM had been made first:
Firstly, the character Darth Maul would have been extremely popular and would not have "died" in TPM (I use parentheses because Maul somehow survived being cut in half and resurfaced in the Clone Wars tv show). In fact I believe Maul would have carried over into all three films, replacing Vader and the central villain. There would never have been a General Grievious and there might not have been a Count Dooku. TPM might have focused more on Maul's back story, or at least spent a good 15 to 20 min. covering it.
There would probably not have been any battle droids, or if there were they would not look the same as they did in the 99 version because it would have been very hard (or costly) to pull off back then using the budget ANH had. For similar reasons, I don't see Yoda being in the first movie as well as any aliens. Instead of battle droids, I see something to the effect of aliens. In fact the trilogy might have had a similar theme to the New Jedi Order series.
If the first movie had been successful enough to warrant a sequel (or sequels), here's how I see the sequels being different:
The character of Boba Fett would defiantly have had a stronger impact on the franchise and he would be more of a main character. He might have even have sided alongside with the rebels, thereby making him into a hero. It's possible that if TPM was made first, he and Han Solo would have merged into one character.
Now for the most important change I see happening... the end of Revenge of the Sith would have HUGE backlash among Star Wars fans because up until this point Anakin has been the hero of the series. I think that Anakin would have made an even more popular character than Luke was, because the audience would have had the opportunity to follow him literally from childhood to the point he became a Jedi. If PM and AOTC were successful I could easily see Anakin shirts, lunchboxes and even cartoon series with his likeness. Lucus would be under TREMENDOUS pressure not to have Anakin turn to the darkside and in fact we might have never gotten a Darth Vader in the series. If we had, there is no doubt that the hate for the character would be unimaginable, perhaps even sinking into Jar Jar levels. Fans would absolutely crap all over this decision and many would feel betrayed. Not to mention ROTS was overall more darker in tone than any of the previous films, so there is a possibility that sponsors would have pulled out advertising for the movie (remember what happened with Batman Returns?) This movie would either take the franchise to new heights or completely destroy it.
Lastly, if the former is true and fans were just dying for more, this series defiantly would not take as long to make. After Anakin turns to the darkside, fans would want to know what happens next and Lucus would be under tremendous pressure to make more of those movies. I defiantly don't think they would have waited 16 years for episode 4, and in fact I think we might have had all 6 movies by 1990. In fact if (and admittedly this is a very big if) the series became the phenomenon that it is today, it's entirely possible we would have seen the lost 7 8 and 9 that Lucas was talking about while in production of the original trilogy.
How would it be different? And how successful do you think that movie would be?
What would have happened if Lucas had made Phantom Menace in 1977 instead of A New Hope, using the actors and technology that was available at the time? How would the series have been different? Would there have been as big a fan following as there is now? How would the series be different?