Is it true...

[dlbpharmd]

Yeah, the episode "Trials and Tribbleations" - that's one of my favorite DS9 episodes! I started a new thread so we could hash out some theories on this, and will award a grand prize to the winner of the best theory.

[Seafoam Understone]

"Lucas can die of Gonerriah and rot in hell... would you like a cookie son?" ~paraphrased from Einhorn/Finkle's mother in Ace Ventura

Lucas just doesn't know when to leave well enough alone. He's gone from brilliant director to complete idiot and that's no lie.
He keeps proving my theory correct that he DID NOT originally write A New Hope, that he bought it (the story) from Alan Dean Foster and then paid an exorbiant amount of money to not lay claim to the original authorship.
The "Special Editions I didn't mind because they allowed more depth visually, i.e. the HUNDREDS of Stormtroopers Han Solo ran into on the Death Star while chasing a few down the corridors in A New Hope.

But removing lines and changing actors and over-dubs and god knows what else? Borderline Sacralige IMO...
But what else can you expect from a guy who approved of a character like Jar Jar Binks?
Mesa thinks he's stupida

[Loredoctor]

Good news everybody; my old posts are being re-edited to include more witty comments and new dialogue. Expect them sometime later this year.

[Roland of Gilead]

Ur-Vile, I'm still laughing. You made my day. Thanks.

[CovenantJr]

He keeps proving my theory correct that he DID NOT originally write A New Hope

I increasingly agree with you

[Loredoctor]

Ur-Vile, I'm still laughing. You made my day. Thanks.

Hey thanks!

[Theo]

The name of the other thread is:

"Should Lucas embelish Episodes IV,V & VI any further?"

There were some great posts and one really interesting report on a rumor about the changes.

Hi, guys... been a while.

I guess you're referring to the list I quoted. I'll stick it in here again, but I will repeat emphatically that I believe this is all bollocks, as did the guy I got the list from (who had in turn got it from somewhere else on the net).

Not only is it a third-hand rumour, the changes read very much as though some SW geek sat down to think up all the most offensively dumb changes he could.

This Is Probably BS But I Thought I Would Share It With All The Star Wars Fans Here
It was sent to me by someone who was sent it by someone else...


I make no claims to its authenticity...


George Lucas Refilimg Scenes of Original Star Wars Trilogy
>
>
>I found this on The John Byrne Message Boards:
>
>
>Episode IV: A New Hope
>
>01. The Imperial March has been added to Darth Vader's first appearance on
>Princess Leia's ship.
>02. When Obi-Wan is talking to Luke about his father Anakin's Theme plays
>in the background and then it turns into the Imperial March as he talks
>about Vader.
>03. The lightsaber effects have been redone and the frame jumps of
>lightsabers being turned on has been removed.
>04. There's a new scene which has been shot during the filming of Episode
>III in which the Emperor dissolves the Senate.
>05. In the Cantina, the Duros(green aliens guys) have been replaced with
>Neimoidians and some aliens from the prequels have been added.
>06. The bleeding arm on the floor in the Cantina has been replaced with a
>non-bleeding arm because it's now canon that lightsabers cauterize wounds.
>07. The original shooting scene between Han and Greedo has been restored.
>08. Jabba the Hutt has been given a makeover and Han no longer steps on
>his tale.
>09. In place of R2 wobbling down the stairs to the Falcon's hangar, a CG
>R2 navigating the stairs like he does in Attack of the Clones was added.
>10. The white boxes around space ships have been removed and new CG shots
>have been added.
>11. The scene of the Falcon being chased by the two Star Destroyers was
>modified. The Falcon now does spinning moves, avoiding the Star
>Destroyers' fire.
>12. When the Death Star destroys Alderaan there's a new scene of Yoda's
>reaction to the disturbance in the Force that is created by all those
>deaths and then it cuts to Obi-Wan reacting to it as well.
>13. The Dianoga has gotten a CG makeover and were are now able to see more
>of the creature.
>14. The Death Star's paneling and computers have been slightly altered to
>show similar displays to those in the prequels.
>15. The words "Tractor Beam" with Aurebesh lettering.
>16. More stormtroopers have been added to the Death Star.
>17. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for use with all the
>stormtroopers.
>18. The Obi-Wan/Vader duel has been spruced up. It is much more epic and
>there is much more movement. A modified version of Duel of the Fates is
>being considered for the scene.
>19. The Death Star plans that are taken from R2 have been updated. When
>the Rebels are reviewing the Death Star plans they look similar to the
>plans we see in Attack of the Clones.
>20. The Death Star battle is much more epic with more Tie Fighters and
>more Rebels being blown to bits. We get to see old Naboo starfighters
>being used by the Rebels.
>21. There's a new scene(shot during Episode III) where Darth Vader goes to
>Coruscant and lands his ship in the same building Count Dooku does at the
>end of Attack of the Clones. Except now the building is all fixed up and
>it is now Palpatine's palace. He meets with Palpatine to ask for
>forgiveness for his failure and inform him of a new potential who is
>strong in the Force.
>22. Chewbacca now gets a medal.
>
>Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
>
>01. The taun-tauns are now CG.
>02. The battle of Hoth is much more epic. We see the Imperial ships land
>on Hoth and release AT-ATs. The AT-ATs have been sped up a bit. There's a
>ground battle between the Rebel soldiers and stormtroopers featuring new
>ships and vehicles.
>03. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for the older Boba Fett and
>all the stormtroopers.
>04. The white boxes around space ships have been removed.
>05. The slug monster is CG.
>06. Ian McDiarmid has refilmed scenes as the Emperor. The conversations
>between Vader and Palpatine is now longer and features a few connections
>to the prequels.
>07. Yoda's face is now animated in CG allowing more _expression of
>emotions yet his movements remain the same. Also two deleted scenes
>featuring Yoda instructing Luke have been restored.
>08. A new scene was shot in which the stormtroopers, after they capture
>Han, Leia and Chewie, bring Vader the box containing C-3PO in pieces.
>Vader orders the stormtroopers to bring the broken droid to Chewbacca's
>cell so that he can fix him.
>09. The lightsaber effects have been redone in certain parts.
>10. Luke's fall from Cloud City has been reshot against bluescreen using a
>stuntman.
>
>Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
>
>01. Jabba the Hutt is now a combination of the puppet and CG.
>02. The Rancor is CG and looks disgusting as ever.
>03. Yoda is CG. Yoda disappears leaving his clothes behind like Obi-Wan
>now.
>04. The ewoks are now mostly CG and there are a lot more of them.
>05. The plan is to insert the love theme Across the Stars when Luke is
>talking with Leia about their mother.
>06. Temuera Morrison's like before is now the voice for Boba Fett and all
>the stormtroopers.
>07. In the battle of Endor there are thousands of Ewoks and they are more
>vicious than there midgets-in-suits counterparts. More bite the dust now.
>08. White boxes around ships removed.
>09. The black blotches around Palpatine's face are gone.
>10. Some of the lightsaber effects have been redone. The shadows that the
>lightsabers made on the floor are gone.
>11. During Anakin's death scene it starts with a sad rendition of the
>Imperial March and slowly evolves into Anakin's Theme.
>12. Sebastion Shaw who played Anakin when he was unmasked has been
>replaced with Hayden Christenson in make-up to make him look older. Anakin
>has much more dialogue. He apologizes for the destruction he caused, he
>thanks his son for turning him back to the light, he tells his son to
>rebuild the Jedi and he says he loves him and his sister. Just before he
>dies he says, "It is finished...".
>13. We see more planets celebrating at the end of the movie. We see an
>aged Jar Jar, who is now the leader of the Gungans, on Naboo celebrating
>with the people of Naboo and the Gungans. We see an old Watto, who is now
>unable to fly, sitting in a hover chair cheering on Tatooine. During these
>scenes Across the Stars plays transitioning to the victory celebration
>music at the Ewok tree village.
>14. Anakin's spirit is now played by Hayden Christenson with make-up to
>make him look his age. He looks on proudly at his son Luke with the spirit
>of Padme by his side.

[CovenantJr]

>Episode IV: A New Hope
>
>01. The Imperial March has been added to Darth Vader's first appearance on
>Princess Leia's ship.
>02. When Obi-Wan is talking to Luke about his father Anakin's Theme plays
>in the background and then it turns into the Imperial March as he talks
>about Vader.
>03. The lightsaber effects have been redone and the frame jumps of
>lightsabers being turned on has been removed.
>06. The bleeding arm on the floor in the Cantina has been replaced with a
>non-bleeding arm because it's now canon that lightsabers cauterize wounds.
>07. The original shooting scene between Han and Greedo has been restored.
>09. In place of R2 wobbling down the stairs to the Falcon's hangar, a CG
>R2 navigating the stairs like he does in Attack of the Clones was added.
>10. The white boxes around space ships have been removed and new CG shots
>have been added.
>16. More stormtroopers have been added to the Death Star.
>17. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for use with all the
>stormtroopers.
>18. ...A modified version of Duel of the Fates is
>being considered for the scene.
>19. The Death Star plans that are taken from R2 have been updated. When
>the Rebels are reviewing the Death Star plans they look similar to the
>plans we see in Attack of the Clones.
>20. The Death Star battle is much more epic with more Tie Fighters and
>more Rebels being blown to bits. We get to see old Naboo starfighters
>being used by the Rebels.
>22. Chewbacca now gets a medal.
>
>Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
>
>01. The taun-tauns are now CG.
>02. The battle of Hoth is much more epic. We see the Imperial ships land
>on Hoth and release AT-ATs. The AT-ATs have been sped up a bit. There's a
>ground battle between the Rebel soldiers and stormtroopers featuring new
>ships and vehicles.
>03. Temuera Morrison's voice is being recorded for the older Boba Fett and
>all the stormtroopers.
>04. The white boxes around space ships have been removed.
>05. The slug monster is CG.
>06. Ian McDiarmid has refilmed scenes as the Emperor. The conversations
>between Vader and Palpatine is now longer and features a few connections
>to the prequels.
>07. ...Also two deleted scenes
>featuring Yoda instructing Luke have been restored.
>09. The lightsaber effects have been redone in certain parts.
>10. Luke's fall from Cloud City has been reshot against bluescreen using a
>stuntman.
>
>Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
>
>01. Jabba the Hutt is now a combination of the puppet and CG.
>02. The Rancor is CG and looks disgusting as ever.
>03. Yoda is CG. Yoda disappears leaving his clothes behind like Obi-Wan
>now.
>04. The ewoks are now mostly CG and there are a lot more of them.
>05. The plan is to insert the love theme Across the Stars when Luke is
>talking with Leia about their mother.
>06. Temuera Morrison's like before is now the voice for Boba Fett and all
>the stormtroopers.
>07. In the battle of Endor there are thousands of Ewoks and they are more
>vicious than there midgets-in-suits counterparts. More bite the dust now.
>08. White boxes around ships removed.
>09. The black blotches around Palpatine's face are gone.
>10. Some of the lightsaber effects have been redone. The shadows that the
>lightsabers made on the floor are gone.
>11. During Anakin's death scene it starts with a sad rendition of the
>Imperial March and slowly evolves into Anakin's Theme.
>13. We see more planets celebrating at the end of the movie. We see an
>aged Jar Jar, who is now the leader of the Gungans, on Naboo celebrating
>with the people of Naboo and the Gungans. We see an old Watto, who is now
>unable to fly, sitting in a hover chair cheering on Tatooine. During these
>scenes Across the Stars plays transitioning to the victory celebration
>music at the Ewok tree village.
>14. Anakin's spirit is now played by Hayden Christenson with make-up to
>make him look his age. He looks on proudly at his son Luke with the spirit
>of Padme by his side.

None of these ones would particularly surprise me. I've removed handful that seem ridiculously unlikely, even for Lucas.