Star Wars: Rewriting the Prequels

A Prequels Rewrite Mega Thread

I’m a big fan of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I grew up watching them, and I love them to no end. But they are deeply flawed films and there has, as such, been an ongoing series of fan attempts to ‘fix’ and/or ‘rewrite’ the trilogy.

I’ve been attempting to rework them as well, but with an added twist.

Imagine if a new Star Wars viewer could watch the entire saga in chronological order and still be surprised by all of the original trilogy’s twists and reveals. It would be an incredible viewing experience. The fall of the Republic would take them completely by surprise and, then, they’d get to enjoy all the twists and turns of the original films. It’ll be difficult to achieve, but if a ‘no-spoiler’ version of the prequels would be awesome. So I want to see if it’s possible.

This is a big project, however, and has a lot of entries. I’ve created this page to serve as a hub from which every part of the series can be easily accessed.

Rules

It can be useful, in some cases, to have a particular set of rules that you abide by when creating a story. I think that having an element of discipline can serve to keep the story on tract and even enhance creativity.

This article outline the basic rules that I’m using for this series.