For ep1, I would have had Anakin as a 15 year old, establish the fact that Obi wan wanted to train Anakin because he saw the potential withim him, introduce Amidala as Senator instead of Queen, Qui Gon will still have the same kind of role that he did in ep1, introduce Count Dooku and his leaving of the Jedi Order (should take place after the battle of Naboo and Qui Gon's death), Sidious should be more of a background character cause to me, I knew from the first scene with him in ep1, that was really Palpatine. I think his character, his presence should have been more of a mystery and a secret thus having Darth Maul being in charge throughout the movie. Introduce Jango Fett. Near the end, establish that a war is brewing (clone wars)...
As far as ep2 is concerned, cut the 10 year gap to about 2 and half to 3 and a half years making Anakin about 17 and a half or 18 and a half. Our heros are now caught in the mist of the Great Clone Wars. Anakin falls in love with Amidala...Obi wan becomes the brother/father figure Anakin never had, Anakin goes back to Tatoonie to find his mother, etc... near the end, our heros find themselves in life and death situations...
Ep3 will take place 3-4 years after ep2 and one thing I would change is the reason Amidala dies and why Anakin turns to the darkside. I'd would have preferred if Palpatine sent Anakin on a mission where he uncovers this raw energy of dark side power and only then he finds himself consumed with the power - the power to not only find a way to save his wife but to stop the war, and Amidala finds him and tries to stop him and then Obi wan comes in and Anakin and Obi fight...
Oh and one more thing for ep1, I would probably have Anakin join the Republic military and maybe introduce Tarkin or Captain Needa or some high ranking officer lols.
I've been trying to do my own re-write but I haven't had the time to finish it all. I also had ideas that Anakin did have a father and that he left him and his mother. I always thought of him as a mercenary who didn't know he had a power (the force) within himself but it makes sense cause of his luck and survival when he's out there in the galaxy performing all kinds of dangerous tasks and missions to keep the galaxy safe for Anakin who might someday grow into his own and become like his father. Though, Anakin's father never wanted to become a Jedi Knight but in my own story, he does bump into Yoda whom he befriends and Yoda recognizes the potential within and teaches the basics to him or something like that. At some point, Anakin's father disappears...and not sure why yet.
Anyway, I think it would add more emotion if Anakin discovered what happened to his father and his anger about the truth and secrets the Jedi kept from Anakin concerning the whereabouts of his father would only push him further down the path of the dark side.
So yeah...thats my idea.
I think if George had taken enough time to write a really good story, his ideas and development would have been as close to mine...cause in all, what I have been trying to do is connect ideas and scenes to that of the original trilogy, to make sense of what might have happened during the dark times, before the clone wars and how every character connects with each other, how they interact, how they came into each other's lives. Quotes from the OT I find are pretty helpful too cause then you know exactly what and who you are writing about.
Like I said, I started this idea a long time ago ( I think last year) but all I know is that I didn't get very far. Though I had help and advice from fellow fan writers but again, I dunno if I'll continue this SW writing thing cause I know I'll never finish it. lol.
