Dear Rick McCallum

My dear Mr McCallum, I have read your recent paragraph on why there are no current plans for a DVD release for STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE, A NEW HOPE, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI.

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Now having read this statement, I completely understand both you and George's desire to wait and release these deluxe super DVDs when George has the time to really put the love and craftsmanship that he puts into everything he has ever done.

However, I am sure that there are many millions of Star Wars fans out there in the world, that would like... Just in the interim... In the time period between now and when Mr Lucas could make these super presentations... If they could own just plain vanilla DVDs of the four existing Star Wars features. You know... Like the Disney DVDs that came out of PINNOCHIO and PETER PAN and such.

Believe me, it would be no skin off the back of the fans to be able to have at home, wonderful DVD editions of the films themselves, and when Lucasfilm finds the time... in say 2004 or 2005 or even 2006.... to make this master 6 film DVD collection, with exhaustive dvd extras with behind the scenes, character concepts, missing scenes, trailers (both foreign and domestic), alternative angles, etc...

You see, fans like us just like to be able to collect in a single format. And over the past two years, many of us have begun to switch to this new DVD format. Getting rid of our VCRs. Coming to hate the slight lack of sharpness that comes with mere video encoding.

While I am sure there is no conspiracy. And I know that you and Mr Lucas have only our best interests in your hearts, we would be sated for the time being with mere widescreen, Digital 5.1, dvd transfers that we may wear out by the time these discs, that I'm sure all fans are salivating for, that Lucas wishes to create come out.

I hope this letter finds you well.

Harry Knowles (DVD and STAR WARS lover)