This sounds like it might, might, might possibly work. But you have to realize that while you’re holing up minor plot inconsistencies, you’re opening up many other inconsistencies – It’s that any of the other technical and masterful wizards behind all six films would still be on board. A score by John Williams on a remake Star Wars – not a chance? Ben Burtt doing the distinctive Star Wars sounds? Anthony Daniels as C3PO? Unlikely (even if he’s no Anakin’s creation). Frank Oz as Yoda? All of these people involve probably wouldn’t be willing to get involved again, and they are some of the talents that made the films as consistent as they could be. Say what you want about the prequels, but they were great in the respects that these people brought their talent to them. Take them out, have entirely new people, the plot may be more consistent, but the language of the movie will not be.

@Mart: LOL! Well played sir! Well played.

Or how come it took the empire 18+ years to build the first Death Star (we see it being constructed at the end of ROTS, but it becomes operational in ANH when Luke and Leia are already grown up) but only a tiny fraction of that time to build the second one.

18+ years worth of advances in manufacturing technologies, of course! :D

fantastic post!
Oh how i wish this would happen…