I agree that the Sith lightning probably damaged Vader's systems beyond repair, but I think the larger issue is that Vader was no longer channelling the dark side to artificially prolong his life. That's the impression I've always had.

I mean, if there was a medical station nearby, and Vader was still deeply rooted in the dark side, he could probably have been repaired or given new life support systems. The fact that he was no longer keeping himself alive (essentially a walking hate-filled corpse) is what—I believe—truly led to his demise.

Some of these seem like they'd be cool to keep in...

The just released "The Making of Star Wars, Episide III" features an interesting list of deleted scenes that will not appear in the 'Revenge of the Sith' movie. Here's the list courtesy of The Force.Net. Be warned, it contains spoilers galore:

6, 7, 8-14, 25, 30, 32, 37-41: Federation Cruiser scenes cut (Grievous killing Shaak Ti, the Jedi using their lightsabers to escape Grievous, underwater swim, climb through shaft, many of R2's hangar gags, many Palpatine cliffhangers)

48: Mace greets Palpatine and the Jedi right after the crash-landing

56: Yoda, Obi-Wan and Mace discuss the Dark Side in Yoda's quarters

60: Bail and fellow Senators speak about the Senate

68-69: Obi-Wan tells Padme of his worries about Anakin and that he nows they're in love

71: Meeting with Organa, Mon Mothma and Padme

73: Anakin informs Palpatine that Obi-Wan soon will have Grievous' head

74: Jar Jar greets Anakin at Senate

75: Anakin confronts Padme

76-77: Republic cruiser arrives at Utapau

83: Obi-Wan chooses his lizard, Boga

86: Mace talks to Yoda on Kashyyyk, telling him of his plans to arrest Palpatine

88-89: Padme presents to Palpatine the Senators' petition

93: Utapau windmill

121: "crazy" Yoda and Chewbacca ambush an AT-ST

176: Yoda lands on Dagobah.

An email from Philip Wise...

LandoftheScoundrel,

Please be advised it's an impolite use of our resources to promote other sites in your posts such as the one quoted below. Please do not do it again.

Please edit your sig to remove the link to jd.com.

"If I could make a couple suggestions...

www.jedidefender.com
www.galactichunter.com

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Why you slimy, doublecrossin', no-good swindler....

www.jedidefender.com "

He must have gotten me mixed up with this "LandoftheScoundrel character. 

I just saw this in Wuher's.

Basically, someone asked why the Jedidefender link was removed from rebelscum. Here's Dr ******bag's answer...

The link was removed today, as well as all Jedi Defender staff were advised they could no longer use the Rebelscum forum.
This was done after constant and repeated use of our forum by some of their staff to bash Rebelscum.
Which isn't very nice, nor acceptable.
They have their own forum to do this on if they see fit.
I consider Rebelscum to be a place where friends of ours can communicate. Some of these people have abused this consideration in a manner we can no longer allow.
This is all that will be said on the subject because it doesn't deserve conversation.

Maybe it doesn't deserve conversation, because its far more important to discuss, Dr ******bag, why you sat around—like Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burned—as perfectly good forums went to ****. When people who care about a community see it being destroyed, and then all helpful criticism is met with censorship, what is left but frustration? **** this...I'm done with rebelscum.

What do I have to do to get banned from RS?

I mean, I haven't even gone to those forums (besides about ten minutes ago when I checked to see if I was banned) in about 6-8 months. And I can't even remember the last time I ever posted anything in there. On one hand, this is total bull****, and it proves what a gigantic ******bag Phillip Wise is. On the other hand, **** that place. Who needs to post in a place where your opinions are censored by an effeminate Australian with a god complex?

I'm over here now. No need to go back to that mental dung-heap.

So what's the list for JDers going to C3? I guess I'll see you guys Friday night.

Well, me and my girlie are flying in on Friday and heading back on Sunday, so I guess we won't be at Hooters. Doesn't the convention start on Thursday?

Anyways, are there any other plans for the week(end)?