You might well ask: Why weren't all the deleted scenes included in the theatrical releases, as they were in the chronological "Saga" versions shown on US cable TV periodically. The short answer is: the films ran long by theatrical release standards, and would have been even longer with those scenes included. But that's an explanation, not an excuse. I would have liked to have seen all of them in the films, not just in the "Saga" version or as an "extras" disc in the boxed DVD set.