And you all keep missing the point that lightning network can be implemented (albeit in a reduced functionality form) even WITHOUT segwit. As this is a recurring complaint about segwit, it shows how strong the FUD is when it's actually a non-argument.
Time to wake up and smell the coffee: Lightning network without segwit SUCKS. Gmaxwell admited it in a recent video, he basically said working on script stuff without segwit is a waste of time.
He also said he will be happy to help in Litecoin.
You are not facing reality: Litecoin is now a better tool to work with than Bitcoin, and we can thank the miners for that.
In 2 days, Litecoin will activate segwit, and it will be the first coin to have real Lightning Network transactions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxGiMu4V7ns