It most certainly did, and we were discussing “Star Wars” on it back then (in a Usenet newsgroup), too. I got my first ARPANET account in 1986. Just because you weren’t there doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

I LOVED the ewoks as a kid. but they are only 2 degrees removed from Jar Jar.

I lowered my expectations greatly after TPM, and what do you know, I enjoyed 2 & 3.

I didn’t see the Clone Wars because it was really just like a Dark Horse Star Wars comic.. it wasn’t REALLY a Star Wars movie.

I’ve been watching the CG TV show, and it’s pretty cool. It gives me a good feeling again. Without all the Hype or Anticipation, this stuff is still enjoyable.

I guess the really point here is OBSESSION is never a good thing. If you put anything on such a high pedestal, you’ll never be able to see it for what it really is.

Bring Star Wars back down to where it should be and enjoy it.

It worked for me with the new Star Trek movie.

The Clone Wars was planned to be shown on Cartoon Network from the beginning anyway, so I think allot of SW fans and the like thought they’d just wait and see it then. I did however see it in theaters and liked it. It was better then I thought it would be, but still could of been better. I was wanting more meaningful things to happen to the characters mostly. But for an animated series meant for CN, I knew it wasn’t going to be like the movies. And it did leave me wanting to see the rest of this new series. What they’ve got planned for it from what I heard sounds pretty good to me and I can’t wait to see how this 100 ep. series turns out.

On an even better note, The Force Unleased video game just came out and the story for it is great. I think it’s one of the best and coolest Star Wars stories ever. Knights Of The Old Republic is also a fantastic story and game. Then the live action SW series is coming in 2010. Granted it could suck balls like episode 1 & 2 did, except for the Jedi battles, but I think it could turn out pretty freakin’ sweet. If it has a good budget and is good as Heroes or Fringe story wise, then hell ya! Now if live action series does blow, then ya, I think one could give up on SW ever being good again movie or TV wise. But I still wont. :)

There is still allot of good Star Wars source material out there that could make great movies or series’. I’m reading the Darth Bane series right now and I’m loving it. I could totally see it making a kick ass movie or movies that would live up to what true Star Wars is.

Bottom line there is still hope out there for this beloved series. I hate to see you give up on it John, especially after loving it for so long, but I can’t say I don’t blame you some either. They say it’s always darkest before the dawn, one can only hope SW can return to it’s former glory some day and soon…

the problem is further, that the new episodes ruined the old ones in certain aspects, so untill it’s rebirth, sadly, all is lost (for me at least). unfortunately i’m not skille din 3d animation…

The Ewoks foreshadowed the coming downhill slide, but Indy 2 really exposed the coming suck. It started off okay, but then . . . Club Obi Wan. George thought that was _funny_. Then the rubber-boat ride, the eyeball soup, the lava & water roller-coaster ride through the mine . . . that broke it for me.

Phantom Menace was not the first nail, but just the latest in a series that GL was putting in his franchise.