Collected Thoughts

I get it, I think, because it's a trend I recognise in my own work. Doesn't mean it's good.

I agree- Lucas isn't thinking of the fans, really; he's thinking of the new fans, the younger ones who might not be converted by an old film, not the old ones who loved the films from way back. Also, when he is thinking of the fans, he's thinking "how can I make them spend money on this? I know, let's have another 'new' version of the old movie so they'll buy a new copy". A new movie in a different world would have to sell itself, rather than relying on an establised trade mark-- Star Wars.

So, err, I agree, and I understand your anger, and I have some of it myself; but I can also see why the situation (and mistakes that creators, including me, tend to make) might lead Lucas to do what he's doing. It's maddening, and I don't want to argue with you about it. I never really had the chance to fall in love with the original Star Wars before he made the newer and not-so-good movies, and that makes me as angry as anything else. Completely illogically.