one of my co-workers just told me that in the 80s his older brother had a letter published in Return of the Jedi magazine. He asked when the next Star Wars movie was coming out and what it was called and the answer, from none other then C3PO himself was that 'George is currently writing the next set of films and the next one will be called The Clone Wars and will be out in a few years' and 'I hope you enjoy it'.
As for the snake reflection in ROTLA, I don't mind that because it is actually a fix of an error, whereas the Star Wars changes alter the story. I'm sure we would have all been reasonably happy if the Special Editions were just nicer looking versions of the same film.