Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
I think that by "mainstream" is that it is just popular right now, now that the PT is over and done with. When the PT came out a lot of closet case Star Wars fans came forward and said that they loved Star Wars and were going to check out the newest films.

Now that the hype is over, I'm guessing that it will retreat a bit and with a little luck, the PT will fade away and the OT will be remembered most.

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The one thing I notice alot is people refer to the prequels as the Star Wars trilogy with Jar Jar in it, and to me, that can't be any good if they think of those movies like that. The one thing I am glad that the prequels were made is, they have made the OT even more superior than it was in the 80's. Now fans who don't like SW, atleast recognize the great trilogy and the bad trilogy. So again, the saga may be tied together by the PT gushers, but the mainstream will always look at it as two trilogies, and the PT is always the punch line.