As GL goes, without the encroaching bloat of his...uh, wallet, I can almost guarantee he would have made more good films. His inability to insulate himself from his success has made him a worse filmmaker.

I'd like to think I'd love SW none the less. Maybe without the hype from it's blockbuster status, I wouldn't have ever heard of it.

Of course, I wouldn't have known the difference in this alternate universe, but there is some really good/great EU I would have missed out on - KOTOR, Rogue Squadron, The Bounty Hunter Wars, the Han Solo trilogy, "Cocktails in the Cantina", role playing...that never would have come to pass.

Much of recent SW has been an affront to the long-time fans, but in my view the alternative is worse. I like the SW universe, warts and all.