As for Gomer, it's impossible to compare the prequels to the original trilogy in terms of popularity. Hell, by that token, it's impossible to compare the sequels to the original Star Wars. They already had a built-in fanbase. They were destined to do well. They were destined to attract some of those Star Wars fans. As stand-alone movies, I doubt they would have created the fanbase that the original Star Wars did. I'm willing to wager they were pretty much totally dependent on the success of the original movies in order to be successful at all. That's simply my opinion. It's still too soon to tell.
Now can we please stop all this crazy bickering from both sides? I can sense Zion coming in any minute now to start kicking some ass. There was a time when we didn't even need moderators because we could control ourselves and mediate a problem when things got out of hand. Now I'm seeing Zion all over the place, having to tell people to play nice or to close down threads. Come on! Let's be better than that!