Now hear me out, I really think Lucas could have done one prequel, or a prologue, and I think a majority of fans would have been happy, and all the Jar Jar & Anakin/Padme crap that turned off so many friends I know would have never existed.
If Lucas just made one 3 1/2 hour Prequel, and really streamlined the script. The movie would contain several flashbacks in the first hour to really give key plot points from TPM & AOTC all told through Anakin/Obiwan as good friends saving the Chancellor.
Lucas would not be so indebted to Anakins story, but more of the macro plot points that tie nicely with 4-6. He could 3 hours to show Anakin turning, The birth of the rebellion, The Clone Wars at the beginning, The force ghost explanation, the duel.
I am just saying that Episode III is really the movie everyone wanted to see in the end, and if Lucas just made that and it really came out great without all the problems that plagued the other two prequels, I think it would have been a huge success, and you wouldn't have this division of fans.
Now many fans like Jumpman and GoMer will feel slighted, cause they want more SW movies, so 1 PT movie would not be enough, and I respect that. I just think the Prequels are too long of a story, and all the red meat, the true plot points that tie to the OT are there in ROTS. The backstory of Anakin was not the reason why I wanted the PT, the events that led up to the OT as per Anakin/Obiwan were the reason why, and there is a huge difference.