Some of you believe Lucas is the one who changed, but to me, he's the same old stubborn artist he was when he made the originals. Wide eyed imaginative, youthful people would have had a much more open mind for the prequels. They would have been able to imagine their way around the plot holes like they did the classic trilogy, and they would be able to roll along with the less than perfect acting writing or directing. It's a lot of us who have grown cynical, jaded, and unreasonable.
He's still pushing the technology of motion pictures ahead as he goes, bringing about digital film making and distriubtion when nobody else would risk the investment.
It's not that Lucas only cares about money, if that were the case, he would bend over backwards to "please the fans".
He is just an artist with a clear vision for what he wants, and he isn't going to have anyone else tell him what his own movies should be. Not even people who supported him with the classic trilogy.
At the end of the day we are talking about a matter of taste, not of "right and wrong".
How Lucas finishes his saga is not about whether he is doing it "right" or "wrong", it's wether or not you personally happen to like what he does.
Again, I am with you on the whole "getting a standard quality release of the O-OT", because I don't fault people for prefering the originals, and hope they can get the most out of Star Wars by having it the way they really want it.
But you can't blame him for how -he- prefers his own art to remain after he's gone.
Nobody says you guys have to be a fan of stuff you don't like. I'm just saying what Lucas does shouldn't be dependant on what you like. It should be dependand on what -he- likes, because it's his art.