Originally posted by: generalfrevious
How do you know the next person after Lucas will want to appease the fans?
(BTW, I meant Lucasfilm, not Lucas)

I'm not saying that the NEXT person after him will have a love of the franchise, but sooner or later someone is going to come along and recognize what has happened to the franchise. To give you an example of this, take Star Trek for example. It was under the rule of Rick Berman and Brannon Braga for years, and they put oiut some of the worst episode Trek had to offer. It got so bad that (if memory serves) they offered to buy out the rest of Berman's contract, but he refused. After the show Enterprise was finished, the two of them were kicked to the can, and we now have J.J. Abrams, who at least recognizes what a confused mess the franchise has become. It stands to reason that a fairly large number of people are already disillusioned with what Lucas has to offer. If this continues, the profits of the company will start sinking, and it will cause him, or the next person after him, or the next to rethink their strategy on how to appease the customers. It happens to virtually every company, and it's been happening for years. Companies change up their management and change up their leadership style.