Really sad that it'snow become a "if only..." type of thing. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out over time. Will people one day realize that 1-3 suck and that thye ruined the whole thing? I think that will be the case. I remember people thinking Pearl Jam and Nirvana were awesome when they first came out, but after a few years, they couldn't stand them anymore. When the new-ness and the novelty of the prequels wears off, I think people will realize that they aren't what they're cracked up to be.
What will happen then, I wonder? Eventually, SW will just become another sci-fi film that has good parts and bad parts and the common reaction will be, "Meh." It won't have the enduring effect that the LOTR books had, that's for sure.
Way to go, George....you killed your own creation. Dipshit.