It can be hard now to remember what used to make Star Wars so magical. Bringing on a new generation of fans, bringing Star Wars back into the mainstream (remember 10 years ago when you'd meet people who hadn't seen it, and you could show it to them?), and adding a wealth of baggage to the SW universe through the explosion of card games, video games, books, comics, TV serials, and new movies has altered Star Wars forever. I have tried to keep it unaltered in my head, but to no avail.

Usually I would get excited about such things, since all I ever wanted was more Star Wars. However, now that we are all here, I liked Star Wars better before, when all I had to go on was the OT and a few Zahn books.

I wanted to start this thread to ask people - what did you picture or hope for in the new trilogy *before* any of this happened? I don't want any retrospect here, nothing about what you liked or didn't like, what could have been done better, or anything. Just reach back in your imagination, what were you imagining before you actually saw it? What were you hoping for?