First off no one in their right mind is going to turn away a billion dollars in profit. We all know GL could care less about how bad star wars suffers or gets belittled so long as it turns a profit. Second the story line dictates it and it needs it. After episode 6 the galaxy is still in turmoil. the jedi council needs to be restablished and the republic rebuilt. Plus just because vader and the emperor are dead and the death star was destroyed that is not all of the empire also mark hamail still looks very youthful. He has hardly aged and as much as I hate hayden as anakin who is to say he cant be in it as a force ghost. I think it's just a matter of time before these episodes are made Is it a good idea? Maybe and then again maybe not but the dollar and the seer profit figures almost guarntees these films will eventually be made. George recently said the live action tv show is now permantly on hold. perhaps this is one reason why.