ray_afraid said:

I don't think people roll their eyes at the prequels as much as they accept them. At least that's my observation from talking to people about it. Clone Wars is very popular, and unlike the kiddie Ewoks cartoons in the 80's, it's strengthening peoples view of the prequels and this current era of Star Wars. I really don't know much about what people on the net are saying as this is the only Star Wars site I visit and I realize that we are a very small sect of unusual fans, but the majority of people that I talk to about it all seem to feel that nothing has changed and Star Wars has always been hokey kiddie stuff and the new stuff is just as good or bad as the original or even better. I hope I'm wrong!

Ray, I have never met a person over the age of 12 years old that really likes the PT. In fact, I have been saying for years, I would love to meet a person over the age of 12 years old who defends the PT.

EVERYONE I have talked to has the pretty much the same view of the PT, they have their moments, but aren't as good as the OT. Now as I said, I'm sure there are fans that can enjoy the movies the same way I enjoy Rocky IV, but I would never say that the movie is even 1/2 as good as Rocky I.

I always believed that the fans on the internet who defend the PT are doing it to make it seem legit. The reason I say this is because I would talk to many of the TFN PT Gushers off the record to get their true opinions. Many of them would admit that the PT wasn't as great as the OT, but they were tired of the bashers bashing Lucas, and felt they had to defend the guy.