I've actually posted a thread on this topic in scriptwriting forum.

"SW Saga Remake" is a bit misleading because I was considering a remake for the OT, and more of a "re-imagining" for the PT.

For me, it wasn't originally a question of whether remakes are good ideas. SW was a billion+ franchise. I had the notion that an OT remake was about as inevitable as the sun rising in the east in the morning.

I agree that books aren't the most appropriate medium. For film, I'd say a tentative "Maybe".

People's perception of classic films should not be played with lightly. If there is an honest attempt to produce something improved, and if the original is available in good quality, I see no real harm in it. Don't extensive fan-edits, with their re-ordering of scenes and additions and subtractions of elements, amount to remakes of a sort? Do they detract from the existence of the original?

SW was a very powerful event for my generation. It belongs to my generation. Perhaps the succeeding generations should have the opportunity to adopt a SW of their own.

Beyond that, I'd like to see Hollywood make a concerted attempt to redeem those films which were promising in concept, but disappointing in execution.