Gaffer Tape said:

I hate to say it, but, in all seriousness, I think LucasFilm does know its consumer base. Granted, it's also responsible for creating this consumer base, so it's a vicious circle... but in the home video industry, the goal is to persuade consumers to buy what they've already bought before. And for a fanbase that's largely as crazy as George, they actually get off on buying the movies repeatedly just to see what batshit insane, completely pointless changes have happened this time! I mean, I can just imagine the nerds sitting around now, scruitinizing pictures going, "Ooooooh, look at those rocks around R2 now! That's new!"

Yeah, you're probably right. Sure, we here are laughing (and crying) at the changes, but I dare not visit TFN, BR.com or SW.com, because I imagine in more populous places like those, everyone is rebounding off the walls with glee over all the "improvements". Next they'll be scoffing at us for not appreciating all the great work that went into these disks. I really don't care to witness that, and am just grateful to be here and that this tiny den of sanity exists.

Our best hope is that some of GL's peers in the movie industry will start openly criticizing what he's doing... then the throngs of sheep might start bending back in the right direction. Until then, I agree that there is no point in carrying any illusions that the general public will have the slightest appreciation of what is going on.