What I find amusing is that OT purists get a bad rap for being rapid, whiny, spiteful fanboys (of which there are some), but the people who constantly beg for scraps from Lucas' table are somehow "better fans." Better yet, they're better consumers because they buy, buy, buy anything with the SW brand on it. From all view points they are more important to SW's viability than OT purists/holdouts.

Everyone on all sides of the debate loves SW for various reasons and to various, valid extents, but let's cut the "true fan" bullshit. In fact, I'll go so far as to say people who are broader fans of film in general seem to prefer the UOT. No, I don't have statistics or proof - just an observation for various discussions with people and on the web throughout the years.