Ziz said:

Lucas doesn't hate all his fans. He just hates the ones that don't kiss his ass.

actually he hates those too, but he's willing to tolerate them. what he does like is their disposable income. and thats the only thing he ever liked going back to 1973.

thats why it was critical for lfl to keep cascading the talking point "most important thing is story and characters" for the 10 years prior to tpm. if we knew the pt was nothing more than the police academy sequels, it wouldn't work.