That's not at all funny. I'm bald as a coot :)

No, I take your post in the well-meaning way in which you intended. I've become increasingly bothered by the unmitigated hatred from some quarters for the prequels. Am I seeing something others aren't? And I've even questioned myself as to whether I'm simply an apologist, desperately trying to see chicken sh*t as chicken salad. Hand on heart, though, I love the prequels (and I'm old enough to have seen the original films at the age at which I believe I was supposed to see them - ergo I saw Star Wars (as it was then) in 1977 at the age of six. And I love The Clone Wars, too. Does it help that I have a seven year old son with whom I watch the films and the cartoons? Well it certainly doesn't hurt.

What bothers me, though, is the assertion by some young Turks that I'm not a "true" fan because I don't live in denial of the prequels or that I'm not hugely bothered that I can't see the original films in their original format on Blu-ray - although I see the argument for their release and I think they should be released, if only for archival reasons.

I'll try and relax and lay off the black coffee. But if I encounter anyone here who is clearly spoiling for a fight, don't be surprised if I put my dukes up.