Yes, thankfully, they have failed. By all accounts, I shouldn't even know the original OT even exists (I was born in '95). But, luckily, I do (as demonstrated in the OP).
The great thing is more well known people have become more vocal in their disdain for the SE (Simon Pegg, etc.) One can only hope Disney does a proper release. Or 20th Century Fox. It would make sense for them to try to bank on the originals while they still have them.