^I think this is too harsh. Quite honestly, long before the prequels came out, what I wanted out of them was the Clone Wars. Sure, they're now sandwiched between two fair movies at best (that is my opinion, as I do enjoy them despite their significant inferiority to the OT), but if they actually tell a good tale and fill in the gap of what I'd hoped from the pre-OT Star Wars anyway, I'm glad that it gets lots of time to tell the tale. I too am saddened at the news, but it did have to wrap up at some point.

That said, it is also good that things are finally moving on a bit. It would be neat to explore other time frames in the universe.