SilverWook said:

Nice thread derail.

Articles like this only get written to get a rise out of people, thus generating hits on a website. It also possibly makes the author feel better about why they don't "get" why people like something so much. And this article got a lot more attention than it deserves.

It's a valid opinion.

I have a similar relationship with Doctor Who.

Much of the 50 year history of the show is really quite awful and yet when it works it's powerful stuff and I've been exposed to it for much of my life so I'm protective of it despite it's obvious flaws.

I'm also aware of some of the soap opera behind the scenes which doesn't distract me from my loyalty to my memories of it being good or my hopes that it may improve in the future.

I personally don't see the whole Star Wars thing as being over-rated, people who care to comment on it tend to be aware of it's flaws as much as I am with Doctor Who's flaws.

It's possible that certain episodes would not be as highly regarded or derided if the Star Wars name was not attached to them.

In some aspects it may be under-rated.