Speaking for myself, post ROTJ was pretty much a barren wasteland as far as Star Wars goes. Sure I still had my toys, the films on video, but that was pretty much it. The EU didnt interest me. And as I grew older the toys ended up in the attic and forgotten and the films gathered dust under the TV. The Super Star Wars series on the SNES or watching any of the OT (usually ANH or ESB) on a morning after a rave drug comedown with friends was what Star Wars had come to be in my life. Childhood memories and occasional 'cool' nostalgia...Then came rumours of a prequel trilogy in the late 90's. Everyone was 'Shit! New Star Wars!! We'll definitely have to go and see them when they come out.' One of my mates starting getting designs for tanks and other stuff of the Internet and the poster of Vaders shadow behind the kid came out and my interest was turned up to 11!..and..ahem...yeah...Now finally a sequel trilogy! Bring it on. Surely the franchise can't go beyond nadir? That's impossible isn't it???