And you know ... I silently steamed about the direction of Star Wars UNTIL Lucas had to be a condescending prick with his "sorry you fell in love with my first vision" tripe.
I firmly believe that had Saturday Night Live not mocked NSYNC, the group would have remained in the film (BTW: I enjoyed Saturday Night Live's sendup more than the finished movie). Had Luke's girly scream in Empire not been mocked to high-heaven and low-hell, he wouldn't have removed it. Clearly, being polite goes nowhere in Lucas' world.