The bottom line for me is that the PT is just George Lucas's version of Darth Vader's back story. It's not the only version, it's by no means the best version, and it's certainly not the version on which I'm raising my child.

Furthermore, the PT is only tangentially related to the OT. It is not important to the story of how the Rebellion defeated the Empire or how Luke redeemed Vader.

I can appreciate that you really like the PT, but to me, it's Star Wars in name only. The way I see it, some really rich out of touch guy, basically made a mediocre fan film that you seem to prefer.