ObiWanKennerobi said:

"^Trolling?"

No. I think it's pretty funny that you don't assume someone on a Star Wars message board is honest in really taking George Lucas seriously as an artist. Once you get to know me, you'll know I'm serious in my admiration of the work of George Lucas. I'm very out of step with popular opinion in more ways than that. Can you believe that I didn't like The Dark Knight!? Gasp!

I too admire Lucas's work and respect him as a great artist who gave me my all time favorite film. But Lucas was far from the only one who worked on that film (unlike Orwell on 1984). Of course he played the largest role in it's production, but sometimes I wonder, if he had his way (like on the PT) if I would ever even be a Star Wars fan.

Also, he didn't even direct my second favorite film of all time, he hired someone else to do that (and let's be honest, Kershner did a better job than Lucas could have).

To not take something Star Wars sans-Lucas seriously is, frankly, stupid.