DominicCobb said:

Have to say I'd be disappointed if Episode VII was basically GOTG. I'm hoping for something better than that.

At it's heart, GOTG is space opera. And it's fun in the way Star Wars used to be. (Something the prequels were in short supply of.) I'm sure Episode VII will follow it's own path, but it will also have to bring back the fun. That is what will bring in audiences beyond us old geezers.

I'm already itching to see the movie again, and 2017 is sadly a long way off.