Hal 9000 said:

Maybe I'm not charitable enough to Star Wars' patriarch, but the most recent creative input from Lucas that I'm aware of is giving Palpatine the name "Sheeve."

I honestly take comfort knowing Lucas is removed from the bulk of what's going on.

Me too. Unlike the Phantom Menace, which I was excited for, and unlike the second two prequels, which I completely dreaded, I have no feelings towards the Sequel Trilogy. I'm not opposed to it at all (mostly because I know Lucas himself won't be ruining it), but I have no desire to see it.