I used to love Star Wars. I grew up loving Star Wars. The original films (though Jedi less than the other two), the Zahn novels, the Knights of the Old Republic comics - I loved it in heaps.
Then the prequels came along and pissed it all away.
All I can cling to now are fuzzy childhood memories and the occasional half-decent video game. I really like both of BioWare's KOTOR games and I hear Force Unleashed is okay. Yes, it influenced a generation of science fiction endeavors and fans, but all that goodwill and all that ingenuity was pissed away on poor characters, shoddy writing and over-indulgent CGI that even failed to distract us from how bad the core product had become.
Star Wars is like an old friend with whom we shared some great times but they got too drunk on cheap beer and drove their sedan into a brick wall. We look at old photos, visit their gravesite, remember the good times. And that's all we can do.
Just my opinion, mind you.
