Everything tangentially related to Star Wars is awesome — the toys, YouTubed trumpet performances of the theme song, etc. In fact, the only thing about Star Wars we don't like are the movies themselves, all of which suffer from the directing and/or writing of George Lucas (he was also responsible for the crappy Star Wars Holiday Special). As long as Lucas can avoid having anything to do with the series' actual production, it could even be as good as the LEGO Star Wars video games!Star Wars has always been more fun in the hands of the fans than in the hands of Mr. Lucas. It's the Boba Fett factor: take a cool concept and a thin character sketch and let your imagination run with it. What you thought would be on the screen was always cooler than what you eventually ended up with. Even with the prequels, it was more fun to debate the spy reports and rumors than to actually watch the finished product.
In a way, it's never been Lucas and his endless licensing that's been the downfall of the movies. The toys and games and comics have been the saving grace of the whole enterprise. Merchandise makes Star Wars worthwhile.
So, whatever we get in the future will just be more fodder for the nerd imagination regardless of whether or not they are worth watching.
