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Originally Posted by tomahawk kid
I think this was for a variety of reasons, the biggest of which in my opinion is / was the Han Solo factor.
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I think you're on to something, but I would take it a step further. The new ones didn't have a good set of protagonists. You knew Annikin was going to turn evil, so it was difficult to grow attached to him (not to mention the actor wasn't likable). All the other "good guys" seemed to be afterthoughts. Padme was as shallow as they come. Obi Wan was more of an annoying grandpa figure than a guy you really root for. Yoda is a sidekick. R2 was almost given too much of a role.
I think part of the successful recipe for good fantasy is a group of protagonists that team up to battle the cause. A group that includes several strong likeable characters, and a sidekick or two for comic relief. Episodes 1-3 didn't really have that to any extent. It was too disjointed.