I'm 49 years old and have been a Star Wars fan since I was 12 when the original movie came out. As a lifelong devotee of the movies, I discount everything in the expanded universe until it has been made canon by being included in a movie! Even though I grew up with the original trilogy and consider them my favorites, I love the prequels and contrary to popular opinion I think Jar Jar was funny, Hayden Christensen did a great job (especially in ROTS), and showing Anakin as a young child in TPM was a great idea! So expect my comments to reflect those tenets. :)