Lucas killed the franchise with his ridiculous Episode 1, 2, 3, and the rereleased 4, 5, and 6. HAN SHOT FIRST!!! I have a feeling I will not be seeing the afterbirth.
The kid who played Anakjn was not the right actor for the part and Jar Jar was beyond annoying, but I think Lucas pulled it back together during the third movie.
Abrams has shown that he has a decent ability to put a movie of this genrae together.
Well, the good news is that Lucas is not involved with these new movies, so we might actually get a return to form.