you obviously don't know much about star wars fans. or the movie industry. How can you possibly say that two films grossing in the hundreds of millions of dollars, several successful video games, and multiple best selling books equates to his idea "biting him in the arse"?
Most folks I know aren't necessarily Star Wars fans, just good movie fans. No one has bothered seeing the 2nd one after being tortured with TPM, or will bother with the third one either.
Being 'successful' isn't a destination, it's a *journey*, and for me Lucas got to the end of the line a LONG time ago.
Just the view from my neck o' the woods.