A big part of the problem of the prequel is that they came out after the original series and they get compared. Make an original Sci-Fi series telling the epic story of a crumbling republic undermined by corruption and a civil war where an order of knights try to hold it together and you have a great franchise!
That and the cheesy, badly scripted and acted love affair between Padme and Anakin.
Oh and also the really bad acting by the guy who plays Anakin (I can't even remember his name)
I just hope that Abrahams will correctly direct his actors and the story won't be too cheesy. I'm exited, but I am sucker for anything with the words "Star Wars" on it.