Sadly, I'm one of the geeks that read a LOT of the pre & post-clone war books. There are SO many stories that could easily be made into really interesting movies.Lucas, by the way, says he is readying "Clone Wars," an animated series for TV that's derived from "Star Wars." Many "Star Wars" characters appear in "Clone Wars," but voiced by other actors.
And here's a little news: Lucas tells me he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era.
"But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said. "They will be other people of that milieu."
The two extra films will also be made for TV and probably be an hour long each. But, like "Clone Wars," Lucas doesn't know where on TV they will land.
Hell, I'd be very happy with the Vader Story that lies between Ep3 & Ep4.