When you start your science fiction epic masterpiece by titling it "The Journal of the Whills", the Fail Button has already been pushed. Lucas was lucky to be surrounded by the right technical people to get the ball rolling and turn it around.
I've been an avid fan for a coupla weeks now. If you happen to stumble upon the one called The Wonder Years, first of all brace yourself, and secondly, it's not an actual family photo, but a photo art experiment protesting Janet Jackson's FCC ruling.
Smooth sailing, Mr. Adams!