George Lucas didn't just make movies. He made movies better. Good article.
So if you were disappointed with the more recent Star Wars releases, don't take the Lucas name in vain. (Although I agree with Daniel W. Drezner on the Natalie Portman thing. I mean, come on, she was great as a kid in The Professional and Beautiful Girls, but give her something more to work with, like a believable love story.) The movies you liked better than Episodes I & II, are better, because of technology he made available at a reasonable price.
And non-Star Wars geeks are probably not aware of the magazine, Edutopia, published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He cares about your kids (and mine), and wookies too.
Oh, I guess there's no need to mention Episode III, right.