Look what they've done with Marvel.
Note that most of what was done with Marvel was done *by* Marvel. Iron Man 2 and Thor were already well on their way when Marvel was acquired, so Disney doesn't really get credit for them.
However, both of you have made my grandma cry with your course language!
Sir! I'll have you know that the language I use in my courses cannot be properly expressed in a simple ascii character set! So, your grandmother's mind is quite safe from my higher mathematics.
And she's dead even! (Yes, she's a Litch...but she's a Good Litch!)
Now, now, let's not be hasty - time travel is also an option.
I do not understand this. Lucas made Star Wars. This is like saying the Lord of the Rings would have been better if someone other than Tolkien wrote it.
Yes, but even Tolkien had an editor. The issue wasn't that Lucas made it, but that he had *complete* creative control, as opposed to having others who could effectively correct George when he'd stepped a bit astray.