Oh yeah, I sure you're right. Generally there will be an upsurge in interest. But If I think back to how I was feeling about Episode II at this time during the production phase then I was running on a very high interest level, for me this ain't happening this time around.
Somehow I feel that this is indicative of my deep down feelinsg for AOTC. Now I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the movie, I certainly did, but I can honestly say that in the long run Episode II lost it's legs for me after just a short time.