The Distressed Watcher2010

Distressed Watcher:
The original trilogy gives you reverence for the Jedi. A band of wise warriors and diplomats who look above and beyond the fray of turmoil in this mortal plain of existence.

Obi-Wan 'Ben' Kenobi:
For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.

Distressed Watcher:
The prequels on the other hand make them stuffy bureaucrats squabbling over petty politics. Failing to notice a giant rebellion cooking under their noses. Failing to sense the ominous presence of a Sith lord in their very midst. The Jedi you heard about in the original trilogy are the sort that you imagine living in a monastic temple atop mountain. But no, these Jedi live in but one skyscraper on a planet of skyscrapers. They commune in a sterile room and bicker with one another. They make bad decisions. They don't seem wise.