Nuts, there goes my choice, but what Abrams said makes sense. I think one big reason he hinted at subtly was that he didn't want to be responsible for trying to redeem a franchise that went from legendary to garbage. To an extent he managed that with Star Trek but that's a smaller core audience to cater to, and he was able to reinvent it without upsetting too many people.
Notice that he specifically pointed out being a fan of episodes 4 - 6 by name, with no mention of the others. Another nice subtle swipe.
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