Given how this is a total shift in their attitudes about SW, how they made a flimsy attempt to "veil" it as something else (what, in case Lucas sues?), and how it was all so unfunny, I suspect these are different writers. 

I'm also surprised this was on Fox, whose parent company owns the studio that
distributes the SW films!  Has corporate synergy ever so not worked for a
franchise?  Can you imagine any of  Time Warner's subsidies saying anything bad
about New Line's crown jewel LOTR?  I'm about ready to suggest Lucas pull a Mel
Gibson and just release Eppy III through a small indie studio.