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Best Viewing Order for Fans and First Timers: "THE FLASHBACK" Order — Page 2

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NeverarGreat said:

joefavs said:

But… then you’re skipping the best one.

Exactly. Star Wars is too good for the Saga as it currently stands.

I reread your original post and I get what you’re saying, but… damn. Thoroughly at-odds with my “let the trilogies be trilogies” philosophy, but you do you, I guess.

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That’s ridiculous. No one’s watching these movies for the plot. If you skip ANH, you’re skipping the whole point.

Not to mention, you are missing a vital chapter in the story of the main characters (though I guess that’s beside your point).

Now, skipping ROTJ on the other hand… an interesting idea.

joefavs said:

I’m increasingly of the opinion that these reworked viewing orders are more trouble than they’re worth. There was an argument for it in the days before the ST when a release-order viewing was a bummer because it ended with the PT, but now that there’s another act, I think there’s less reason to break up trilogies. And if we really want to get heretical, I think it would probably be fine for someone with no SW experience who wants to get in on the fun of TROS to skip right to the ST if they’re pressed for time; TFA is pretty much designed to be a secondary entry point.

I would agree with this, though only if the person in question already knows the Empire twist. That’s too good a moment to miss.

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So NeverarGreat, you’re saying that A New Hope is SO good, it should just be watched as a separate standalone film apart from all its other sequels, prequels, and spinoffs? I agree it’s the best film in the franchise, but jesus, not sure that makes any kind of sense to me.

I’m still a stickler that it should be watched first and foremost, whether a longtime fan on a rewatch or your first introduction into the saga.

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For first timers
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Rogue one
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
An Ewok Adventure
The Battle For Endor
Force Awakens
Last Jedi
Rise of Skywalker
The Holiday Special
Faithful Wookie
Clone Wars
Clone Wars
Clone Wars
Solo
Rebels
Bad Batch
Mando
Boba Fett
Obi-Wan

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I think that too much timeline-jumping is best avoided. With spinoff stuff, chronology isn’t as much of a problem, but splitting up the trilogy movies would be needlessly confusing. Each trilogy should be viewed and taken in as a full group of three. Anything else, except for possibly Machete Order, is an overcomplication.

Of course, excluding any of the OT movies for the sake of the later movies and shows is a no-go. The OT is a cultural landmark and takes precedence over everything else.

But we can’t turn back. Fear is their greatest defense. I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than it was on Aquilae or Sullust. And what there is is most likely directed towards a large-scale assault.