Slightly off the present course of conversation: I think I've figured out a storyline where, if you prefer a more complete, whole story and don't mind having OT moments ruined, you can have that, but if you prefer to have those moments preserved, you can also be satisfied. Here's how it would go down. Episode I: Obi-Wan meets Anakin while on a dangerous mission. Takes him as an apprentice at the end of movie. Episode II: Obi-Wan and Anakin are sent on different missions, separating for the first time since their meeting. (not sure what either mission will be yet.) While on his mission, Anakin becomes increasingly frustrated and angry that the soldiers put under his command do not take him seriously. Eventually they become mutinous and he cuts them down. Obi-Wan begins to hear tell of a Dark Jedi by the name of Darth Vader who has risen up and begun hunting down Jedi. Eventually he discovers the horrible truth that the evil Darth Vader has murdered Anakin Skywalker. In the end Obi-Wan confronts Vader (who wears some kind of mask to hide his true identity), but he gets away. This is all set to the backdrop of Palpatine rising to power and manipulating the Senate into transforming the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Now, if you would like the reveals of the OT preserved, you do not watch Episode III, but continue on to Episode IV, where you now have a good understanding of what happened before, but the shroud of mystery that surrounds Vader remains, if not then.... Episode III: The Jedi have been exposed to mass genocide at the hands of Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire. There are less than half the jedi left than there were before the dark times. Obi-Wan, fueled by vengeance over the murder of his best friend, searches across the galaxy for the villainous Darth Vader. At the end Obi-Wan and Darth Vader duel in a volcano, where Vader reveals to Obi-Wan the shocking truth. He is Anakin Skywalker. Eventually Obi-Wan knocks him into the volcano. Presuming him dead, he leaves, grief stricken. When Obi-Wan is gone Vader crawls his burned body out of the volcano, where he is rescued by Palpatine and put into the iconic suit and iron lung. When the news that Vader survived reaches Obi-Wan and Yoda, all seems lost. Until they discover that Anakin's wife (who has been pregnant since the end of Episode II) gave birth to twins, who have both survived. The movie ends on a double edged tone. Low due to the rise of the Empire, and high due to the survival of the twins, and that there is a new hope for the survival of the Jedi. If you want the OT reveals preserved, but also want to see every movie, then you watch it in this order: 1,2,4,5,3,6.