^Note: NOT Star Wars : The Early Years or Star Wars : The Beginning (rejected placeholder title that it was) BUT Episode I.

In fact throughout the marketing plan of all the PT movies the episode number takes precedence over the title (they didn't appear on any of the OT promotional material until the 2004 DVDs came out).

So this has been the promise to fans since 1980.

The earlier chapters of the book uncle George started reading at Episode IV, yes I know he didn't intend it to call it Episode IV in 1977 but that still leaves 19yrs of anticipation aggravated after being told in 1983 that the show is over (another reason I associate Jedi with bad things... It was almost as bad as finding out Doctor Who wasn't coming back and the last story was Survival).