I always find it fascinating to see what others consider to be their own ‘personal canon’ when it comes to certain movie franchises they like.
So just to join in the fun, here’s what my own specific Star Wars ‘canon’ is, as well as the particular ‘viewing order’ I’d go with if I was ever to do a movie ‘marathon’ of it -
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STAR WARS REVISITED (as someone who was lucky enough to be around for the whole initial ‘STAR WARS’ experience in '77, my ideal ‘viewing order’ will always involve kicking off the saga with the ‘Blockade Runner/Stardestroyer’ opening…but NOT by watching the existing ‘special edition’ of ‘A New Hope’! The eventual HD version by adywan will include a few more tweaks that I like, so it will eventually be my default version. Alternatively, I might watch Harmy’s ‘Despecialized’ version on any days I’m feeling especially nostalgic)
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EMPIRE STRIKES BACK REVISITED (when it comes out, with Harmy’s ‘Despecialized’ version as a nostalgic alternative)
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RETURN OF THE JEDI REVISITED (when it comes out, with Harmy’s ‘Despecialized’ version as a nostalgic alternative)
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My own heavily restructured THE PHANTOM MENACE edit (now that the new ‘sequel trilogy’ ensures that I can eventually resume with the ‘saga’ of Luke Skywalker once again, I’m content to include re-edited versions of the prequels as a ‘middle trilogy’ showing ‘past events’ at this point - however, I’m intending to begin TPM with a short introductory ‘prologue’ using a certain STAR WARS REVISITED scene first…as a way to introduce this next 3-movie ‘flashback to past events’ with some additional gravitas - therefore, I would rightly be REQUIRED to watch the events of STAR WARS REVISITED beforehand to make this ‘viewing order’ work effectively!)
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My own heavily restructured ATTACK OF THE CLONES edit
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My own heavily restructured REVENGE OF THE SITH edit
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My own heavily restructured THE FORCE AWAKENS edit (it’s nice to know that I can eventually catch up with some of the original cast again after getting through the prequels! The new ‘SEQUEL trilogy’ means that it’s now possible for me to incorporate the ‘PREQUEL trilogy’ as a re-edited ‘flashback’ MID-WAY through my overall ‘viewing order’…so that the prequels don’t spoil all the reveals of the Original Trilogy, yet allows for me to CONTINUE with the story of Luke Skywalker as a final conclusion to the overall ‘saga’) - Note: for me, placing the prequel trilogy chapters IN-BETWEEN the original trilogy and the sequel trilogy will also greatly help with the ‘passage of time’ by the time I return to watching the much older characters seen in THE FORCE AWAKENS continuation.
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The next ‘sequel’ chapter (my own heavily restructured edit, no doubt)
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The concluding ‘sequel’ chapter (again, my own heavily restructured edit, no doubt)