| Star Wars 14:31 - Sep 9 with 7371 views | J2BLUE |
If someone had never seen any of the Star Wars films what order you recommend watching them in? As they were released or starting with episode one?
I have googled this but there is no clear consensus so I am turning to the wisdom of TWTD.
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| Star Wars on 14:37 - Sep 9 with 4738 views | FBI |
Go for the original three and forget the rest!
Mind you, I'm the Star Wars equivalent of ElephantInTheRoom... [Post edited 9 Sep 2023 14:38]
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| Star Wars on 14:47 - Sep 9 with 4696 views | catch74 |
| Star Wars on 14:37 - Sep 9 by FBI |
Go for the original three and forget the rest!
Mind you, I'm the Star Wars equivalent of ElephantInTheRoom... [Post edited 9 Sep 2023 14:38]
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I’d add Rogue One. |  |
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| Star Wars on 14:57 - Sep 9 with 4665 views | MattinLondon |
If you have Disney+ then they have a Star Wars section which tells you the best way to watch all of the films. As well as all of the other money making exercises (sorry spin-offs). Hope it helps.
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2003-2005)
Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021-2023)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
Star Wars: Rebels (2014-2018)
Andor (2022)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Mandalorian, season 1 and 2 (2019-2020)
The Book of Boba Fett, season 1 (2021)
The Mandalorian, season 3 (2023)
Star Wars: Resistance, season 1 (2018)
Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Resistance, season 2 (2019)
Star Wars: Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |  | | |
| Star Wars on 15:00 - Sep 9 with 4663 views | GlasgowBlue |
Start with the prequels, episode 1 - 3. Not a patch on the original Lucas trilogy of 4 - 6 but nowhere near as bad as people make out. Episode three is essential imo.
I wouldn't bother with episodes 7-9. They are so bad that at some stage they will be wiped from cannon and other sequels will be made.
I'd watch 1, 2, 3, Rogue One, 4,5,6. |  |
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| Star Wars on 15:07 - Sep 9 with 4619 views | CanadianBlue |
There's the machete order:
4 and 5.
Then 1, 2, and 3.
Back to 6.
From there... see how invested they are. Clone Wars and Rebels are very good series but you have to get past the first season for them to find their footing.
The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka are enjoyable after 1-6 have been watched.
7, 8 and 9 I'd only add after 6 if the audience is younger. |  | | |
| Star Wars on 15:10 - Sep 9 with 4573 views | Ftnfwest |
| Star Wars on 14:47 - Sep 9 by catch74 |
I’d add Rogue One. |
Agree, original 3 and then rogue 1. If you watch particularly the prequels first it takes away the mystery around the originals (and they're nowhere near as good) |  | | |
| Star Wars on 15:28 - Sep 9 with 4524 views | Whos_blue |
| Star Wars on 15:00 - Sep 9 by GlasgowBlue |
Start with the prequels, episode 1 - 3. Not a patch on the original Lucas trilogy of 4 - 6 but nowhere near as bad as people make out. Episode three is essential imo.
I wouldn't bother with episodes 7-9. They are so bad that at some stage they will be wiped from cannon and other sequels will be made.
I'd watch 1, 2, 3, Rogue One, 4,5,6. |
Think that's harsh Glassers.
I liked 7, 8 & 9. Especially 9.
1 is the worst of the bunch, but has some important plot lines.
Rogue One before 4 is absolutely essential.
One of my favourites.
As someone of a certain age, 4 will never be beaten. |  |
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| Star Wars on 15:29 - Sep 9 with 4523 views | stonojnr |
4 5 6, 1 2 3, maybe Rogue One and that's it there is no other Star Wars content to watch :) well maybe the Droids cartoon or the Ewoks. |  | | |
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| Star Wars on 15:39 - Sep 9 with 4501 views | BlueBoots |
Order of release...start with 4, 5 & 6; original and best, and if you don't enjoy those, unlikely to enjoy the rest of the films. 1, 2 & 3 have a lot less humour but will give you the back story to 4, 5 & 6, and I actually quite enjoyed and preferred 7, 8 & 9.
I've done the 2 stand alone films too (Rogue One / Solo) which are both worth a watch - not got involved in any of the TV spin-offs. |  |
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| Star Wars on 16:02 - Sep 9 with 4440 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
I'd personally just watch them in the order they came out, similar to any other franchise. I often find that there is stuff in prequels that you wouldn't really get the reference to if you watched them in chronological order, as they don't seem important in and of themself. I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars though so maybe the hardcore see it differently. I did really enjoy Rogue One and the first couple of series of The Mandalorian though. | |
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| Star Wars on 16:07 - Sep 9 with 4412 views | wischip |
Watch them in the order they were made & released. Then you get the best impact of what happened before & after and filling in the gaps in time of how things join up. Also watch them spaced apart exactly parallel to the original releases. So 3 year gaps in between the original trilogy is essential. Then wait about 16 years before starting the prequels. You get a real sense of anticipation then. If you just binge the lot in a month it means nothing. |  | | |
| Star Wars on 16:08 - Sep 9 with 4407 views | davblue |
| Star Wars on 15:00 - Sep 9 by GlasgowBlue |
Start with the prequels, episode 1 - 3. Not a patch on the original Lucas trilogy of 4 - 6 but nowhere near as bad as people make out. Episode three is essential imo.
I wouldn't bother with episodes 7-9. They are so bad that at some stage they will be wiped from cannon and other sequels will be made.
I'd watch 1, 2, 3, Rogue One, 4,5,6. |
I’ve been quite impressed by Ashoka after 2 episodes.
Didn’t know too much about her apart from her being Anakin's apprentice from the little I’ve caught from my boy watching the clone wars. |  | | |
| Star Wars on 16:14 - Sep 9 with 4379 views | chicoazul |
FYI here is the definitive list of the Top 5;
5 Rogue One
4 Empire
3 TLJ
2 the whole of Andor
1 the last four episodes of the last series of the Clone Wars |  |
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| Star Wars on 16:15 - Sep 9 with 4375 views | J2BLUE |
I guess there is just no consensus!
Thanks all, appreciated. | |
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| Star Wars on 16:25 - Sep 9 with 4318 views | Keno |
| Star Wars on 16:15 - Sep 9 by J2BLUE |
I guess there is just no consensus!
Thanks all, appreciated. |
Or do the sensible thing and watch The Orville |  |
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| Star Wars on 16:26 - Sep 9 with 4304 views | chicoazul |
| Star Wars on 16:25 - Sep 9 by Keno |
Or do the sensible thing and watch The Orville |
Why would you do that? Orville is a Trek pastiche. | |
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| Star Wars on 16:31 - Sep 9 with 4292 views | Keno |
| Star Wars on 16:26 - Sep 9 by chicoazul |
Why would you do that? Orville is a Trek pastiche. |
It’s actually very good | |
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| Star Wars on 16:31 - Sep 9 with 4272 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| Star Wars on 14:37 - Sep 9 by FBI |
Go for the original three and forget the rest!
Mind you, I'm the Star Wars equivalent of ElephantInTheRoom... [Post edited 9 Sep 2023 14:38]
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You are. I completely agree | |
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| Star Warsr on 17:05 - Sep 9 with 4144 views | mikeybloo88 |
Rogue One
A New Hope
TESB
Return of the Jedi
Don’t bother with the rest, none are a patch on those four. Mandalorian, Boba Fett and Andor are good Disney spinoffs and worth a watch... |  | | |
| Star Wars on 17:25 - Sep 9 with 4103 views | wischip |
| Star Wars on 16:25 - Sep 9 by Keno |
Or do the sensible thing and watch The Orville |
I hate that duck. | | | |
| Star Wars on 17:59 - Sep 9 with 3977 views | dickie |
| Star Wars on 15:00 - Sep 9 by GlasgowBlue |
Start with the prequels, episode 1 - 3. Not a patch on the original Lucas trilogy of 4 - 6 but nowhere near as bad as people make out. Episode three is essential imo.
I wouldn't bother with episodes 7-9. They are so bad that at some stage they will be wiped from cannon and other sequels will be made.
I'd watch 1, 2, 3, Rogue One, 4,5,6. |
I wholeheartedly agree | | | |
| Star Wars on 18:05 - Sep 9 with 3963 views | stonojnr |
| Star Wars on 16:26 - Sep 9 by chicoazul |
Why would you do that? Orville is a Trek pastiche. |
It's the closest to the original Star Trek vision that's been made since 2009 | | | |
| Star Wars on 18:10 - Sep 9 with 3936 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Star Wars on 18:05 - Sep 9 by stonojnr |
It's the closest to the original Star Trek vision that's been made since 2009 |
Strange New Worlds? | |
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