After the first episode to be shown in the 70s, I was kind of turned off by all commercialism that occurred. Even Planet of the Apes didn't get that crazy. So I really didn't follow the saga to much, until recently when my 11 year old Grandson Jacob shared his interest in it. When "The Force Awakens" hit the box office, he was very excited about seeing it. I wanted so much to see it with him , but we live 1,200 miles away. He proceeded to tell me about the whole saga when we went to visit my daughter in California. He wanted me to watch the first five episodes with him, even though he had already seen them multiple times. There wasn't enough time in our visit to do that, but I assured him that when I got back home I would watch all the episodes in proper sequence. True to my word I did that. He also mentioned that there is a new episode coming out in December but he wasn't sure if he wanted to see it because Darth Vader is in it and it didn't mesh with his perspective of life and death. So I had mixed feelings about seeing it. your post helps me in my decision.