Red Five

Kottke asks, "which order will you show him/her the six Star Wars movies?"

I think there was a thread on this very subject on TheForce.net a while back. The conventional wisdom is to show them in the order of original release: 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3.

Though most of Kottke's commenters prefer: 4, 5, 6, without showing 1, 2, 3. :)

If I recall from the TF.N debate, Star Wars fandom was pretty evenly divided (between 123456 and 456123). However, there were a few unconventional suggestions that I really liked, one of which was spotted on Kottke's post: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6.

You have to preserve Vader's reveal to Luke in "Empire". I think you should end with Anakin's redemption in "Jedi." Plus, as much as I like "Sith," it's a downer way to end the series.

So, I too have been feverishly debating this with myself as our kids get closer to Star Wars-viewing age. For now, my plan is 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, but I can see good arguments for the alternatives. What do you think?