Understanding Star Wars.
A few people have said to me recently that they'd like to watch Star Wars, but they don't know where to start. I get this, instead of a neat 4,5,6 part trilogy, (as it was last century) it's now grown arms and legs and my attempts to simplify it (I made a spreadsheet) only seem to cause more confusion. But recently, I saw things slightly differently that may help the saga become more understandable to an outsider. So here's a brief summary of the stuff that happens and how you might want to watch it (Rated OK through to EPIC). It's assumed you know what a Jedi is, but a Sith (you may not know) is the Dark Side equivalent. I've tried my best to be ambiguous to avoid spoilers. Before we start - Clones, Stormtroopers and Droid Army's. This can get complicated. 1) The Droid Army we see in the first films belongs to the Trade federation. They're used to enforce an illegal trade war against a small planet. 2) The original Clone army (the first to l