Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2h 1min
Vintage: May 25,1977
Plot Summary: Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2h 4min
Vintage: June 20, 1980
Plot Summary: After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2h 11min
Vintage: May 25, 1983
Plot Summary: After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force.
Star Wars: Droids
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi
Rating: TV-G
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 13
Vintage: September 7, 1985 – June 7, 1986
Plot Summary: The adventures of R2-D2 and C-3P0 before they joined Luke Skywalker.
Star Wars: Ewoks
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
Rating: TV-G
Running Time: 15-30 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 35
Vintage: September 7, 1985 – December 13, 1986
Plot Summary: The adventures of the Ewoks in Wicket W. Warrick’s youth before the Battle of Endor.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2h 16min
Vintage: May 19, 1999
Plot Summary: Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to reclaim their old glory.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2h 22min
Vintage: May 16, 2002
Plot Summary: Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the Senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Rating: TV-Y7
Running Time: 15 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 25
Vintage: November 7, 2003 – March 25, 2005
Plot Summary: The events and battles of the Old Republic’s last major war is recounted.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2h 20min
Vintage: May 19, 2005
Plot Summary: During the near end of the clone wars, Darth Sidious has revealed himself and is ready to execute the last part of his plan to rule the Galaxy. Sidious is ready for his new apprentice, Lord Vader, to step into action and kill the remaining Jedi. Vader, however, struggles to choose the dark side and save his wife or remain loyal to the Jedi order.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1h 38min
Vintage: August 15, 2008
Plot Summary: Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano must rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt, but political intrigue complicates their mission.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Rating: TV-PG-V
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 121
Vintage: October 3, 2008 – March 7, 2014
Plot Summary: The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and other Jedi Knights, fights the New Droid Army of the Separatists.
Star Wars Rebels
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Rating: TV-Y7-FV
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 75
Vintage: October 3, 2014 – March 5, 2018
Plot Summary: A brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil Empire as it tightens its grip on the galaxy and hunts down the last of the Jedi Knights.
Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales
Genres: Animation
Rating: TV-Y7-FV
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 5
Vintage: July 6, 2015 - November 2, 2015
Plot Summary: After the battle on Endor, the Rebels are retold the story of Episode I and Episode II through the vantage point of C-3PO. A shadowy figure is also listening and steals a ship. …and R2-D2. C-3PO and Admiral Ackbar set out to rescue R2.
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 136 min
Vintage: December 18, 2015
Plot Summary: Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Genres: Action, Comedy
Rating: TV-Y7-FV
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 26
Vintage: June 20, 2016 - present
Plot Summary: The series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact . The Kyber Saber, his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2h 13m
Vintage: December 16, 2016
Plot Summary: Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2h 32min
Vintage: December 15, 2017
Plot Summary: Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 135 min
Vintage: May 25, 2018
Plot Summary: Themed as a space Western, the film is centered on a young Han Solo, the roguish smuggler who later meets Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars (1977), and his adventures with his Wookiee partner Chewbacca, including their encounter with Lando Calrissian.
Star Wars Resistance
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Rating: TV-Y7-FV
Running Time: 22 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 40
Vintage: October 7, 2018 – January 26, 2020
Plot Summary: The series is set three decades after the events of Return of the Jedi, in the era of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and follows a pilot who is recruited by the Resistance to spy on the growing threat of the First Order. The series begins six months before The Force Awakens and will eventually cross over with it.
The Mandalorian
Genres: Action, Adventure, Space Opera, SpaceWestern
Rating: TV-PG
Running Time: 31-42 minutes per episode
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 7
Vintage: November 12, 2019 – present
Plot Summary: The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 155 min
Vintage: December 20, 2019
Plot Summary: A year after the events of The Last Jedi , the remnants of the Resistance face the First Order once again—while reckoning with the past and their own inner turmoil. Meanwhile, the ancient conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its climax, bringing the Skywalker saga to a definitive end.
Star Wars Holiday Special Vintage: November 17, 1978
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure Vintage: November 25, 1984
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Vintage: November 24, 1985
Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles - Vintage: 5-29-13 - 11-23-14
Lucasfilms is going to be releasing another box set for the Star Wars movies, and this time on Blu-Ray. I think that’s pretty cool, especially since I only bought the VHS versions and skipped the DVD releases. Plus it’ll be nice having a copy of Episode V around again.
Bad news is from the sounds of it, all six will be released together and you wont be able to buy them separately. I realize I’m only a second generation Star Wars fan, but as fans, can’t we just forget about the prequels? I might even throw them out as they would go unwatched and have no purpose. Also, they original three will be the 1997 remastered versions with extra scenes and all. In the age of digital media, can’t we have the choice of taking those scenes out like on some films where we can choose between theatrical and director’s cut? I think that would be an awesome edition as I have never had the chance to watch the originals.
Also, incase anyone is interested, Gary Kurtz, co-producer of episodes IV and V, did an interview with the LA Times about his feelings about his work on the movies, and why he chose to leave before episode VI. Apparently it’s the first time in 30 years that he’s spoken publicly about the franchise and his negative feelings about some of the decisions that George Lucas started to make towards episode VI being made. I find it kind of funny the way George Lucas was an conceded money pinching ass hat even back then.
