And I gotta say: SpaceBalls makes so much more sense already
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Why is it secret? And why havenât you watched it until now? Iâm so confused!!
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I saw the original 3 (evidently numbers 4,5,6) as a kid but donât remember them. I have not seen any of the others.
I am a self-avowed non-SW fan.
I am watching in secret to surprise/shock my family when we visit SWGE in June. I will know things they know I donât know.
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Iâm impressed you can keep that much movie watching a secret!
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So I presume youâve started with episode 4?! Youâll have to report back on whether you like them more than you thought you wouldâŚ
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I should be able to manage it. My husband has a thing he does every Sunday night, giving me some time then. And with my teen daughter and son caught up in their own selves, and often hanging in their rooms, and with a treadmill in the basement, I should be able to log at least one hour every Sunday.
I have some time coming up when I will be off from work for a few days, but hubby will not and kids will be in school and I should be able to log some time then too. Itâs why Iâm starting now, though!
I did realize, though, that to cover my tracks I have to mess with my Disney+ profile. Usually everyone uses their own profile to watch their preferred shows, but in case someone logs into mine either on purpose or accidentally, I have had to âstart watchingâ about 6 shows so that it bumps the movie off the screen under the âcontinue watchingâ category. Iâm not sure if I will have to do this every time or if it will stay âdisappearedâ but Iâll find out 
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I appreciate the amount of planning youâre putting into this effort. Canât wait to hear about the payoff!
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Yes, I have started with the one that I know as Star Wars but which is apparently called A New Hope.
They must have had to change the opening credits with the scrolly bit (a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away - that thing). Or was it known way back in 1970s that this was episode 4?
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I hope itâs worth it. LOL
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Yes, episode 4 was the first one that is known as Star Wars. Though now we know it by the episode title, A New Hope.
The look on their facesâŚitâs going to be SO worth it.
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So did they change that scrolly thing at the start of was it always known as episode 4 and we just didnât call it that?
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I hope Iâm not expecting more than it will be.
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It was always episode 4. Itâs how we knew we were starting in the middle of an ongoing story.
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(âweâ didnât know that. ahem, I didnât know that)
Granted, I was like 6 or something when it came out. And my dad, my uncle, and my boy cousins made me watch it.
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The long scrolly thing is known as the opening crawl. It was always there. The first movie was originally released as just, âStar Wars.â It starts with âA long time ago in a galaxy far, far awayâŚâ and the âStar Warsâ logo, which recedes to a point, then the long crawl of text starts.
When the next movie came out as âThe Empire Strikes Back,â its opening was the same âA long time ago in a galaxy far, far awayâŚâ with the same âStar Warsâ logo that recedes. Then it says, âEpisode V - The Empire Strikes Back,â and begins its long opening crawl. Because of 5âs numbering and subtitle, they changed the opening crawl of 4 (in subsequent editions) to match.
You can find lots of this info on Wikipedia. But, oh, how I remember the WOW of the first time I saw the first movie in full surround sound in a big theater, with comfy seats - and they went to light speed!! I was 21, and DH was just D-fiance. We had to see it again and again, as we initiated our siblings in it. Watching it on a TV just isnât quite the same. Thanks for the chance to go down memory lane!
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i like everything about this.
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That much I knew. I just didnât know if it always said âEpisode IVâ at the start or if that was magicked in there later.
Thanks for clearing it up! 
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