In which order should Star Wars be watched?

[jedi]

Of course, the whole story is now told the way George Lucas intended it to be told so...


Read Cliffs Notes of 1 (and watch the last lightsaber fight)
Then 2
Then Clone Wars DVDs
Then 3
4,5,6

The acting in the originals were never great, the dialog was just as cheezy ("You like me because I'm a scoundrel") and the characters were just as whiny. It's just that the originals have grown on us over time. The prequels, though I still don't think they're as good as the originals, establish the storyline. Episodes II and III weren't as bad as everyone says and if you cut out Jar-Jar scenes, Episode I is at least watchable.