Star Wars Made Easy

1: Introduction2: Star Wars The Basics1: What is Star Wars?2: Who created Star Wars?3: Why is Star Wars so popular?4: When and where is Star Wars Set?5: So just how much Star Wars is there?6: Who lives in the galaxy?7: Good guys and bad guys8: Skywalker family tree9: How does everyone get around?10: Vehicles of the galaxy11: Who rules the galaxy?12: What is the force?13: The light side14: The dark side15: What is a jedi?16: Walk the jedi path17: What is a lightsaber?18: Who are the Sith?19: Do you know your troopers?20: Which film should I watch first?3: Episode IV1: At a glance2: A closer look3: Why does Star Wars start with Episode IV?4: Why is Obi-Wan Leia's only hope?5: What is the Death Star?6: Who shot first?7: Who is Darth Vader?8: Why does Obi-Wan sacrifice himself?9: Battle of Yavin made simple4: Episode V1: At a glance2: A closer look3: Planet Hoth: rebel base4: What does Luke's vision mean?5: Who is Lando Calrissian?6: Battle of Hoth made simple7: Darth Vader's big reveal5: Episode VI1: At a glance2: A closer look3: The great Ewok debate4: Is Luke a jedi now?5: Who is Jabba the Hutt?6: Battle of Endor made simple7: There's another Death Star?8: Could Leia be a jedi?9: Why does Darth Vader turn good?6: Episode I1: At a glance2: A closer look3: The great Jar Jar Binks divide4: What's with all the politics?5: What's the deal with podracing?5: Who is Padmé?6: Who is Darth Maul?7: Battle of Naboo made simple7: Episode II1: At a glance2: A closer look3: Who are the Separatists?4: Does the republic need an army?5: Battle of Geonosis made simple8: Episode III1: At a glance2: A closer look3: Why does General Grievous cough?4: Palpatine is the emperor5: Why does Anakin join the dark side?6: Why do the clones kill all the jedi?7: Battle of Coruscant made simple8: Star Wars on TV9: Star Wars: The Clone Wars10: Star Wars rebels9: Episode VII1: At a glance2: A closer look3: What actually is the First Order?4: Who is Kylo Ren?5: Who is Rey?6: Also introducingin Episode

Christian Blauvelt is the deputy editor at BBC Culture. He has written extensively about Star Wars for Entertainment Weekly magazine and has discussed the saga on BBC World News TV and on CBS New York, where he is a frequent pop culture commentator and film awards season expert. He is based in New York City.