The year is 2005. I'm eagerly awaiting Revenge of the Sith, the Star Wars chapter that completes Anakin Skywalker's journey. I don't know that Episode VII will happen ten years later, so for me, this could be the final Star Wars movie I'll get to see in theaters. There's a twist, though; the tie-in video game adaptation arrives roughly two weeks before Episode III hits theaters, and it ruins the whole plot.
What went wrong? Nothing, actually, as George Lucas didn't care about spoilers getting out well in advance of Episode III. The filmmaker thought the long-awaited theatrical experience had special value regardless, and he wasn't wrong. In fact, the excellent official novelization arrived seven weeks before the film's release, too, and yet I remember most casual viewers being shocked by some of the revelations that weren't pre-spoiled by the events of the original Star Wars trilogy.
