No joke, these three radio dramas are some of my favorite Star Wars media out there and they have been since I discovered them. I love pretty much everything that comes out, but the OT holds a very special place in my heart and these feel like extended cuts of those movies in a way. ANH is my favorite just because there's SO MUCH added context/story, but the other two are fantastic as well. Seeing bits and pieces from George's original ideas/earlier versions of the film scripts is one of my favorite things about them. I shout my love for these productions from the rooftops basically every chance I get.

I saw a panel at Celebration... Chicago I think? that was kind of an oral history of these put on by two college professors. One of the best fan panels I've ever seen.

Also ESB gives us John Lithgow as Yoda? Incredible.

I enjoyed it a lot when I got it a few years ago. It's quite a gem, actually, either as a standalone story or as an expansion to A New Hope.

There are some nuanced differences. Han Solo came across as more ruthless than the easygoing version of the movies, which made his change of heart more meaningful. The interludes on Alderaan give more background to the rebellion as well as amplify Leia's loss. Darth Vader's torture scene with Leia was intense.

Overall, it has the feel of an old time Flash Gordon serial.

I haven't heard it since it aired. I remember enjoying it. My parents thought it was the greatest because they grew up with radio plays.