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It's a dangerous gambit too, because when Disney did that they did it to make it simple for the kids, but lost me as an adult long time star wars fan, because t

• freehunter 10y ago
  I don't think they did it to make it simple for the kids, but rather the Expanded Universe was massive and relatively uncontrolled. Even George Lucas himself said he considers the EU to be a different world than his own movies, and that he doesn't read the novels.
  • unixhero 10y ago
    Interesting discussion on the Star Wars universe. Myself, I prefer the murky old corners of the Alpha Quadrant, fending off treacherous Cardassian freighters in the Trek Universe.
  • SerLava 10y ago
    Yeah the EU is almost a free for all. Plus if they were going to follow the EU, some nerds would come out and spoil major plot points of every single new Star Wars movie.
• chongli 10y ago
  Simple for the kids? How about simple for the screenwriters? I know if I were involved I wouldn't want to be expected to read hundreds of novels before I could even start on what ought to be a very simple, straightforward script.
  • lfowles 10y ago
    They were aware of this problem presumably: Meet Leland Chee, the Star Wars Franchise Continuity Cop https://www.wired.com/2008/08/ff-starwarscanon/ https://www.wired.com/2008/08/ff-starwarscanon/ His official title is continuity database administrator for the Lucas Licensing arm of Lucasfilm—which means Chee keeps meticulous track of not just the six live-action movies but also cartoons, TV specials, scores of videogames and reference books, and hundreds of novels and comics.