Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20160822213306/@comment-26687285-20160824173312

I admit that when i initially heard about the acquasition, my first instinct was: "Do the Thrawn trilogy!", but that feeling faded rather quickly. I mean really, here we have a opportunity to let a new generation of talented filmmakers revitalize this franchise and do potentially revolutionary and original stories within this universe. Are we honestly going to demand that they adhere to what is essentially a few decades worth of professional fan-fiction!?. Come on, we should want something more than that.

Still, i would have liked to have seen a few of the stories be included in the new canon, namely the KOTOR and Old Republic games/novels, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Star Wars - Darth Plagueis and The Tenebrous Way, and perhaps some of books from the prequel era like The Rise of Darth Vader and Rogue Planet. Mainly because of how much these stories add to the mythos and history of the universe.

However, to that you could say that they have included some things here and there, such as showing the ghost of Darth Bane (which more or less validates the Bane books) and reintroducing Grand Admiral Thrawn in the new tv shows (though of course, they won't be doing the same story with him as the Timothy Zahn books).

Really, it all comes down to how you look at it. Just because the filmmakers/studios say that something is or isn't "truly" canon, doesn't mean that you can't make up your own mind about it. I, for instance, would much rather have had the 2D animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky as the official Clone Wars storyline. It's fantastically animated, has a wonderfully dark and suspencefull atmosphere, and perfectly sets up the opening of SWROTS. But Lucasfilm nevertheless decided to go in a different direction, and ignore the earlier version.That doesn't mean we can't still enjoy all of the other stuff, just that they have decided not to include those particular outings going forward.

In short, the story can be whatever you want it to be. Don't like the new movies?, just pretend they don't exist and stick with the "EU"'s post-Jedi books. Hate the prequels?, simply skip them and stick with the post-Sith films. Unsatisfied with all the new Clone Wars stuff?, read The Approaching Storm, Shatterpoint, Dark Rendezvous or Labyrinth of Evil instead. It's that simple. Sure, it would be nice to have all the franchise's best content in one cohesive history, but at least it's all still here. So long as you're enjoying yourself, the rest of it is sideshow.

P.S. Here are a few fun and informative videos on the topic:

MrSundayMovies

1: Star Wars Canon Explained:

2: Best Star Wars Spin-Off Film Ideas:

3: The Best Darth Vader Spin-Off Movie:

HelloGreedo

1: Q&A:

("EU" question timestamp: 9:15 to 10:06)