In 2014, Disney ruined, and I mean ruined, Star Wars by declaring the incredible Star Wars Expanded Universe "non-canon" so they could make a new trilogy, a sequel trilogy.
A year later, this sad excuse for a movie came out. Disney had trashed the EU we all know and love, along with its interesting, relatable characters, such as Jaina Solo, Darth Caedus, and Mara Jade( and even Darth Krayt and Abeloth!) and gave us garbage that we were supposed to love.
Well, I know many people didn't love this movie(including me) and still continued reading the Expanded Universe. But when they went to the Wookiepedia forums and others, they found themselves shunned by former EU fans who refused to talk about the EU and would only talk about this so- called "new canon".
I was one of those people, shunned and ignored because I read well-written, interesting books in lieu of watching a trashy remake of A New Hope.
The only real reason this happened, folks, is because everyone thinks that just because something is canon, it is good and they should follow it and shun people who don't.
The way to fix this is to petition Disney, as I am doing now, to get them to render the EU canon once more. I need your help to do this. Please sign this petition and we will, one step at a time, make the EU canon again.
Updates
January 30, 2025
I truly did not think this many people still held the legends so close to their hearts. Seeing your comments and stories is overwhelming and this momentum belongs entirely to the community that kept these books alive for so long.
16 Comments
Star wars EU was a big part of my part of my childhood. And it still holds special meaning to mr as an adult.
I agree , the EU is already established and should be made cannon instead of new crap
Disney should not handle Star Wars because its corporate, focus-group-driven approach strips the franchise of the singular, mythic vision that George Lucas originally intended. Instead of fostering bold, auteur-driven storytelling, Disney has treated the galaxy far, far away as an assembly-line content generator. This approach leads to a risk-averse environment where promising, boundary-pushing scripts are consistently shelved in favour of safe, nostalgic rehashes.
EU NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK OR AT LEAST LET IT CONTINUE AS LEGENDS.
They made a mistake this must be fixed.
Bring back the old expanded universe of Star Wars.
http://starwars.wikia.com/d/p/2805993036159387406 The Truth about Legends (EU) and Canon Simple answer is... canon = official (real) legend = not official (not real) But in reality, it's a little more complicated then that. Disney has NOTHING to do with what's canon or legends. the whole big retcon that turned the EU into Legends was decided by the Lucasfilm Story Group in 2014. In fact, had Disney not purchased Lucasfilm, TCW and other new content would have retconned much of the EU. Fact is, this had been going on for years. EU licenses were initially handed out like candy with no rules or repercussions. At that time, most thought the franchise was dead. The licencing was simply another way for Lucasfilm to make money. As Heir to the Empire proved, because of it's immense success, the franchise wasn't dead. Licencing became a big money maker at this point in time. Now, what many of you don't realise is that EU licenses was literally 'official fanfiction' for the most part. Every publisher and writer knew straight up that George could retcon any of their stories at any time. They ALL knew this. And it was accepted. George was literally letting others play in his sandbox. Another issue with the EU... writers were contradicting each other, retconning each other. It was a mess at times. And even though many would argue that the majority of the EU was not only subpar in story quality (but there are indeed truly great stories as well), much of it was introducing elements that went completely against the concepts that George introduced. Slowly over time, Lucasfilm began to re-acquire more and more control over the content. But they never had full control. And prior to 2014, they were talking about making bigger retcons. And finally, with the Story Group that was hand picked by George himself, people who knew exactly what George wanted his story to be, which concepts were correct and which were not, finally made t
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In 2014, Disney ruined, and I mean ruined, Star Wars by declaring the incredible Star Wars Expanded Universe "non-canon" so they could make a new trilogy, a sequel trilogy.
A year later, this sad excuse for a movie came out. Disney had trashed the EU we all know and love, along with its interesting, relatable characters, such as Jaina Solo, Darth Caedus, and Mara Jade( and even Darth Krayt and Abeloth!) and gave us garbage that we were supposed to love.
Well, I know many people didn't love this movie(including me) and still continued reading the Expanded Universe. But when they went to the Wookiepedia forums and others, they found themselves shunned by former EU fans who refused to talk about the EU and would only talk about this so- called "new canon".
I was one of those people, shunned and ignored because I read well-written, interesting books in lieu of watching a trashy remake of A New Hope.
The only real reason this happened, folks, is because everyone thinks that just because something is canon, it is good and they should follow it and shun people who don't.
The way to fix this is to petition Disney, as I am doing now, to get them to render the EU canon once more. I need your help to do this. Please sign this petition and we will, one step at a time, make the EU canon again.
Updates
January 30, 2025
I truly did not think this many people still held the legends so close to their hearts. Seeing your comments and stories is overwhelming and this momentum belongs entirely to the community that kept these books alive for so long.
16 Comments
The Star Wars Expanded Universe is a vast, compelling network of stories. Comprised of many books, comics, games and more, the EU has fascinated generations of Star Wars fans for decades, becoming widely respected among many in the Star Wars fan community. It simply should be reintroduced into the franchise's canon.
Star wars EU was a big part of my part of my childhood. And it still holds special meaning to mr as an adult.
I agree , the EU is already established and should be made cannon instead of new crap
Disney should not handle Star Wars because its corporate, focus-group-driven approach strips the franchise of the singular, mythic vision that George Lucas originally intended. Instead of fostering bold, auteur-driven storytelling, Disney has treated the galaxy far, far away as an assembly-line content generator. This approach leads to a risk-averse environment where promising, boundary-pushing scripts are consistently shelved in favour of safe, nostalgic rehashes.
EU NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK OR AT LEAST LET IT CONTINUE AS LEGENDS.
They made a mistake this must be fixed.
Bring back the old expanded universe of Star Wars.
http://starwars.wikia.com/d/p/2805993036159387406 The Truth about Legends (EU) and Canon Simple answer is... canon = official (real) legend = not official (not real) But in reality, it's a little more complicated then that. Disney has NOTHING to do with what's canon or legends. the whole big retcon that turned the EU into Legends was decided by the Lucasfilm Story Group in 2014. In fact, had Disney not purchased Lucasfilm, TCW and other new content would have retconned much of the EU. Fact is, this had been going on for years. EU licenses were initially handed out like candy with no rules or repercussions. At that time, most thought the franchise was dead. The licencing was simply another way for Lucasfilm to make money. As Heir to the Empire proved, because of it's immense success, the franchise wasn't dead. Licencing became a big money maker at this point in time. Now, what many of you don't realise is that EU licenses was literally 'official fanfiction' for the most part. Every publisher and writer knew straight up that George could retcon any of their stories at any time. They ALL knew this. And it was accepted. George was literally letting others play in his sandbox. Another issue with the EU... writers were contradicting each other, retconning each other. It was a mess at times. And even though many would argue that the majority of the EU was not only subpar in story quality (but there are indeed truly great stories as well), much of it was introducing elements that went completely against the concepts that George introduced. Slowly over time, Lucasfilm began to re-acquire more and more control over the content. But they never had full control. And prior to 2014, they were talking about making bigger retcons. And finally, with the Story Group that was hand picked by George himself, people who knew exactly what George wanted his story to be, which concepts were correct and which were not, finally made t
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The Star Wars Expanded Universe is a vast, compelling network of stories. Comprised of many books, comics, games and more, the EU has fascinated generations of Star Wars fans for decades, becoming widely respected among many in the Star Wars fan community. It simply should be reintroduced into the franchise's canon.