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To those of you more lore-savvy in the Star Wars franchise, how does this news sound to you?
[i]Oh man, I just noticed Chewie is dead at this point...[/i]
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I think that a lot of really good stories won't be converted into films. The Admiral Thrawn stories definitely come to mind, those would make fantastic films.
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JJ Abrams is doing it. That means for lore savvy people (like myself) that none of the lore will be the same. I mean look at what he did with Star Trek: [spoiler]oh I'm just going to throw Spock back in time so everything changes and I can do what I want.[/spoiler] Part of the reason JJ Abrams went with Star Wars is Disney agreed to let him have more freedom with the plot. Likely, the plot will be very different. Chewie may still be alive and Luke may never have had kids. Maybe he never even met Mara! (yes I'm a Star Wars nerd)
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[quote]admiral ackbar dies[/quote] hahahaha
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EU won't be used, they've already confirmed this. Lucas himself doesn't even consider the non-movie aspects of Star Wars to be entirely canon anyway, more like an alternate universe. The EU's a cluster-blam!- anyway, and it's so filled in any hope of originality would be lost.
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After Yuuzhan Vong? Please have them guys in this one!
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I hope Disney doesn't dip into the EU clusterfuck.
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I really hope the Yuzzan Vong aren't in it. They just don't seem Star Wars to me.
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bu..but but mah[spoiler] anikin solo sithlord baby drama lulz arc[/spoiler]
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[quote]30[/quote] 30 3 Half-life 3 confirmed.
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If JJ Abrams screws it up, he will forever be known as Jar Jar Abrams.
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I'm only worried that JJ will pull a Into Darkness and cliche a lot of things and just make it an action movie with forced character development.
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Boba Fett needs to be in it.
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JJ Abrams has already expressly said they're ignoring the Star Wars EU. The existing lore is irrelevant.
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[quote]Ackbar Dies[/quote] What happens if we run into a trap?! Who will be there to make the obvious, obvious?! Without him we are doomed! Repent! The end is neigh!
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God damn. I really hope they retcon that Yuhzan Vong bullshit. stupid.
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I had hoped they'd set the story [i]way[/i] in the future so they could tell their own story. But I guess this time-period is better for all the pointless fan-servicing they'll be doing.
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This makes me sad.......:(
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[quote]Oh man, I just noticed Chewie is dead at this point...[/quote] At this point, just about anything can get retconned for money.
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The expanded universe is not canon
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Edited by DEZARATH: 3/19/2014 11:49:19 PMI wonder what ride will get made over in Anaheim for John Carter of... I mean Star Wars?
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My expectations are so goddamn low at this point. Disney + Star Wars, for -blam!- sake.
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I would rather that they abandoned the Expanded Universe. Yes, thousands of hours of work and dedication have gone into it and thousands of people have devoted their time to learning and understanding it, but it's just so gigantic and such a mismatched cluster at this pint. I'm sure JJ Abrams and Disney want to tell a new story with new and old characters, one that would probably not fit into the already rooted lore. It has already been stated the EU is non-canon; it should not be a surprise to anyone if they don't follow it in the new movies.
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So much for it being a prequel...
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I don't think Ben is a good name for skywalker. But I'm no filmmaker
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I want them to follow the EU. Plain as simple. This is going to outrage many fans and community members who have dedicated large amounts of time learning and creating content for the EU
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Why would chewy be dead, wookies live for ages .