Reusing SW EU, painful or joyful?
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Why shouldn't they cherry-pick the old stories for good ideas and characters and planets? Shame to let it go it to waste, and most fans will probably enjoy any cool, nostalgic nods to the earlier books and comics.
It's like watching a Marvel Comics movie and seeing an updated version of some bit from the original comics. It can be fun and neat, not painful.
"Ohmigod, that's Batroc the Leaper. Cool!"
It's like watching a Marvel Comics movie and seeing an updated version of some bit from the original comics. It can be fun and neat, not painful.
"Ohmigod, that's Batroc the Leaper. Cool!"
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I don't have a very high opinion of the E.U. - I purchased Splinter when it came out, the Solo trilogy, the Calrissian trilogy, the first Zahn novels in hardback as they were released and enjoyed them all, but it got steadily worse until I jumped ship during the Vong war.
If they can filter the good characters and story ideas from the piles of crud and use it well in the new films and EU novels, good luck to them...
If they can filter the good characters and story ideas from the piles of crud and use it well in the new films and EU novels, good luck to them...
Or maybe
"Ohmigod, that guy's fighting skills are totally unimpressive! Good thing I had no prior investment in the character!"
Or maybe
"Ohmigod, that guy's fighting skills are totally unimpressive! Good thing I had no prior investment in the character!"
I just liked that they made the effort to use Batroc, minus the ridiculous mustache and accent, instead of just some random thug or henchman. I got a kick out of it (no pun intended, I swear!)
At least half of the EU was pretty damn good.
Yeah, to be honest he was decent enough, with what little screen time he had. I just thought it looked like he was doing Riverdance at one point.
The Old Republic was bothering who?
The EU was not completely erased. I think as time goes on we're going to see a lot of it creep back in. Every interview with recent book authors have made it clear they're continuing to use EU concepts by default.
Anything Pre-Prequel or Prequel Era isn't going to be touched on again, so it's defacto canon. Disney is interested in the OT/ST era not revisiting the unpopular Prequels.
It's anything after ROTJ that's absolutely out the window.
Anything Pre-Prequel or Prequel Era isn't going to be touched on again, so it's defacto canon. Disney is interested in the OT/ST era not revisiting the unpopular Prequels.
It's anything after ROTJ that's absolutely out the window.
I don't mind if some EU elements make it up there, but I swear, if I hear any more shit about midichlorians or never having more than two Sith operating at once, I'm gonna wail aloud and throw a shoe at the screen. (Not one of the shoes I'll be wearing, mind, but an extra shoe brought as a precaution.)
I would have been great to see characters like Mara Jade or Thrawn in the live action or even animated series. Hopefully we will get new characters that are good.
Yeah, I think the approach will be 'It still happened until something contradicts it - then it didn't.' In the case of the pre-prequel era, that should be pretty safe.
I hoped we'd get Mara, but if the plot leaks are correct, almost none of the post Jedi E.U. could have happened. If Mara exists, she's not married to Luke (yet).
I wouldn't go that far, but there was enough decent stuff to keep me reading for many, many years, even though it got steadily less interesting.
Having quit before the end of the Vong war I can't say anything to the quality of the more recent novels.
I know I'm in the minority, but I think Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi were the highpoint of the EU. They were consistently excellent (with a few notable exceptions naturally). The Bantam Era (1991-1998) was extremely inconsistent in quality. Lot of great books... lot of really terrible books.
Eh, I don't know. I LOVE the EU, its the reason I'm a big SW fan, even moreso than the three good movies. Mara Jade is one of my favorite characters, but I wouldn't want the people making Rebels to touch her, or any of the movies. Maybe a good author, like if they had Timothy Zahn write another book, or someone similar. Same with Thrawn, or any other EU characters. I mean, I want the other stuff to use as much of the background material (alien planets, species, ship designs, droids, etc) of the Eu as they can, I just don't want to see an in-name-only version of characters I like.
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The Clone Wars CG toon is still considered canon, as is Rebels.
Both series used a couple of EU concepts, although they were often altered, given different backstories in Clone Wars (Mandalorians, Quinlan Vos, Korriban/Moriband etc.) Some elements of the old EU also have showed up in the new EU as well (Which has been also deemed canon) such as Darth Vader's mission in the Dark Lord novel being referenced in the new Tarkin book.
Both series used a couple of EU concepts, although they were often altered, given different backstories in Clone Wars (Mandalorians, Quinlan Vos, Korriban/Moriband etc.) Some elements of the old EU also have showed up in the new EU as well (Which has been also deemed canon) such as Darth Vader's mission in the Dark Lord novel being referenced in the new Tarkin book.
Pretty much every KoTOR fan.
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