Lit Disney Wars: Episode 7 and the EU (Disney Purchasing Lucasfilm, intends to release Ep 7 in 2015)

That is entirely possible, actually. But I don't think the books we know about currently have anything to do with that; whatever plot elements might ultimately need fixing are probably still very much up in the air, and will be at least until casting starts.

I'm thinking that's why SOTJ was announced, to transform her from the character we see at the end of FOTJ to the character we see at the beginning of Episode VII. Same thing with Crucible for the Big Three.

Though I don't think it's the case, Crucible could at least theoretically be used to reposition the Big Three into something resembling the ST status quo. But no amount of transformation could turn Jaina into a 25-year-old named Susan.

Here's a really horrible idea...that could actually "fix" the EU and technically keep it all as one single continuity...from a certain point of view.

During the events of Sword of the Jedi, the "bad guys" of the novels learn how to flow walk. They attempt to kill the big three some time in the early post-ROTJ EU, they fail, but cause major changes in the timeline, thus resetting continuity such that it is set up for the events of Episode VII. This is what we can call the "Star Trek" reboot scenario. I'm not sure if anyone has already posted this idea as this thread is way too long to go searching.

I would absolutely hate to see that happen, but it would at least somewhat save the existing EU. That would have to be LFL's last resort plan, to be used in a situation where no other retcons would work.

Maybe Apocalypse's apparent move away from Legacy is to lead into the ST instead.

Sure, but if was a choice between a "time travel reboot" and simply ending the concept of continuity, I'd still take the time travel route. I'm concerned that it will be considered too complicated to go through the existing material and decide what stays and what goes in order to reform a new rebooted continuity to fit with the sequels, and they'll just decide to abandon continuity and go the Star Trek route. The problem we have is that a few of the novels are really well known and continue to sell really well. If they don't completely fit, in order to keep them printed and selling, the route of no continuity allows them to continue being in print.

Besides all of that, all of the novels have been printing timelines in them for years now. If some of those need to get pulled from the timeline, all of this is going to get really messy.

The one major positive of some kind of "time travel" scenario might be that (a) fan favorite characters that were killed off can potentially be re-introduced and re-imagined and (b) current characters could somehow be saved from the timeline change through some kind of hokey sci-fi or Force based concept and re-appear in the new rebooted timeline as characters from an alternate universe / timeline.

How do you know? I personally think it is the most likely outcome at this point.

It would be foolish, but there's never a shortage of fools - especially in the business world.

I highly, highly doubt something like that would happen. People here panic way too easily.

If they have no plans to ever stop making movies, why bother with continuity between anything else?

Exactly. A continuous stream of movies could make it extremely difficult to have a consistent EU even if rebooted.

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Ask Marvel about that.

Yeah that has been discussed a lot as a possibility

it may "save" the existing EU, but would there then be any reason to continue publishing storie from that EU? i doubt it.

Oh, really Coop, it falls right into the classic Del Rey MO!

SHOCK DEATH AND YOUNG CLONE!

George, from Access Hollywood:

First thing I've seen that even remotely suggests the ST people are consulting the existing reference works.

I hope this shuts up all the alternative universe crap we're getting

The question is, just what does George "know" about the New Republic era?

He knows they killed Chewie and that other Anakin. Other than that, .