ST Official Sequel Trilogy / Legends / Expanded Universe discussion thread

I would just write off these things as harmless rumors. But, they are getting people's hopes up that the EU will be included. I think a lot of people are still in denial and gonna be really disappointed.

 

Ugh, is it really him?

 

Yep... 'fraid so.

 

Unfortunately. The bane of Star Wars fans everywhere is back. Hopefully Disney will sic its army of lawyers on him and he'll go away for good.

 

He did get a cease and desist from the supermodels, iirc.

 

What are you guys talking about? Who is this SS? Do you mean that he runs starwars7news.com? Because that blog is mine and I can assure you no one tells me what to write. Can someone explain to me in PM.

 

I'm so mad it's him. I really thought that article was legit :/

 

Maybe, but I don't think I've ever seen an advertisement for a Marvel comic anywhere - not even during their cartoon series or films. Yes, MARVEL, is plastered everywhere but that isn't really specific to one title. Maybe they could advertise within their own comics and boost sales that way, that I can see.

160 million novels sold over 36 years(if that is accurate), 15 million books sold through the Thrawn Trilogy. 700 Barnes & Noble book stores alone, 5700 Walmarts, so on, so forth. To me logic dictates that the number of books sold is significant. Some of these Star Wars books hit the New York Times Best Sellers lists, and while that is no proof of numbers based on how the NYT complies the list, it must represent some significance to the overall sales picture.

 

The problem could easily be solved if we could all agree to start calling it AU (alternate) instead of EU (expanded).

Lucas gave all of us a sci-fi playground to play in. Some very talented authors, game-makers, amateur film-makers, artists, etc. have played in the sandbox. Each of them offer a unique glimpse into what could have been or what could be...why can't it just be left at that?

 

Yeah no kiddin

 

Too bad he never metioned battles but I think we may see at least half of them into some of the spin-off movies!!!!!

 

Well true or not true , Mark Hamill stated that they are talking to him so EP7 must be 35-45 ABY so why wouldn't the writing team use some of the EU ??? how can it be utter garbage if some elements are true ??? why wouldn't the release date be may 29th 2015 what other date could it be if the Disney head said it was a 2015 release ???.......

 

Maybe because they want to keep it grounded at a certain extent and not utilize crap like time travel, alternate realities, etc?

Doctor Who and Star Trek thrive on those. Star Wars doesn't.

 

SuperShadow has been making crap up since AOTC was new.

 

No, no, no, I certainly didn't mean TV ads. They just refuse to do that. (Although, curiously, I believe DC attempted TV ads for their New 52 push). I'm talking about advertising within the industry, and within their existing company product. But also, Marvel is really good (or bad, depending on your POV) of getting headlines in places like USA Today for their big event stories.

I think Marvel would hype like crazy, would have the money to bring A-list talent to the table, and would emphasize an accessible entry point into Star Wars. I would imagine that they would also do something like they did with Tron Legacy, where all of the Marvel heroes are featured for a month on covers in Star Wars costumes and environments. Imagine Wolverine getting a drink in the Cantina, Hulk wrestling a Rancor, or Iron Man in Boba Fett inspired armor. Cheesy yes, but it could bring a lot of lapsed SW readers back.

As for novel sales numbers, I agree with you, and I would like to learn more about those numbers, as well as the impact of digital. But I'm just saying that it's probably not prudent to compare to monthly comics. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they don't exactly put out a ton of 500 page novels every month, right? I'm as curious about those numbers as you, but I've just never seen the stats. Comics is different, because Diamond is very open about their figures, and fans are always biting their nails about cancellations.

 

You're missing the point entirely, although I get what you are saying.

My point is, just start considering the "EU" as a world full of possible alternative realities. In one, Chewie dies. In Lucas' version, he doesn't. Why can't the two co-exist?

 

I guess there wouldn't be any harm in that. Like what people said, its not as if the books have a self-destruct mechanism upon deeming of non-canonicity.

Heck even the EU authors themselves don't particularly care.

 

Star Wars hasn't up until now. The sale to Disney is an unprecedented situation for Star Wars. "Crap" like time travel and alternate realities is the only way to keep the EU; the Sequel Trilogy sure won't be following it.

 

While I'm aware of that, it's just a bit of a shame that after having linearity for so long, they gotta scrap it now. But I suppose the best way is to take the Star Trek route and just deem the EU books outside of the movie/TV show timeline.

 

If Crucible turns out to the the EU-reboot novel that would be a must read/must buy for me and this is coming from a guy who hasn't bought a SW new-release hardcover in almost a decade. It's like "Crisis on Infinite Earths", the last gasp of the old continuity as it's steamrolled for the new. Now, I don't think Crucible will be a reboot novel just cuz it's been mentioned for awhile now and unless the last 50 pages had a total rewrite since November to wipe out the EU and make a new one, when the book was laid out nobody knew there would be an ST aside from, like, George Lucas and Mark Hamill. I think the reference to something that can bend time and space is just another way to phrase a Star Wars-ian superweapon Vol. 6 or whatever.

 

We shall see how much Disney , keeps or erases with time. Right now I doubt you or I truly knows how this will play out.

The EU has been altered before and patched back together to some semblence of itself.

I suspect the artifact they will be searching for is a tie to the Lucas inspired TCW stuff from the Mortis arc.

 

Well, I assume 3 things can be seen as very likely about Sequel Trilogy. (Sidenote: If 1-3 are the Prequels and 7-9 are the Sequels, what are 4-6? The Quels? The Equals???)

Anywho.

1) All SW movies were centered around the Skywalkers.
2) All SW movies had Jedi in their central plot.
3) All SW movies were numbered in chronology.

So we can assume negatively:

-1) Ep VII will not about about "new" characters, but the Skywalkers, or rather their descendants WILL play a mayor role.
-2) Don't expect Ep VII revolve around non Jedi, like "The Adventures of Boba Fett" or whatever.
-3) Ep. VII will be AFTER Ep. VI in timeline, not going back, no parallel story asf.

Of course they CAN make it anything. But then the numbers VII, VIII and IX would not make sense. They have the promised "feature films" for extra topics. Just my 2 cents. I am also quite sure they will use NO EU material. I can't exactly tell you why, but... the Force tells me so. Nah, hehe. It's just... I just don't see the new Star Wars start with a story we all know from the books. I simply don't see that.