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Lucasfilm Jettisons The Star Wars Expanded Universe (Games Included)
The Game Informer ^ | April 25, 2014 | Joe Juba

Posted on 04/25/2014 5:45:25 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Which stories are included in the official Star Wars canon has been a source of debate for years, but in light of the new upcoming films, Lucasfilm has made a statement regarding what it considers to be the true timeline. In short, all of the Expanded Universe – including video games, comics, and novels – didn't really happen.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Computers/Internet; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: disney; eu; lucas; starwars
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To: Blue Ink

A “light saber” is one that doesn’t weigh too much.


41 posted on 04/26/2014 12:15:04 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Vanders9
The attack on the Death Star at the end is taken from "633 squadron". (Seriously. Watch it. The situation and scenes are almost identical. Even the dialogue is pretty much the same).

Really? I'm going to have to look this up. I always thought the final battle scene of Star Wars was a mashup of Battle of Britain (which also has surprisingly similar dialogue) and The Dam Busters.

42 posted on 04/26/2014 2:25:40 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: Snickering Hound

Isn’t it amazing/pathetic that those short CGI clips for SW:TOR have more power in their images and performances to tell a compelling story than the six-hour entirety of the prequel trilogy?


43 posted on 04/26/2014 2:39:00 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Storyline and plot are eternal. Special effects are a function of technology. 633’s only seem bad because we’ve been spoiled by the recent rapid advances in CGI. And at least 633 squadron had real aircraft to work with.


44 posted on 04/27/2014 1:03:25 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: RansomOttawa
I'm not the only one who's commented on the similarity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6HKO8JINj8

45 posted on 04/27/2014 1:08:46 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: RansomOttawa
Lucas has even acknowledged the similarity. Here's another with the dialogue reversed the other way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZq-tlJTrU

46 posted on 04/27/2014 1:12:08 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: Old Sarge

I like it.


47 posted on 04/28/2014 1:06:27 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Old Sarge

If only they would cast Cumberbatch as Thrawn; even if they tweak the timeline so that he becomes a threat after the kids are present, he’d still be a better addition to the stoyline than all of episodes 1-3 put together.


48 posted on 07/11/2015 10:43:31 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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