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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:47:20 GMT
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I think what he was trying to say, is that the official policy of Lucasfilm is
that the movies are the only true Canon, and that if Lucas puts something
into a SW movie, then that is the SW "truth" even if it contradicts
something from a book.
~Mark
In lugnet.starwars, Scott P. Costello writes:
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> > But, you must remember that the ONLY thing that holds water when it • comes to
> > the SW movies is the movies themselves. Books mean nothing, and • nothing in
> > them should be accepted as fact.
> > -Chris
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> This anti-expanded universe attitude does not hold much water. Every • book
> ever written in the Star Wars universe must first pass through
> several "continuity editors." These guys work directly for Lucasarts to
> ensure that no authorized material violates or contradicts any other • work.
> Many, myself included, feel that the comic book series took some • liberties,
> but according to Lucasarts these works are just as much Star Wars • cannon as
> the movies. Consider this fact, the city Coruscant was originally named • in
> Timothy Zahn's first novel, George Lucas liked the idea so much he
> incorporated it into Episode I.
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> Simply put, if your sole source of tales involving the Star Wars universe • is
> the movies, then at least you have two additional installmens to look • forward
> to (as well as a long wait inbetween). However, if you give the • expanded Star
> Wars universe a chance you have many years of enjoyment to look • forward to,
> but rest assured that George Lucas will definately take into • consideration the
> many things that have been written as he seeks to finish out the saga.
>
> And to answer the C3po question, how would a droid possibly • remember if he had
> his memory erased? Come to think of it I can't remember ever having • amnesia.
>
> Scott
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