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Re: next year
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 23:33:25 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> > and while [starwars novels] are not canon, they do
> > a pretty good job of being consistant between each other, especially since
> > there are probably a dozen authors involved.  Much better than the Star Trek
> > novels for example in which characters back stories change faster than warp
> > speed.
> 
> <gets soap box>
> 
> If you ever go to the newsgroup alt.startrek.vs.starwars you will be forced to
> learn this:
> 
> Lucasfilm's offical policy on canon is: (in order of overruling for
> contradictions)  Movies, Raido Dramas, Novelisations of the Movies, Expansion
> novels published by Bantam Books, Comics published by Dark Horse.  All of these
> ARE CANON. Everything else (droids cartoon, ewoks cartoon, star wars christmas
> special, splinter of the mind's eye, ect.) ARE NOT canon.
> 
> Paramount's offical policy on canon is: The newest show/movie takes precedence
> over older material. Everything else includeing all novels except two by
> Voyager's producer are NOT CANON.
> 
> <puts away soap box>
> 
> -Lord Insanity

That was kind of the point I was making by the non canon comment above...

Oh, and the Enterprise beats an ISD any day of the week.  8-)  (Just
kidding, I don't really want to start this debate!)



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(...) I see. (...) Then I will let you off the hook for that statement that flies in the face of on screen evidence. (Must- not- get- sucked- into- debate... AAAAHHHH!) -Lord Insanity (26 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) <gets soap box> If you ever go to the newsgroup alt.startrek.vs.starwars you will be forced to learn this: Lucasfilm's offical policy on canon is: (in order of overruling for contradictions) Movies, Raido Dramas, Novelisations of the Movies, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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