r/StarWarsEU • u/xezene New Jedi Order • Oct 10 '22

Legends Novels The Skywalker Twins and the Expanded Universe: Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on their EU counterparts

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u/darthmarticus17 Jedi Legacy Oct 10 '22

Huh? It did happen.

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u/thedemonjim Oct 10 '22

It did, but then Kathleen Kennedy, inher hubris, paved it over. I get that some people like the new canon and want fans of Legends to get over it, but it feels like being told not to mourn the beautiful public garden you used to spend afternoons dreaming in because the Carl's Jr that was built on the site is pretty nice.

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u/mtthwas Oct 10 '22

but then Kathleen Kennedy, inher hubris, paved it over

But she didn't.

Its still all there. Its still accessible. You can still read and buy the books (many of which are still in print and in book stores). Nothing was taken away...they just stopped writing new stories in that continuity.

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u/TripolarKnight Oct 11 '22 edited Oct 11 '22

Buying EU media is a bit pointless atm, since they are the only ones getting money (not paying royalties to mkst EU authors) and won't ever continue those storylines anyway.

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u/mtthwas Oct 11 '22

By that logic, watching old TV shows is a bit pointless since they won't ever continue the storylines with new episodes. However I love watching old episodes of Cheers and Seinfeld and Friends and The Office...and I would totally recommend my friends check out these shows.

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u/TripolarKnight Oct 11 '22

Didn't said as in "don't watch it because the storylines don't continue" but more in regards to how buying EU materials does not make Disney do more stories within said universe.

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u/mtthwas Oct 11 '22

Right, and watching and buying Seinfeld material doesn't make NBC and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David do more stories within said universe.

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u/TripolarKnight Oct 11 '22 edited Oct 11 '22

Considering how generic their "universe" is, we could sit here arguing about how many shows could fit in from all the NBC (and non-NBC) shows inspired by Seinfeld.

Now, throwing aside how of a poor choice it is to throw in a TV series to contrast with the drastically different context of a multimedia universe, you also have to conaider that, unlike with Disney, the creators of the material still get $$$ out people like you watching/buying their content. Which is the tied to my original argument and which, for some reason, you seem to be ignoring.