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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The Non-Economic EU By Eaglie Puppydogg All Star Wars fans know that there is another universe outside of the Lucas-built Universe. And if you thought of the Real Universe when I said that, you’re pretty naïve. Why would they think of that? No, Star Wars fans know the Expanded Universe, the parts of the Star Wars Universe not created by George Lucas. And yes, anyone who enjoys the movies and nothing else knows the problems of talking to a true Star Wars fan. They’re always answering questions about Star Wars, “Well, kinda…”, “Except…”, and the best one, “That’s only what you see in the movies though…” This is exactly because the people (the ones that know the code for full mana in Dark Forces II is “yodajammies”) know the Expanded Universe. They know it so well that it gets in the way of Lucas’s universe. They can recite passage of Last Command and Heir to the Empire, and they cringed when Anakin lost his hand in Attack of the Clones. Why do they cringe? In Dark Force Rising (Star Wars novel), Palpatine cuts off Vader’s hand to punish Vader for failing to stop the rebels from destroying a Imperial facilities (thanks to Adam Bertocci of runleiarun.com). That was the EU fanatics’ explanation. But Lucas had to come along with his own explanation for something in HIS OWN CREATION, that fat bastardized lumberjack. Believe me, if that was the worst of the problems of AotC, you need to watch it again with your eyes strapped open and kept moist with a turkey baster. I mean, c’mon, even when you hate AotC, you have to give in to the fact that (1) it is Lucas’s creation and (2) most of the EU novels and stories suck anyway. Therefore, nothing that Lucas does that is not in line with the EU is a continuity error. When he contradicts himself, that is another matter (do not make me go into this). C’mon, in Dark Empire, Palpatine returns, and we find out he’s cloned himself about thirty million times (thankfully, none of them turned out to be Boba Fett). This would completely destroy the integrity and message of the series (if this were by Lucas, at least). The Emperor died and redeemed Anakin/Vader in the process. Don’t make Anakin/Vader’s death worthless. Luckily, this is EU, and thus means nothing to anyone outside of the people who read all the goddamned books in the first place. The EU is merely suggestion. Nothing outside of Lucas’s own creation is canon. This is not some Bible that you can pick and choose what to believe and what not to! There’s only two Gospels… The Old Testament and The Prequel Testament. (And I did enjoy Last Command and the Rogue Squadron series, for those who question me) |
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