[geeks] "Expanded Universe" of Star Wars, LOTR, etc.

[Mark Benson]

On 29/11/2014 04:55, Nicolai wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> As many know, Star Wars, Star Trek, and probably other sagas have a
> catalog of "expanded universe" stories written by 3rd party authors.

There's a massive amount of expanded universe (EU) story and information 
material in books, comics, video games etc. I'm a huge fan of Bioware's 
'Old Republic' era video games and the stories they weave.

It's a big shame Disney felt it necessary to bulldoze the EU into the 
'non-canon' pile earlier in the year in preparation for Episode VII. 
While under LucasFilms' direct control, most EU books and works were 
actually considered 'soft' canon, even if some works were slightly less 
well respected than others.

I agree it adds a depth and richness to the universe. For example I know 
an *insane*( amount about the history of the Jedi Order just from the 
EU. Also the information from the EU about the Mandalorians is 
fascinating, escpecially how that connect to Jango Fett and the Clone 
Troopers :)

LoTR does have a large and diverse universe in which to base stuff and 
it's a shame it hasn't been leveraged, but I guess it's up to the IP 
holders.

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Mark Benson