Star Wars Canon Update

  Recently, Lucasfilm has announced that all of the Expanded Universe (EU) content is now considered Non-Canon.  For those who aren't aware what Canon and Non-Canon is, Canon is when books, videogames, or movies actually happened in the series timeline.  Non-Canon is when something never actually happened in that series, which can result in a different plot line.  An example of this is the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed videogame series, which is indeed set in the Star Wars Universe, but is a different plot line, and never actually  happened in the main story line (movies).  Before Lucasfilm announced it, all Expanded Universe material was considered Canon.  The reason they changed this is because Lucasfilm wanted to create a new story.  This way, people wouldn't already know what to expect in the Sequel Trilogy, which is set in the same time as the Expanded Universe (after Episode 6).

  According to Wikipedia: "The official Star Wars canon consists of the seven released Star Wars theatrical feature films, the Star Wars animated film and television series The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, and any other material released after April 25, 2014, unless otherwise stated"(Wikipedia). 

  If you want to know more about what is Non-Canon and what is Canon, check out either Wikipedia, or Wookieepedia, The Star Wars Wiki.


Sources:

"Star Wars Canon." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 23 Dec. 2015.

Star Wars Monthly News and Important Announcement

 

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens finally came out last Friday, and many Star wars Fans can't get enough of it.  Sure, there were a few sad moments, and some irritating moments, but it was by far a very good movie.  Disney also announced that they will also be making standalone films, which will release a year in between the main movies.  The first standalone Star Wars film will be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is set between Episode 3 and Episode 4, and is about a group of rebel pilots who discover the plans of the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star.  This is only one of the many upcoming standalone Star Wars movies, with a standalone movie about Han Solo sometime in 2018 (between Episode's 8 [2017] and 9 [2019]), and a Boba Fett standalone movie sometime 2020.  Although these are the only standalone movies announced at the moment, there is no doubt Lucasfilm will make more of these.

I also want to take your time real quick to tell you all something.  The Prequel Trilogy is not that bad!  I know a lot of you don't like the Prequel Trilogy, but if you ignore Jar Jar, and the CGI, and other things, its not that bad.  The purpose of a prequel film is to explain what happened before the first movie and explains what happened would have caused the issue in the first movie.  It also shows how cool minor characters from the original movie were in their prime, for example: Obi-wan Kenobi, who was old in the Original Trilogy, but was awesome in the Prequel Trilogy. It also explains what the characters are talking about if they are mentioning something important from the past, again, like how Obi-wan mentioned the Clone Wars in A New Hope.  Some fans could have been wondering what the Clone Wars was, so the prequels help explain that. The prequels also showed how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, and how the Jedi Order was destroyed and how the Empire came to be.  I know some people don't like the Prequel Trilogy, but with a new Star Wars Trilogy arriving, I thought it was about time to tell you guys this.  So please, accept the prequels so we can stop this fighting, or at least not make fun of people who do like them.  Because all of these movies are part of something amazing, Star Wars.  Until next time, May the force be with you!