The Case Against Reviving The Star Wars Expanded Universe, At Least For Now
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The Case Against Reviving The Star Wars Expanded Universe, At Least For Now

Spyridon Mitsotakis

On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm Ltd. — under the new leadership of Kathleen Kennedy and Disney — stunned the science fiction community by announcing that the Star Wars Expanded Universe (the books, games, comics, and other related content that continued the story outside the six Star Wars films) would be discontinued. To the Star Wars faithful, the Expanded Universe contained many of their most beloved stories, including the great Knights of the Old Republic video game series.

It was a sad day. Yet, it may have been for the best.

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