I agree and disagree. Nothing of value was lost, because nothing physically was lost. You can still get the EU material if you look for it and I think some of it is being re-released under the Star Wars: Legends marque. Also, some of it was pretty damn crap.Zhukov said:Hang on, isn't the Star Wars EU that big bloated mess of a thing devoted to describing how everyone's favouritest characters all become the best jedi ever and Bobba Fett totally survives and turns out to be the last heir to an extinct race and also gets a lightsaber and Chewbacca gets killed but only by someone smashing him between two planets?
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Yeah, I'm calling "and nothing of value was lost" on this one.
I disagree, because my absolute all time favourite book series, the X-Wing series, is now little more than fan fiction. It was really good, it fit into the universe well (or at least as far as I've read. I haven't read from where the second author takes over), and I got to experience a well written Star Wars story, mostly from the eyes of a pilot, something which appeals to me greatly.
Hopefully X-Wing, or at least elements of the X-Wing story line, will survive the 'Great EU Purge'.
EDIT: I also disagree, because amongst the crap, there were some absolutely stellar pieces of work that would stand up as good sci-fi in their own right, but instead serve to enrich the Star Wars Galaxy and make it that much more exciting and fascinating.