Yes .

With the exception of the Holiday Special (which is currently listed under .....PU )

What's ironic is that GL will never be able to take part in the EU on a major level. The minute he becomes part of the project it's nolonger "expanded" it's top level cannon.

Take the Force Unleashed video game for example. Normally this would be an expanded universe project. But it's not . The minute GL became part of the storyline it elevated into the official next installment of Star Wars.

So now it will be as follows:
Prequels, Clone Wars cartoon and CGI series, Force Unleashed, Original Trilogy.

So in an odd kinda way GL can't take part in the EU. Alyaa Secura is nolonger considered an EU character because GL put her in the films so now shes elevated. It's weird.

it's not a huge deal, really if you think about it George Lucas has never had a lot of interest in the EU. EU has some cool stuff to look into and me as a fan, i consider it part of the overall story.

Here's the kicker, as the Star Wars Messiah and the subsequent lineage of the SW Messiah... the entire Star Wars galaxy kind of does revolve around the Skywalkers. From the earliest stories we have to the furthest in the future. You can sort of think of the post-ROTJ eras as being what would have went down had there actually been blood descendents of Jesus Christ and if they were public figures working against the forces of satanic tyranny. Ever generation after Luke Skywalker will have a scion of the Chosen One... be they Skywalker, Solo or... yes... Fel. Let alone any other number of names that may be picked up along the way. There have to be predecessors somewhere too. Zayne Carrick may very well be related to the Chosen One in some very distant way. The name Skywalker is the axis upon which the SW universe turns. It always has been... even when the hero was Annakin Starkiller ... SKYWALKER was the founder of the Jedi Bendu of the Ashla who taught his 12 children!

I continue by informing all who care to read the books that i am open to ideas, and would be more than happy to incorporate them into my own books, if they would, in turn, be willing to help me get the go ahead from the proper authorities. I am no flamer, I am just the one person who may actually be willing to write a Star Wars book which does not revolve around the Skywalkers, Solos, or Calrissians, respectfully. Not to say that I don't like any of them, I do, I am just pointing out that, like how Luke embodied it, we shouldn't be bound by what has come before.

(Though some have claimed this was a bad idea, we forget that authors have done this since time immemorial. Even Tolkien amended the previously published Hobbit to fit the continuity of Lord of the Rings.) When Lucas says there is no story beyond ROTJ, that's obviously referring to HIS story. The EU is not and never has been his story. Kevin Anderson made this plain in the preface to Dark Empire, and people have been conveniently forgetting it ever since.

I used to argue vehemently that the works by other authors were just as official as the films. I know better now. I don't even quibble over what level of canon things reside in; I recognize continuity gaffs, complain about the really outrageous ones, and let the lesser ones slide. Ultimately, though, it's just a franchise, and the sooner people can realize that and get on with their lives, the happier they'll be.

Even though I prefer the EU over the orignals anyway, I just think it would be too hard to step in and do some of the things right now with the EU. The story line right now is what? from the books view... I cant remember 60? 70? years ahead of new hope? and the comics, depending which one you read. The example I will use is the Legacy series, is even further head. I personally would think making a who saga on the Yuzzhan Vong war. Would be the coolest thing of all time. But seriously? only the most hardcore sw fans would understand that. so it would be a lose really.

What George Lucas think about the EU really has no bearing. Star Wars is not really OWNED by any one person, it has developed to such a degree that it is part of the public imagination

I think his bank manager and lawyer would disagree with that statement.

Sorry, but SW is GL's baby, and if it wasn't, the company or studio would have pumped out more films already to capitalize on the brand. So, whether it's in the "public imagination" or not, GL still has final say, he just isnt' bothered by people making money off of situations and characters he created or gave a universe for them to be created in.

I must say that it pains my heart to know that GL will not be making any more full films based in the SW universe. However, I didn't need GL to say it to know that this is the way it must be. I look inside my heart and I really don't need any more films... I am current with the Legacy of the Force series (9 books) and I must say it has let loose a spirit in me that I haven't felt in a long time. If you haven't read them I strongly encourage you to. The films and games of the SW universe have informed us of all we need to know to imagine the beauty and intensity of a story we read. Let the story roll through your mind and honor all the efforts to make it one of the best tales ever told. And always remember, the force will be with you, always.

I hate to say it, but some of you sound ungrateful and almost spoiled rotten. Why should he be bound by EU?
< Absolutely right. Lucas can do whatever he wants. I'm so happy he doesn't care about EU and most of all about the post-RotJ EU.