TheBoost said:

thecolorsblend said:

Like Superman, I think it would be swell if Star Wars had a seperate continuity for each property.

I do too but, again, that's not how movie-based franchises work. Everything serves the movies. Books and such are never (or rarely) treated as "adaptations". "Extension" seems to be the watch word.

Be careful what you wish for. Between saga fans vs. OOT fans, prequel lovers vs. prequel bashers, weirdos like me who dig on the prequels but also prefer the OOT over the SE/2004, etc, I'd say that SW's fanbase is just about fractured enough.

I see where you're comng from, but I'm not sure there is another movie based franchise that's comparable to "Star Wars" in terms of the volume, longevity, or popularity of the franchise materials built around it.

Multiple smash hit comics, best selling game after best selling game (including several that added signifantly to the mythos rather than be based on the films), dozens of bestseller novels, a hit TV show, and a holiday special.

I can't think of another film+media franchise that even comes close to touching the EU.

Star Trek probably. You have OTS vs NG, NG vs DS9, people who like the dread "odd numbered movies" (ST 1,3,5, Insurrection and Nemesis), Kirk vs Picard debates, plus I'm sure that back in the day there was debates about whether the animated series was "canon", and don't forget, theres enough ST literature (some written by the cast members themselves) to give SW a run for its money (though it doesn't come close to the LFL money-making machine of today), plus a bunch of video games. I think the difference is that a) a lot of the old timers moved on because the original audience is now in their 50s and 60s, and b) most of us don't frequent ST forums, and c) even if we did, the fanbase isn't as big or popular as SW so as to not have enough people fighting.