Hal 9000 said:

I'm the kind of nerd who loved the mini-episode of Doctor Who "Night of the Doctor" because of what I perceived as charitable acknowledgement of the audio dramas that the neglected 8th Doctor has been featured in.

Charley, C'rizz, Lucie, Tamsin, Molly, friends, companions I've known...I salute you. And Cass, I apologize. Physician, heal thyself.

Sorry, nerded out for a sec. ;-) I agree, by the way. A nod to the followers of EU is nice. I don't expect it or judge based on it, but it is a nice gesture. That said; Star Wars is so dirty it will be hard to reconcile every corner of the 200+ novels. Made even dirtier by the creator\previous owner. Considering how little he understood about the very universe and characters he created, it's no wonder the EU is all over the map for continuity.

They're better off just going with a new story that doesn't try to shoehorn itself into either of the two trilogies. name-check a few people or events and take us on a new adventure.

Honestly, as McFadden mentioned, it can't possibly be any worse than the cartoon software advertisement the last three films were when Lucas was in charge.