yoda-sama said:
I still don't see how at least the last part of the original Clone Wars animated series--the part that directly related to the 3rd movie by setting up all the events at the beginning of that film--isn't considered canon. Rest of that series kind of blew, but the stuff that directly related to the films seemed rather important.
It was done with a tie with the movie in mind, indeed. But that does not make it "canon". Basicaly what makes something canon or not is what lucasfilm says is canon or not... But of course everyone can have their own private canon. To me it is recomended even!
Bottom line for me on this subject is that since Lucas said so many times that he will not make more SW after his two trilogies, the fans tended to believe that the E.U was, logicaly, de facto, "canon" cause it would be the only stories with Han, Luke, Leia and co, that would ever be told. But it never was to begin with (cause Lucas always had the right to change his mind), and Disney and Lucasfilm agreed to keep it that way when they decided to make more movies.