The Expanded Universe had long operated on a striated approach to continuity.

In some ways, this makes sense.

When the prequels came along, that only served to push the EUs breadth wider.

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New movies set a few decades prior toA New Hope?

But neither of these are fatal problems facing the currentStar Warscanon.

Like we said,Star Warsis currently at something of a crossroads, in ways good and bad.

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