When LucasArts pulled the plug on the EU recently, I was besides myself with nerd rage. I was livid. I felt like everything I knew had been ripped from me. The EU was the best part of Star Wars for me; it provided a framework for the movies and allowed me to immerse myself in a rich universe, that was just as big and real to me as the real one. It was my escape from the bullies and harshness of reality. All gone. However, their is a light in the darkness.

1. The EU was too big and had too many loose ends. Sometimes less is more.

2.The Clone Wars continuity was too muddled anyway, and their didn't seem to be enough time during the war for everything to happen.

3. The EU introduced way too many Order 66 survivors.

4. The Marvel comics were bizarre.

5. Their was no one cohesive canon.

6. Negation of the Chosen One prophecy with the return of the Clone Emperor.

7. The celebration on Endor was short-lived, as it took 15 more years before the war really ended.

8. A lot of Luke's early Jedi students went haywire.

9. The lame Darth names during the Legacy era and The Old Republic game.

10. The Ewoks tv series and movies which really aren't Star Wars-y.

11. Starkiller's over-the-top Force abilities.

12. The existence of an entire planet of Sith under everybody's noses.

13. The Killiks (waste of time)

14. Waru, nuff said

15. Durga and his Darksaber

16. Tons of super weapons that mimic or one-up the Death Star

17. The static of technology progression and the downright technological recessions.

18. THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (yet this might be canon!!!!)

Things that will be missed.

1. The Solo kids/Ben Skywalker

2. Mara Jade Skywalker

3. Grand Admiral Thrawn

4. The Yuuzhan Vong

5. The Darth Bane trilogy

6. The entire Darth Plagueis novel

7. Vader's culling of Jedi.

8. DARTH REVAN

9. All the young readers written by Jude Watson.

10. Red Harvest

11. The origins of the Sith.

12. The mystique of the Celestials.

13. MARKA RAGNOS

14. Human Replica Droids-especially Guri ;)

15. Arkanian dragons

16. The mysterious force power Kinetite.

Here's my fair and honest opinion on what Star Wars Episode VII will be like.

1.) It will blow all EU canon away.

2.)It will focus on a newer younger generation of characters, with the Big Three appearing in cameos.

3.) It will not focus on CGI, but on more "real" effects.

4.) The dialogue is unknown, but most likely better than the Revenge of the Sith.

5.) The story will be a lukewarm, been-their- done- that kind of plot with a few interesting story points thrown in.

6.) It will attempt to re-capture the magic of the Originals, and it will LOOK like it is trying to recapture the originals.

7.) A lightsaber duel will occur (duh its Star Wars)

8.) It will have somewhat of an emphasis on technology, as J.J. is a strict sci-fi buff.

9.) Tatooine will appear.

10.) Sexual tension will occur at some point between characters.

11.) The hyperdrive tunnel will be done and it will look fantastic.

12.) Midi-chlorians will not be mentioned, due to fan dislike.

13.) No lens flare.

14.) An avid EU-fan will recognize something from the EU in the film.

15.) Disney's ice cold touch will be felt somewhere in the movie.

The Son of Dathomir starts in May and is supposedly the anticipated final fate of Darth Maul, that had originally been planned for Clone Wars until it was cancelled. This series has the potential to be the biggest thing in Star Wars since the Darth Plagueis book and I would love to see a lot of interesting things go down

1. Maul using Force Lightning- We never see him use it and I would love to see this particular force exertion. He certainly has the capability.

2. Palpatine vs Talzin- It was established in Restraint that Talzin feared Palpatine's power, but her sorcery may have increased in that time. A magic-esque deul between the two would be cool.

3. Dooku vs Maul - The ultimate battle of apprentices!!

4. Maul vs Grievous- Two beasts duke it out.

5. Some mention of Plagueis- Maul started to put two and two together shortly before his death, as seen in End Game. Does he still remember?

6.Maul's death- Maul's cool but he needs to die. His story is over. By Palpatine or Obi-Wan's hand preferably.

7. The Darksaber's final fate- It has to end up somewhere. Possibly in Palpatine's private collection.

I have recently thought of The Clone Wars as a canon cruncher. Why? It likes to destroy canon previously established by authors. The worst is when they kill off characters that already have met their ends elsewhere. As Season 5 comes to a close, it looks like Bariss Offee has her head on the choping block...AGAIN, and I am beside myself with nerd anger.

1. Even Piell

2. Adi Gallia

3. Asajj Ventress

4. Bariss Offee?

I like TCW I truly do. Sure its a canon cruncher, but its entertaining and what else would a nerd virgin like myself do on a Friday night at 8 (okay now its on at 9:30 am saturday, so I have no excuse). Here is a list of things I'd like to see in Clone Wars at some point.

1. Darth Maul vs General Grievous- This would be an epic duel, and I'd have no clue who'd win. Mechanical footsie anyone?

2. Something to do with the Yuuzhan Vong- I actually like the Vong and I'd like to see a cameo of one of their spies or scouts which were active during the Clone Wars.

3. Plo Kloon's Electric Judgement- Come on Filoni. Koon's your favorite Jedi, so I'd like to see him discharge some justice. Yellow please.

4. Arkanian dragon- Yeah I like dragons.......

5. Sith spirit- I'd like to see one of these bad boys, maybe try and seduce Anakin....

6. Epic death of Ahsoka Tano- its time for Miss Tano to go. Put her on the final straw list for Anakins conversion and please make it unforgettable.

7. Yoda lightsaber duel- I don't know who'd be good enough to make Yoda whip it out (snicker), but Dooku is always an option and who knows, Impress me.

In the 13 years since they've been introduced, midi-chlorians have rarely been explored. Here's what we know.

Anakin Skywalker- Over 20,000 Source: The Phantom Menace, 1999

Yoda (fake)- 4,000,000 Source: The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, 2006

Average Human- 2,000- 2,500 Source: Death Star (novel), 2007

Nova Stihl- 5,000 Source: Death Star (novel), 2007

Most Force-Sensitives- Under 15,000 Source: The Tenebrous Way, 2011

Based on these observations, lets make some educated guesses.

Count Dooku- 11,000

Revan- 13,000

Mace Windu- 12,500

Yoda- 14,000

Luke Skywalker- Over 20,000

Kyp Durron- 13,700

Palpatine- 15,000

Vitiate- 14,500

Darth Bane- 13,500

Exar Kun- 12,700

Darth Plagueis- 13,600

Ben Skywalker- Over 20,000

Mara Jade Skywalker- 11,500

Leia Organa Solo- Over 20,000

Anakin Solo- Over 20,000

Jacen Solo- 17,500

Jaina Solo- 17,500

Darth Maul-12,000

Kajin Savaros- 18,000

Starkiller-18,000

Cade Skywalker- 20,000

Darth Maul is back!!!!! And he's making up for lost time, time better spent doing what he does best, killing Jedi. That was originally his purpose: To eliminate opponents his master Sidious wanted dead. Now he's in the open and doing it on his own. I almost can't believe he's back. I feel like Im interacting with a flesh and blood ghost. Well without further audieu, here's Maul's Killing resume.

1.Siolo'urmanka -Maul's first known Jedi kill, and arguably his most impressive. Maul killed Manka using his cunning, showing for the first, but certainly not the last time, that Maul is much smarter than he lets on.

2.Qui-Gon Jinn- Maul's last kill before his presumed death, Maul brought the experienced Jinn down with his superior stamina and mastery of Juyo and using the terrain to his advantage.

3.Grohto- Maul's first Jedi kill after his return. Maul killed Master Grohto by stabbing him fatally in the abdomen, after using a woman as a human shield and causing Grohto to hesitate, showing his utter ruthlessness.

4.Ko Solok- Maul killed Solok by stabbing him through the abdomen, throwing his lightsaber like a javelin, showing his mastery of the aggressive lightsaber throw technique.

5. Bruu Jun-Fan- Maul murdered Jun-Fan by kicking him in the midsection with one of his powerful mechanical legs. Jun-Fan must have sustained serious injuries to his vital internal organs, as he died shortly afterward. This displays Maul using a cheapshot. Bruu was an accomplished martial artist, and would certainly not have died, if kicked by an organic limb.

6.Finn Ertay- Maul dueled this Jedi with the help of Savage and stabbed her from behind, showing his ability to use tactical stealthiness.

Thats all for now, but I'm sure this list will continue to grow in the very near-future!!!!!