but the EU is what makes this fictional universe just as real as our one. its the same thing with middle earth as well, the star wars universe has its own culture its own history everything thats needed to make it believable and real. the EU is what makes star wars much more then just another blockbuster movie. while i think that the first half of the NJO was bad, the second half and the LOTF are quite good, the EU has its ups and downs, but overall is very good and much better then books and games about other things(star trak comes to mind)