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Date Posted: 00:52:19 05/19/03 Mon
Author: IDAHO
Subject: Well what does Canon actually mean?
In reply to: theButterfly 's message, "Hmmm! I could be wrong..." on 22:29:25 05/18/03 Sun

You know we have sat here and talked about it and never really mentioned what it means. And maybe that's where the difference lies?

Here's waht I think it means:

If something is canon, it means that the events actually happened in the context or universe of the overall story. IE the Baron did contract a disease, and Leto did have a son before Paul that died...etc.
To me, it also means that the events that take place affect subsequent events in the overall story. This means, to use the same example of the Baron getting fat, the reason he is fat is because he contracted the disease from Mother Mohiam. Because that event actually happened, then it affects the future.
If a piece of work is canon, that also means, that it is canon in its entirety. Like if I feel that an event in the prequels jibes with the classic novels, but another event doesn't, I can't pick the event that jibes to be canon while at the same disregarding the event that doesn't.
Finally, to me something that is canon is officially sanctioned. If it is a published work or has the official seal on it, then it is canon.
However, this does not mean that I have to LIKE everything that is canon. I don't really think the Star Wars prequels are as interesting as the Classic Trilogy. I don't like them the same way I like the originals. I still consider them canon even though when I watched the prequels, they obliterated much of the information that was given about the past in the Classic trilogy. That's because most of the things that didn't jibe had more to do with my preconceived notions of what had happened in the past of the Classic trilogy rather than what was actually stated about the past. But I just won't watch the prequels as much in the future you know? Cause I don't enjoy them as much.

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