User blog comment:Anakin Skyobiliviator/Hey Guys, remember Thrawn, Mara Jade and Alpha-17 the cool clone?/@comment-25808182-20140707230319/@comment-25808182-20140707232553

And I somewhat more civil opinion I posted later:

"Well, it could go either way, it seems to have it's ups and downs. On the plus side the new EU will be a lot more streamlined. However old favorites such as The Thrawn Trilogy, KotOR, Republic Commando, TFU and maybe even SWTOR will no longer be considered part of the "Official" Star Wars Universe.  But if you think about it, the old EU didn't die (see my earlier rant), it just got rebooted. There's the classic SW universe we know and love, the "Legends" universe, if you will, and then there's the new Universe that will be (hopefully), just as good if not better. Think of it like Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica. Let's just hope Disney doesn't screw it up."

It should be noted that the above exaples are among my own favorites. I will miss them all. And while I do actually like TCW, there quite a few problems I have with it, mainly the overly childish elements, and, judging by the trailers, Rebels is gunna be even worse in that department, I mean, it looks like it was made for 5-year-olds! While i'm ok with Star Wars being "family friendly", this is going COMPLETELY overboard! And I thought the EU version of the birth of the Rebellion was perfect. And I love all of the early Rebel and Imperial tech and battles introduced in TFU, Empire at War and of couse, Battlefront II. This is gunna be a difficult change for all of us.