# Star Wars Episode VII: What Happens in the Official Canon?

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**Created:** [December 9, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-what-happens-in-the-official-canon/675908 "2013-12-09T17:28:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-what-happens-in-the-official-canon/675908/41 "2013-12-15T16:36:45Z")

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Thought bringing up this old thread was appropriate:

[What makes a Star Wars story “Star Wars”?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=551492)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-what-happens-in-the-official-canon/675908/42 "2013-12-23T21:23:17Z")

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> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#):
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> The Holiday Special has only insane sides.

Indeed. It is a veritable apeirogon of insanity and bad taste.

> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#):
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> Yeah, but it’s huge on Endor.

Don’t be so sure: [STAR WARS: Endor Holocaust](http://www.theforce.net/swtc/holocaust.html)

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