Seems Star Wars fans are on course to know how Star Trek fans have felt for going on 40 years.

New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Has No Ties to Expanded Universe, Lucasfilm Confirms

Our long, global crisis is finally over: The new “Star Wars” trilogy will not have any ties to the Expanded Universe post-“Return of the Jedi.”

“In order to give maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience, Star Wars Episodes VII-IX will not tell the same story told in the post-Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe,” Lucasfilm announced in a press release on StarWars.com Friday.

I really do feel sorry for those who thought that Lucas selling off the franchise meant fans might finally get some respect.