Star Wars is something of a unique case in that certain aspects of the Expanded Universe Books are considered cannon by LucasFilm and other aspects aren't. It's safe to say that any official work is cannon (movies, TV Series, Etc) but when you get into any of the EU works it gets a little thorny because there really is no way to tell one way or the other.
Star Trek is a little more firm. Only official works released by Paramount are cannon unless specifically stated otherwise. None of the books are unless they are an adapted screenplay of a released work. (novels based on movies for instance) The Animated Series for example is considered non cannon and Star Trek V though it hasn't had it's cannon status revoked is largely ignored. Now parts of the Animated Series have been made canon by being referenced in a different official series but only the parts being specifically referenced are then considered Cannon.
In the end I feel the debate over Cannon vs Non Cannon is pointless. The fact is it's a fictional universe and we each take away what we will while discarding the rest. Some of us consider certain exceptional fan works as our own cannon, or fannon if you will. Until something comes along that specifically contradicts it or confirms it I'm content to have it my own little universe.
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branchandroot
Re: Hey
Date: 2008-06-18 04:28 pm (UTC)Star Trek is a little more firm. Only official works released by Paramount are cannon unless specifically stated otherwise. None of the books are unless they are an adapted screenplay of a released work. (novels based on movies for instance) The Animated Series for example is considered non cannon and Star Trek V though it hasn't had it's cannon status revoked is largely ignored. Now parts of the Animated Series have been made canon by being referenced in a different official series but only the parts being specifically referenced are then considered Cannon.
In the end I feel the debate over Cannon vs Non Cannon is pointless. The fact is it's a fictional universe and we each take away what we will while discarding the rest. Some of us consider certain exceptional fan works as our own cannon, or fannon if you will. Until something comes along that specifically contradicts it or confirms it I'm content to have it my own little universe.