Did Lukes Meeting with Biggs in Anchorhead happen in Canon?

1. I just saw this:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=star+wars+the+new+hope+deleted+scene+luke+bigg

 

I certainly is in my personal canon.

This was my first interface with story of Star Wars:




This was on my bookshelf as very young boy. I picked up reading pretty quick, and by age six I could read this book without any problems. My family didn't get a VCR until 1990. By then I was about 10 years old. If you want to know what I felt like watching the movie for the first tiime and discovering Biggs wasn't there, well, just think back to January of 1997.
I don't know if any fanedit has tried to put this back in. Most of them are focused on the restoring the OTR, and I'm doubtful Adywan included this in his SEs. But it sure would be nice if someday..

 

Now tell us about the two pigeons in the book depository in Texas who were overheard saying "Coo...coo."

 

I think it should be canon, but in the officially it's not. The idea was the movies, TCW and anything new (after Disney takeover) are canon. This doesn't include what's written on starwars.com. That's not to say it can't be retconned later.

As far as I understand it ... only the OT films count (not the novels or radio dramas). With everything moving forward being canon, the novelizations for ST should be.

Everybody is entitled to have their own idea of canon. Who's gonna stop you. However, from an official standpoint ... there do have to be guidelines. Are SW fans supposed to vote on every item's canon status? In the end, we can all accept what we want in our hearts. However, from a reference point of view, people involved in creating new stories need to have official canon to keep the story unified. That being said, I wish LFL was a little more clear on this issue of what is and isn't canon, as it does seem to create some confusion.

 

Agree with everything that you're saying, but for whatever reason and contrary to their own definitions, starwars.com (and therefore Wookieepedia) consider the Biggs scene to be canon.

Someone should ask Pablo about this.

 

Yeah, they need to put out a "definitive" list. Everything we know now is basically from reports after the takeover.

 

That's the crazy part. They ARE definitive! But they're choosing to break their own rule with this one scene. I don't think there's any confusion about any other cut scene.

 

Well, apparently the Korean web comic is now considered a canon "grey" area per Jennifer Weddle, because they gave them cultural leeway. Does starwars.com have an "official canon list"?

 

I'm not sure. I think Wookieepedia does, though.

 

Wookiepedia is great, but is it actually "official"?

 

I know it's more addictive to me, endless articles of information.

 

It sure can be a lot of fun, agreed ... and time consuming

 

I recall once reading articles for 6 hours straight.

 

I was thinking about Camie the other day and was wondering myself if her character could be considered canon or if deleted scenes characters never existed. I have always felt sorry for Camie and other actors who were part of the SW saga but were then simply cut out of the movie. How do these actors feel seeing how popular SW is and knowing they worked so hard and were actually a part of the saga but were just cut out for one reason or another.

 

we need a one-off comic!
EDIT: apparently there was one! and came with action figures of them to boot!


i wonder if Luke stopped in to see Fixer and Camie at Anchorhead and had a blue milk before he headed out to Jabba's palace?


The actress was originally considered for the role of princess leia
she was in the Red Dwarf episode 'Timeslides' as well. apparently i have to dig out the DVDs and check

 

You make valid points my friend but the scenes would indeed have to be greatly analized because some do infact contradict certain elements in the movie. This can be clearly seen in the scene where Grievous kills Shaak Ti.


Adding the scene as canon wouldn't make any sense because later in the movie Grievous and Anakin are going to meet and there diologue clearly states that it was the very first time they had seen each other.

 

Agreed, especially as this scene is written in the George Lucas' 77 novel. If GL first book is not considered canon, then all the SW saga should not be canon.

There have been some rumors who claimed that Biggs is present during the Scariff battle. Is that confirmed?
If so, that could be a plothole: because at the same moment, accordgin to the novel Biggs is in Achoread talking to Luke, according to Rogue One he is battling over Scariff...
If not confirmed, then there is no problem with that Anchoread scene involving Biggs, Cammie and Luke.

 

Was it not in the novel?

 

I'm not sure the novel is canon. Or, it's something like "the novel is canon except for those parts of it that contradict the film." It's a confusing grey area.

 

I think you're right - the novels are canon except where they contradict the films - adding a scene wouldn't contradict the film.