Originally posted by Alliance
It led directly into ROTS, setting up the entire film.
Sorry, but so did the novels (in a different way) and there is no official consideration that the cartoon is right and the novels were wrong. He gave the novel writers just as much info and support as the Clone Wars writers.
GL has been heavily 'involved' in all sorts of stuff that was not canon. There may be a certain likelihood of this being so but the fact remains that is extremely premature to make statements about its canonicity at this point, hence the official policy here must remain open-minded.
I am afraid you saying that canon comes down to GL's involvment is an opinion, not a fact. What is a fact is that he has been known to have significant involvment in things that are EU.
Canon arguments are ugly and will block up this thread so that's pretty much the final word on the matter for now. Please do not keep this thread off-topic; simply discuss the series.