Aside from the early Timothy Zahn stories, I feel that most Star Wars stuff not done by Lucas is a bunch of crap that's quite often way off base. I'm still surprised there are some people who like the Extended Universe novels more than the movies, because those, more often than not, seem like something else entirely. Well, I guess that makes some sense, then, that there would be people attuned to that type of Star Wars and not the real one, because they're so different.
Ultimately, I think this is not good. There's really nothing else of great worth to tell in Star Wars unless it's a prequel of some sort. That's one problem with the EU. Let the galaxy take a break, goddamn. All these crises make everything seem utterly ridiculous and Han Solo has got to be about 85 years old now, still flying around in his ship going on adventures like a hotshot. He's like Ric Flair. The whole thing is just ungraceful.