I'm not an expert on the subject but my understanding is that because it was produced by other people (wasn't it?) and deviated from what was accepted canon, and because it wasn't very good and was therefore unpopular, and particularly because it was Americanized, many people wanted to write it off as non-canon along with the parodies and the other half-forgotten non-canonical material. Not to mention the material (like the novels and radio shows) that some people call canon and some don't.
So, yes, wishful thinking.
I think the reality to canon is more arbitrary than that. A lot of it boils down to the whim, taste, or competence of whatever set of writers and producers is producing the material at any given moment. Still, in writing fanfic, I like to respect canon just because I don't want readers to be conscious of how I am playng with it.
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Date: 2007-04-16 02:11 pm (UTC)So, yes, wishful thinking.
I think the reality to canon is more arbitrary than that. A lot of it boils down to the whim, taste, or competence of whatever set of writers and producers is producing the material at any given moment. Still, in writing fanfic, I like to respect canon just because I don't want readers to be conscious of how I am playng with it.