It would be a cool tie-in, but I believe Ezra's destiny will be short-lived.

It would be. Who knows what's in that Sith Holocron, and who knows how Maul is going to manipulate him through it?

You know what else would be awesome? Ezra and Maul vs. Luke and Rey (it'll never happen, but dreams are cool :D And really, I'd settle for Ezra vs. Luke ).

Expound upon this, please

Awesome. Will be purchasing.

If any Rebels character meets his fate anytime soon, it'll be Kanan Jarrus.

They need Ezra for kids that watch Disney XD. They're not going to start over with a new kid.

Isn't the setup to do 5 - 7 seasons, and then jump to a new time period ?

Just like AotC and Rebels.

There were rumors that it would only last 4 seasons because after Rogue One is released, there's not going to be much of a story to tell, but I don't know if that's locked in or not.

I haven't heard anything about a subsequent series. My best guess would be something after ROTJ and before TFA, although they're filling that in pretty well with the books.

The original Thrawn Trilogy is not canon, right? I have always liked the Thrawn character, so it will good to see him officially canonized into the Star Wars Universe. Looking forward to season 3.

Nothing published before Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm is canon. But now that he's in Rebels and there's a new book coming out next year, the character is canon.

But that said, Dave Filoni said that certain things about the character (the Ysalamiri, for example) don't line up with the true Star Wars universe so there will be subtle changes.

For example, in the first shot, Filoni put the Ysalamiri type lizards on the wall as a homage but they don't create "Force Bubbles". But clearly, the most important aspects of the character remain. "Knowing one's enemy", i.e. art, history, culture and tactical genius were shown in the short clip, which is exciting, IMO.

That was what I thought but I wanted to be sure. The Thrawn trilogy was good at the time, but I am not sure it has aged well over the years. I never was a big fan of the Ysalamiri, so they can go as far as I am concerned.

del toro kills luke in 8

b00m!

SPOILER THAT ****ING SHIT /BRC

Yes, I get the feeling Luke is done for in VIII. Revisiting the old master passing it off to the young warrior theme. Will he be Rey's force ghost mentor?