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Originally Posted by Turt99
I think if said book was written by someone from the original writing team then it could be a very interesting book. That way you might get some true insight into what might not have come across clearly in the show. But if it was from someone else then its just someone its just another take on the story, still interesting but not as true to what the writers had planned.
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In other words: Fanfic.
I don't have a problem with fanfic... but I'd also like to see the original writers provide their character notes to a writer/publisher intent on producing an "authorized" novel or series of novels. Though I suspect quite a number of those unanswered questions won't be answered from the writers' notes either... I'm not sure how much of that material was "planned," and other than some rough guidance, I'd expect it would be up to a new writer to come up with their own answers, and they'd be as "officially valid" as anyone else's.
The way I see it, if even someone with absolutely no contact with the producers comes up with a good yarn with good answers to those questions, they can be accepted by readers. Conversely, if the writers' answers are combined with a badly-done story, they won't sell anyone.