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What evidence though? Didn't they bring back Bionicle in 2015, and didn't it last only until 2016, and didn't they stop making them because they didn't sell enough? It didn't even last as long as Nexo Knights, and everyone calls Nexo Knights a "failure" for only lasting three years. Please don't tell me some online survey is evidence of anything. If online surveys meant anything, Bernie Sanders would be POTUS right now.

I think that's technically a "Classics" set. It was discussed on some other thread I think.

I'm not sure what people mean by "failed." Almost every in-house Lego theme only sticks around for a few years. Ninjago is like the one exception. And of course I don't mean very broad overarching themes like City or Space. I mean specific themes. Sometimes they're sub-themes like Volcano Explorers or Futuron. Sometimes they're standalone like Elves. Just trying to prevent pedantic replies over semantics here...

One thing that is definitely worse than "whinging" is posting just to complaining about "whinging". This is a good way talk to someone if you want them to intensely dislike you. It's like you saw someone was frustrated and decided to post just to make them feel worse? Toxic. I think we should have done it. It's a fine idea. I have no idea why it's meeting any resistance. But getting someone else to set it up is the challenge. I would have been willing but I didn't even know you needed a "rank" to do a poll so when I read your post I didn't even understand what you were asking. I thought you had to be a moderator until just now. I had to go looking for the "poll" option. I never noticed it before. I'd be willing to do it but like you said I think we kinda "missed the boat." It's probably too late now. Also there's no good way to do "pick three" in this forum's Polling options. I think it lets you pick as many as you want, or just one.

Weird, weird, so wonderfully weird! These figs really are turning out to be Fabuland in Space. And I am so there for it.

People will buy old boxes. It's crazy. I've never sold Lego boxes, but I did have a stack of like 30 flattened vehicle boxes from 80's GI Joe toys I bought in a collection. I put them all in one auction because I didn't want the hassle of doing separate auctions and shipping for each. It sold for like $250! Not sure how different the Lego box market is from GI Joe.

YES. Very wonderfully weird shape!

I'm pretty sure you can count past, like, 4 dude. Remember that Bionicle got a whole THEME during 2015-2016 and a whopping 42 sets. Since then, Space got, what half a Junior set and a battle pack, both under the LM2 theme? Big whoop. Biiiig whoop I say. Castle's had it even worse, until this year, which is a freakin' banner year for Castle with a whopping 2 sets, and I'm not even sure if the Creator castle is going to be anything like what Castle fans would hope for. And yes I used "whopping" seriously the first time and sarcastically the second time. EDIT: And to be clear I'm not arguing AT ALL against Bionicle being a legitimate "classic". Just against the idea that Space and Castle have gotten, well, even close to "countless" homages in recent times.

I totally agree! But I'm super biased. Space is my favorite. And boy am I thirsty for more Space.

So if Lego could use the (recently in use) constraction/ccbs molds, and produce pieces in the appropriate colors for Bionicle, do you think Bionicle fans would prefer a set using those over something more System-based?

Sorry, I meant as a possible parts selection for a new Bionicle set. Along with some new molds for masks or what not. Not "Bionicle fans should be happy to make MOCs with those parts instead of getting new sets." It pisses me off when people do me like that when it comes to Space. :) Or maybe you got that and think the SW constraction parts aren't suitable for Bionicle at all.

So aren't there enough constraction/buildable fig pieces floating around to make a pretty good Bionicle figure? Like from the Star Wars figs from two years ago? Maybe you'd just need a few new pieces for masks or weapons. Then add in some Technic parts? I'm not a Bionicle fan so I don't know if that would work. But it seems like it would. I guess my question is, why would it have to be System at all?

Depends on which other entries. Pirates got two sets last year and Castle is getting two this year. Pirates also got an entire theme in 2015. Space and Castle both got themes in 2013. So that puts Space as definitely most due of the three for a new set. Bionicle got a new theme in 2016! So of all those, Space by far is the most due.

Printing 2x2 tiles is dirt cheap guys.

Benny's Spaceship was seven years ago. And included a magical unicorn cat. As for Benny's Space Squad, does that even count as a "set"? It's a battle pack, sure, but the builds are like 12 pieces each. I mean, it's not anything that can take the place of an Ideas set.

What you talking 'bout Willis?

Yeah I kinda feel bad for Castle fans. They basically won, or should have, but aren't in the top 3. But then again they're getting two sets this year, the Ideas blacksmith shop and the Creator castle. Well, at least I'm hoping the Creator castle is very Classic Castle-like (and no I don't mean yellow). Now if Pirates takes the lead in the final vote, I'm going to be super jealous because they got two sets last year. Again, Ideas and Creator. Next year really should be Space's turn.

Yeah, there is no way Bionicle fans are going to want something like tha-- Well I'll be damned. Was not expecting that. I mean, I wouldn't want a Classic Space set made out of Technic or whatever. How many Bionicle fans would go for something like that you think?

https://brickset.com/sets/ISBN9780241011638-1/Great-LEGO-Sets-A-Visual-History https://brickset.com/sets/ISBN9780241409695-1 https://brickset.com/sets/21109-1/Exo-Suit https://brickset.com/sets/4002016-1/50-Years-on-Track

There were a couple books, one came out a few years back with a small classic spaceship build, and one came out last fall I think with an orange spaceman. There's also the Exo Suit. I guess another one is the employee set (?) with the tiny monorail throwback among other things.

Don't worry, I wasn't really being serious with that comment. I know there are a ton of serious Bionicle fans. I still think it appears suspicious when multiple new accounts with names like "SexyBionicle420" appear just to vote for Bionicle. Sure, it's explainable by the nature of the Bionicle fanbase. But it's also explainable by cheating. I'm sure LEGO's tech people can figure out if the vote is being gamed. YES! Why was Fabuland not included anyway?

Very awesome! I love the car aesthetic from that game. Basically slightly futuristic 80's cars. This one strikes me as an F-40/Testarossa mashup.

Didn't catch the dripping sarcasm?

My prediction: Bionicle will win, mostly due to sockpuppet accounts created by a few people, LEGO will make a mostly System-based Bionicle set, Bionicle fans will hate it, non-Bionicle fans will hate, it will be a massive failure, and LEGO will never try this sort of AFOL outreach again.

I said it's not a Space theme. Sure, it might be a space theme, but those are two totally different things! But anyway, you know what I mean. And more seriously, anyone who thinks Star War is Space, feel free to go to https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Space and tell me how many Star Wars sets you find listed. I'll give you a hint. It's zero! Or go to https://www.bricklink.com/catalogTree.asp?itemType=S and click on Space and tell me how many Star Wars sets you get. Again -- zero! Star Wars is not Space.