Commander Fenris

It's not really a good analogy since Rogue One was genuinely faithful. To the degree it was almost a fan film. In the case of SNW, the modern producers resent a lot of Star Trek's older aesthetics, often ignore established continuity, etc. The tone is also irreverent. To take one change as an example: A previous show had for example retconned the entire appearance of the ship, in a way that couldn't be reconciled with previous established appearances (say by saying it was a refit of the ship), and this show continued with that CGI model. Then the timeline of the show was altered through time travel, when it had remained largely consistent for 60 years. It's better than some of the other modern productions, but that isn't saying much. It's reputation as 'better' is built on low expectations set by it's peers. Star Trek relies on the audience taking it seriously, as an earnest serious setting, so the introduction of fourth-wall breaking comedy is completely anathema to the point too. I agree entirely, it's just if LEGO really needs some narrative for a Futuron 3, Space Police 4, Blacktron 3 theme, they could perhaps stike a balance by just having a few tie-in games or cartoons like how Chase McCain isn't really neccecary to LEGO City (not narrative to the degree of stuff like Ninjago). Don't do much more than set generalities like dropping a few planet names and a bit of geography.

Strange New Worlds is hit and miss. Sometimes it's a faithful Star Trek production. Just as often, it becomes an ironic self-referential parody. I'm not into shows being ironically revised. Or making fourth-wall breaking meta-jokes, etc. Star Trek shouldn't have had a Buffy-style musical episode. Or a hybrid episode with a cartoon comedy (which itself shouldn't have existed, and would have been superior if it had just been played straight). Prodigy was unironically much more faithful in spirit, once it stopped behaving like a Pixar/Disney knockoff. But, Prodigy aside, none of the modern productions have felt like they were respectful of the original material or spirit sadly. They feel like a hostile takeover by someone engaged in "asset stripping".

Don't get me wrong, I fear any "modern revival" of anything these days, considering how bad franchises like Star Trek have been treated. It pains me to say, as many of them mattered a great deal to me. There was a time when I would have never missed an episode of Star Trek. It would have been inconceivable. Now it's barely recognisable, and I can't bear to watch what it has become. With LEGO Space, I'm therefore just going to say this as a speculative exercise in "what if they actually did it right". If they actually did it right, they would run a mile away from the ill-conceived late Space themes, with their over-the-top cartoon aesthetics. They would instead build the setting as a intericate semi-serious space opera, while preserving it's scope. Stick to the industrial construction workers in space aesthetic for most of the factions. Not over-reliance on characters, but rather any named heroes are just one incidental group, within a large setting. Ironically enough, some of the non-franchised games actually get this balance right, such as Blacktron mercs turning up in an MMO, the old LEGO Mars Mission RTS game, the Space cameos in LEGO City Undercover. You can be funny, like LEGO City Undercover, but also have some degree of Space realism, real geopolitics.

I wouldn't be surprised personally, if there was some backroom deal between Lucasfilm and LEGO, because I've seen enough of how societies operate to know that this kind of thing isn't exactly unheard of. However, I would like to think that LEGO could revive their own in-house space theme, given how beloved it's history and aesthetics were. I find it distressing to think that the LEGO brand managers think nobody young might be interested in LEGO Space. If there was an issue of narrative recognition, then building it up with a TV show and games would be the way to go! Just focus on the history of Lego Space, such as the big factions: Futuron, Blacktron and Space Police. On another topic guys, are there any rumours about what is happening with Lego Space in 2025? I was hoping for a return of Blacktron. It would be so easy to turn Lego Space into a lore heavy IP. It has the lore, it has the rabid fanbase, it has unofficial comics/books like Space: The Comic, or Building the Future, it has history.

If Lego Space also had received games (on the production level of Lego City Underground), TV series (on the scale of Lego City Adventures), it might also have a wider recognition and fanbase. In fact, since Lego Space potentially has the most interesting lore out of all the original big three themes - Lego Castle, Lego City, Lego Space - it's rather tragic that we haven't got a big budget video game or kid's TV show about Futuron, Space Police, Blacktron, M-Tron and Ice Planet.

Nice! I love the aesthetic.

Glossary of space terms from comics, set names, product descriptions, magazines, etc: ---- Terms - Navigation: - "quadrant" = an area of space (theme: Blacktron) Terms - Fuel: - "lunar crystals" = a type of fuel discovered during early exploration of the Moon (comic: Journey to the Moon) - "biodium" = a type of fuel discovered during early exploration of the planet Mars (theme: Life on Mars) - "energy-crystals" = violet, red or neon green coloured crystalline objects, including some that grow back (theme: Mars Mission, theme: 2024 Space, theme: Rock Raiders) - "super-crystal" = magenta coloured crystalline object, possibly a more powerful form of energy crystal (theme: 2024 Space) - "crystal-botanic batteries" = a fuel cell on vehicles that is refined from violet energy crystals (theme: 2024 Space) - "fusion-activated energy pods" = a fuel cell on Blacktron vehicles that extends the range of their operations (theme: Blacktron, set: 10355) - "hyper-fuel" = the kind of fuel used onboard a Blacktron Renegade (theme: Blacktron, set: 10355) Terms - Weapons: - "space blaster" = a form of hand weapon used by early astronauts (Lego Worlds) - "laser pistol" = a form of hand weapon employed by early astronauts and Classic astronauts (Lego Worlds, Lego City Undercover) - "laser blaster" = a form of hand weapon employed by Blacktron (various sources) - "phaser" = a form of weapon employed by Blacktron (Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed) - "plasma beam cannon" = a form of ship weapon employed by Galaxy Squad (magazine) Terms - Propulsion: - "plasma drive" = a form of propulsion mentioned in the title of set 6932 in the 1987 UK Catalogue, known as the Stardefender in the USA (theme: Futuron, set: 6932) - "main thrusters" = a form of propulsion capable of accelerating to light speed, mentioned in set 60430's marketing description (theme: 2024 Space) - "light speed" = a propulsion term mentioned in set 60430's marketing description (theme: 2024 Space) Terms - Engines: - "hybrid fusion engine" = a form of engine used by Galaxy Squad, using a clean fuel that combines stardust with hydrogen gas Terms - Other: - "life support system" = system responsible for maintaining life for early astronauts visiting Mars (comic: Mystery of the Red Planet) - "explorer's log" = type of log recording used to report events by early astronauts visiting Mars (comic: First Contact) - "sensors" = device capable of scanning even below the surface of a planet (comic: Encounter at Ice Station Odyssey) ---- [I'll update it as I find more stuff.] Below is the reference to Blacktron using phasers: Probable image of a Blacktron phaser, from text above: An image of a space blaster: An image of a laser pistol: