User blog comment:Invader39/The End of BIONICLE/@comment-2026417-20160730031951

When Transformers got rebooted for the first time with "Generation 2" in 1993, the comeback was lackluster and didn't really go over well with fans and kind of fell under the radar of most. It lasted only a few years and stopped (with the line ending in Japan in 1995). Then, in '96, Beast Wars got released and basically redefined the franchise as a deeper, more mature, more concise franchise with a well-produced television series and some great figures, excellent characterization, and a fantastic story that tied into the original. It changed a lot of themes and took a lot of risks, but the general consensus is that the franchise is better off for it.

Maybe we'll get a Beast Wars style reboot of Bionicle in the next few years? I'd kind of like to think that this latest death of Bionicle was brought upon not by a lack of sales or high production costs, but by a campaign by the writers to reboot it and make it better. Perhaps in 2020 we'll get to see Bionicle Gen 3 come out and blow everyone's collective minds?