I feel like it’s 2010 all over again, but at least now we know how to deal with the situation.
It’s sad to see Bionicle go, but it’s no where near over. All of us have the power to keep it going. Personally I’m interested in the fan-created years idea.
On another note, 2016 summer wave showed a sort of “Let’s make these sets as quickly as possible” vibe, express how much you love them how much you like to, but for me it stays so. And the only G2 Titan is a big&wrong-necked guy, K.
I think this is the attitude we should start transitioning to. We can continue to talk about the reasons why the line ended, but in the end, all those discussions will end up going in circles because we have no actual info on why it ended.
My idea going forward is this–in addition to the ongoing discussion in this topic, everyone who can should propose their ideas on how to keep the spirit of BIONICLE alive. I personally think that we should get creative–write fanfics, make MOCs, etc. Is there a question G2 left unanswered that you want solved? Write a story to answer it. Are there characters you hoped to see appear in the story? Make them. Are there stories you’d like to tell in cinematic form? Make stop motions or animated videos. Do whatever you can to keep BIONICLE alive.
Also, if I’m not overstepping my boundaries here, I think this might be something worth discussing in the next podcast. I’m sure the cast members are thinking along similar lines, but getting listeners and members of the boards to discuss ways of keeping BIONICLE alive would be really influential, IMO, especially coming from respected members of the fanbase. I’d like to know what they think of that, as well as the opinions of the mods on how to keep the flame alive.
We can get through this, guys! All we need to do is keep a positive attitude!
The problem is that this is only a temporary solution. Many people were throwing around the same idea back in 2010, and look at how stagnant the Bionicle fandom became afterwards. We can only make so many MOCs and only so many fanfictions.
Temporary it may be, but doing nothing except wallowing in despair and self-pity is permanent. I get that it failed last time, but if you don’t succeed…
At the very least, it’s a step in a more passive and happy direction, and lasting solutions could arise from it, if we put our minds to discovering them.
I kinda wanna continue the story in some way, like an epilogue or something. If I do get around to it, I’ll post chapters in the Literature category. I still feel like G2 was too short, and JtO’s ending did give us a bit of freedom in terms of story.
This Generation was really enjoyable and I’m glad it happened, even if it was a brief moment.
I have to say, after hours of watching the reaction to this news on other sites as well as this one, we are clearly more positive about it. I know that this is a tough time, and that I’ve been harping on positivity for the last few posts I’ve made, but overall, we are doing the better job of staying positive. For that, I’m proud of everyone here.
Count me in, I even was thinking in making a Bionicle series on my youtube channel. It will take so much time, because, well if I want it to be decent, is going to take so much time. (I’m doing a separate video, but because of how much it has it tooked 1 day to make 1 minute!)
But Bionicle had a good run this time around, with a proper ending and at last its own TV series. Though I feel sad about the line’s discontinuation, I’m also happy with G2 and the Bionicle Team’s hard work and amazing effort. These two years of Bionicle have been, to me, greater than anything I could’ve asked of the line.
That said, I’ll stick around on the boards, keep track of the comings and goings, maybe help Tarvaax and ThatGuyAtTheEndOfTheRoad and the others with the TTV continuation, if I prove to be competent at anything.
In the meantime, I treasure what I have and mourn for what could have been.
I may be over the fact that it’s cancelled(I almost literally cried shut up) but I will never get over nor will I ever forgive Lego for not giving us a Makuta set with the Mask of Ultimate Power especially after dangling it in front of our noses.