Jedi-Bendu Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) @Mods: I think a new thread for this is justified. If not, feel free to merge it with an existing thread. Now that the release dates of Episode VIII (December 16, 2017) and the spinoff Rogue One (May 26, 2016) have been announced I wonder how Lego is going to handle future waves. This year, with Episode VII, they have split the summer wave. Here’s my guess regarding the next couple of years: 2016 Winter wave (January): Rebels, more Episode VII Summer wave (June and September): Like this year, a couple of sets in June (could be anything: OT/PT/ST/Rebels) and in September Rogue One sets. My bet is that we’ll have more sets in June and less than 7 (the number of Episode VII sets this year) in September because it’s a spinoff. 2017 Winter wave (March): nothing but Episode VIII sets Summer wave Could go two ways as it depends on the (not yet announced) release date of the second spinoff. In case the next movie will be released in December 2017: June: more Episode VIII sets + Rebels (?) September: sets from the second spinoff In case the next movie will be released in May 2018: June: more Episode VIII sets + most likely sets from the OT/PT/etc. etc. Fact is that with 3 (!) new Star Wars movies being released in just 18 months PLUS an animated TV series Lego can release nothing but new stuff. I wonder how they will handle this. I also think that we won’t see a lot of OT/PT/CW stuff and that new versions of old sets are out of the question. UCS sets are a different thing; I believe that they will continue to focus on the OT with a few exceptions. (a ST Falcon for instance) I hope my predictions will come true. Sure, there are a few OT sets I want to see (Nebulon-B frigate, Dagobah, Cloud City, Cloud Car) but they can still happen (Cloud City as a UCS?) and the chances they’ll do EU stuff are zero since Disney wiped that out. What I like is that it’s likely we’ll constantly get new, fresh stuff instead of the 645th version of a Snowspeeder. Think about it….new molds, new aliens, new characters……no more the same (although very slightly different) Han Solo in every wave. Downside is that I’ll need a new mortgage. And a new mancave since my current one is getting way too full. What do you guys think? Edited March 13, 2015 by Jedi-Bendu Quote
Tjahzi Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 I hope they'll still release a battlepack from time to time (mostly Clone Wars and OT). But yeah, remastered sets will be most likely out of the question. But then again, they'll do a sith infiltrator later on so it might not be completely unlikely. I'm more worried about the quality of the movies (another topic, of course), and therefore my motivation to get any of those new sets. Quote
Renegade Clone Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 It's pretty clear Disney is leaving the prequel era in the dust and concentrating on the OT and the time leading up to the new films. Disney have announced 20-odd books, novels, sticker books etc to be released over the next few months - 'The Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. So I would think TLC will not be producing any new prequel sets after June, but will continue with sporadic OT sets. Disney is making a clear effort to cut ties to the prequel era (without completely ignoring it as it remains canon) and TLC will follow. Quote
Raskolnikov Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 I sometimes like to pretend that the prequel trilogy never happened so I'm ok with Disney doing that as well. Quote
Renegade Clone Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 I sometimes like to pretend that the prequel trilogy never happened so I'm ok with Disney doing that as well. Totally with you :) Quote
Jedi-Bendu Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 I sometimes like to pretend that the prequel trilogy never happened so I'm ok with Disney doing that as well. Prequel trilogy? What's that? Quote
DarthTwoShedsJackson Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Prequel trilogy? What's that? A miserably failed attempt at telling the unnecessary story of how Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader in the guise of a character study, written by a guy who does not know how to write a character in the first place. A series of three movies that document in detail how the makers of these movies have no clue as to what makes Star Wars good, and that Vader's redemption is what is interesting and touching, not how he became Darth Vader. A noteworthy showcase of how over-the-top-special-effects are used to compensate for lack of story focus and originality, and how cluttering the screen with cgi ultimately completely disconnects the viewer from what is happening on the screen. Ultimately, a perfect example for the facts that there is nothing special about special effects any more. Edited March 13, 2015 by DarthTwoShedsJackson Quote
Jay_Em Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Not sure about your predictions- why would Rogue one sets be released 3 months before the film, and Episode 8 sets released in January when the film isn't released until the end of May- nearly 5 months later? Quote
Outworlder Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 I sometimes like to pretend that the prequel trilogy never happened so I'm ok with Disney doing that as well. A miserably failed attempt at telling the unnecessary story of how Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader in the guise of a character study, written by a guy who does not know how to write a character in the first place. A series of three movies that document in detail how the makers of these movies have no clue as to what makes Star Wars good, and that Vader's redemption is what is interesting and touching, not how he became Darth Vader. A noteworthy showcase of how over-the-top-special-effects are used to compensate for lack of story focus and originality, and how cluttering the screen with cgi ultimately completely disconnects the viewer from what is happening on the screen. Ultimately, a perfect example for the facts that there is nothing special about special effects any more. As time goes by I think the prequel trilogy is being more and more disliked by almost everyone. They were so bad that even Disney said thanks but no thanks to any ideas that came out of Lucas's brain for the sequel trilogy. A testament to how bad the prequels were. Quote
Darth Punk Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 As time goes by I think the prequel trilogy is being more and more disliked by almost everyone. They were so bad that even Disney said thanks but no thanks to any ideas that came out of Lucas's brain for the sequel trilogy. A testament to how bad the prequels were. The time line alone makes OT much more relevant now while making pt seem more like an outliner. If the new trilogy becomes a big hit this affect will become magnified even greater. A Lucasless trilogy that better matches the more popular OT in look and style is going to only further emphasis how out of place the pt looks and feels. Quote
Lobot Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Hi Jedi-Bendu, it's an interesting question and I agree that it's worthy of a new thread. To be honest, I don't mind what TLG produces provided that we get another UCS-type Falcon at some point! I've amended the title as it was looking a bit odd; please let me know if you want me to change it to anything else Quote
Sir Gareth Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 My 2¢: 2016: January: SW:R (Star Wars: Rebels)/OT Wave June: SW:R/OT Wave October: SW:R1 (Star Wars: Rogue One) Wave 2017: March: SW:EPVIII Wave June: SW:R/OT Wave 2018: January: OT/SW:EPVII/SW:EPVIII Wave July: OT/SW:EPVII/SW:EPVIII Wave October: Unannounced Spin-off Wave 2019: March: SW:EPIX Wave June: OT/ST (Sequel Trilogy) Wave Quote
Jedi-Bendu Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 Hi Jedi-Bendu, it's an interesting question and I agree that it's worthy of a new thread. To be honest, I don't mind what TLG produces provided that we get another UCS-type Falcon at some point! I've amended the title as it was looking a bit odd; please let me know if you want me to change it to anything else thnx. And yes: something went wrong with the title and I couldnt change it (?). Not sure about your predictions- why would Rogue one sets be released 3 months before the film, and Episode 8 sets released in January when the film isn't released until the end of May- nearly 5 months later? Good point. It's more likely the 2017 winter wave will be in March instead of January. I've edited my first post. Quote
Daphatty Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 The only question on my mind - Will Lego release an updated version of the UCS Millennium Falcon? The possibility of an update is what is keeping me from bricklinking the MF. Quote
Kelso Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 The only question on my mind - Will Lego release an updated version of the UCS Millennium Falcon? The possibility of an update is what is keeping me from bricklinking the MF. It's very possible, but there is no confirmation from Lego. Quote
Mr Man Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Prequel trilogy? What's that? The trilogy that contains Revenge of the Sith, i.e. the film that's better than ANH and ROTJ put together. Quote
Jedi-Bendu Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 The trilogy that contains Revenge of the Sith, i.e. the film that's better than ANH and ROTJ put together. Quote
Renegade Clone Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Yes. No bloody Ewoks = an automatic +100% No Ewoks in ANH, better story and action in ANH, best lightsaber duel in ROTJ, best space battle in ROTJ = automatically plus infinite% better than ROTS Edited March 14, 2015 by Renegade Clone Quote
Jedi-Bendu Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 Yes. No bloody Ewoks = an automatic +100% Quote
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