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>tfw GregF has abandoned the serials
>tfw Hero Factory, Bionicle's official successor, is limping along and has no redeeming story
>tfw Lego's higher-ups generally opposed Bionicle and only carried it on because it was a hit and they needed the $, but now that they're making loadsamoneh they'll never give anything like it another shot
>tfw their idea of an in-depth story is goddamn Ninjago
I know Bionicle's story got pants-on-head retarded at times, but... god. It was just such a cool fucking setup. Biomechanical, elemental robots in a mysterious island setting with culture inspired by Polynesia. Even the slow decent into straighter sci-fi was fine for a while.