Come on, since we have seen almost everything for 2012 and we have learned that the Star Wars license will be renewed for 10 years, it is time to ask the fateful question: What can we expect in the 10 years coming in the LEGO Star Wars range?
First, a few benchmarks:
The Padawan Menace was an undeniable television success, and we can expect more animated short films of this type, including at least one in 2012.
The Clone Wars is planned to run for at least 100 episodes. Season 4 premiered in September 2011 and consists of 22 episodes, like the previous seasons ( Season 1 2008/2009 , Season 2 2009/2010 , and Season 3 2010/2011 ). Assuming Season 5 has another 22 episodes, the planned total will be reached and even surpassed by 2013.
The six films in the Star Wars saga will be released in 3D at the cinema at the rate of one episode per year. It's not me who says it, it's Rick McCallum (in 2011): ...We're doing 3D versions of all six films, one a year, starting in February of next year. We start with [episode] one and go all the way through six, totally chronological. One a year, if they work. If they don't, then there will be just one [episode converted to 3D]...
Let's say the first installment wasn't a flop, and the series continued until 2017. The ultimate peak was reached with the 3D release of Episode IV: A New Hope in 2015. So far, so good. But the license is signed until around 2022.
The TV series , the long-awaited project of the galaxy, will probably never see the light of day, unless George Lucas needs money, which could be the case around 2017.
What will LEGO be able to offer us during all these years?
1. The Clone Wars sets galore. LEGO will undoubtedly capitalize on the animated series for as long as possible, especially with the DVD/Blu-ray releases of seasons 4 and 5.
2. Remakes of remakes . Some collectors are a bit jaded seeing sets re-released, even in improved versions, that have already been seen countless times. But we must consider the new generations of fans who are currently discovering the Star Wars universe thanks to Jar Jar or Lux Bonteri and Cad Bane...
3. Sets based on the universe of The Old Republic game , if the game is successful and lasts two or even three years. Inevitably, we'll get SWTOR II: A New Era or something similar. And why not SWTOR: The Animated Series ? Nothing is impossible. The game's universe is already being adapted into mainstream comics by the genre specialists Dark Horse . It also exists online with the webcomics Threat of Peace and Blood of the Empire.
4. Enough to satisfy thirty-something AFOLs with UCS figures like, for example, a C-3PO (at least a bust to go with R2-D2), Cloud City (because enough is enough), an AT-AT (it'll happen eventually), a Slave I, etc.... And probably also some UCS figures to ruin the new AFOLs of the Clone Wars era, with a nice Malevolence UCS figure for example...
What else ? I don't know, but I tell myself that LEGO and Georges Lucas will find something to make us spend our money ...
And you in 10 years, will you still want to spend your money on LEGO Star Wars?
