Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-5486221-20151231012039/@comment-1824169-20160404050344

Slash, as long as things don't get personal again, he can say whatever he wants. In any case, CN's decision for a reboot, while not striking a chord with current fans, is most likely the best option for drawing in new fans to keep the franchise from completely dying. The first continuity went out with the bomb that was Omniverse, and since that went...horribly, they kinda need to take the nuclear option here if they want Ben 10 to remain commercially viable.

While a sequel to the OS would be interesting, granted, it wouldn't exactly work to draw in new fans. You can't expect children to go and track down a show that aired ten years ago just to understand something that's airing now. That's bad business practice.

I personally think the situation is comparable to that of Bionicle, another franchise I grew up loving. Bionicle started out strong in 2001, kept getting stronger for some years after that, and eventually started crashing downhill after 2006. With toy sales practically dead and a bloated story floundering around more than a dying fish, they decided to cut off the series in 2010 and end it before things got even worse.

As of 2015, however, they finally rebooted the Bionicle franchise, creating a more simple story with a more direct premise and more toy-driven designs. The result?

A massive success that basically prints money.

So, hey, if it turns out they go the Bionicle route, I think the reboot will be decent, at the very least. If it isn't...well, I don't have any expectations in the first place, so I won't be disappointed.