I saw that there was a CUUSOO thread, but, I thought that posting this topic alone wouldn't spam out the CUUSOO thread, as rebooting a classic Lego theme is a highly debated topic, deserving it's own thread.

Just look at the (now defunct) Lego Universe; Some loved the Updated Johnny Thunder, while others (such as myself) did not! And, since no new Pharaoh's Quest sets have been released since 2011, I can assume that it, too, will soon be discontinued.

Also, once a LEGO store employee mentioned that LEGO tries to keep series with similar parts in production at all times. (For example: Johnny Thunder, then Indiana Jones, then Prince of Persia, then Pharaoh's Quest...) So, really, I'm wondering what is next in the "adventurers" section?

Could this "Adventures of Steamrod" be it? The people who made it also made a Lego Portal 2 suggestion, which has already hit 10,000, and is currently being "reviewed." So, it's not totally "out of the ballpark" that this could happen within the next few years.

I suppose my beef with today's sets that are intended for children is the fact that they are minifigure driven, and each minifigure has a name and personality. Maybe this is why I prefer things like Blacktron, the characters aren't generic, but they have just enough personality to still let the kids who buy the sets come up with most of the mythology themselves.