Another year and I want to ask...
If you could choose to somehow continue the story of Steven Universe (not the character, but the world itself), what would you do?
Set up a sequel story with new Gem and human characters? Introduce a new antagonistic alien race (Sneeple?) and have them duke it out with the Gems and humans? Or do a prequel showing the Gem War?
Me personally, I'd rather perfer a sequel to a prequel series. I know I'm probably in the minority, but I myself aren't really that interested in seeing more of the Gem War. We know the outcome and there's not really any major twists or reveals that they could have without contradicting the OG show. Looking back on it, the Gem War seemed to serve more as a catalyst for the events and character development that occured in the present. Now that those events and developments have played out, why go back to the War?
A sequel show would allow us to start off fresh, with new characters and infinite story opportunities. We could continue doing the character drama route or we could take the show in a more adventurous, action direction (I personally would love the latter). Since the focus is no longer on Steven, we would be free to explore aspects of the universe (characters included) that he never got to see or know about.
Don't get me wrong, I love Steven and the Gems, but I feel like their stories are complete. Even though I haven't watched Future, I know how it ends. Steven's had his journey, now he's off to find his own life and self, away from the world of Gems and aliens and family drama.
And if we have to get back to Steven, then maybe do a 15-20 year time-skip where he and Connie have kids of their own and we go a "Next Generation" route with Nora Universe and her own set of Crystal Gems while Steven serves as a teacher role or something.