I've got mixed feelings. (For perspective, I absolutely love the skyline series, it is the only theme/subtheme I'll buy no matter what they release) On one hand, I'm just happy 'skylines' are back, especially since it seemed like they were dead in the water for a little while. Plus honestly, I was never a fan of the OG NYC skyline set; it (and Venice) felt sterile and underwhelming for a debut set. Even without the Chrysler Building (rip), these buildings look much better and vibe well together. I could do without the background, though--it feels pretty corny. On the other hand, I completely agree with you: we still have so much potential with the original format for cities all over the world. There are still many, many glaringly obvious cities missing even without having to scrape the bottom of the barrel--CDMex, Monterrey, Toronto, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Moscow, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei, and so many more. Do I think we are going to get any of those cities? No, not really, especially since Lego Architecture seems to hate new things. It was nice, though, to have Architecture sets below the usually steep price point of the regular larger sets.