[Bo Ttef]

my main reason for the 100yrs bit...or 500... or.... Is because StarWars ended with the Empire defeated and the heroes victorious. True Fairy Tale stuff that we don't see too much anymore- TFA took away the Happily Ever After and threw everybody into turmoil and loss. As a kid that grew up with StarWars being a huge part of my life (yeah- I'm that big a nerd- and not in the modern cool nerd way)that was TFAs largest crushing blow to me. So having it kick off with a new Empire long after all the OT Heroes (unless you really want Luke in there which could be pulled off) have passed on, would have kept that Happily Ever After intact. Just my own opinion on the matter- StarWars, is like that- everyone knows what's best for it in their own mind