Agreed. Bionicle does have its limits, but there are several parts which I consider useful within that line.Plus, being a parts monkey, any line that renders useful/fun/innovative pieces is also a good thing in my book, no matter how stupid the actual line is. Spongebob, anyone?
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I think Bionicle is the perfect example of what the very first post was about. Bionicle had no movie, game, tv, comic, and or history of any kind. It was just an idea that Lego ran with and it was huge (Thanks to some pretty creative TV spots that made a toy seem fun).
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Licensing is just away to steal imagination.
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If I would have to suggest a License for LEGO to make, I would choose Asterix. REALLY great characters (and lots of them), most of the basic bricks are already there(log bricks for the roman forts, viking helmets,lng white beard, egyptian pieces..and so on). It would be cross theme, as the Gaul village could easily fit into castle. Roman soldiers would open a path for a history theme. I would love it... Wouldn't you?
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That would be interesting, but I don't think lego figures could capture the stark variety in size and shape of the characters. Asterix and Obelix would be practically the same size.frogstudio wrote:If I would have to suggest a License for LEGO to make, I would choose Asterix. REALLY great characters (and lots of them), most of the basic bricks are already there(log bricks for the roman forts, viking helmets,lng white beard, egyptian pieces..and so on). It would be cross theme, as the Gaul village could easily fit into castle. Roman soldiers would open a path for a history theme. I would love it... Wouldn't you?
EDIT: And one more thing. Apart from the US soldiers in the Wild West line (and any others that may escape my memory), TLC seems to avoid creating lines with military ties to specific nations. Roman soldiers, no matter how long ago they lived, are still connected with the modern nation of Italy.
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May I suggest that the short legs would make the required difference just fine.Voran_the_Scholar wrote:frogstudio wrote: Asterix and Obelix would be practically the same size.
And sorry, no one I know associates Roman soldiers with modern Italians. Il Duce tried really hard but no one bought into that little fantasy.
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I would really love an Asterix theme, all the people that want romans would be happy, we would get many nice castle parts from the goul village, and a lot of new pieces.
They could even make a body like Hagrid's from the harry potter sets to make obelix bigger.
We are going offtopic, this thread is actually about which theme we don't want...
They could even make a body like Hagrid's from the harry potter sets to make obelix bigger.
We are going offtopic, this thread is actually about which theme we don't want...
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Please watch this moviearchitect wrote:Star Wars has a very recognizable group of main characters. The fans really like obscure characters just as much. I know they would freak out to get an ackbar or the cantina band. While Indiana Jones characters are not as well known, I think they could still be very successful. I would like to see:
Toht
Sword master who Indy Shoots
Baranca & his Monkey
Sallah
Marcus Brody
Bureaucrats (Government Men)
Willie Scott
Short Round
Mola Ram
Dr. Schnieder
Donovan
Young Indy + Boyscouts + Circus Train with Animals
Kazim
Grail Knight
These figures in well designed sets should be enough for a few years of Indy, if LEGO decides to go that route.
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I hate to disagree with you, Tom, but they are overtly Soviet soldiers. At least one of the of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones sets has the soldier's vehicle labeled as "CCCP".Voran_the_Scholar wrote:But are they overtly German/Soviet soldiers? No.
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Tintin is being developed into a film trilogy (!) by Peter Jackson (!!) and Steven Spielberg (!!!) so don't count out a LEGO theme just yet. If we're speaking globally, Tintin is no more obscure then Speed Racer (although SR probably lends itself to sets better).Donut wrote:The problem with Tintin is that it is not very popular here in the US (I am not sure about its popularity in Europe). Three weeks ago, I wanted to buy a Tintin comic book from BN and upon asking the customer service desk where it was, they gave me a weird look. They have never heard of it and I haven't seen it on TV since a few years back on HBO.rgurskey wrote:Consider this: Tintin.
It seems like a natural fit with LEGO to me. Maybe the licensing fees are too high.
Anyways, I do agree with you that Tintin does have that natural fit with LEGO for all the reasons you mentioned, however LEGO seems to be only buying licenses from films or shows that' are airing or about to air in movie theaters or on TV.
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It's a shame the Mickey Mouse sets came out during my Dark Age, because I'd have bought a few of them (and single-handedly doubled their sales ).
I collect LEGO themes that start with "C." And Pirates. I call them "Corsairs."
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