So there is hope?

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:10 pm

Over the past few years, TLC seemed to have degraded it's product lines, concerning budget and juniorization, but after looking over our latest 2005 catalogue, I think LEGO may be heading for a really good year. Some especially promising things I noticed were:

Better KK2 sets

More brick-built sets (Check out that 650 piece, $40 house pack!)

Revival of two more legands in only a few monthes (City Airport and Main Street).

The only bad thing is... Bionicle is still here!! Will it never leave us, will wave upon wave of ugly technic creatures smother all?!

If my abilities of foresight are at all better than my weekly cash allowance, I think we're headed into a really good year...

HUZZAH!

Post by **Formendacil** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:38 pm

Better than 2004, anyway.

I think LEGO has a long way to go yet before we can truly say that we've got a great year, going by the standards of the late 90s, but we have definitely started to go back up again instead of down.

As for the Bionicles....

As long as it keeps TLC afloat financially, its all good by me.

mediamaster · Post by **mediamaster** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:39 pm

There is always hope...

And I find bionicle intrestin and I am glad its around because it is legos BC and its preventing it from sinking.

And for all of theose who dont no much about scuba a BC is a Buancy Compensator. Which allows the person in the vest to adjust his bouncy.

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:14 am

ok - but some of us actually like bionicles. Hey, they aren't like all the brick pieces out there, but they do work with them, and as its been stated, a LOT of kids like them, and pester their parents to buy them more and more and more.
I like the comics, and the storyline is interesting, (much better than KK2 f'rinstance..) and a lot of the parts are neat.
I am put in the mind of a sci fi book title code of the lifemaker by james p hogan.

anyway, back on topic, I think 2005 is going to be a good year. all the sets seem to be pretty darn cool, now if i can only come up with some moolah

Dark_Avenger · Post by **Dark_Avenger** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:12 am

Commander Redbeard wrote:The only bad thing is... Bionicle is still here!! Will it never leave us, will wave upon wave of ugly technic creatures smother all?!

Why even complain about it? All it's doing is helping LEGO immensely and building up a huge fanbase (myself included). Unlike KK2 (which I'm a fan of, too), it's not replacing anything like the old castle line. No one is MAKING you buy any Bionicle products. I don't complain about Clikits or 4 Juniors (except for that dreadful Pirate line, only because it replaces what could have been a cool turn back to the old days of Pirate).

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:36 am

Those KK2 sets do look promising...

gooberliberation · Post by **gooberliberation** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:42 am

i think the hope is in continuing to churn out good creator/inventor sets like robobots and such. before i used to ignore old basic sets but now creators are not so good.

next year's car creator set looks promising, im not sure about the airplane one

Now what i'd like to see would be something of a subtheme revival in creator set form.

Admit it, you'd love to see a blacktron bucket.

Sir Kohran · Post by **Sir Kohran** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:09 am

Dark_Avenger wrote:
Commander Redbeard wrote:The only bad thing is... Bionicle is still here!! Will it never leave us, will wave upon wave of ugly technic creatures smother all?!
Why even complain about it? All it's doing is helping LEGO immensely and building up a huge fanbase (myself included). Unlike KK2 (which I'm a fan of, too), it's not replacing anything like the old castle line. No one is MAKING you buy any Bionicle products. I don't complain about Clikits or 4 Juniors (except for that dreadful Pirate line, only because it replaces what could have been a cool turn back to the old days of Pirate).

Hey, it's KX! Hi there buddy.

As for Bionicle, what's so bad about it? If it weren't for the 'ugly technic creatures', Lego would probably have gone down long ago due to money losses, and Megablocks would be the dominant construction set company right now. *shivers*

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:31 pm

"Only a fool's hope..."

Cm2

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:32 pm

I really don't think Bionicle is Lego's lifeline, but it must be, or why would they continue it? I have a few sets but I don't use them much.

Tole_11 · Post by **Tole_11** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:16 pm

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:09 pm

Actually, I don't really care if they want to keep Bionicle in their product lines. Bionicle doesn't bother me at all. As long as they produce awesome other lines, I could care less if they want Bionicle too. And Bionicle does make alot of money for Lego, so it's not all bad...

And this year, they are producing awesome other lines, so it's all good.

Cm2

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