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In lugnet.mediawatch, William R. Ward wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Gerlach wrote:
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NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO Group, the world’s leading
construction toy manufacturer, today announces a partnership with Lucasfilm
Ltd. to produce building sets based on the Indiana Jones franchise -- one of
the most globally successful movie series ever made.
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I suppose this means the death knell (or at least on-hold status) for the
Adventurers theme, the way Star Wars killed Classic Space?
Still I doubt most people will be quite as emotionally attached to
Adventurers..
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Classic Space and Star Wars have two distinct looks. I think the only real
difference between the Adventurer’s line and anything they do with Indiana Jones
would be in the characters. Vehicles, temples, tombs, etc. are pretty generic.
Unlike Space and Star Wars, the Adventurers and Indy could easily mix. Pippin
Reed could play a leading lady, and Professor Kilroy already looks like Indy’s
father.
I’m actually looking forward to the line as a way to increase my Adventurer’s
collection, as opposed to replacing it.
-Elroy
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| (...) But wait - since the old Adventurers and upcoming Indy line share so many similarities, wouldn't it make more sense to only have one and not both? Besides, despite the two distinct looks of Classic Space and Star Wars, it was generally assumed (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| (...) I suppose this means the death knell (or at least on-hold status) for the Adventurers theme, the way Star Wars killed Classic Space? Still I doubt most people will be quite as emotionally attached to Adventurers.. (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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