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In lugnet.mediawatch, Bryan Wong wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Elroy Davis wrote:
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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.
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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 that part of the SW licensing deal was to NOT have
Classic Space at the same time.
-Bryan
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I guess that was what I was trying to say. Instead of looking at it as one
theme dying and another being created, I’m looking at it as a continuation, just
with different characters. Especially since the last Adventurers set was
released four years ago. And similar to Tim, I’ve got enough Johnny Thunder
figs to replace a roomful of Indianas if I need to.
From a marketing standpoint, it makes sense to me. Instead of trying to market
characters that aren’t that well known to the general public, the company can
cash in on characters that are well established, and tie in to a new movie, all
with existing parts.
Except the fedora. Hopefully they’ll create a decent fedora.
-Elroy
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| (...) There is an image on (URL) showing Indy. I don't know if it is final, but it looks cool. I am not into themes or lego product other than the elements for me to create what I want, but I am looking forward to seeing what these sets look like. (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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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 (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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