| |
In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Dave Johann writes:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > Despite LEGO® releasing the new classic and legend sets, I can't help but
> > feel that they are continuing to slip away from their winning formula used
> > from the beginning. The Bionicle stuff is total limitation on one's
> > creativity (at least in my opinion) I know that had Bionicle been marketed
> > to us in 1986, my then 11 year-old self would have sneered at LEGO® for
> > making sets which 'don't fit in with my other stuff'. Too bad that kids are
> > hooked on drugs, video games, and five-minute fads these days, which really
> > serve to cut the attention span. This, combined with the erosion of our
> > public school system- are creating a generation of kids bearing names of
> > people such as Harris and Klebold and the like. If I remember right,
> > video/computer games and inattentiveness on the part of the parents and
> > school were sited as an influence leading to the shottings at Columbine, not
> > LEGO®. We NEVER had school shootings when I was growing up, please forgive
> > my seemingly pointless ranting. -Harvey
>
> Interesting rant Harvey, but I take offense to a couple of things you mention in
> it.
>
> > I can't help but
> > feel that they are continuing to slip away from their winning formula used
> > from the beginning.
>
> If their formula had continued to be a winning one throughout the '90s, Lego
> would have continued to use it. I prefer to look at it as 'they held on as long
> as they could before needing to change to something that produced profits'.
>
> > The Bionicle stuff is total limitation on one's
> > creativity (at least in my opinion) I know that had Bionicle been marketed
> > to us in 1986, my then 11 year-old self would have sneered at LEGO® for
> > making sets which 'don't fit in with my other stuff'.
>
> Limiting on creativity? Wow! I guess you haven't been reading .build.mecha
> lately. Mech builders continually strive to push the limits of creativity well
> beyond what the pieces sold to us are usually used for. Two of the best examples
> of this were posted in the past few days-Mladen Pejic's mecha-Tortoise and Mark
> Sandlin's LM-5 Aerial Assault Mecha.
>
> Regarding the 'sets which don't fit in' remark, I'll assume there is no Technic
> in your household, though it isn't needed to hook up to Bionicle in the first
> place. I'd rather see more well made Bionicle than yet another technic vehicle.
>
> Just my $.02
> Sorry about my rant.
>
> -Dave Johann
> LUGNET Member #524
I don't exactly call 'record losses in fiscal year 2000' a profit. I'll be
frank here, LEGO® has to dumb down their new sets and make them with SPUDS
to turn the fast buck. And the winning formula worked from their beginning
right up to juniorization (30+ years!), then we really started hearing about
'profit loss'. Remember Rocky III? Rocky had lost his edge and got his clock
cleaned by Clubber Lang (Mr.T). Later on, Apollo Creed tells Rocky that he
should return to his roots-where it all began. LEGO® needs the 'eye of the
tiger' too, just like Rocky did. The movie may have been fictional, but it's
premise sure wasn't. Eye of the tiger LEGO®, you need that eye of the tiger.
Harvey Henkelman- LUGNET #400
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: LEGO in Washington Post
|
| In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Harvey Henkelman writes: Remember Rocky III? Rocky had lost his edge and got his clock (...) Oh, great work Harvey...now I'll have *that* stupid song in my head for the rest of the day...thank you *so* very much... 8?P (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: LEGO in Washington Post
|
| (...) Interesting rant Harvey, but I take offense to a couple of things you mention in it. (...) If their formula had continued to be a winning one throughout the '90s, Lego would have continued to use it. I prefer to look at it as 'they held on as (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha)
|
17 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
