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Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001 ?
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Mon, 7 Aug 2000 02:00:22 GMT
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Actually, the reason Star Wars has replaced Space isn't because of Lego,
it's because of Lucasfilm Ltd. They insisted that Lego refrain from making
any futuristic spaceship-oriented theme while they make Star Wars sets.
Bummer, eh? At least the SW sets come with good parts.
~Mark
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Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
> From: "Wesley Pauley" <msanchez@nbnet.nb.ca>
> Organization: NTFH
> Newsgroups: lugnet.castle
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:21:08 GMT
> Subject: Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001 ?
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> In lugnet.castle, Lex Ensing writes:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I don't know if the discussion took place yet,
> > but i was wondering if anyone knows
> > if there will be more castle produced in the
> > next year, and if so, what would it be ? My
> > bulls men need a place to hide ! :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lex
>
> Hmmmm good question... well an idea came to me a while ago looking at all the
> messages and replies refering to harry potter stuff. depending on when the
> harry potter movies are advertized castle theme may go the way of the space
> theme....... remember last space sets: Insectoids but Star Wars seemed to
> eliminate the space theme..... if the harry potter movie(s) are advertized
> within the year or a little into 2001 then it is quite possible to loose the
> castle theme as we know it. of course... harry potter shouldn't be quite the
> phenomenon SW is with lego. of course if what i wouldlike happens we'll have
> both Harry Potter and Castle-2001 or 2002. with castle continuing on. of
> course the whole juniorization thing could go WAY to far. i mean if you, like
> me, thought Leo's Castle was juniorized i'm sure you'd like LEGO to design
> models like they did in the golden and silver ages. Harry Potter series may
> put an entire series of castle sets on hold but it'd probably be like castle
> anyways.. just a little less straight forward (meaning a change from: those
> soldiers are good and those are bad and they fight).
>
> NTFH,
> Wes
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| (...) I see that there is a few different possibilities that are most likely, in my opinion. I mean these possibilities may seem logical or off the wall. Of course I haven't even read a harry potter book -:) So what do you think of these SEPERATE (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001? what ya think ?
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| (...) I see that there is a few different possibilities that are most likely, in my opinion. I mean these possibilities may seem logical or off the wall. Of course I haven't even read a harry potter book -:) So what do you think of these SEPERATE (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001 ?
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| (...) You know Lego is real funny about themes, you think a theme is gone and then it pops right back up again. What I mean is with Space, I always thought that it would die out eventually, but I realized that Star Wars may or may not be a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hmmmm good question... well an idea came to me a while ago looking at all the messages and replies refering to harry potter stuff. depending on when the harry potter movies are advertized castle theme may go the way of the space theme....... (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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