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Re: Castle Accesseries for Knight's Kingdom
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:19:14 GMT
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Jason Spears wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle, Christopher Lindsey writes:
> > I still dream that they'll pair up with the folks making the
> > Lord of the Rings movie due next December... That would just
> > be *AWESOME*... I've always dreamed that LEGO would do something
> > with Tolkien's world. I also bet that it would draw the same
> > collector crowd as the Star Wars stuff did.
> >
> > Chris
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> I too think a Lego/Tolkien team up would be great. The Orcs, Trolls, and
> Hobbits would be lots of fun. But I think the closest we will get will be the
> Harry Potter theme. More than likely Tolkien will be considered too grown-up
> for Lego's target consumers (ie, not us AFOL).
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> Just my two-bits,
> Jason
I think the problem for TLC would be the licensing issue. IIRC,
Christopher Tolkien owns the rights to the Tolkien estate and any
Tolkien-themed products that are released have to be approved by the
estate. They apparently have very rigid standards of content and
control that may be unacceptable to TLC. Just guessing.
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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| (...) I don't know that it's "too grown-up," but I don't think Tolkien is as present in the popular consciousness as Harry Potter. That's not to say Tolkien isn't the foundation of modern fantasy, but I think the average child today is vastly more (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Castle Accesseries for Knight's Kingdom
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| (...) the (...) up (...) Do you have an adress for the Christopher Tolkien or alternativly Bashki(ISTR that was the LoTR directors name)? I mean an en-masse letter might work.... According to my source in Hamleys SW lego happened because Lucas asked (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I too think a Lego/Tolkien team up would be great. The Orcs, Trolls, and Hobbits would be lots of fun. But I think the closest we will get will be the Harry Potter theme. More than likely Tolkien will be considered too grown-up for Lego's (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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