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  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
(...) I hope my ambivalence on the subject is clear. I, too, have always preferred the minifigures without names and without predefined stories, enemies, etc. However is the pleasure I take in the Star Wars line based solely on the strength of the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
(...) Yes, but to be honest, I'm not sure it's off-topic and thus I don't think it needs to be relegated to .o-t.debate. Best to keep it where it is (er, was...), where LEGO-interested folks will continue to comment. (But for actual o-t xposts, you (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
"Jonathan Lill" <jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote in message news:G853FG.2ID@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) my (...) This is a good point. It is difficult now as an adult not to impose our desire for more complexity, more complete sets, etc. onto (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
(...) If I were an executive at LEGO I would not consider the AFOL market a group to which to cater. AFOLs are only incidental to the core market and marketing that LEGO has developed over DECADES. AFOLs may just be a temporary anomaly. Yes, we seem (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
(...) So the problem seems to be that enjoyment of the sets is limited to the extent one can contextualize or decontextualize them. You didn't particularly enjoy star wars so this limits your enjoyment of the sets. Others have enjoyed the sets (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Stories (was Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets))
 
Err, can we keep this out of off-topic.debate? FUT: lugnet.general (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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