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Re: End of Year Thoughts
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:25:53 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John P. Henderson writes:
In lugnet.general, Todd Thuma writes:
A general response to all that has been said in this thread.
So LEGO Group has tried to bridge this gap with Town Jr. and Jack Stone.
But where does this bridge to??
To a myriad of other LEGO products.

Without some sort of Town or City sets designed for an older age
bracket (6-12), then they have simply designed a way to go nowhere.
No, they've designed a way to go somewhere other than town. LEGO doesn't
have to be town.

Cheers

Richie Dulin



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  Re: End of Year Thoughts
 
(...) Or, you could be optimistic, and say that since the Town Jr. kids are not old enough for more mature town sets, maybe LEGO is waiting a year or two, and they they will introduce bigger town sets. But I think the main thing is that little boys (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: End of Year Thoughts
 
(...) True, in that they don't have to bridge to Town, or at least not Town as we think of it. But I fail to see the "bridge" from Jack Stone to anywhere else either. I still do not see how these themes-for-younger-children somehow lead into (...) (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: End of Year Thoughts
 
(...) I don't totally agree with that assesment. Look at Life on Mars.... its Town (Jr.) in Space - with a bit of space, mecha, and aliens interwoven. Look at its predecessor....Space Port. (Same characters, same designs) Look at Alpha Team, its a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: End of Year Thoughts
 
(...) <snip> You bring up some valid points of view in your post... Just a couple comments though... (...) But where does this bridge to?? Without some sort of Town or City sets designed for an older age bracket (6-12), then they have simply (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)

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