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| Hi all, I've seen some discussion of these here and there, but no general post, so here goes. Pictures from the 2002 Toy Fair in New York City are showing up at various sites. The Lego room includes previews of upcoming sets including Harry Potter, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) sets... >:p (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) At least you are not that bitter. :-P Jude (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| That's not lego. That is not lego! WHAT THE *^%& DO THEY THINK THEY'RE DOING! THIS IS SO $&^*(! I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THE *^%& THEY'RE DOING! LEGO IS TOO JUNIORIZED! What ever happened to the days it was just minifigs, or even just blocks?!?!?! (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| "Ka-On Lee" <ko_lee@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GrEA0t.Dqp@lugnet.com... (...) I share the exact same feelings. I've heard secondhand LEGO employees saying its a mere expansion into other areas and won't replace the fundamental brick. I say, it (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yeah, like the Harry Potter Sorting Hat set! /sarcasm Bruce (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney writes: <snip excellent points to which I wholeheartedly agree> (...) Thing is, this stuff *will* go by the wayside, and TLC will probably lose money (I can't imagine them selling enough of that stuff to recoup all of (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, I'm sure they're looking at some numbers, and are probably seeing their sales dropping. They may also be trying to position the company as something more likely to attract a buyer or to go public with (one should never assume a family (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:GrFx6B.9py@lugnet.com... (...) money (...) Yeah. I haven't seen the TV show yet myself, but Matt Gerber was telling me today that its pretty well done. The thing is, this type of show/product combination (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) money (...) (URL) do LEGO expect to compete with Hasbro, Mattel and Bandai? Those traditional players are making action figures with cheap plastic, and do most manufacturing, assemble and packaging in China or other 3rd world countries, and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I was skeptical, all ready to be brave, with-it, modern, you know, embrace the new era ... So I clicked on (URL) laughed, I laughed out loud and laughed some more. Brought tears to my eyes. Have a look for yourself and have a laugh too. We all (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) picture. (...) I'm sure someone finds it funny. I find it sad. As hard as it is for me to say this... compared to this stuff, Jack Stone is actually a reasonably good LEGO series. Man that hurt. Regards, Allan B. -Expert Builder website (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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