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LEGO Company in the News : Bionicle release
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lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
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Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:44:41 GMT
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Today on MSNBC/WSJ:

"Lego leaps into action-figure fray with Bionicle heroes, adventure story"
"Talk of violence and weapons grates on Lego executives"

By Joseph Pereira, The Wall Street Journal

http://www.msnbc.com:80/news/524730.asp?cp1=1

-Suz
(a new core value on the way?) ;-)
Don't miss the "tools, not weapons" quote.



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  Re: LEGO Company in the News : Bionicle release
 
(...) attempt to capitalize on a successful formula for the toy industry in recent years" I think they are self-deluded. It's easy to point to the successes of this "formula" while conveniently overlooking the flops. Ask Hasbro. Where's the cartoon (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
  Re: LEGO Company in the News : Bionicle release
 
(...) The bit that really puzzles me is how they're trying to link bionicle to...skateboarding? Maybe I'm just thinking too straightforwardly, but none of the pictures I've seen have had anything resembling skateboards in them... J (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
  Re: LEGO Company in the News : Bionicle release
 
"Suzanne D. Rich" <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:G83DEH.FG7@lugnet.com... (...) Like the director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre calling it a film about DIY regards lawrence (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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