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Ok... here's an interesting article from Australian Financial Review that I think appeared in a number of other places as well. Article follows at bottom of post. Highly saddening. Looking at the 2004 catalog pictures makes me think things are going (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Andrew Kochan wrote: Had to Snip some. (...) I suppose I shouldn't be upset because they're doing the same thing every toy company, TV station, radio (...) I don't think you have been hearing all the news about colleges raising (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Well, it sounds like a good idea, but from what I understand and what I've heard here on Lugnet, Lego cannot make Space and Star Wars at the same time. Something about it in the contract with Lucas (all hearsay, but if I was Lucasfilm, I'd be (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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I understand my idealism is not always concordant with business realities. That's why this is a 'rant' :P However... Any contract which might make Lego unable to produce Space and Star Wars themes at once is a bad contract and whoever signed it was (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) This is one of my favorite topics, and since I'm also an idealist I figured perhaps I would chime in. :) (...) Probably true. Although I don't think they weren't thinking, I just think they weren't thinking ahead far enough. Follow me? :) (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) My guess would be that a minimum run would need to be upwards of 100k units. I seem to recall someone saying that the ISD had an initial run of 10k units, but I think that TLC was being very cautious due to the uncertainty of the high offering (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Allan Bedford wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) This is one of the biggest reasons that I appreciated Gene Roddenberry so much more. Gene's 'vision' (tm) was much more human, imho, than George. I'll take Star Trek over Star Wars any (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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