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(...) Yes. I believe I mentioned that in my post. (...) I'm pretty sure Batman did all the 'driving' in that relationship. Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 10-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Now, to sound like a total GEEK (following should be read in the voice of Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons): In episode 105, 106 and 107, of the original 1966 Baman series, Batman and Robin travel to England to fight Lord Fogg, and it those (...) (17 years ago, 9-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Interesting theory, JT. A lot of things are probably different living in a land dow nunder. JOHN (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Maybe Aussie cameras take pictures backwards, I hear their plumbing goes the other way as well :) jt (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Nice MOC, Richie-- really says "Batmobile". But what is this???: (URL) "Batman in Aussieland"? First, Batman drove the Batmobile, not the Boy Wonder. Now, even if you claim Batman is driving your MOC, the Batmobile had its steering wheel on (...) (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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Da na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na BATMAN! Ahoy, I loved the original Batman TV series, and to this day remember the words to the theme song (see above), so I thought it might be fun to build the Batmobile from the series. I was (...) (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) (snipped) (...) This is an outrage ! Didn't you think of your family ? You paid full retail price ? Were you tortured into paying ? -pete.w (who hopes he didn't miss a special on this set) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) To anyone who is interested in picking this up, and intends to do so online, make sure to compare prices between the individual box sets and the full series pack. When the last box set came out, I remember noticing that their online price for (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman)
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(...) Yup. I always have trouble keeping the doctor vs. professor thing straight concerning Hugo Strange. And I should know better since I just recently read "Batman and the Monster Men". (...) Ack! As a big fan of the series I can't believe I (...) (17 years ago, 12-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) Hugo Strange generally goes by the title "professor", probably so as to not be confused with Marvel's Dr. Strange, who is considerably stranger than Prof. Strange...which is not to say that Prof. Strange isn't strange in his own right. This is (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, FTX)
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(...) The comparison is apt because like Abu Ghraib under U.S. control, Arkham Asylum is susposed to be run by the 'good guys'. Their mission is to protect the general population by incarcerating the bad guys - but not to abuse and torture said bad (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I have tried to keep track of this as it is rather interesting. My main complaint about the whole thing is that the torture chamber in this set is compared to Abu Ghraib and not Sadam's rape rooms or torture chambers with the hooks and metal (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Loathing him as I do, I can't speak for the Spiderman films, but I'd say that the 60's Batman tv show isn't suitable for viewing by anyone. Also, in the US the Star Wars films have all received a PG rating with the exception of RotS which (...) (17 years ago, 9-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) As a born-again Capitalist, the answer is clear to me, and Dave's right: it's all about the money. If somebody can earn money from making toys by tying into a craze, then they'll do it. Far too many companies look only at the bottom line, and (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) I don't think it can be quite so simple though. A lot of films are MA or PG13 (which any child can see if their parents take them IIRC) because of 'bad language' or nudity, neither of which are likely to make it to the toy product. (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Well, there's a pollyanna answer and a cynical answer. Pollyanna: The toys are produced for teenagers and adults who see the film and who still like to collect; they're only seemingly marketed to children so that the adult buyers feel youthful (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Reading through this thread I was coming to the same conclusions. I think its the main point. If a film is unsuitable for children then why are toys made of it? Tim (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) No need to apologize. I see your point about my post seeming the same... (...) Your view is that children shouldn't see the box a children's toy comes in. It does imply a change. In general, when I present my view to someone that they are (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Aren't torture chambers generally located in the basement? I reckon it's the Lobotomy Ward. That's much more jolly. (...) Batman as a theme in general touches on some pretty dark themes that probably aren't appropriate for children. I've often (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I'm sorry if you thought that my post was alarmist over-reaction. I could claim your response to my post was much the same, I guess. (...) No, no. I'm saying that the scene "reminds me of some of the Abu Graib pictures", and that I find the (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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