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The following review of (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> appeared in the 15 September issue of Publisher's Weekly. It's the first editorial review of the book that I'm aware of. THE BRICK TESTAMENT: Stories from the Book (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO supports the paranormal!
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Not sure if this quite qualifies for mediawatch, but the back cover of the latest issue of Fortean Times is a full-page ad for LEGO, featuring the AT-AT, Jabba's Palace, and Why Can't I Remember The Other One At The Moment? Fortean Times also caters (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® secures 'Spider-Man 2' movie rights
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Playthings -- 9/9/2003 By Staff LEGO® secures 'Spider-Man 2' rights NEW YORK — LEGO® is among a half-dozen new domestic licensees for Spider-Man 2 announced this week by Sony Pictures Consumer Products. LEGO has been granted worldwide rights for (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Press releases
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Anyone have any sample press releases they'd be willing to share? Knowing how the press release fared when sent out (in terms of whether it got any coverage as a result) certainly would be nice too, but not required. Thanks! (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Google News is a good way to get references to Lego in the media
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I am a big fan of Google News ((URL) You can use it to set up "news alerts" that send out an e-mail when a certain keyword is found in news stories (say, LEGO). One of the things I love about it is its breadth of coverage. You get news from lots of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) That seems a bit harsh. My impression was that he was overwhelmed (and not in a good way) by all the stuff they threw at him. He didn't really have a chance to see any of it. Further, the hosts made a big deal of pointing out the fact that he (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Well, there's no doubt the whole thing did not go as smoothly as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how the model looked (while it was fully intact). More importantly the client was pleased with it (pleased enough that they agreed to buy it). (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) After seeing the show, it appears that Conan didn't give a **** about your bust. The bust being broken, it didn't help either. Anyway, congrats on your evergroing celebrity. Might I say, I don't know if this project helped your celebrity in a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) That must be one of the worst fixes I've seen. It must have been obvious it should not have a huge gap in the cheek area, oh well. Perhaps you can arrange a fix-it trip? :) Just watched the video (thanks Mike) and it was a close one it got (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Giant Robot (Issue 30, Fall 2003)
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(...) I've been reading GR since like issue 7. It's the *only* magazine I read. I adore it. I've secretly wanted to be in that magazine forever. This is really an honor Henry! I'll have to pick up a copy soon. Just curious though, why did you post (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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"Eric Harshbarger" <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in message news:HL028o.1u06@lugnet.com... (...) I captured the portion of the segment where Eric's sculpture can be viewed. This is a big (20+ MB) file: (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego Mentioned In New Media Age
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New Media Age 4th Sept 2003 Article on the benefits of a strong online presence in the sale of toys mentions LEGO as a positive example. Has a comment from Brad Justus too (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Thanks, Mike... I will include a pic on my webpage (and give you credit). The model had obviously been damaged during shipping... to see the undamaged model, I have a write up at this webpage: (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Congratulations, Eric, on the media exposure. As always, great work. Here are some screen captures I took: (URL) of many items presented to Conan> (URL) Bust> (URL) comparison> (URL) had a camel and clowns, too!> (URL) appears very pleased (as does (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) Cool Eric, I just watched it on TV, it was brief but they did get a shot of it. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of it on your site. jt (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Giant Robot (Issue 30, Fall 2003)
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There's an interview with Henry Lim about his LEGO sculptures in the "Asian pop culture" magazine. -Henry (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Congrats, eric. I'll Tivo the show Wed morning, but I don't really have a way of getting it onto a computer. @8^/ Hope someone else can grab stills. Looking forward to seeing the bust. What will the scale be? Will the hair be all-orange? Only time (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | CONAN/TODAY SHOW: exact time 7:41 ET
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Title says it all, I have been told that the segment with the conan lego bust will be: 10 Sep, 7:41 (Eastern, I guess) on the NBC TODAY SHOW BTW: I have also been told that the RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT segment will air on 15 October. ( (URL) ) (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) I'll have the VCR going (If I remember), and the Today Show heads are on display in Enfield. Scott (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | TeeVee
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The current front page of the website TeeVee has a mention of LEGO on Malcolm in the Middle. (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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