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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:43 am
by Rayhawk
Dr. X wrote:Ah, the benefits of working with TLC. I wish I was you, Rayhawk, because of your vast chambers inside your head containing Lego secrets. I never knew they ALMOST got it...

THOSE MEDDLING HARRY POTTER BASTARDS!!! The entire line never sold really good anyway... WHY!??! WHYHAhAHAHY??!?!?
Actually that one was before my time, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to talk about it even now. I heard about it from the lugnet crew. (Lugnet was a much different place back then.) Even when I was in the very bowels of Lego headquarters myself, Lugnet usually had a better idea of what was going on at Lego than the people around me, so they were my main source of news for a long time.

I think the HP line actually did really well. I never worked on any of the licensed themes myself, so I can't say for sure, but I seem to remember that the first couple years were a big success.

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:24 am
by IVhorseman
LOTR proooobably would have sold better. but yeah, HP totally fits the "i'm eight years old" group better. if not for better sales, then it's a better image for TLC.

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:07 am
by Timedude
Rayhawk wrote:
Dr. X wrote:Ah, the benefits of working with TLC. I wish I was you, Rayhawk, because of your vast chambers inside your head containing Lego secrets. I never knew they ALMOST got it...

THOSE MEDDLING HARRY POTTER BASTARDS!!! The entire line never sold really good anyway... WHY!??! WHYHAhAHAHY??!?!?
Actually that one was before my time, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to talk about it even now. I heard about it from the lugnet crew. (Lugnet was a much different place back then.) Even when I was in the very bowels of Lego headquarters myself, Lugnet usually had a better idea of what was going on at Lego than the people around me, so they were my main source of news for a long time.

I think the HP line actually did really well. I never worked on any of the licensed themes myself, so I can't say for sure, but I seem to remember that the first couple years were a big success.
So... Absolutely no chance you can give us some goody tidbits on stuff you worked on while at Lego? Not even a few tiny things? Or 5 fun facts... Or something? Please?

Timedude

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:06 pm
by Blitzen
I think the whole NDA thing kinda shoots that idea in the head.

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:14 pm
by Dr. X
Blitzen wrote:I think the whole NDA thing kinda shoots that idea in the head.
Nah, it completely rips off the head.

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:22 pm
by ace121
And eats it.

Stupid non-disclosure. C'mon, someone has to spy on them!

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:11 am
by 501stCadians
Ooh! Let's use that thing that the Riddler uses in Batman Forever,you know that let's you read minds?






Tell us all of Lego's secrets...Muhahahahhaha!


Zoidberg: HA HA! Who has the upper claw now!?

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:30 am
by spacessj
A Set Abominae fig would be cool
this dude
Image

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:34 pm
by piltogg
there is always WOW It would sell a lot anyway.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:53 pm
by Rayhawk
Well that's the direction Lego seems to be going now, so I'm happy.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:35 am
by ace121
Meh... Whatever happened to the good 'ol days when a knight could kill a knight. Now it's either rainbow knights killing nameless grunts or awesome knights killing nameless (ugly) grunts. At least the knights are cool nowadays. I miss man vs. man.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:43 pm
by Blitzen
Man vs. man is immoral in the eyes of parents, which sucks. I would trade my legs for new classic castle.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:52 pm
by ace121
I dunno about legs... I might want those. I might trade my some of my lesser body parts for classic castle/space, but I'm not so sure about my legs...

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:31 pm
by IVhorseman
i dunno, then you'd get a cool wheelchair, or be like professor X and get a HOVERING ROBOT DEATH chair. i'm fairly certain it shot missiles.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:34 pm
by Dr. X
IVhorseman wrote:i dunno, then you'd get a cool wheelchair, or be like professor X and get a HOVERING ROBOT DEATH chair. i'm fairly certain it shot missiles.
I'm DOCTOR X and I have a nuclear powered one. And it shoots frikin' missiles.