LEGO mistake?

[SuvieD]

Well, MegaBloks has gotten the liscense to make Narnia sets for the new movie(s). I know many of you dislike movie tie-ins but we will never know what great parts this could have produced.

Pros

-no "flesh tone" figures

-no expensive lisences

-no conflict with Harry Potter sets

Cons

-no cool fauns, centaurs, dryads or other cool beasts

-no cool witch's castle

-no evil beasts, minotaurs and such

Well my hope is that TLG will make a Greek mythology theme with all those goodies. I still don't understand why the prices for non-lisence sets is still higher than those with. The new Harry Potter sets are all less expensive than the new KK2 sets. That doesn't make sense to me.

Either way I won't buy Mega garbage. Not the army sets, marvel sets, pyrates sets, dragons sets or any other stupid low quality junk.

[Mister Phes]

Perhaps this will be an idication to LEGO that its competitors are deemed just as worthy to produce construction toys for movie tie-ins. Hopefully this will influence LEGO to lift its game a bit more and produce better sets and stop doing the stupid things its been doing in recent times.

Of course the MegBlok Narnia sets might be a total flop and LEGO has nothing to worry about. We shall see.

[Norro]

Anything that keeps lego away from movies has my approval : )

God Bless,

Nathan

[gylman]

I don't see what TLC would be missing by not doing Narnia. Just more fairy castles and dragons. We have enough of those **** cough**** Belville***** cough****

Glad they stayed out of that.

[Mister Phes]

Personally I envisioned that Narnia sets would look vastly different to the Belleville sets. Having not read or seen any Narnia stories in about the past 15 years I can only go from memory. And my memory seems to indicate that Narnia would be closer to Castle then Belleville.

But as Gylman said, we have enough of those kind of fantasy themes. I.e. Knights Kingdom, Belleville and Harry Potter.

[SuvieD]

I was thinking along the lines of the forestman series for Narnia. At least for the first one. So much of the story is in the woods or takes place in outdoors settings.

For the second, it is again more so in the woods as they have a very important place it the story.

For the third it would be based on a ship and several small islands. It would involve sailing around ocean, escaping from pirates, finding treasure and seeing magical things. Which of course is reason enough for Phes to dislike the idea of a Narnia lisence for Lego. ;)

We don't know what we missed is my point. I think that Lego would have made awesome sets. I hope MegaBoks sets flop but what if they don't? I want Lego to make an actual fantasy series. Not wizzards and skeleton warriors or rainbow knights but fantasy.

[Mister Phes]

Yes, a Pirate theme based on a licence for something else is not what I'm hoping for.

Actually, come to think of it, I'm only familiar with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, so I'm not aware what happens in any of the other stories, or how many there are - could some dudical fill me in?

[SuvieD]

Sure, I like the Narnia stories. You can find lots of info on the web but for those who are lazy or just want a quick overview I will list one out for you.

The Magician's Nephew- two children are tricked by a relative to use magical rings. The end up in a forest of portals between the different worlds. The enter a desolate wasted palace and awaken a terrible queen. They escape but end up taking the queen with them all the way back to London. She causes a disturbance and the two children, the uncle, the queen (who is a witch), a cabby and his horse all end up in Narnia at it's creation. The boy gets an apple and plants a tree to protect Narnia from the witch, he also bring one home for his sick mother who after eating it recovers. The core is planted in their back yard. The tree is later cut down and made into the wardrobe from the first book. This book was written sixth, is first in the timeline.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- four children at a secluded home in the country to avoid the bomb raids find there way into a magical country called Narnia. They overcome some obstacles, defeat the white witch and become kings and queens. They grow and rule for many years in what is called the golden age in Narnia, go hunting for the white stag and find there way back to London which returns them to their proper ages. This is the first book written, second in the timeline.

The Horse and His Boy- an adopted boy in Calormen (world of Narnia) and a talking horse form a plan to escape to Narnia. They meet a girl and her talking horse and join them. The boy gets separated and gets mistaken for another boy. The four get rejoined and travel to Archenland in time to warn of a Calormen prince who is coming to kill and steal away a Narnia princess. Narnia and Archenland are warned in time and the boy discovers who he really is. This is the fourth book written, third in the timeline.

Prince Caspian- a boy (prince Caspian) whose royal family has been killed joins with the hidden "rebel" army of Narnia. He blows a horn and summons the four children from earth (one year after they returned) back into Narnia. They travel with a dwarf guide to meet the boy. A battle insues and Narnia is restored. The boy is made king and the oldest two children are told they won't ever return to Narnia. This is the second book written, fouth in the timeline.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader- King Caspian has made all right in Narnia and has now set out to sea to find the seven Lords his uncle had sent away. The younger two children and their cousin get into Narnia through a picture and join the ships crew. They have many adventures on the high seas and small islands. They discover all seven lords or their fates and sail to the very end of the world. The two children are told they will never come to Narnia again. Their cousin will. This is the third book written, fifth in the timeline.

The Silver Chair- the cousin of the four and a friend of his from school are chased by bullies and find themselves in Narnia, sort of. They end up in Narnia and must follow signs Aslan has given them to find a lost prince. They meet a guide and travel to the home of the northern giants. They fail on almost all the signs and end up getting caputred and taken to the underground layer of a witch. They defeat the witch, find the prince, and Narnia is saved and restored. This is the fifth book written, sixth in the timeline.

The Last Battle- a deceptive ape begins trading with the vile calormen. They use the opportunity to attack Narnia and to gain new slaves. The young king and his unicorn are rescued by the children in "The Silver Chair" and together they uncover the decptions. It is too late by that time and the small Narnia army must fight for survival. The battle ends, the world ends and the "real" Narnia is found. They all live happily ever after. This is the seventh book written, seventh in the timeline.

Remember these are childrens stories and somewhat simple in plot. Yet, for being so simple they are enjoyable to read and full of imagination and wonderful story telling. Read them if you haven't I don't you will be dissapointed.

[Mister Phes]

Thank you for the overview SuvieD! You've saved me an effort. It seems to take me ages to get round to looking some things up. Sometimes I just forget!

7 stories in total. What do we know of the movies? Is there going to be a movie per book as with Harry Potter?

Are they going to make all 7 into movies?

[SuvieD]

That depends on how well they do in sales I am guessing. I would say, yes they will do more than one but all seven will entirely depend on the income. If this first one does well then a minimum of three movies I would predict. If the first one does as well as say LoTR or Star Wars, or the first three do well, then all seven.

If you like ship adventures you should read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It isn't a pirate story but it is an adventure on the high seas with slavers, monsters, foul weather and magic.

You can often buy the whole series in one paperback book for around $20. It make a decent value and is great if you have or want children.

[Mister Phes]

I am children! Now wait that doesn't make sense!

Do we know anything about the MegaBlok sets. I.e. which sets will be released? Or is it still to be announced?

[The Middleman]

They might pull a Snicket and combine books to make the movies, so there won't be as many.

[Mister Phes]

I was thinking the same thing. What's a snicket anyway?

And isn't this thread a bit ambiguously named? Should it be remained something along the lines of "The MegaBloks Narnia sets"

[vcvc]

i think it has somthing to do with Lemoney Snicket.

[Mister Phes]

Now I think I understand...

Same as with Master and Commander too... How several books were combined to make the screenplay.

[Norro]

Sure, I like the Narnia stories. You can find lots of info on the web but for those who are lazy or just want a quick overview I will list one out for you.

I'll have to bookmark this handy reference... :-D

God Bless,

Nathan

[Mister Phes]

Yes, SuvieD has summed up the series concisely and nicely for us!