I dont know about you guys but im sick of these lego license's. Lets have a quick look
Star Wars
Disney
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Sponge Bob
Indiana Jones (possible)
Harry Potter
Thomas & Friends
Bob the Builder
Batman
Spider Man
Jurassic Park/Steven Spielberg
Isnt it ironic that a company that prides itself in thinking and CREATING makes 11 themes on franchises in less than 10 years (and its becoming more frequent). Im sorry but i hate that, and thats what drove me into my dark ages. Look at it, legos spends most of its R&D into its co-branded products because they have a steep liscense that they have to pay for, this takes out money from its own r&d which creates more or less stale products. Im sure all AFOL can agree and atest to this. Noticed how lego had its themes start to suck around 97-98 (developing SW) where as the years before (when i was just a wee kid and major lego fan) their themes ruled.
The reason why lego has been able to get away with creating subpar and down right crappy products is because they have a label that guarantees them to be sold. People will always buy things for their label, and when it has two very big labels (lego and the brand) it is bound to be sold. Look the mighty castle line of 07, even though it is a huge step up form the previous decade of castle sets, compare it to the pre-liscense lego. The royal knights, black knights, dragon masters, it pales in comparison. How about mission mars, in the face of classic ice planet, or spyrius, its downright pitiful.
However what angers me most is this latest rumour, which will most likely be true with Indy Jones 4. They are replacing the adventurers theme, with this crap. Im sorry to all indy fans, but i dont want pieces to recreate a movie scene, but rather pieces to suit my visons of making a temple or pyramid.
Does anyone else share my views?