Oky

Nice work with those micro and maxi figs, Solscud007! And badboytje88, I had very similar ideas, but you beat me to it. Anyway, here are some crossover funnies with the Lego Movie characters: Panda Trooper by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr Cloud Cuckoo City by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr Bad-Cop Jinn by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr

Glad to see someone else here likes the show! Yes, it's not amazing, but it definitely scratches that sci-fi comedy itch. Which episodes did you think were bad? I don't think any of them were really bad, just some less entertaining than others, but Rick usually has at least one good line in each episode. Speaking of sci-fi comedies... Did anyone watch the first season of the anime Space Dandy? Being from the creator of Cowboy Bebop and having such an interesting premise and retro visual style, I had high hopes for this series when I first saw the trailer for it on Toonami, but after watching it, I can't help but feel disappointed. The animation is great as can be expected, but the show is a lot more silly and episodic than I expected. There's hardly any character development or on-going story and most of the episodes feel very random. It's very comedy-focused and many of the running jokes tend to get old pretty fast, such as Dandy's obsession with BooBies and the whole space war semi-subplot. It seems as if this is Watanabe's outlet for all the strange, whacky ideas that he couldn't use in Cowboy Bebop. That's fine if this is your cup of tea, but not really for me. Maybe it's just because of my growing disdain for cartoons that don't take themselves seriously which there are too many of these days in my opinion. Is it too much to ask that cartoons are funny AND have a good, serious story?

Personally, I have given up hope that this line is ever going to be what we want it to be. It's close and yet so far. I think they should just create a separate Disney line with minifigs and movie-accurate colors which is geared more towards boys. That way they wouldn't be so limited to girly sets that only include princesses and princes and could include villains and other characters as well. They could have it co-exist with the Disney Princess line, much like how Friends co-exists with Lego City. That way they could make everyone happy and it would make a lot more sense than putting their money and effort into one-off themes based on Disney's unpopular live-action films.

Haha, very cool! I don't think the concept of microfighters works quite as well for Superheroes as it does for Star Wars and I don't think TLG would actually do this, but it sure makes for some very cute MOCs! I actually like your SHIELD hovercar better than mine, but if you're not happy with it, how about making a tiny Helicarrier for Fury? I hope to see more of these from you, such as a Quinjet for Black Widow, a car for Spider-Man, etc.

Yeah, because she looks more like Bruce Banner that way.

Thanks. Was that pun intentional? I have a few more of these kind of jokes coming up.

Hehe, not bad, Dorayaki. Nice photoshopping skills too! But now you made me want to pick up one of those Barbie sets to add the figs to my Toy Story collection. Here is some fun with the TLM figs: Uni-Hulk by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr The Lego Movie Begins by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr Coulsontron by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr

For April Fools Day, I made a fool out of April (and a few of my Flickr followers). April Fools! by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr

I'm not saying being critical is bad and I'm not berating children's media either, in the contrary. I agree that it is good to be able to analyze a movie, but if you look so much into it that you see themes in the film that completely miss the point of the movie and prevent you from enjoying an otherwise perfectly enjoyable piece of entertainment, then you're way off track. Because that's not "being a sophisticated, critical viewer," it's just nitpicking. In the case of The Lego Movie, it's mainly about creativity vs. conformity. Sure, one can see other hidden messages if you analyze it a certain way, but most of them are unintentional and inaccurate. The fact that all the theories about the hidden meaning of the film are contradicting each other so much is proof of that. So anyone who is giving this well-crafted film a one-star rating because they think it is "indoctrinating our children" is clearly interpreting it wrong and should rethink the way they look at movies. That is all I will say on this matter here since this is getting off topic.

Yes, we are aware of all that, thank you. And thanks for sharing your view on this subject matter. I completely agree. It's amazing how some people can find corporate, political, or religious allegories and conspiracies in even the silliest kids movies. Sure, those allegories can be found in this movie if you look deep enough, but those people seriously need to lighten up and get a life. It makes trying to fit the movie in with other Lego stories look like the most harmless endeavor.

Yes, in terms of a CP cameo in TLM, it wouldn't really work either since, like you said, aside from the main characters, they only used already existing minifigs and parts that most people would be familiar with in TLM. True, they easily could have made sequels if they wanted to, but since it wasn't as well-received as they hoped it would be, it was already unlikely that they would continue it, and now that TLM is so much more popular, it's never going to happen. Personally, I'm okay with that. Yes, quite a few actually. Emmet's mother Doris plays a big part in it and there are some minor characters such as Krav M’Ga and Duplo. There were also a few more licensed characters such as Indiana Jones and the Hobbits. It's an enjoyable read, so check it out sometime.

I don't think so. The concept of having each theme exist on their own planet wouldn't really fit into TLM in my opinion. How would Lord Business separate all the themes if they're already on separate planets? It just wouldn't work with the kind of story TLM is trying to tell, so I don't think they ever considered the CP concept for TLM. An early version of the script for TLM was found today, and even there all the realms seem to exist on the same world. So no, I don't think CP ever had any direct connection to TLM. True, but my main point was that CP was basically a glorified commercial for the Lego City, Power Miners, Space Police III, and Fantasy Castle sets that were out at the time, much like the Atlantis special was before it. I don't think they ever intended CP to generate interest in new sets, just advertise the ones that were already being sold. In the case of TLM, it's a big budget movie that is meant to appeal to both kids and adults with a theatrical release and lots of original characters, vehicles, and settings, so it lent itself to merchandising a lot more. Either way, one thing is clear: TLC needs to stop underestimating the demand for sets based on their movies.

Sorry if my comment came across as mini-modding. I was just trying to understand what the point was in creating yet another thread about the debate over the reusability of the Simpsons figs when clearly you can reuse most of the parts in almost any theme as long as you get a little creative. WhiteFang's excellent minifig mash-ups in his review are proof of that. I mean no offense to anyone. To add something meaningful to this topic, here are two ideas off the top of my head: Add Millhouse as one of the Master Builders in Cloud Cuckoo Palace. Mr. Burns' suit with The Lone Ranger's head and Riddler's green hat would make a nice purist Green Hornet. The mask would be the wrong color, but the irony of using Lone Ranger's head for Green Hornet would be too perfect to pass up. Plus it's the only masked head that doesn't have the stylized white eyes.

So basically what you're saying is that the Simpsons figs can be used for Simpsons related stuff and that almost everything except the specialized heads can be reused for other themes? Isn't that kind of obvious? Sorry, but unless you're going to give specific examples of how to reuse these parts, I don't see the point of this topic.

Ugh. I don't care if he's not directing; this has Michael Bay written all over it. I'm trying to stay optimistic, especially since Shredder looks so cool, but the Turtles's faces look so ugly and I don't think I even have to comment on the miscasting of April. This seems to have all the usual flaws of a Bay movie. Again, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not holding my breath. I just hope that it wont kill the TV series like The Last Airbender almost did. http://blip.tv/cbr/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-teaser-trailer-6791131 http://youtu.be/nCjsWpM9zFU

Well, the first CP trailer and the first announcement of TLM came out around the same time, so I guess it's possible. However, I don't think that was the reason why they never made any CP sets. I think it's because CP was not that popular and almost everything in that movie already existed as a set.

Yeah... So I guess if CP is just fiction, Ninjago must be too, but that would be going into St. Elsewhere territory again.

Short answer: It doesn't. Quite frankly, the Clutch universe doesn't really fit into the main Lego canon either. Much like the Lego Movie, it's possible that Clutch Powers is also a movie within the Lego universe. That would explain why he's such a famous action hero in the film, even though we've never heard of him outside of the movie.

I will do my best. While I am not as passionate about the Rebels era as I am about the Clone Wars era, I always expect a certain level of quality when it comes to Star Wars. We can't expect every show to be as good as, say, Avatar: The Last Airbender (I still can't believe Filoni directed some of the best episodes on that show and then went on to direct this train wreck of a series) but Star Wars is one of the most prominent franchises in history, so I think we can expect better quality than this. And the more I see of Rebels, the less I am looking forward to it, so expect lots more critique from me in the future.

I think you/re interpreting these episodes wrong. The priestesses never told Yoda he couldn't talk about his visions. That was a decision Yoda made himself because he thought the war was already lost, but even if this took place the day before the Battle of Coruscant, he still could have done something. The Jedi Order was already assembled, ready to hear what Yoda has to say, and all he had to do is say: "Guys, some serious poodoo is about to go down! It probably has something to do with the clones, so watch your backs!" But no, he just gives up and lets the Sith carry out their plan, and that's what bothers me about this arc, that he's not even trying to do anything about it. I believe that this arc was meant to change the way we think about the Jedi in ROTS. Instead of thinking: "Wow, they really screwed up," we're supposed to think that they kinda already knew what was going to happen, but also knew that they can't stop it and that there is still hope in the future, but that fails miserably due to the reason I stated above. So yes, maybe you're right that Yoda was feeling a bit of guilt during ROTS for making such a stupid decision, but I think he also didn't bother to fight back too much because he knew it was his destiny to train Luke. I also don't think that they made these arcs up just for the Lost Missions since they take a long time to produce, they already had finished footage of The Lost One a year ago, and Filoni hinted that there would be more episodes like the Mortis arc a while ago, by which he obviously meant the Yoda arc. So, as someone said earlier, these were just the arcs that happened to be finished by the time the show got cancelled. By the way, I have to agree with BrickG; using blood and chanting spells seems more like a Nightsister thing to do, not a Sith, so that felt out of place too.

Wow, I'm surprised anybody actually liked these episodes. I recently finished watching them, and man, am I glad these didn't actually air on TV. Not only would kids and casual viewers be bored by them, but I would have been furious if I had to wait one or more weeks in between each episode, just to be disappointed week after week. They all had a nice dark tone and connected the series to ROTS a bit, but they were so poorly done that anything good about them was pretty much nullified. The only arc that was kinda good was the Fives one as it explained how the clones were able to turn on their Jedi friends so quickly during Order 66 and showed what would happen if a clone found out the true purpose of their existence, plus that droid was quite likeable. However, even that arc had its flaws, mainly the fact that it was quite a risky move of Palpatine to just blatantly tell Fives his masterplan, even though his plan to make him seem crazy worked. You'd think the Jedi would have taken Fives' words more seriously, especially after what Yoda sees in his visions later on, but to the convenience of the writers, they don't. As for the rest of the episodes... ugh. Honestly, Filoni and his team are just trolling at this point, because the other three arcs were centered around all the things that people hated most about the PT and CW: Padme, politics, Jar-Jar, and the over-explanation of the force. While I am far more lenient towards these things than most people, I can't help but feel puzzled at why they keep focusing on the weakest parts of the PT. Perhaps Lucas still had a say in the development of these episodes? Either way, this could be excused if these arcs were actually good, but they weren't. The Clovis arc dealt with more political stuff that no one really cares about and more of Anakin loosing his temper over Padme. Did we really need that? The Jar-Jar arc gave us a bit of closure on what happened to Mother Talzin and showed some surprisingly interesting chemistry between Jar-Jar and Mace, but ultimately felt like unnecessary filler as well. But the worst of them all was the Yoda arc. While it did explain what happened to master Sifo Dias, a character who is important in the initiation of the Clone Wars but was only glanced over in the movies, and answered some questions about the force that the PT opened up, it only helped cement the idea how inexplicably ignorant the Jedi Order is. After learning all this, they still act like nothing happened, just because the force told Yoda this is the destiny of things. Yoda acts as if the war is already lost, but even though he didn't know what exactly was going to happen, it seems unlikely that there is nothing he could have done to prevent some of the bad things from happening and save the lives of at least a few Jedi. So, in the end, these episodes make it look like they pretty much let the Dark Side win. As Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." In short, I think these Lost Missions should have stayed lost. They were too drawn out (like many of the recent arcs), were mostly pointless and boring, and did little to tie up all the loose ends of the series (yes, I know this was not their intend, but it should have been, seeing how this was going to be the last season) and are a testament to what's wrong with this show. I know a lot of people are upset about the cancellation of the show, but I for one say good riddance. With Rebels, they have the opportunity to start anew and learn from their mistakes, but from what I have seen so far, I am not impressed. Sorry for this rant, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around what the heck they were thinking when they made these episodes.

Thanks guys! Here are some more: Amazonian Boots by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr Smaug Check by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr Butt-Ugly Martian by Oky - Space Ranger, on Flickr

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this already, but I just noticed something interesting: The Kragle has the same color scheme as Octan! Is this maybe why they made Lord Business the head of Octan? Perhaps he built his empire around the Kragle and adopted its color scheme? These are also the colors of the Mexican flag, so maybe that's how the whole "Taco Tuesday" thing came about? Or maybe it's all just coincidence. Either way, just thought I'd point that out.

I guess you could say... it made you want to commit Carson. Puns aside, no kids movie is worth such extreme actions. Also, that scene in the first movie was merely meant to establish that he's so self-centered that he doesn't have any real friends, and that plot line was concluded when he learned his lesson and made friends in Radiator Springs. I don't think there's much more to it. I guess the next sequel could be about McQueen trying to reconnect with his family, but it doesn't sound terribly interesting to me and they're already doing that story in Finding Dory. The fact that the concept of family is very shaky in the nonsensical world of Cars doesn't help (Do cars mate and have children? If not, where do cars come from and how can they have parents?? ). Personally, I'd much rather see Michael Caine as a badass bondcar blowing up other sentient cars. Ha, me too! The theme song was one of the many things that made the first one so awesome and it's still one of the catchiest and best movie themes ever! As for the Underminer, I hope not. He didn't seem like a very interesting villain. I wouldn't mind if the movie opened with a fight scene with them defeating him though. One thing I do hope to see in the sequel is Jack-Jack growing up and joining the team. That little guy is awesome. In fact, now that most of the superheroes are dead, it would be interesting to see the Incredibles trying to establish a whole new generation of superheroes, and perhaps to see Mr. and Mrs. Incredible trying to deal with the fact that they're getting too old for crimefighting and have to leave it to their grown up kids.

This is indeed incredible news! I'm very glad Brad Bird is involved again and can't wait to see it! Monsters University was just ok. I felt that despite the odd twist at the end, the whole movie was too formulaic for a Pixar film. I think I prefer Cars 2 because it had a lot more interesting plots and characters and a clearer message in my opinion. That said, I'm not too thrilled about Cars 3, but if they can learn from their mistakes from the first two and come up with a good story, I won't mind seeing it.