Blondie-Wan

Oh, I wasn't saying Gremlins would happen; it was just me grasping at straws, trying to come up with something that fit "GR" and various criteria that applied to multiple other properties / themes in the game, such as the '80s connection and WB ownership. But of course not everything in LEGO Dimensions fits those two, and I myself am doubtful TLG would really want to do Gremlins, and said as much (though then again, I didn't think they'd ever want to do The Simpsons or The Big Bang Theory, either, so I obviously don't know very well...). I do agree it would be good to see more original LEGO themes in there, like Elves, Bionicle, etc.

Sure, but had it been a sequel, we'd have wanted to see the original characters back, and with Harold Ramis sadly gone and Bill Murray not wanting to return to the role, it would have felt empty. As it is, though, Murray is willing to return to the franchise in a cameo, just not as his original character - so the fact this is a reboot rather than a sequel means we're actually getting more of the original cast back than we would have if it had been a sequel, oddly enough (Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts are all making cameos as well). At any rate, Sony has extensive plans for keeping the franchise alive; there are supposedly multiple movies in the works. If so, TLG could conceivably have this theme run a long time (in which case we might eventually get more sets based on both the original movies and this Paul Feig reboot, as well as future movies and cartoons and whatnot).

Ghost Rider is a Marvel character, and Marvel is owned by Disney, so if he turned up anywhere in TTL games it'd be in Disney Infinity. Part of me half-wondered whether, given the preponderance of Warner-owned and/or '80s-originated properties, "GR" might be Gremlins, but I'm not wildly optimistic about TLG wanting to touch that one.

We can't know for sure just yet. However, I think it's quite likely - they have a close licensing partnership with Disney (to the point it seems unlikely some other company would do Toy Story construction sets, anyway), they already have a number of theme-specific molds, and it would hardly be the first time they've brought back a licensed theme from a hiatus of multiple years (what with Harry Potter, Jurassic Park / Jurassic World, Spider-Man / Marvel, Batman / DC, Mickey Mouse & friends, and Winnie the Pooh). Similarly, I think there's a good chance we'll see more sets for not only Pirates of the Caribbean, but also Cars and Indiana Jones, whenever those franchises' next installments and/or reboots are released.

Entirely possible, but a "minority" can still be a "lot". Either way, though, I'm optimistic about it myself.

I'm sure that'll be the case, but to what extent depends on how the new movie turns out. Right now there are a lot of people vehemently opposed to it - some out of plain sexism (which is just stupid of those objectors but within their rights of course), others because it's a reboot of a beloved, classic franchise (which I can more easily sympathize with, although in this one case I'm more hopeful about the new interpretation than I am with many other remakes). The new movie will never win over most people in the former camp no matter what, but if it does turn out well, it'll probably win over a lot of people in the latter one. At any rate, the distinction will probably muddy further with regard to the LEGO set(s), as FOLs who aren't fans of a particular iteration of a licensed franchise (or even the franchise as a whole) will sometimes buy sets tied to it anyway, purely on the merits of the sets and/or their parts assortments. I myself have sets based on movies I've never seen, and more SpongeBob Squarepants sets than I've seen episodes of the show. I'm also one of those Star Wars fans who is vastly more interested in the original trilogy than the prequels, but I still buy many prequel-based sets anyway, since I can often use their parts for OT stuff (or even non-SW stuff). Ghostbusters is just the latest of a number of licensed LEGO themes in which the sets cover not just multiple installments (movies, episodes, etc.) within the same overall continuity, but whole entire different versions of that "universe"; other examples include Marvel Superheroes, DC Superheroes, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Those other themes surely have had some buyers who want sets based on certain versions of the properties but not others, but on the whole I don't think it's been a problem for TLG. They just sell everyone sets based on whatever versions of these franchises they want.

I'm still not even sure it can be called "wrong", though. We're talking about collars that snap / button in different positions, meaning they're variable. I think it profoundly unlikely each team member will make a point of always having her collar flaps in the same, unique-to-her position at all times. If they're anything like normal human beings, they'll each have their collars open some times, closed other times, etc. It's like saying a wrinkle printed on the "clothing" on a torso is wrong because in one single still image we might have seen, a character's clothing is wrinkled in a different position. I mean, come on...

I have somewhere upwards of 2000, though I don't know the exact number.

I like that quite a bit! Nice job.

One would think, though, that they'd try to garner as large an audience as they could, rather than targeting one segment. This game's biggest competition in the marketplace is probably Disney Infinity, and that game has a lot more female characters available; I suspect that helps it draw girls as well as boys. In the first five waves of LEGO Dimensions (including the Starter Packs), there are 44 playable characters - 8 female, 36 male. I don't know that there necessarily needs to be a perfect balance or anything like it, but so far female characters don't even make up one out of every five - they're fewer than 20% of the total. I think Warner and TLG can do better than that - at least get them to double digits. Note I'm not suggesting they cut the number of male characters; I just think it would be great if they offered more female ones. It would probably help expand the audience for the game.

From a gameplay perspective, absolutely, although from the physical LEGO perspective, we've only barely scratched the surface of the franchise. It's tough to see other characters bringing much to the game that's not there already, but we could really use a few more major characters for our physical creations. Well, yeah, actually. Marge would be great, as would Lisa. It's really bizarre and unfortunate that they passed over Marge, Lisa and Maggie to have Krusty (!), who isn't even a Simpson and is a much less important character. Not that i begrudge having him; I just think Marge and Lisa, at the very least, should have gotten prioritized over him. I hate to say it, but when the whole freaking franchise is named after a central family whose core members are 60% female, yet they exclude all the female members while include all the male ones plus another, less important background character (who's also male), it reeks of just plain old sexism. It's a shame, too, because Lisa in particular could be really great to play as.

Well, here are the projects for which we're anticipating results next: F7A Hornet Brick-built Adventure Time figures Caterham Super Seven Modular Library Lothlorien LEGO Physics Ghostbusters: Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Indominus Rex The Hobbit - Rivendell The Little Prince Any of those strike your fancy? Honestly, I like all of them myself, but I think the Adventure Time project is the one I'm most hoping for.

I'm not convinced of that, actually. I can certainly see further potential in most of those.

Incidentally, I see they're now posting stuff on weekends. Is this the new normal, or just an accommodation for a huge backlog? Still not seeing Shayd's train...

Which one(s) are you hoping for?

Meh. It all boils down to "there shouldn't be anything on the site except the stuff I think is good" or "there shouldn't be anything on the site except the stuff I think they might actually make", but filtering that stuff out is what the voting process is for.

He's on the list.

Because it's not a 'mantle' or a superhero-like 'role', it's just Indy's name - one he himself assumed, true, but still one he's used since he was a kid, and by which he's known even in professional, academic circles. And of course, because he's still around to use the name for himself at least as late as 1993.

Oh, I'm sure I'll want it, and I even think it'll likely be a perfectly decent deal for what one gets for the money. It's just that $70 is still a high enough price that I have to think about it, alas. I certainly am looking forward to seeing it.

I want it, but it might be difficult to justify paying that much.

Since this is a wishlist thread, rather than a prediction one, you needn't feel constrained by what we're known to be getting or even the number of figures in the series. If you'd like to see an entire series made up of over a hundred different background extras from The Love Bug and nobody else, go for it!

Indy lives until at least 1993, though. And why would someone take his name as a title?

This set is so remarkable, though, as to warrant it's own thread, I think. The wheelchair alone is getting lots of attention, even in non-LEGO-specific media. How often do CNN and the like cover a single new piece? There's also the new baby figure, which is something we've wanted forever, and on top of that, the set is just loaded with diverse civilian minifigures.

I'm hopeful that if they do multiple series, they might allow one or two slots per series for less well-known characters, and also possibly include live-action characters. I'd be tickled silly if they released a minifigure of Condorman.

It's just a lot of brick, I think - the original project appears to completely cover a 32x32 baseplate (with overhang, even), with a moving, multi-section structure. The final model could just have a huge number of parts (by Ideas standards). I, too, would like to see this come with multiple balls, but it really just needs one, I suppose. I do hope they'll give us more, though. Anyway, while I'd obviously rather pay less than more for the set, I'm confident it'll be worth it - the Ideas line in general seems to offer good value for money. More importantly, it illustrates that the program does seem to be (slowly) growing and evolving in ways I've long hoped and suspected it would. They started out cautiously, with sets costing $49.99 USD or less, but last year we saw them creep above that price point not once, but three times, with three sets in a row listing at $59.99 each. Now they're putting out a set at a higher price point still. I think for all those Ideas fans who've wanted to see the program used for ever larger, more complex and expensive models, this has to be an encouraging sign - as time goes by, they're more and more willing to explore the idea of approving ever larger sets.