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  1. Alyska
    I think some Bionicle-related content still fits here, if only because it doesn't seem to go in any other forum. But with Bionicle all but gone, most people are now just left discussing BZP fads or talking about the new forum features.But even before the downtime, I have to agree that the level of discussion just wasn't equal to that of the S&T or CoT forums. It may be in part due to the topics of discussion, but I was comparing my recent "Bionicle for girls" topic with the old "Bzpower Girls' corner" in COT of the old forums, and the discussion back there is just so much more interesting and in-depth, and it doesn't have any of the "ewww, girls"-type posts that my topic gets. People were there because they really cared about the topic, and weren't just trying to post in every topic to raise their post count. I used to argue that the girls' corner belonged back in GD, but I think it was better off in CoT.
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    So, if it's legal to use content from most wikis, does that mean that someone could take all the online serials from BS01 and put them in a book legally?
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    Trouble is, I think the pace of this serial is a lot more rushed than usual. When you're at this stage of introducing new characters, their every action is going to affect the audience's perception of them. A particularly clumsy example was Chiara spontaneously deciding to ZAPPA THE LIZARD! as a way of wrapping up a conversation, causing many fans to think she was a ruthless killer.While it's true that in real life, killing a lizard doesn't make you a terrible person, in fiction, such an act is referred to as a "Kick the dog" moment. It's a random, unprovoked act of violence against an animal or minor character that doesn't really impact the plot, but is used to establish a character as morally unscrupulous or aggressive. (Greg knows this- he used it when the Piraka were introduced.) Greg then backtracked and said that Chiara isn't like that. It seems he was just trying to wrap up a conversation about gender stereotypes in a way that made it clear that he didn't support them. Of course, many fans still missed the point, so he possibly could have been a little more obvious about what he was trying to say.
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    Ninjago having a TV show is a huge step to set it apart from the way Bionicle did things, as is the more episodic story format (ie, that each year of story is independent from the last). So, I'd say that Lego is learning from its mistakes, but it seems to be happening at a fairly slow pace considering that so many other toy companies are way ahead of them (Hasbro has an entire TV channel now, for crying out loud!) Another thing that they need to realise is the potential to attract a broader audience. While we know that something like Bionicle can appeal to older fans, the only reason most of us oldies are here is that we liked it as kids, as opposed to new older fans (?) being brought in.
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    ... But that's a bit like saying "It's Bionicle! It doesn't have to make sense!"
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    The cyclone being natural just sounds a little bit contrived... if it had been forming naturally, wouldn't one of the characters have noticed the weather being windy/ stormy beforehand? A cyclone spontaneously appearing with no warning or foreshadowing is either a vital clue... or a very forced red herring.
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    uhh.. not sure how to say this, but...a certain someone is back in a certain other topic saying certain things, and I may need to be physically restrained if he keeps at it.Just so I don't end up like Fluttershy up there...
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    Guess which Pokemon's currently winning the vote?It's... Arceus! Yaaaaaaay! :(Followed by Ditto, followed by... a bunch of rare legendaries that don't get Dream World abilities, and Pikachu.Voting for Ditto is actually looking like a good idea at this point.
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    *Sigh* People like that are the reason I never told anyone I like Bionicle...Anyway, my favourite meme would have to be "Good Guy Greg".
  10. Alyska
    That's sort of what I was getting at. I want to like the characters, because they have that potential, but they've been thrown into the action without being properly developed first. I want to get to know the characters better, but if the story's just moving along at this "BANG! CRASH! PLOT TWIST!" pace, then it's unlikely that they'll be developed to the point where I can really like them.
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    You guys have almost the exact same conversation every five pages or so.No wonder the rest of BZP thinks we're nuts.
  12. Alyska
    I'd actually like to see a full reboot. Lego should basically find a good animation studio, hand them a copy of the story bible and style guide, and say "knock yourselves out". The concept artists should work closely with set designers, of course, but other than that, I think the main story should be out of Lego's hands. I got a bit sick of the story being bent over backwards just to fit new sets in, and we wound up with far too many characters. Maybe have some sort of plot device like the Adaptive Armour from the start, so you don't need to explain how our heroes fell into some radioactive goo (or equivalent) once a year. That way, you can sell multiple versions of the same characters in a year.I don't mind how similar/different the story is to the original, as long as the style is faithful, the story engaging, and it fixes up some of the flaws of the G1 Bionicle.
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    Hero factory's story may be more flexible, but I feel that Bionicle's was stronger in terms of the premise and style.I see the problems that led to Bionicle's end as not being so much in the story as in the way it was told and marketed. Books, wonderful things as they are, are not always an effective marketing tool. In order to see that part of the story, you had to spend extra money on the books, and not many people would do that unless they were already somewhat engaged with the story. A similar situation happens with video games and DVDs. True, there were web serials, but these weren't on the main site and it would take some searching to find them.Hero Factory has the right idea in making a TV series, but the story and characters are just far too formulaic and predictable to be truly entertaining. I know I can't speak for the target demographic, but the fact that HF doesn't seem to have spawned any fansites of its own (like so many other kids' shows these days) is an indication that it sacrifices substance for style. The sets are great, and most of the ten year old boys I know love them, but I only ever hear them discussing the sets, not the story, just as they did with Bionicle.Perhaps I'm being too harsh on Hero Factory... Basically, my opinion on both it and Bionicle is that they have a lot of potential that they fail to take advantage of.
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    Maybe. Well, a few people have copied it into recordings etc, which I certainly didn't expect. It's probably not widespread enough to fully qualify, though. (Is there an official measure of meme-itude?)I think the official definition of "meme" is just any behaviour that's passed from one individual to several others, whether it be singing nursery rhymes, dancing the macarena, or putting silly captions on pictures of your cat.
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    I think all the CMCs have their special talents made fairly obvious already, it's just that none of them have really accepted them yet.Apple Bloom has a talent for woodwork/carpentry, but she doesn't want "a hammer on her flank".Sweetie Belle is a good singer, but is hesitant to perform for anyone.Scootaloo has her scooter, which may be her talent that she hasn't noticed yet. Alternatively, she apparently hasn't learned to fly yet, so her undiscovered talent may be to do with that.
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    Luna reminds me of the Doctor Who episode where the TARDIS's soul gets put into a woman's body. For some reason, the idea of Luna spouting lines like "HELLO, PRETTY!" and "Biting's excellent! It's like kissing, only there's a winner!" make absolutely perfect sense in my brain. Something about both characters being ancient and wise, yet at the same time naive, loud and socially awkward.And then, of course, Luna is a very nice shade of TARDIS-blue...
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    Well, I seem to have accidentally started a new meme about Takuma Nuva being an evil blog master who bakes people into cakes...
  18. Alyska
    That was brilliant- and the timing was just perfect! (I think on mine I did the vocals a bit slower than the original.) I didn't even hear the original vocals in either version, so that was a really good editing job.
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    ^ Same as Applejack representing Honesty, but still having to lie (badly) at times. Is anyone else bothered that the sheep are apparently sentient? Oh, and that ponies farm pigs? Why would they do that? But yay for Carrot Top having a sister!
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    Glad you liked it!
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    I don't think you need an account for MediaFire. I uploaded my file successfully without one.At least, I assume it was successful. Has anyone tried downloading it?Edit: Looks like Emkay got it alright.
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    Another girl in here? Unbelievable!Also...The Pinkie Pie version!
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    I've just recorded the Pinkie Pie version!
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    Mmmf! 'E thtole my thong an' puh a CURTH on me!
  25. Alyska
    Not sure about the GBs, but the Glatorian and Agori are probably fairly humanlike, enough so that being portrayed by human actors wouldn't be much of a stretch.
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