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  1. He's pretty evil. Not sure why getting hit by a planet-chunk isn't an awesome death.
  2. People are forgetting that this explains a HUGE property in the Bionicle universe:
  3. This is truly great, it's fantastic to finally reconnect with the franchise, even without Greg, and see the Bionicle developement from the beginning.
  4. Do you mean that LEGO won't bring the theme back, or that George Lucas won't die? I mean that Star Wars won't end, no matter how dead George Lucas is.
  5. DeeVee I get what your trying to say, but there are so many factors in the real world to put things in black and white. By saying Bionicle is dead and knocking people in the head with it is pointless, we all know it.What I think Aanchor is saying is that Bionicle had hit a dead point where interest was gone, sales where average, and the only thing LEGO could see in the future was the same or worse in earnings. If the problem had just been sales, then they probably would have dropped action figures all together, but the head of the problem comes from the story, so that must be cut off. Maybe they could have saved it, but making new simpler theme is much cheaper, LEGO gets the benefit of less names, less plot and an idea that a kid could jump in to.At Lego we have actually already seen an example of something being dropped, not because of sales, but because of production problems and outside influences. The Recon Team was the best selling thing on the LEGO website, but it's being taken down because of the production cost of making Design by Me sets....and DeeVee, may I say in a society that continues to become more and more Geek-friendly there is no reason why in the future, whenever that may be, some LEGO exec will say "Do you remember Bionicle, that really represented LEGO's ideals well, and bringing it back could pull in a larger age range. Plus, with George Lucas dead we need something to fill the Star Wars void"!That last part won't happen, but you get my drift.Might as well stay BZP in case a BIONICLE restart does or doesn't happen...
  6. Ummm... no. Some of us just thought that BIONICLE had ended well, and that it could be left at that. Others of us would have liked more but recognized that we had no power to bring it about. Let's be honest: yes, there are strong online fan-followings for a lot of things that have ended. But a strong online fan-following isn't enough to bring something back when that something could not sustain itself in the first place.There was a sort of a relief in BIONICLE being over, but for me that was merely a financial relief, knowing I'd no longer have to spend as much on LEGO anymore. Obviously that didn't work out-- today I'm a huge fan of Hero Factory and Ninjago, which are just as expensive to collect.The relief from BIONICLE's end, however, wasn't for me a chance to escape the fandom. Leaving BZPower in late 2010 was a last resort for me when it became clear that BIONICLE's end would only create new arguments, not put an end to old ones. People hurried to suggest that either BIONICLE was TLG's best theme and they would suffer for ending it, or that BIONICLE's end had been inevitable due to their own personal pet peeves like Inika torsos, violence in the storyline, whatever their personal disappointments had been. I sought refuge on other sites and didn't return until after the downtime when some of the anti-LEGO rage had cooled down and people were willing to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of both Hero Factory and BIONICLE.A person does not love BIONICLE less because they have moved on to other things, or stopped hoping for it to return. There's still plenty to love and appreciate in the ten years we had. You wouldn't assume a person didn't love their wife if their wife died and they didn't bother trying to bring her back from the dead. We have to at some point recognize that we can either put our energy towards enjoying the things that are out there for us, including BIONICLE, or waste our energy waiting and hoping for the reality around us to change in ways we can't control.The dedicated fans of BIONICLE weren't enough to keep it profitable in the first place, after all. Its sales had stopped growing years before it ended. To assume that it's the fault of the fandom that it is never likely to return is just as silly as assuming that it was the fault of the fandom that it went away. The LEGO Group has always had more control over the theme and its success than we as a fandom had.There's no doubt that many of the people working on BIONICLE loved it as much as we fans did. But they moved on, taking the lessons they had learned from BIONICLE and applying them to new endeavors. There's no reason BIONICLE fans should feel guilty about doing the same. It's not as though we're choosing to leave BIONICLE behind us forever. Instead, we're salvaging what we can. BIONICLE gave us many things that we loved, but it was not the only place where those things could be found. It gave us a unique way of looking at things, and as a community we are now learning to apply that to new passions. It's the reason I came back to BZPower even after I left and found other communities where I felt at home. BIONICLE's influence shaped BZPower into something unique, and that uniqueness is expressed even in non-BIONICLE discussion. Hero Factory and Ninjago are parts of BIONICLE's legacy. But BIONICLE's legacy also lives on in the community it helped to create here on BZPower. And even when we go on to talk about Hero Factory and Ninjago and all the other things we as a community have been drawn to, we can't forget that BIONICLE helped to bring those things to us and helped bring us to those things.Thanks for the reply, and essential what you are saying is in agreement with my own thoughts, but I think you misinterpreted the physical ending of Bionicle for what I believe left BZP in this current shape. Bionicle, the great thing as it was, cannot exist if we continue hang on problems with each other or the theme itself, and in this way we are destroying what could be so much more. Bionicle and LEGO have always strived for creativity in a multitude of shapes and forms, and I feel, by changing the name BZP, we lose the unifying ideas that the theme represents. We cannot forget how Bionicle brought, and held together people of different personalities and ages, to express themselves in a multitude of creative and intellectual forms. I don't think BZP should lose that.
  7. Bionicle was a toyline which ran for ten years. It ups and downs where not drawn from the product, but from our own devoution to a story already formed within our own minds. We let minute problems grow into immense mountains, and road that rollercoster up and down to the highest points, only to be brought back to the depth of our own obsession. In the end we let it get the better of us, And, instead of it being a sorrow celebration, the Makuta's defeat was a relief. After 9 long years, no more arguments over Inika bodies or Greg's varying writings. We had changed: we wanted an escape from ourselves. The strongest followers fought hard- in fear of loosing what they love, only building the crematorial fires of animosity . Meanwhile, others hid from the cause, in hopes that the chaos would die with the chronicle. They searched comfort in familiar faces, blocks and bricks, and a factory that bore it's own Toa.In the end, to let Bionicle die is not a statement onto Bionicle, but onto the fandom itself, unable to concour selfishness, greed, and sorrow. Bionicle brought us fans together through unity, yet each and every one of us let death be it's destiny. Why don't we now do our duty, and be the heroes, and the fans, that we were meant to be.BZP
  8. I have to say that I agree with your statements, fishers, except that Aanchir is correct in the case of Babylon, I feel. Although there are parrellels between it and Bara Magna, the name comes from a very different story and has different implications.On the other had, I remember very distinctly that inside sources did say that Closer was very strongly related to the Bionicle story, and the parrellels are more than just coincidence. One of the key factors being the "take me home" element, which suggests Mata Nuis need to return to Spherus Magna. Also, may I suggest, based on the statement in-song about the force of destiny, that the prodigies are not the Nuva being spoken of, but the leaders that Makuta and Mata Nui "meant to be".
  9. No, He's not a Bionicle fan. I'm suppose to be working on Next Gen though. The 3d is created in a program called Cinema 4d, which Both Him, me and Adviceversas learned through a In School Design and Animation Course. It's one of the most user friendly program, I think.
  10. Thank you!Yes, the mouths are Flash Animation. Not sure about the MasterSoda thing, he uses that name for everything though
  11. A recreation of The Official Dark Knight Rises Trailer in our favorite building system! This took way too many months to shoot, and way too many problems to upload!The video: http://paranickfilmz.co.nr/ LEGO Dark Knight Rises Movie Trailer By ParanickFilmz. Thanks to Adviceversas for the mouth animation and JediMasterSoda for the CGI. The original Media is property of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, which we have no affiliation with.
  12. Excellent analysis, people misjudge this film because of it's simply plot and off characters. In many ways it's strength is in it's simplicity, and it captures the mood of Bionicle very well. Also, unlike the most recent film TLR this one manages to go full circle. I am much less fond of the ending of that film over this one, since it very elequently shows Takua's transformation. I'm happy I'm not the only one who noticed that! (though it's pretty obvious...)Never really thought about the falling at the begginings in context of the rest of the films, excellent spot!
  13. That's the one exception, I call the line created by lighting plasma and light the "bright elements".
  14. The name is the Protodermic Table of elements due to all the elements being derived from Protodermis or beings being made of Protodermis. originally I thought that since it is the basis of everything in the MU that a table should be derived from it, with directly associated elements nearer to the material. Then I realized, in the context of Bionicle, that elements aren't literally chemicals, but the basic forces if the universe derived from Toa. In theory, artificial Protodermis would be a complex chemical that can take on the form of these basic materials, acting like atoms that could be altered with heating, cooling, and purification. So protodermis is there, as the building grounds of the materials controlled by Toa.
  15. Sure, what kind of projects? Awesome projects, since my table is involved? I'm not sure, just as a reference I guess. I Don't Know, I guess time will tell. Time... Hrmm... Oh Yeah! What about the legendary elements; Time, Life and Creation?Since Greg recently declaired them powers, I decided to remove them and instead focus on those that Toa can contol. Shadow is there since, although unatural, Shadow Toa can exist. Sand has it's place because if the Great Beings could create such a power for the Glatorian, they could, theoretically, for a Toa. Plus it fits well in the table.
  16. Sure, what kind of projects? Awesome projects, since my table is involved?
  17. ^Click here^Using the Kanohi mask of cool and the Kanoka of crazy computer art, I have managed to determine that Bionicle has SCIENCE!But What is Science?Using a combination of cold calculative math and utter coincidence I have created a Hexagon-based Table of elements that predicts many aspects of the Bionicle universe. From the order to which each element was created (Matoran of light being first, then water, then air....), to opposites (Fire being the opposite of ice, etc) to the possibility of three new elements. Well four, if you don't count sand.The table also includes the idea that all elements are apart of moral light, and that shadow is "separate" since it is the complete opposite of every one. Also: Same as the last one, but more multiverse-y.^^^click^^^This one is poster sized, unlike the previous more canon-based table.Comments welcome of course, as made clear by the fact this was posted on a forum.
  18. I had a great argument for why WoS was the best on the old forum, but I can't find it and I am way too lazy to retype it. Anyways the film-noir style with the femme fatal character and Vakama as a two-face-esque hero turned villain made the film the most interesting and entertaining. After that I would say MoL due to only having two main characters that are much more relatable to the audience. Then LoMN and TLR, since TLR was terrible lit and shot, and the director made obvious mistakes that even an amateur wouldn't make.
  19. Okay, first off, I'm sorry, but this is straight-up ridiculous. Nowhere did I state that anyone who doesn't join isn't a true fan. And do you seriously believe that I'd exclude anyone who simply doesn't have internet? Well if that's the case I guess you can't be a true fan if you're illiterate, can't read english, blind, paralyzed (since they obviously can't type and say they want to join), dyslexic, homeless, without a computer...should I go on? That's some of the worst words I've ever had put in my mouth by somebody else. This is precisely one of the things this club is all about! Did you read any or only part of the entry? Your post seems to be based off a simple assumption of what you thought the title meant. This is something I myself have stated I belive not more than a few comments above yours, bub. Okay, now you're REALLY putting words in my mouth and making things up. "MUST be true fans"? I didn't say that and, as a matter of fact, I stated quite clearly that this is OUR INTERPRETATION of what a "true fan" would be. Not once did I claim it's the end-all definition that everyone must accept and adhere to. "that Bionicle can't return"? One of the absolute MAJOR points to this club is that Bionicle can come back. A lot of people just aren't going about trying to bring it back the right way. "that LEGO will keep HF forever"? Once again, if you could be bothered to scroll up the page just a couple clicks I stated that I simply meant LEGO simply isn't going to drop Hero Factory like a bad habit simply because some people want it to. Go read that post for yourself. Finally, I got news for you bub. You're gonna die someday. THAT is inevitable. Just as it's inevitable that the sun will rise and set from day to day. The world is cram-packed with "inevitables". Truth be told I'd feel awful strange adding somebody to the list who obviously couldn't be bothered to fully read and/or understand just what the heck this is all about. «Takuma Nuva» Thats the piont. I understand if you don't mean such things, but if someone LIKE me misenterprets your words in the definition of "True fan" then it's obviously something you shouldn't define, let alone make a club of! I didn't mean to put words in your mouth, but with things like this nothing should "lost in translation" (etc. Misenterpreting words, missing a post.) I did not mean to insult you or your opinion, and I'm sorry on that account. I am going to re-evaluate my opinion on this particular subjet, though. Thanks, TLC PS: Don't assume everything I state is a judgement of your club, I agree on many of your pionts, and I did read the majority of your previous posts. I was simply giving my overal opinion of the concept. My opinion being that this is more of a " good fan" club then a "true fan" club, as the word TRUE implies a " be all end all" concept. The last thing we want on bzp is people with signatures or what not that say they are truer fans because there in the "official club". EDiT: WOW that thing I said about inevitability was stupid! Can I take that back? I meant to say more on the line of there is a chance for everything, or something. Sorry! ... Though there may be one day when the sun doesn't rise and people live forever, with science and the apocalypse and all...
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