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Intro Welcome to the weekend everyone. I know I've been waiting for it for a long time. Before it can properly begin, however, I suppose I owe you all an update. Updates This past week DeeVee reviewed Stormer 2.0, the last of the Hero Factory 2.0 sets. We'll probably have some reviews of other sets before the 3.0 reviews, but don't expect to see too many until then. Work has begun on the next episode of the BZPowercast, and you can help! Go check out the poll I started in the Voting Booth to let us know what themes you want to see duke it out. The selection with the most votes will get covered in the upcoming episode. We have a few other topics we're planning on discussing too, but feel free to make your own suggestions - we'll include them if we happen to like them. Other than that, you might want to keep your eye on the Reference Desk this weekend for a little update. Uh oh I set a deadline for myself. (I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.) Finally, we might have some downtime next week. More info on that when we're ready to say something officially. Mailbag 1. Initially Dimensioneer and Binkmeister came up with those. A couple years back though, the BZPower staff all worked together to come up with new ones. 2. Beats me. 3. I've gotten some really personal questions that I guess could be 'uncommon.' 4. Hmmm. There's a lot of 'bad-guy' characters in Bionicle and a lot of characters I don't really care about. I think the one I like the least though is Ahkmou. 5. Not by a long shot. I have most of the 2001 and 2002 ones, but after that my collection quickly tapers off. 6. Once upon a time. 7. It was hilarious. 8. How should I know? 9. Yes, and then I wouldn't be able to undo it. 1. Sounds delicious. 2. I'm way too far away to walk, so definitely the latter. 3. I have not. I may get to it eventually. I have to beat the original first though. 4. Not a bit. 5. Nope, there's a lot of games I really should play I hear. 6. What are you talking about? 7. Sorry I had to look that up. I played a lot of LucasArts games back in the day, but for some reason Monkey Island was not among them. 8. I AM SO EXCITED! 9. My condolences. 10. Five browsers enter, one browser leaves. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Stay dry, enjoy any holidays you may be celebrating, and have a great weekend everyone! I'm looking forward to recharging my batteries and seeing you all later!
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Intro Welcome to Friday. The weekend is upon us. But before that, someone needs to update you. That someone is me. Updates LEGO was kind enough to offer us some gift cards for the Hero Factory Recon hero builder. We got to pick how we wanted to give them away, so I figured, 'what better way than a Hero Factory contest?' If you haven't seen it already, you should go check it out. This is likely going to be a one time thing, so get in on it quick before it's over! Speaking of Hero Factory things, the box art for the upcoming villain sets has appeared. It's only a matter of time before some of these show up on store shelves - I'd expect middle of May to early June. They're almost here! ChocolateFrogs did a review of the Ocean Speeder set from the Atlantis line. We should have another review up this weekend or next week, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Don't you hate it when people post these super-huge images that make pages take forever to load? Yeah, us too. Maybe someone should do something about that sometime... Mailbag No questions this week. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion I'm heading out soon to kick off the weekend - it's absolutely gorgeous outside today. I hope you all do the same. Have fun and see you next time!
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Intro Welcome to a normal Friday in April. The weekend is here, and so - an update. Let's see if I have anything exciting to impart. Updates The new Hero Factory Recon hero creator went mostly live. You can read about it here and here. I think this is a really amazing opportunity to get certain pieces and a pretty sweet package too - you get a nice box and just the parts you want. Of course if you're looking for just some pieces you can get them from Pick a Brick I hear. I really wish they had done something like this back in the day for Bionicle, but they didn't, so at least we have it now. Aside from that, the organizational process continues. We have a list of about a dozen things and we're starting to try to schedule things and come up with deadlines. Not everything will directly affect you guys, at least right away, but there's plenty of stuff on there that will. I'm really hoping this system works out for us and I wish we had done something like this a long time ago. Wish us luck! Slow week other than that though, I suppose. Oh! Planning has begun in earnest for BrickFair. There's also going to be a small contingent at BrickFiesta as well. If you can make it to one, I suggest the former, but I suspect both will be great times. If you can get to any LEGO convention I highly recommend it. Mailbag 1. Tahu. 1a. Lewa. 2. Duck. 3. Glass. 4. Beef. 5. Nuju. 6. I am well versed in C++ and Java and have experience in a smattering of others. 7. Yes. 8. Nope. 9. No. 10. Nah. 10a. Nuh uh. 11. Mac all the way. 12. Yes. 13. Backwards. 14. Firefox, primarily. 15. Warp drive seems faster. 16. I've never left the United States. 17. I dunno. 18. Hopefully nothing inappropriate. 19. What is the value of 'n'? Unless you were trying to indicate Pi, in which case it's sqrt(2)/2. 20. Maybe someday, but it's certainly not high on our priority list. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion I hope everyone has a good weekend. It looks like mine might be longer than normal, but not necessarily in a good way. Let's hope things go well for everyone! Remember - all you need is love.
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Intro Something about being a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world? Are you kids old enough to even remember that? Anyway, time for a Barbie weekly update. Updates Bionicle proudly proclaims that it's not dead by posting a new chapter of The Powers that Be. The story keeps going, little by little. Enjoy it while you can! The BZPowercast keeps chugging along though. We released our twenty-first episode yesterday! And that's no April Fool's Joke. Honest. We've been organizing some things behind the scenes that will hopefully allow us to better manage our priorities and gets things done in a somewhat-timely manner. Don't get your hopes up too much though, these things still take some time. Mailbag 1) I think they're silly for the most part. They're both themes made by LEGO and they're both fun. 2) Yes. 2b) Wouldn't be the first time, doubt it will be the last. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Short update, not much to discuss. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go meet up with DJ Ken. Friday's a working night for us bartenders, you know? Have fun everyone!
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Intro The week really needs to stop going by so fast. How is it Friday already? I guess that means you want a Weekly Update. Updates Let's get some things out of the way first. From BZPower Forum Rules & Guidelines Additionally, the Administration does not consider two individuals kissing to be sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate. Banners or other images depicting people kissing are not against BZPower's rules. Great, glad to get that out of the way. If you haven't already, go check out the results from the previous survey LEGO conducted and go share your thoughts in the new one. It's a great thing for LEGO to be constantly looking for our feedback and input to help improve their company. In some BZPower-related news, the new staff members finally have forum assignments. But take it easy on them guys and try not to break too many rules, okay? I'm sure they appreciate it. The entry period for the current RPG Contest ends tonight. Polls will be up shortly after that, so make sure you vote! Apart from those things, it's really been kind of slow. I've been trying to work on some things behind the scenes, but there hasn't been a huge amount of progress. I hope I have more to share soon, but who knows... Mailbag 1. I like some kinds of pie. 2. They might be told to be more careful, but I definitely wouldn't fire them. 3. I think I'd go with good old Billy Furno. 4. I do. 4a. I like all sorts of different things - pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, broccoli, bacon, ham and pineapple are just a few that I like. 5. Chocolate or some derivative thereof. 6. Yes, any admin can ban a member. 7. I think the last one I bought myself was the TIE Defender. I did get one of the Ninjago spinner sets at Toy Fair though. 8. Not since Patrick Ewing retired. 8a. Back then, it was the New York Knickerbockers. 1. A Bionicle one? Probably not. 2. Sorry, you're out of luck. 3. I can't say I read too many comics. 4. Sometimes it can be very stressful, but I wouldn't be here if I didn't love it. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Have a great weekend everybody, and remember - be excellent to each other.
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Intro I missed last week - sorry everyone. I was busy at PAX East, which was amazing, and something I'm still trying to recover from. But I'm here to give you guys an update, at least. Updates We've had a couple reviews for you recently - Comrade Gato shared his thoughts on Ice Dragon Attack and xccj took a look at Nitroblast. They're two pretty different sets - we like to give you some variety here at BZP. We don't have any reviews in the pipeline currently, but there's a lot of sets out there that I'm sure we'll take a look at this year. If you're into stories and games, RPG Contest #21 is going on right now. There's still time to enter your RPG and see how it fares. There hasn't been a lot of entries thus far, which means everyone who enters stands a pretty good chance! That was the fun stuff. On the other side of the coin, we announced a new LEGO policy that is going into affect. Yes it will have an impact on everyone on BZPower. Yes the Administration is working as best as we can to adapt to it. Everyone is very busy though, so changes take some time to go into effect. We had some promotions a few weeks ago too. I still need to assign the new Assistants some forums, but I have things mostly mapped out and should have time to do that this weekend I hope. Then someone will have to train them to ensure they don't break the site. If you're lucky, we'll use one of your topics as our guinea pig. Mailbag 1. Yep. 2a. 2003 2b. 2001 3. The ability to slow down time - there's not enough hours in a day! 4. That's a tough one - The Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorites if not the favorite. 5. A woodchuck would chuck ten pecks of wood, if a woodchuck could chuck wood. 1. There's no actual list, but we do try to notice people who are helping a lot and keep them in mind when someone steps down. There's usually a lot of discussion between me and Tufi to decide on the best candidates. 2. Not often. 3. I love that I get to interact with so many LEGO fans on BZPower and other LEGO communities. 4. Iced tea. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Trying to get back into the swing of things over here; please bear with me. Until then - have a great weekend everyone! Questions and comments are always encouraged.
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Intro Hey the forums are back! You can all read my Weekly Update on time this week. Hooray! Updates The forums were offline. They're back now. Hopefully they don't go away again. Keep your fingers crossed. But in happier news, people got promoted! Go congrat WaWa, Mak, Nuju, Nuhrii, Takuma, and HAZMAT! While we were offline a new Powercast came out! Go listen to it and leave your comments! I think it came together really well. That's about all I have. It was a pretty unexciting week. This weekend may hold a set review and another announcement of some type. Keep your eyes peeled for that. Mailbag Mailbag is empty yet again. Sadface. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion This was not the update I was hoping to see come together (right now, over me), but it is what it is. To reference another amazing song, life goes on, brah. Peace everyone.
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Intro Well this is going to be a short update. Updates The forums are offline - how are you even reading this? (Actually the RSS feed might still work, I'm not sure.) We're doing our best to prevent any accounts from being compromised or any damage being done to the site. In other news, there's going to be some promotions soon, once the site is back online. A bunch, actually. So keep your eyes peeled. We finished up our Toy Fair coverage last week with our look at Hero Factory. I'm a fan of the new system and thing the beasts coming up this summer look great. I am anticipating their release on store shelves. Also last weekend, the Maersk Train was revealed. I know most people here aren't big train fans, but it looks pretty cool, I think. Tonight we had some news about LEGO Universe. I wish LEGO the best of luck on this, but I'm afraid that it might be too little, too late. It's really hard to grow a subscriber base this far along after the initial release. Hopefully the game doesn't abruptly stop. Mailbag Nothing this week - so lonely. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Happy Friday everyone, have a good weekend. Hopefully you'll all be able to read this soon.
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Intro I'm back again, dear readers, for another weekly update. Next week's update may be iffy, so cherish this one while it's here! Updates The reviews keep on coming! Arpy reviewed Jetbug and xccj took a look at Scarab Attack. What's with all the insects? We should have at least one more review this weekend, so keep your eyes peeled. Here's a hint: it's from a super-popular licensed theme. If you haven't already, you should take this survey from LEGO. Be sure to leave your comments in the Talkback thread so I can send it back to LEGO so they can improve the experience in the future. If you like telling stories or playing games, you should read about the BZPRPG reboot. Friar Tuck and the others have been putting a lot of time and effort into this and I'm a fan of the direction it's going. Everyone is welcome to join, so check it out! Mailbag 1. I've only really seen the first, ninth, tenth, and eleventh doctors, so I can't make a well-informed decision. Out of those though, David Tennant is my favorite. 2. Martha Jones or Amy Pond, I would say. 3. They're all awesome. 4. I was never a fan of Donna Noble. Her personality always grated on me. 5. I love mailbag love from everyone. I'd like to announce that we are introducing the 'widget' as the official currency of BZPower. Whatever makes them happy I guess?Yes, I might suggest that they get some help.Poor planning on the part of the set designers.That's like saying BZPower currently stands for, 'Black Six Zone Power.' Actually, that's not a half-bad idea...Builds with LEGO brick and watches soap operas. To each their own.No, sorry. Orbital bombardments only.It'll be in dry dock. I plan on being at Milliways.Nope, sorry.What's 'beaf'?I'd like to be, under the sea, in an octopus' garden, in the shade.That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. Only the good die young.Because they don't know any better.It was sick of people asking which came first.Because you're bored, probably. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion I think that's enough for this week. I'm tired and have a lot to do. It's okay though, because I'm kind of on vacation right now! Have a good weekend everyone!
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Intro Is it Friday already? Man this week went fast. Probably a result of looking at so many pictures over and over again. Well, let's get this going. Updates Toy Fair: Part the FirstPart DeuxThree's the PartBeing the Fourth PartEpisode FivePurple in Hero Factory? - We had dinner with Jim Foulds and told him everyone wanted more purple. He seemed skeptical, so we decided to make a poll. Go prove him wrong!Cars Website - LEGO announced new sets for the upcoming Cars 2 movie from Disney. Apparently this involves a designer trying to lose his job. In other Toy Fair news, once our coverage is done, I'll be posting some interesting statistics here from the weekend. It should be fun, because Toy Fair was fun. Moving on, Sisen reviewed Drilldozer. Only a few more first half sets to get through before we get to start looking forward to the summer sets! Apparently we don't have to worry about LEGO going out of business anytime soon, seeing as they made over $1 billion in sales this past year. I think it's safe to say they're doing fine. There may be some stuff going on that I can't talk about, but I can't talk about it, sorry. Mailbag It runs on a version of Linux. I won't get into any details due to security issues. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Man, I'm really tired from sorting and posting all those pictures. Thank goodness for George Washington and three day weekends. Don't have too much fun guys!
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Intro Toy Fair is nearly upon us, and soon I'll be driving up to New Jersey with McSmeag and meeting up with ToM Dracone and LehvakLah. But I hear it's Friday, and that means a weekly update. Updates Check out these video interviews with the Hero Factory set designers. These are some of the same people that designed Bionicle sets, and their insight is really interesting. McSmeag finally reviewed Surge 2.0. Only a few more first half 2011 sets to review, and I hear one should be around shortly, although it may get delayed by Toy Fair coverage. Continuing on the Hero Factory track, the twelfth Hero Factory podcast was released. It looks like they're winding the series down - it was fun while it lasted! Bionicle's not dead yet though - go read the new chapter of Yesterday Quest. There's never a dull moment in the Bionicle universe, it would seem. So I may have mentioned Toy Fair once or twice. Go read the press release that Julie Stern was kind enough to provide. Is it Sunday yet? Mailbag 1. It can be difficult and time consuming at times. 2. But yes, it's very rewarding and I like it. 3. That is a secret. 4. It used to be RPG, but I don't spend a huge amount of time just posting for fun these days. 5. Fire. 6. Hau Olda. 7. There are some that pop up frequently. 8. Usually ones asking me about favorite characters/sets/years. 9. Not the most common, no. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Have a good weekend everyone, I know I sure will. Keep checking back for Toy Fair 2011 news!
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Intro It is Friday, or so my calendar claims. That means it's time for a weekly update! Woo hoo! Shall we see what's in store? Updates Last week it was January, but now it's February. That means a new Powercast got posted! These are always so much fun, except for all the editing. While the RPG and How-To BZP were fun, my favorite section was by far the interview with Hapori Tohu. It might even be my favorite segment ever. He's a really cool guy and great to talk to, we actually had a nice conversation before and after, but that sadly wasn't recorded, or else I'd share. I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as me. The perennial reminder here once again, this time with a message from LEGO: don't post leaked images or information. You will be punished. Don't worry guys, Toy Fair starts next weekend. Almost there. (I know I can't wait, and I bet McSmeag and ToM Dracone can't wait either.) Not everything has been leaked though! There are now some official pictures of the Pirates of the Caribbean sets. There are a lot of awesome new pieces I've spotted in there - it makes me really excited to get a closer look at them next week. We'll be sure to get lots of detail pictures. Series Four of the Collectible Minifigs have been seen before, but we now have some hi-res images. I think each wave is getting better than the last. I just wish they weren't so difficult to get a hold of. I also can't wait to hopefully see these guys in more detail at Toy Fair. Oh my goodness guys Toy Fair is a week away! Have I mentioned I'm excited and I can't wait? I took the Monday after off from work, just for you guys, so I can edit and post pictures. It's going to be grand. Mailbag No Mailbag love this week. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion That's all for this week. Have a great weekend as always. Questions and comments are appreciated as always too folks. See you later!
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Intro Hey everyone, it's Friday, I think. It's the last Friday in January, even. That means it's time for the last Weekly Update of the first month of the new year! That should be exciting or something. Updates Man, things have been really slow. Toy Fair is coming up soon though, and that's sure to pick things up around here. Meanwhile, DeeVee and Sisen reviewed Fire Lord - the biggest 2011 Hero Factory set out currently. Shortly afterward, xccj shared his thoughts on the Skull Motorbike, an entirely different sort of set, but still fun. We'll have more reviews at some point, but it's not looking like any this weekend. I could always we wrong though. In other news, those of you in Alabama and the rest of the South are in luck! BrickFair is coming to Birmingham in 2012! It's great to see my favorite event expanding, and while I don't know if I'll be attending, I'm sure it'll be fun. The timing is a bit early - I know there's not many winter events, but right after New Years may make it difficult for some to attend. We'll see! At some point last year I was talking about plans for BZPower, plans that have yet to come to fruition. The holiday season slowed things down a lot, but those are over now. I need to get things rolling again, but really need to find the time and motivation to do so. Any help would be appreciated guys. Mailbag 1. Many, many times. They are fun. 2. Think of it like Brickshelf or Flickr, but on BZPower. It's offline because we're worried about the server being able to handle it. 3. I think they're both kind of silly, honestly. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion I think that's all I have for this week. I look forward to your comments and questions and whatever else you want to throw at me. Have a great weekend guys - see you next week!
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Intro Oh man, is it the weekend already? That is a shame. Well, I guess I should update you guys or something. Updates Bfahome reviewed the Mandalorian Battle Pack. More reviews should be forthcoming, so keep your eyes peeled. You should check out ChocolateFrogs' look at the LEGO Architecture Exhibit. It's a pretty amazing display, and since most of us can't visit you should totally check out the pictures he took. Along those lines, you should totally take a look at David Bird's thoughts on the process of designing Krika. It's quite the insight and worth a read! It's been a busy week over here, off of BZP, so I don't have much more to share. Mailbag 1: Nothing happens to the blog. Since the member is no longer Premier, they cannot add new entries. 2: That's me, as interpreted as Schizo Kaita. 3: Tahu. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Short update this week, sorry everyone. Send in some Mailbag questions and leave your comments below. Talk to you next week!
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Intro So I missed last week, sorry everyone. Company and all that. I'm back in 2011 though, and it's time to get the updates back on the rails. Updates We've been laying on the reviews thick and heavy. We wrapped up the 2010 heroes with a Breez review by ToM Dracone and a look at Surge by Shannara. McSmeag finally put together the remains of several reviews that were never quite finished. I had to drag him to my house and sit him down in front of a computer before he would even do that. On the 2011 front, xccj reviewed the Cursed Cobra Statue and ChocolateFrogs shared his thoughts on the Golden Staff Guardians. Those Pharaoh's Quest sets seem popular, I'm sure we'll be reviewing more. We'll also be reviewing more Hero Factory 2.0 sets soon too! Like, maybe even this weekend. Since the month ended, it was time to record a new episode of the Powercast. In an impromptu recording section, McSmeag even got me to sing. I apologize for the pain I inflicted upon your ears. It was great to hear everything you guys sent in though! On the story front - it's not dead yet! Sahmad's Tale Chapter 6 went up. I'm glad to see Greg still doing his thing. It's much appreciated. Going back to late reviews, how about some late BrickCon coverage? Better than never. And speaking of events, there's more on the way! These places really have to stop using 'Brick' in the title, but that doesn't make me less excited for Brick Fiesta! Mailbag 1. It was a very good year. 2. In retrospect, the first thing I did was wake up and remember how much fun I had saying goodbye to 2010 with my friends. 3. We have lots of ideas for BZPower, I hope we can implement some of them. 4. It's a tough call between BrickFair and Labor Day - both were great times. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Welcome everyone to 2011, I hope it turns out to be a great year. It's already off to an amazing start and I can't wait to see where it goes!
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Intro It's Christmas Eve, so short update today. Updates Go vote in RPG Contest #20! This isn't a shameless self-promotion at all! We've really been churning out the reviews this past week: I reviewed Furno Bike, Nuju Metru reviewed Angler Attack, and DeeVee reviewed Nex 2.0. Hopefully we'll have even more before the end of the year! More 2011 set info keeps cropping up. Check out the new NASA sets and the next wave of LEGO board games. They look pretty interesting! Mailbag Things are going fine, thanks. 1) 2001 - it was full of mystery and set the stage for things to come. 2) 2004 I think - we finally got some nice posability with the Toa Metru. 3) I think the new pieces are great and I'm sure people will find good uses for them. 4) I loosely follow some of the Bionicle RPGs, but don't really read any comics or epics that often, no. 1. I don't recall seeing any owls, but if I do I'll be sure to give them a mouse. 2. Yes, it has unfortunately happened in the past. 3. You know, I don't even really remember when that happened. 4. Nope, I'm not especially superstitious. 5. I think I've met him three times or so? I'm pretty sure I have a book or two autographed by him, although I might have given them away at some point. 6. I can't say I'm aware of the Widget-USD exchange rate at the moment, but assuming they're close to parity I'd say I do about thirty to forty thousands of widgets a year's worth of work. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a nice few days off. Time for me to go spend some time with family!
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Intro Every week I tell myself I'm going to blog about something other than a Weekly Update. Then the next thing I know it's Friday and time for me to look back at the week on BZPower. Enjoy! Updates Don't forget about RPG Contest 20. I'm going to keep reminding you about it because I want to get more people to enter. Speaking of things you can enter, go check out this story on the BZPowercast - we want you to submit your own sound clips and answers to a question for our end-of-the-year special. So break out your microphone and let's hear what you have to say! Last week I said there were two things I was hoping to do over the weekend, and I did them both! Check out the new list of LEGO Ambassadors there's even more than there have been in the past, and I look forward to talking to them all and representing BZPower. If there's anything you'd like to hear about from LEGO just let me know and I'll see what I can do. In addition, go look at BZPower's Recommended Builders. I have no idea what LEGO might have in store for them, but they have their info should they need it. As of late we've been reviewing the Hero Factory 2.0 sets. This weekend we switched things up and I reviewed Thunder. For all of the reviews on BZP that have my name on them, this is the first I've done in it's entirety. I hope you all enjoyed it. I may be doing more once I get a brighter light for taking pictures with. But hey, back to Hero Factory 2.0. You don't need to wait for our reviews anymore, if you don't want to. The sets are available now! If you've liked what you've seen so far, go pick them up or put them on your wish list. Speaking of wish lists, if you've been wondering what to get for your friends and family for the holidays, check out the BZPower Staff's gift recommendations. There's still a whole week to shop before Christmas is here! Mailbag #1: Classic rock. #2: Too many to pick from. My top five are Harry Chapin, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, and Billy Joel. #3: See above. Here's some top picks: Stranger with the Melodies, Hotel California, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Revolution, Twist and Shout, I've Got a Feeling, Journey of the Sorcerer, Good Vibrations, Kokomo, Oh, Pretty Woman, A Better Place to Be, Bittersweet Symphony, Piano Man, Life in the Fast Lane, and oh so many others. 1. There have been so many it's impossible to keep track of them all. Excessive use of 'x's and punctuation is pretty dumb in my opinion though. 2. Same as above. Some people are very... creative. 3. Yes, but I've yet to play it all the way through. I finally picked it up during Xbox Live's Black Friday sale. 4. Nope. 5. Not really. I have no huge interest in owning a gun. 6. I'm a civilian working for the US Army, so I'm not a soldier, but I do work for the government. 7. See above. 8. I like what they're doing with it. I think all the new parts in the 2011 sets are great and I'm sure they'll be put to good use. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion That's it for tonight. (What, was it not enough?) Have a good weekend everyone, stay warm and enjoy the holiday season. Oh, and leave any questions and comments below if you would.
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Intro The holiday season is in full swing. I would love this time of year if I was in Australia, where it's warm. But since I'm not - here's a weekly update. Updates Let's start things off with a shameless plug: RPG Contest 20 is underway. If you like controlling other people as an all-powerful GM, go enter. Or if you're a nice person who likes to cooperate with people as a benevolent GM you should enter too. If you have no interest in being a GM, you should read all the entries so you're ready to vote! Sisen reviewed Breez 2.0! More Hero Factory 2.0 (and hopefully other) reviews to come! Hope you enjoy this early look! Speaking of next year's Hero Factory sets, the Hero Factory website was updated this past week to show off the upcoming heroes and villains, along with a bunch of other cool content. If that wasn't enough for you, the Pharaoh's Quest website was updated too - LEGO looks like they're doing some great things with next years' themes. I can't wait to get a closer look at them all. And of course, can't talk about 2011 without mentioning the Pirates of the Caribbean sets. I'm glad LEGO is making good use of their partnership with Disney. Bunch of things I hope to do this weekend - post the list of recommended builders selected so far and post the list of Ambassadors. Maybe I'll get some other things done to. What would you like to see get done? Mailbag No Mailbag love this week. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Enjoy your weekend and your holidays everyone. Questions, comments, and feedback are always welcome!
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Intro It's a December to remember! Maybe. At least until January rolls around? Well, you'll always be able to come back and read this update. Updates This past weekend we saw the first official images of the 2011 Hero Factory sets. Reaction was mixed, to say the least. Shortly afterward, however, we revealed that LEGO had sent us some of next years sets. We kicked things off with DeeVee's review of Furno 2.0, quickly followed by Sisen's thoughts on Evo 2.0. You can rest assured there will be more to come. If you haven't had enough talk about Hero Factory 2.0, be sure to listen to our recently-released BZPowercast. In addition to the new sets, we talk about the collectible minifigs and Advertising on BZPower. Let us know what you think! In other news, I am officially BZPowers Ambassador again. You heard it here first. There will be an official announcement once I get the complete list from the LEGO Community Team. I look forward to participating in the program once again. I think that's about all for now. Mailbag 1. Maybe? I'd need to know more about it. 2. Black and maybe gray or some white, with a black Hau. 3. If a mistake was made, I'd do my best to fix it. 4. There are so many. Top five: Harry Chapin, Billy Joel, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Beach Boys. 5. Visit my parents and have a wonderful day. 6. I don't know what's wrong with it. 1. There is an addon that could be installed, yes. 2. Each day? Too much time. 3. I think it's great to see the fans working together like that. 4. Probably. No idea when that's going to be though. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Enjoy your weekend everybody. And by enjoy I mean leave your questions and comments below!
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Intro I'm not sure that this week's update will be much longer than last week's but we'll see! Updates First off, I hope everyone who celebrates had a happy Thanksgiving. My celebration was small but enjoyable, and of course long weekends are always nice. I finally got around to talking about that other Ambassador thing I'd been meaning to talk about: Recommended Builders. I still have to contact people on the list that the staff has come up with, but at least the word is out there. Hopefully this weekend will bring some time to do that. Speaking of Ambassador-ness, the staff has decided on BZPower's next Ambassador from the top three candidates. I'm not going to announce it right here and now (and it may not be me who's announcing it at all). Here's a hint though - things didn't change much from the original poll. We posted another set review this week finally. Check out DeeVee's thoughts on Bulk and Vapour. You can expect even more reviews coming up soon, I promise! That's about all I've got. Life has been super-busy and pushing other projects and such to the back burner. Hopefully I'll find some time at some point to rectify that. Mailbag No questions this week. Send some in please? Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Enjoy the rest of the weekend and all your leftovers. I feel like I'm going to be eating turkey for a month. Just make sure you're not in too deep of a food coma next week or you'll miss some awesome stuff.
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Intro Quick and dirty update this week. There's lots of fun to be had elsewhere! Updates Go vote for who you think would best represent BZPower as a LEGO Ambassador. Be sure to read the entire first post before voting. Also remember that this is the first round and that the staff will choose the final candidate. Go congratulate our newest Forum Assistant, Mysterious Minifig! I know he'll do a great job once we figure out what forums to put him in. So the Ambassador announcement was one part of what I mentioned last week. There's still one other thing that I still need to do. This weekend is going to be busy though, so we'll see. I also got some really exciting news today from one of our staff members. You guys, unfortunately, won't be able to see what it's about until December. It'll be pretty awesome though! Mailbag 1) Would I 'jump' on it? No. Nothing on BZP ever moves that fast. I would discuss it with the other admins, then we'd test it, and then if we still thought it would be useful we'd implement it. 1) I'd rather not say. It's located it lovely rural Northwest New Jersey in roughly the middle of nowhere. 2) Knowing that the projects I'm working on will be used to help save lives. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Like I said, a short update this week. Lots to do. Enjoy your weekends, everybody!
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Intro Welcome, one and all, to this week's update. As per usual I have no plans for what I'm going to write, so let's see what happens. Updates First and foremost (in my mind) BrickFest 2011 was canceled. I know a bunch of people were planning on going and this is a real disappointment. Look for some smaller BZPower gatherings to be planned at BrickWorld and/or BrickMagic now, two events that have not traditionally had a large Bionicle presence. BrickFair is still the go-to event for BZPower though. A new episode of the Hero Factory podcast came out this week too. They're fun, sure, but they're nothing compared to the BZPowercast in my opinion. Speaking of the Powercast, don't forget that you can get your voice on the show! Just record some questions or comments and we'll throw them in for all to hear! On the, 'that's weird' front, some members discovered the LEGO Octopus Beta. There's been no word, even amongst the Ambassadors, as to what this is, but I think you can expect to learn more soon hopefully. Speaking of Ambassador stuff, I haven't gotten a chance to do anything about that yet, at least in the public's eyes. Maybe this weekend? I hope? I'll let you guys in on some info though - one thing involves the selection of our next Ambassador and the other is about getting LEGO a way to find all the awesome LEGO builders in our community. I look forward to both of these, as soon as I get to them... Mailbag 1. There's been a member named "blackfive" for years and years. I guess it's only a matter of time before the other combinations get taken? 2. I will go with Axonn. 3. Tahu, although certainly not in that form. 4. Mata Nui maybe? 3. (Again?) It's been so long since I've watched DS9 I couldn't name any episodes. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion And that, as they say, is that. Thank you all for reading - questions, comments and such are always appreciated. Have a great weekend!
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Intro It's November already? Well, it's Friday, so that means it's time for a weekly update. Here we go! Updates October is done, that means a new episode of the Powercast! Go listen to us have all sorts of fun. It actually wasn't as crazy as some have been, but I think the topics were pretty interesting and hopefully informative. Also, Taped Headphones is awesome! LEGO recently announced a partnership with NASA. I look forward to seeing these sets, and I know some of you are too, based on the responses to the recent topic asking for theme ideas. This will be the fourth or fifth time LEGO has done a theme like this, and I've always enjoyed the sets they've turned out. A new chapter of The Powers that Be came out yesterday. Yay Bionicle isn't dead yet! Don't worry guys there's still some life in the old line. There's been some stuff going on amongst the Ambassadors recently. I think moving forward LEGO is going to be a lot more communicative about things. We're still working on completing our application, but we will be applying. Jim and the gang has put out a request for some other information that we're starting to collect. You may hear more about that this weekend. I think that is all I have for you for now, folks! Mailbag 1. You have no idea. 2. Either Father's Day or The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances 3. The Girl in the Fireplace 4. Blink 5. Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead 6. The Lodger? Maybe? 7. That is nigh impossible. I think I'll have to go with Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Questions, comments, and feedback are always welcome. Have a good weekend - don't forget to set your clocks back!
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Intro Welcome back everyone, to the Weekly Update. I'm not sure what's in store for you guys this week, I'm just kind of making this up as I go! Updates We had a new set review this week when Gatanui shared his thoughts on Dunkan Bulk. We're still working on churning out some more reviews. And I recently got word of some exciting news pertaining to the future of our review program. I can't say anything else though! The second chapter of The Powers That Be also went live. The story keeps marching on, even if some of its characters won't be reaching the end. I guess now I get to talk about a recent event that some of you may not be quite aware of yet, but is still rather sad. Honorary Forum Mentor and all around great guy Steve Witt (speaknspell) is no longer working for LEGO. The details of his departure have not been made public, and I don't expect them to be (so don't ask). Whatever the reason, this is a huge blow to the LEGO community - Steve spent five years pouring his heart and soul into our favorite toy, traveling across the world, meeting with fans and going to events. His hard work is much appreciated and his legacy at LEGO will be felt for years to come. I hope that he will still remain an active part of the community and come visit us all at BrickFair and other events. Steve is a great person and an amazing friend. I hope you all join me in wishing him the best in his future endeavors. Mailbag 1) We can't make people read things, and we certainly can't make them post. That said, we are looking to get more member creations posted on the front page. 2) I don't think we're dying. The cancellation of Bionicle merely means that we're in a transition period. 3) Nope, haven't picked up that series. 4) It's so hard to remember that far back. I played a lot of Star Wars games on the computer back in the day, from Dark Forces to TIE Fighter to Rebel Assault, so I guess I'll go with that. 5) No, I have not seen it. 6) I watch a lot of SciFi. This includes, but is not limited to, Doctor Who, Stargate (all varieties), Sanctuary, Caprica, V, Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Supernatural. I've watched many other SciFi series over the years as well, like Farscape, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Andromeda, The Invisible Man, Sliders, and so many others I'm sure I'm forgetting. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion That's it. Go enjoy your weekend. After you leave some comments or send in questions though, of course. Take care all!
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Intro It has been a long week over here. I hope it's treated you guys better. But anyway, I guess I need to update you guys. Updates People found some teaser sites for some upcoming LEGO themes: Ninjago and Pharaoh's Quest. They both look like really interesting revamps of older themes. I can't wait to see the sets themselves. In other news, LEGO has asked the Ambassadors to get some feedback from the AFOLs and TFOLs of the LEGO community. Tell them what you think! They appreciate you sharing your thoughts and listen to all the feedback. Speaking of Ambassadors - LEGO has revamped the program. BZPower has begun gathering the information necessary to submit an application. Assuming we are accepted, we will figure out a way to select an Ambassador to represent BZPower. I think that's all I have for tonight. Mailbag 1. Other than Bionicle I might go with the original Aquanauts. 2. Were it my choice? Yes, but there would definitely be changes made. 3. Not having enough time to spend on it. 4. No. 5. Because that's how emails work, and I view PMs as a special kind of email. 6. 7. The Shawshank Redemption. 8. Farscape. 9. I can't say I really pay close attention to food brands. 10. Apple. 1) I really can't think of any that I'm excited about. 2) I think they're pretty great but that some people don't take them seriously. 3) Bugs Bunny. 4a) That is a very good question - I have no idea. 4b) I sure hope not. 5) I'm not sure what you mean, but I don't think so. Want to see your questions answered? PM them to me and put 'Mailbag' in the subject line. I'll pick the few I like the best and answer them in the next update. Conclusion Have a good weekend BZPower. I'm going to do my best to do the same. Feedback, questions, comments, etc are always appreciated.
