How do your favorite themes stack up?

[fishers64]

Do you like multiple Lego themes? And if so, in which order? For example, if I were to list mine out, it would be:

 

Bionicle >Ninjago >Chima > HF >Creator >other themes.

 

Go!

[JAG18]

1. BIONICLE

2. Star Wars

3. Knights Kingdom (2004)

4. Hero Factory

5. Other themes that I like more than...

6. All the other themes.

[Sybre]

Oh, that's easy!

 

1. BIONICLE (obviously)

2. Exo-Force

3. Ninjago

4. Hero Factory

5. Star Wars

[Lyichir]

Currently? I'd go...

 

1. The Lego Movie

2. Ninjago

3. Hero Factory

4. Bionicle

5. Other themes I love (Friends, Legends of Chima, Agents (2008), Atlantis, Space Police (2009), Exo-Force, Power Miners, Technic, Creator)

6. Themes I have a passing interest in (Most licensed themes, other Space themes, other Castle themes, Pirates, other "action themes")

7. Themes I don't have any significant interest in (TMNT, Belville, Speed Racer, Prince of Persia, Fabuland, Lone Ranger, etcetera)

[Aanchir]

Currently? I'd go...

 

1. The Lego Movie

2. Ninjago

3. Hero Factory

4. Bionicle

5. Other themes I love (Friends, Legends of Chima, Agents (2008), Atlantis, Space Police (2009), Exo-Force, Power Miners, Technic, Creator)

6. Themes I have a passing interest in (Most licensed themes, other Space themes, other Castle themes, Pirates, other "action themes")

7. Themes I don't have any significant interest in (TMNT, Belville, Speed Racer, Prince of Persia, Fabuland, Lone Ranger, etcetera)

I suppose my list is mostly the same, except Hero Factory and The LEGO Movie are switched.

 

Hero Factory doesn't have the strongest storyline, but it is still the theme that I get the most creative inspiration from and one of my favorite themes to discuss online. It appeals to me the most as a building toy.

 

The LEGO Movie has perhaps the most heartfelt storyline of any LEGO theme, but while I like the sets and characters it doesn't inspire me to build and draw quite like Hero Factory and Ninjago do.

 

BIONICLE is still important to me for sentimental reasons. It's been a big part of my life, and I love to reflect on it, but it doesn't inspire me creatively like it once did, and furthermore, the achievements of more recent themes have thrown some of its shortcomings into sharp relief. I will always remember it as a creative triumph, but more recent themes have the benefit of being able to look back at what it did right and what it did wrong, and as a result have been able to build on it as a foundation for their own success.

 

Sometimes people feel like this is unfair, but in my opinion it's just reality. BIONICLE didn't get a TV show like Ninjago, Hero Factory, or Legends of Chima, or a theatrical film like The LEGO Movie or Ninjago, because the LEGO Group was not in a position to create one. BIONICLE was one of the things that helped enable them to reach that position, but couldn't maintain its sales strength long enough to reap the benefits. Neither BIONICLE, nor the themes that succeeded it, should be blamed for that.

[Geardirector]

This was one of the first projects I ever did on my youtube channel (which I won't link for reasons of embarassment), and I still rememember the order.

 

5. Star Wars

4. Knight's Kingdom

3. Orient Expedition

2. Exo-Force

1. BIONICLE

 

LEGO Rock Raiders gets an honorary mention, as I really enjoyed the game, but nothing else about it.

[Hitoshura]

Hmm...

 

1. Bionicle

2. Lord of the Rings/Hobbit

3. Chima

4. NInjago

5. Star Wars

[Mr. Lightning Bolt]

1. BIONICLE (Obvious.)

2. Exo-Force (I mean, come on, Japanese Manga-inspired mecha? What's not to love?!)

3. Star Wars (A good licensed story, some innovative sets and lately, amazing new firing blasters!)

4. Ninjago (A funny little line, but too few small sets. I can't buy everything you know. I have to sneak what I can.)

5. Atlantis (was a pretty good adaptation from "Divers". I wish it lasted longer.)

6. City (It's a funny little look at life in a LEGO city if it existed. Serious problems with fire safety and robbery/theft, whilst people who fall off their bikes get IV and a trip in an ambulance on a stretcher.)

[fasggbfrfesv]

1.Bionicle (Well, it's cool.)

2.Exo-Force (Nice sets, nice figures, manga stuff.)

3.Star Wars (Really nice sets.)

4.Mars Mission (Nice sets, mining stuff)

5.Power Miners (Nice sets, mining stuff.)

6.Minecraft (Nice sets, mining stuff. Naah, I don't even have one, but I play Minecraft, so I'd like one of these for my computer desk.)

7.Everything else?

[The Swimming Beard]

1: Bionicle

T2: LOTR/Hobbit

T2: Star Wars

4: Hero Factory

5: Everything else.

[KittehWubbins]

1.Bionicle

2.Knights Kingdom (All the lines)

3.Star Wars (Older stuff is a bit better, but they are releasing Episode 4-6 again since episode 7 is coming soon so that's good)

4.City (I know, they recirculate the same sets over and over and over... but they always release new unique pieces every year.)

5.Lord of the Rings/Hobbit (The only awesome medieval/fantasy line out right now, besides Bionicle, knights and castles have always been the best)

 

Honorable mention to HF, Orient Expedition and.... UNITRON YEASUHSS (jk) Cyber Slam and Slizers were cool too

[Toa Smoke Monster]

1. Bionicle.

2. Star Wars.

3. Ninjago.

4. Everything else.

[Matoro Lives]

Top 10:

Bionicle

Exo-Force

Knights Kingdom (2004)

Lotr/Hobbit

Agents

Star Wars

Alpha Team

Batman (2006)

Mars Mission

Marvel Superheroes

(Power Miners, Dino Attack, and Pirates of the Caribbean get honorable mention)

[~garnira returns~]

Bionicle>Ninjago>one year playthemes/Chima>City>HF(I really only like it for the looks. the story is poor at best.)

[Lancethecat]

1. The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit- I love the books, and the sets (in the first wave, at least) are all pretty good. An Unexpected Gathering remains my favorite set to date.

 

2. The Lone Ranger- The movie was great, and the sets (while not exactly movie-accurate) proved that LEGO can make great Western sets over a decade after the theme officially ended.

 

3. Creator- I love the fact that most of the sets can be built into three different models, and the modular buildings all look fantastic.

[randomreviewerbros]

1. BIONICLE

2. Ninjago

3. LOTR/ The Hobbit

4. City

5. Aqua Raiders or Mars Mission (2007)

6. Classic Ninja (Castle 1998-1999)

7. Castle (2007)

8. Prince of Persia (Specifically The Battle of Alamut set) or Pirates of the Caribbean (Specifically Queen Anne's Revenge set)

9. Star Wars

10. Indiana Jones

Edited September 22, 2014 by randomreviewerbros

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

1. Bionicle

2. Mars Mission

3. Atlantis

4. Star Wars

5. LOTR/The Hobbit

6. City

7. Exo-Force

8.Aqua Raiders

9. Creator

10. Hero Factory

[Kanakalackin]

Bionicle

Alpha Team/Agents/Ultra Agents

Dinosaurs/Dino Attack/Dino 2010/Dino

Aqua Raiders/Aquazone

Mars Mission/Space

Hero Factory

Knights Kingdom

Legends of Chima

Pretty Much Everything Else

Edited September 22, 2014 by The Phantom Terror

[Toatapio Nuva]

1. Bionicle

2. Other Lego themes

[John Smith]

1. Bionicle

2. Castle/Knights' Kingdom/LotR

3. Star Wars

4. Things that look neat, but I never bought much of, like Exo-Force, Johnny Thunder, and Alpha Team.

5. Everything else.

[-Windrider-]

1. The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit- I love the books, and the sets (in the first wave, at least) are all pretty good. An Unexpected Gathering remains my favorite set to date.

 

2. The Lone Ranger- The movie was great, and the sets (while not exactly movie-accurate) proved that LEGO can make great Western sets over a decade after the theme officially ended.

 

3. Creator- I love the fact that most of the sets can be built into three different models, and the modular buildings all look fantastic.

 

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