gamejutzu Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 External material doesn't count, but having seen the map myself I can't help but question if spending 3/4 of one episode trying to turn the power on and arguing over what to do could have been better spent introducing the knights' backstories. Maybe Axl came from the desert region where there was little food, hence his constant need to eat everything. Perhaps Aaron came from some boring farm village, giving him a thirst for action and adrenaline. This would have created a connection between characters and locations that could be explored in the future, and simultaneously shown us how vast and distinct certain regions are. But they didn't, and we know next to nothing about the world after 40 minutes of time. That would actually make Axl and Aaron less useless, and here I was thinking it couldn't be done. the BoM and Jestro is basically Crooler and Cragger all over again at this point. Maybe they could make Jestro steal all of the BoM's power, and now he can make monsters and do real magic by himself. Then he dumps the book in lava. Jestro also has the potential to share a relationship with either Clay or Merlok (someone who was his friend, or someone he hates). And also, am I the only one that thinks Ninjago has better animation (combat) than Chima and Nexo Knights? There is that gaming term. "graphics for gameplay" or "gameplay for graphics". Nexo Knights and Chima follow that in my opinion. They both look gorgeous, but have bad-ish animation. Quote
Mandate Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 That would actually make Axl and Aaron less useless, and here I was thinking it couldn't be done. How so? They're both still fully-trained knights from an academy. That's more than Luke Skywalker had. Maybe they could make Jestro steal all of the BoM's power, and now he can make monsters and do real magic by himself. Then he dumps the book in lava. Jestro also has the potential to share a relationship with either Clay or Merlok (someone who was his friend, or someone he hates). I talked about this earlier in the thread, having a double-betrayal where the BoM tries to betray Jestro but Jestro comes out on top would do wonders for having a real villain. I hope we get a "Dark Knight" (not the Dark Knight though) at some point, if the lack of a black knight on the Nexo team is any indication that we could get one. Quote
gamejutzu Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 How so? They're both still fully-trained knights from an academy. I talked about this earlier in the thread, having a double-betrayal where the BoM tries to betray Jestro but Jestro comes out on top would do wonders for having a real villain. I hope we get a "Dark Knight" (not the Dark Knight though) at some point, if the lack of a black knight on the Nexo team is any indication that we could get one. I meant character-wise useless. They seem pretty clear cut the way they are now. Also, that's a really good idea, I just hope they don't follow Power Rangers with the wearer of the outfit. Quote
PenPlays Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Keep in mind that world building requires relevant timing and is naturally done as a show progresses. You didn't know that there were two halves to the Land of Ninjago, one light and one dark, after the pilot. Heck one would only be aware of Ignacia, the Monastery, the weapon locations, and the Underworld (80% of which have been nearly irrelevant since then). It's all that you needed, and there was no need to expand beyond that until the series began, where locations were reused, but were only expanded upon when necessary. All we need to know right now in Nexo Knights is that Knightonia is the castle/city. Knighton is the kingdom. That's it. We have that, and we don't need any more than that. Chima's issue is that it would introduce locations, but we'd get nothing about it. Information that it took to its grave, unfortunately. Quote
Lordofdragonss Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) All I can say is that Book of monsters is still my favorite character and I really think he has many things hidden in his pages. :) And Man I'm mad we don't get that "Igor-type" Lava monster in jestromobile. Love the scaredy knight and brave queen concept. It's one of my favorite cliches. The only thing I don't liked is how book of evil transformed Jestro with no reason. It would be better if they went "Let's gave you a badder look" way. Edited December 16, 2015 by Lordofdragonss Quote
gamejutzu Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) The only thing I don't liked is how book of evil transformed Jestro with no reason. It would be better if they went "Let's gave you a badder look" way. Well, the book is probably made with pure evil, so there's that. That toy ad though.. Edited December 16, 2015 by gamejutzu Quote
Aanchir Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 The two premiere episodes are now available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t69mijohc00 https://youtu.be/qqgM73rXHRg There are full credits at the end, but unfortunately there's just a "voice cast" section rather than specific credits for which actors played which characters. Still, good to see some familiar names! Quote
Mandate Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 The two premiere episodes are now available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t69mijohc00 https://youtu.be/qqgM73rXHRg There are full credits at the end, but unfortunately there's just a "voice cast" section rather than specific credits for which actors played which characters. Still, good to see some familiar names! I should have guessed LEGO would block this in Australia. Quote
Takanuinuva Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 After seeing the two episodes I only have on real complaint about mainly the second episode Why did Merlock have a book that made people evil just by touching it. I would have had it that the book of monsters could turn people evil by biting them. Making it more a reason to keep the Book of Monsters locked away. Having another evil book that turns things evil just doesn't make sense. Its the flower from chima all over again. At least unlike the flower the evil book is gone as the Book of Monsters ate it. Quote
Lyichir Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) After seeing the two episodes I only have on real complaint about mainly the second episode Why did Merlock have a book that made people evil just by touching it. I would have had it that the book of monsters could turn people evil by biting them. Making it more a reason to keep the Book of Monsters locked away. Having another evil book that turns things evil just doesn't make sense. Its the flower from chima all over again. At least unlike the flower the evil book is gone as the Book of Monsters ate it. I think there are plenty of conceivable reasons for Merlok to have a book like the book of evil—the most obvious potential reason being to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Again, Merlok hasn't really revealed everything about himself or the Book of Monsters—but that's part of what makes him such a compelling character. Pretty much all great wizard characters, from Merlin to Gandalf to Dumbledore, have had their fair share of secrets, only shared when the time is right, and Merlok seems like he'll be no different. Edited December 18, 2015 by Lyichir Quote
Takanuinuva Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 I think there are plenty of conceivable reasons for Merlok to have a book like the book of evil—the most obvious potential reason being to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Again, Merlok hasn't really revealed everything about himself or the Book of Monsters—but that's part of what makes him such a compelling character. Pretty much all great wizard characters, from Merlin to Gandalf to Dumbledore, have had their fair share of secrets, only shared when the time is right, and Merlok seems like he'll be no different. Maybe but how would you handle a book that turns things living things evil? Tongs? Quote
gamejutzu Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Maybe but how would you handle a book that turns things living things evil? Tongs? How about... A Vincent Tong! Huh? Huh? Edited December 18, 2015 by gamejutzu Quote
PenPlays Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 How about... A Vincent Tong! Huh? Huh? HA!!! I too thought that Jestro's transformation (into Venom Jestro ) was quite rushed. I'm quite curious if the other Books have effects upon touch. Quote
Mandate Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe but how would you handle a book that turns things living things evil? Tongs? Well, he could conjure up fake monsters an he had a magic cane, he could have even used the Force on it for all we know. Quote
gamejutzu Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Well, he could conjure up fake monsters an he had a magic cane, he could have even used the Force on it for all we know. FIYAAAA Um, I mean, he could balance it on his staff or something... Quote
The_Fiery_Rooster Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Maybe but how would you handle a book that turns things living things evil? Tongs? Magic. Quote
DraikNova Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Or, as he said, tongs. And probably the threat to set it on fire if it misbehaves. Quote
gamejutzu Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Or, as he said, tongs. And probably the threat to set it on fire if it misbehaves. Lol, or just ditch it. Quote
OmShanti Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 The two premiere episodes are now available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t69mijohc00 https://youtu.be/qqgM73rXHRg There are full credits at the end, but unfortunately there's just a "voice cast" section rather than specific credits for which actors played which characters. Still, good to see some familiar names! My son loves this show. Erin Mathews plays Macy. I recognized her voice instantly. She voiced Azari and Naida from Lego Elves. Quote
Robert8 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 The two premiere episodes are now available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t69mijohc00 https://youtu.be/qqgM73rXHRg There are full credits at the end, but unfortunately there's just a "voice cast" section rather than specific credits for which actors played which characters. Still, good to see some familiar names! Those don't work for me. It says they are not available Here is another link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I98lBHiOFgs Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Here's a new webisode, personally I liked this one much better. Jestro and the BoM make the show so much more fun. Edited December 29, 2015 by Dr_Chronos Quote
DuckBricks Posted December 29, 2015 Author Posted December 29, 2015 Favorite minisode so far... The Book of Monster's song Quote
Mandate Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Not brilliant, but most certainly a giant step up from their last attempt at a minisode. Only serious problem I had was with the "NEXO POWAH!!!" scene, that's going to be unbearble before we get through half the season if it happens as much as it has so far. Quote
Aanchir Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Here's another webisode which might just be my favorite so far! Not brilliant, but most certainly a giant step up from their last attempt at a minisode. Only serious problem I had was with the "NEXO POWAH!!!" scene, that's going to be unbearble before we get through half the season if it happens as much as it has so far. So far we've had two true TV episodes, and in those it's happened... once altogether? So if that's too often for you then I think the problem is on your end, not the show creators'. It's kind of like complaining "I like this show Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, but I wish they didn't do Spinjitzu so often." Plus, half the point of the Nexo Power scenes is to give kids something to scan for the Merlok 2.0 app, so not having those scenes would mean not giving kids anything new to scan that week. Edited December 30, 2015 by Aanchir Quote
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