Wow. I was reading a post by Phes where he was talking about posting on the lego.com boards, and decided to check it out myself. There is support for the return of the pirates line, but thankfully some of those posters don't post here. For three pages there was a dicussion about how the Imperial Guards could eaisly beat the pirates, because they had laser guns and their ships could fly! *wacko*

Anywho, just thought I'd let everyone know there there is support for Lego Pirates aside from our small group, but most of it isn't the kind of support that would be helpful to reaching TLG in any way.

And now for everyone's reading pleasure, a quote from Lego.com's message board

" THE IMPERIAL GARDS R BACK!!!!!!! IN THE new STAR DESTROYER AND THEY HAV THEM IN THE IMPERIAL SHUTTLE!!!!!"

" well how about that there was a IMPERIAL ship then there was a PIRATES so the PIRATES fired there cannons hit the IMPERIALS then the imperials are so mad that the imperials fire there laser cannons"(I removed all the smiles from this one)

Anyway, if you do go decide to read/post anything there, be warned, basic grammer and spelling are optional, and anything "Imperial" is Star Wars related!

OMG those guys are mad! Their ''Imperials'' have nothing to do with pirates, strange...

Indeed, reading that message board was a chore, but the school computer labs are pretty dead today, and its not like I have anything else to do, studying aside of course, but that is best left to the last minute :)

At least there is a general intrest in pirates, thank you Pirates of the Caribbean. Even the young ones raised on Jack Stone and Alpha Team think they would be a good idea.

Wow. I was reading a post by Phes where he was talking about posting on the lego.com boards, and decided to check it out myself. There is support for the return of the pirates line, but thankfully some of those posters don't post here. For three pages there was a dicussion about how the Imperial Guards could eaisly beat the pirates, because they had laser guns and their ships could fly! *wacko*

There are a lot of small children posting on the LEGO.com message boards and putting it bluntly most small children are idiots. Eurobricks target auidence is aimed more towards 12+ and judging by the posts at LEGO.com their Target audience is about 5. There is a "Parents" section these days where you'll find some more intelligble content.

" THE IMPERIAL GARDS R BACK!!!!!!! IN THE new STAR DESTROYER AND THEY HAV THEM IN THE IMPERIAL SHUTTLE!!!!!"

" well how about that there was a IMPERIAL ship then there was a PIRATES so the PIRATES fired there cannons hit the IMPERIALS then the imperials are so mad that the imperials fire there laser cannons"(I removed all the smiles from this one)

It seems the dullards are confusing the Imperial Guards with the Imperial Storm Troopers...

" THE IMPERIAL GARDS R BACK!!!!!!! IN THE new STAR DESTROYER AND THEY HAV THEM IN THE IMPERIAL SHUTTLE!!!!!"

" well how about that there was a IMPERIAL ship then there was a PIRATES so the PIRATES fired there cannons hit the IMPERIALS then the imperials are so mad that the imperials fire there laser cannons"(I removed all the smiles from this one)

It seems the dullards are confusing the Imperial Guards with the Imperial Storm Troopers...

Nope, an Imperial Guard guards Emperor Palpatine, have you ever seen Star Wars? Coincidentally they are both red. Here are the real versions.

And to quote Senator Palpetine...

"Instead of announcing my candidicy for re-election...

... I am announcing that you're all.... morons."

So yeah. I still cant believe they lost the PotC contract >_> Fools.

eh, maybe they paused and thought that it would be one too many liscenses. ;-) I just hope that pirates is relaunched in a few years. If vikings isn't a success then they'd make the perfect successor. I love the viking line however, so I hope they don't stop any time soon.

I like the Viking line too, however it looks like TLG is going to let it die out rather than develop it. Words can not describe the joy I felt when I open the Viking ship box, and saw the classic old hulls in there. It almost felt like building a systems pirate ship, aside from the the fact it is a galley and not a ship.

I got a real kick, and a headache, reading that thread on TLG message board, the argument about the imperials went on forever, even after many people explained the difference. Oh well, to be six again I guess... :-|

I like the Viking line too, however it looks like TLG is going to let it die out rather than develop it. Words can not describe the joy I felt when I open the Viking ship box, and saw the classic old hulls in there. It almost felt like building a systems pirate ship, aside from the the fact it is a galley and not a ship.

I got a real kick, and a headache, reading that thread on TLG message board, the argument about the imperials went on forever, even after many people explained the difference. Oh well, to be six again I guess... :-|

Tex, how can you be so sure? The prevailing logic from other Castle heads is that TLC wasn't sure if the Viking Line would be a hit. That's why we only have two sets this year. Supposedly it takes around six months or more to design sets (correct me if I'm wrong). So we'll just have to hang tight till next year. Then the tears can roll, whether joyful or not...

Yeah, I didn't try to read much of that gibberish after kiddies started confusing Star Wars with Pirates... :-P

Have you ever seen Star Wars? Coincidentally they are both red. Here are the real versions.

Star Wars? What's that? I've never heard of it yet I feel strongly compelled to use these smileys... *vader* *yoda*

Berry, the way I see it is that TLG is concentrating more on other sets, KKII for example, than have a real go with the Vikings. I could, and hopefully am, wrong on this one, cause Vikings for me are the new pirates. It just seems after last year, with a full line release, TLG could get a sense of how sucessful the line was. This year with two sets, it doesn't look promissing. Of couse, it is still only July, roughly half a year left, and I am hoping you are right, but I just have this feeling deep down in my stomach that Vikings won't continue.

That last sentence had WAY too many commas in it. And speaking of Star Wars, I'd really like to see how *vader* and *yoda* would actually do trying to survive on the Spanish main. Probably not too well if you ask me. *skull*

So yeah. I still cant believe they lost the PotC contract >_> Fools.

Does "they" = The LEGO Company?

If so, has it ever been confirmed that were planning to acquire a Pirates of the Caribbean licence? Because if they had no intention of doing so then they've lost nothing. I'm rather glad it went to Mega Bloks because I don't want to see a Pirate theme based on a licence regardless of how much I enjoy the movies. Its just a pitty that The LEGO Company hasn't took notice of Mega Bloks Pirate theme effort. Obviously its not as good as SYSTEM Pirate LEGO but the fact that its survived for several years now must indicate its getting sufficient sales to continue.

I am with Phes on this one. I've always felt movie themes and lego should be left to MOCing. I could just see The Black Pearl and The Flying Dutchman with 4+ hulls, those ugly cannons they have now, and all the pale minifigs, it just wouldn't be right.

Hopefully Lego will follow Mega-Blocks move, and develop a new pirates line, but I'm almost thinking TLG won't, at least not right away. For a company that invented the plastic building toy, I can't see them following the lead of an "upstart" competitor! :-)

Mr Jack Can you've raised an interesting point which I haven't really considered: "For a company that invented the plastic building toy, I can't see them following the lead of an "upstart" competitor!"

So what you're saying is The LEGO Company won't release another Pirate theme because it doesn't want to be in the shadow of Mega Bloks, rather it wants to be at the forefront of fresh ideas?

In a word Mr. Phes, yes.

That doesn't mean Lego will never release any other pirate line, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. In my mind, its pretty pigheaded of TLG, if this is indeed the reason they won't. Hopefully it isn't, and all it will take is seeing the sucess of Megabloks etc, and Lego will head back in the right direction, as long as their pirates arn't like the jellybean knights of KKII.

In a word Mr. Phes, yes.

That doesn't mean Lego will never release any other pirate line, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. In my mind, its pretty pigheaded of TLG, if this is indeed the reason they won't. Hopefully it isn't, and all it will take is seeing the sucess of Megabloks etc, and Lego will head back in the right direction, as long as their pirates arn't like the jellybean knights of KKII.

But you rather get some new pirate sets, with not so pretty pirates...Than nothing. Although they might not be jelly bean color :D

Well, I don't know about not so pretty pirates instead of nothing, I still have a lot of old lego pirates to collect. What I would like is to see a pirates line in the same vein as vikings, massive swords and obligatory ugly shooting pieces aside. If the new line was done right, I could even make due with slight jellybeanization (yippie, I coined a new word, I think!), although Spanish conquistadors in red, blue and pink armour might be a bit much...

So I guess to answer the question, maybe, depending on the quality of the sets. If they are <insert that tiresome argument>, massive brick behemoths, then I'd pass. If they are somewhat decent, lego would get my money. Although I would prefer a return to a system-like pirates line.

Well, I don't know about not so pretty pirates instead of nothing, I still have a lot of old lego pirates to collect. What I would like is to see a pirates line in the same vein as vikings, massive swords and obligatory ugly shooting pieces aside. If the new line was done right, I could even make due with slight jellybeanization (yippie, I coined a new word, I think!), although Spanish conquistadors in red, blue and pink armour might be a bit much...

So I guess to answer the question, maybe, depending on the quality of the sets. If they are <insert that tiresome argument>, massive brick behemoths, then I'd pass. If they are somewhat decent, lego would get my money. Although I would prefer a return to a system-like pirates line.

Thats just about what I was saying...I can deal with a little bit of jellybeanization, but not too much. I don't even think jellybeanization would sell, so there is no point in making it.