DuckBricks Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 He's obviously joking in the video, as how could a child be the most powerful ninja of all? I don't get how people think he's serious. *cough* Lloyd *cough* Just watch Lloyd end up being his Sensei and training him to be extremely powerful. Especially if he is actually able to go through his teen years which will give him more years of experience too. Lloyd was a terrible ninja as a child and he could hardly do Spinjitzu. He only got more powerful in his grown up body when he actually trained. And his grandad was the first spinjitzu master so he was bound to be powerful. Nelson is a kid with no relation to the ninja, with a homemade ninja outfit, his emblem being a Purple dog drawn on a piece of paper that's tagged to his back. He is not going to be the all powerful ninja, not at all. Yeah, I feel like there's nothing really special about Nelson and he's just the "kid fan self-insert" of the line... Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 rumor. Nah, it's good with them. I commented saying that he's not a literal legend, but a legend among the internet. They said this was true. Nelson is a kid with no relation to the ninja, with a homemade ninja outfit, his emblem being a Purple dog drawn on a piece of paper that's tagged to his back. He is not going to be the all powerful ninja, not at all. But people are forgetting the possibility that he may hold an elemental power. It's not honestly that hard to implement into the storyline. Also, the Hageman Brothers are under no obligation to make Nelson the "kid insert". They usually write meaningful stories. I mean, what did people originally think of Lloyd? Another kid insert? Quote
Vector Prime Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Has Cartoon Network given up on Ninjago? Because LEGO has started uploading English versions of Skybound to their every Thursday... Quote
Aanchir Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Has Cartoon Network given up on Ninjago? Because LEGO has started uploading English versions of Skybound to their every Thursday... That playlist is for Singapore (hence the "SG"), and the videos being viewable worldwide was probably not intentional. I guarantee you Cartoon Network has not given up on Ninjago. If these don't get taken down or region-locked they'll provide a good avenue for people around the world to watch the new episodes, but this isn't the first time full episodes have been officially posted online for all the world to see, so it wouldn't surprise me if LEGO closes up this loophole at some point as they've done with others in the past. Quote
Starscream759 Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Hey does anyone know where I can find episode 64 for me? I can't see it anywhere. Quote
DuckBricks Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Hey does anyone know where I can find episode 64 for me? I can't see it anywhere. I have it in HD; ask NinjaJayNuva for it (he gave it to me) Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 LEGO has started uploading English versions of Skybound to their channel every Thursday... LEGO never keeps full length episodes for long. Only exception being Chima, where only the first 4 episodes are watchable. Do not expect them to be there for long. Quote
NinjaJayNuva Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 Not sure about whether this should be posted here, but well, I guess they're still kinda related. So, here we go! A website has done an interview with Roy Lee, a producer of Ninjago Movie. Something he said may leads us to think the movie maybe canonized. Here's the link to it! http://collider.com/ninjago-lego-batman-movie-news/ Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) http://collider.com/...man-movie-news/ If the movie is canon, then it will likely not be Lego-ized like The Lego Movie. LEE: It’s like seeing The LEGO Movie in a ninja universe. Lie. Ninjago has very little Lego, pretty much the figure model concepts are the only thing the two have in common... Edited February 26, 2016 by gamejutzu Quote
BluePulse Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 just because the tv show storyline and the movie storyline coexist doesnt mean it needs to be in the same animation style, maybe it will, but i personally believe that the design will be the same as the lego movie since it will look way nicer, and I feel a movie using the same animation as the tv show would just look cheap. just my opinion though, who knows, Quote
Aanchir Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Ninjago has very little Lego, pretty much the figure model concepts are the only thing the two have in common... It's true, the Ninjago TV series doesn't show everything made out of bricks the way the LEGO movie does. But does that really matter? I think not. Even though things are depicted as plastic bricks in The LEGO Movie, they don't tend to behave as plastic bricks. Water acts like water, fire acts like fire, etc. For the most part, that's just the visual language. For comparison's sake, Star Wars: Rebels and the live-action Star Wars movies have different visual languages, but that doesn't mean the events of those series don't occur in the same universe. I have no idea if they'll make the movie a part of the same continuity and universe as the TV series. To be honest, I can see it being a good movie either way, as long as they stay true to the story's tone and characters. I wouldn't mind watching an "alternate universe" adaptation of Ninjago as long as it ticked both those boxes. The bigger question in my mind is what the future of Ninjago will be like after the movie. Edited February 26, 2016 by Aanchir Quote
Mandate Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 If the movie is canon, then it will likely not be Lego-ized like The Lego Movie. As much as I hate myself for saying this, it's not out of the question to have a radical artstyle alteration. Artistic direction can often be changed between series installments. Take for instance, the transition of Just Cause 2 to Just Cause 3, Portal 1 to Portal 2, XCOM Enemy Unknown to XCOM 2, the changes from Fallout 1 and 2 to Fallout 3 and New Vegas to Fallout 4. This can also be seen in BIONICLE with the changes in comic book art, MNOG, VNOG and the films, not to mention the differences between the 2015 minisodes and Journey to One. Then there's the artstyles of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels... I could go on. Personally as long as the visuals are beautiful and not too realistic I'm happy with it. Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) just because the tv show storyline and the movie storyline coexist doesnt mean it needs to be in the same animation style, maybe it will, but i personally believe that the design will be the same as the lego movie since it will look way nicer, and I feel a movie using the same animation as the tv show would just look cheap. just my opinion though, who knows, I was thinking, that it would have an extremely similar artstyle to the show, only the movie is rendered in extreme HD quality. In other words, Possession's HD times 5. I have no idea if they'll make the movie a part of the same continuity and universe as the TV series. To be honest, I can see it being a good movie either way, as long as they stay true to the story's tone and characters. I wouldn't mind watching an "alternate universe" adaptation of Ninjago as long as it ticked both those boxes. The bigger question in my mind is what the future of Ninjago will be like after the movie. Oh yeah, it will definitely be good regardless of the artstyle, but I'm skeptical of whether the movie will really be canon. For instance we know Shadow of Ronin isn't canon. Why? Because it wasn't written by the Hagemans? Because it had Lego? I don't know. All Ninjago Papercut comics after the second aren't canon either. The upcoming movie isn't written by the Hageman brothers as well. But to me, it doesn't feel right if they grab events and major lore from the show, but the two artstyles look like polar opposites. Like Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go. It just doesn't feel right. Edited February 27, 2016 by gamejutzu Quote
NinjaJayNuva Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 I was thinking, that it would have an extremely similar artstyle to the show, only the movie is rendered in extreme HD quality. In other words, Possession's HD times 5. Oh yeah, it will definitely be good regardless of the artstyle, but I'm skeptical of whether the movie will really be canon. For instance we know Shadow of Ronin isn't canon. Why? Because it wasn't written by the Hagemans? Because it had Lego? I don't know. All Ninjago Papercut comics after the second aren't canon either. The upcoming movie isn't written by the Hageman brothers as well. But to me, it doesn't feel right if they grab events and major lore from the show, but the two artstyles look like polar opposites. Like Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go. It just doesn't feel right. No, the writers of Ninjago Movie are Hageman Brother. It would be weird if they ruin their prized creation, and why won't they write the movie of the story they know the better than anyone. Quote
Aanchir Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) Oh yeah, it will definitely be good regardless of the artstyle, but I'm skeptical of whether the movie will really be canon. For instance we know Shadow of Ronin isn't canon. Why? Because it wasn't written by the Hagemans? Because it had Lego? I don't know. All Ninjago Papercut comics after the second aren't canon either. The upcoming movie isn't written by the Hageman brothers as well. I didn't even realize the first two Papercutz graphic novels were considered any more canon than the others. I just figured they were all non-canon. Learn something new every day... I don't tend to get too hung up on whether something's canon or not, though. As long as it's enjoyable in its own right and enriches people's enjoyment of the franchise as a whole, I'm happy to partake in it. I've bought all the Ninjago graphic novels so far, and all the chapter books that are original stories rather than TV episode adaptations. It isn't a really big deal to me whether or not they're canon, because either way they give me a new story with the characters and world I enjoy so much. In the same respect, if I came across a Ninjago fanfic I really liked, then I would do my best not to get hung up on how closely it jibes with the official story. Sometimes it's fun to enjoy somebody else's spin on things (no pun intended). And as NinjaJayNuva says, unless something's changed, the new movie's screenplay IS being written by the Hageman brothers! (source 1 | source 2) This is part of why I'm confident that canon or not, it should be able to stay true to the characters and storytelling tone that they've set up in the TV show. It might not be entirely the same, because they're versatile writers, and for all I know they might WANT to create a separate "movie-verse" where they can do things differently. But in the very least it shouldn't run against what they, the writers, believe is best for the series. Edited February 27, 2016 by Aanchir Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) (source 1 | source 2) That was last year. I heard from several sources that they're not writing it. However, that was the original plan. I didn't even realize the first two Papercutz graphic novels were considered any more canon than the others. I just figured they were all non-canon. Learn something new every day... Have you noticed anything different between the novels? I'll tell you. The first difference is the art. The first had a lot of work put into it, and took longer to complete. There was expression everywhere. Every novel past the third book had a new artist. This artist isn't capable of drawing bent minifig legs, and they don't bring the torso and leg prints to life like the previous. The previous artist had pretty much nothing made of Lego, the new on draws as much Lego as possible. The second difference is that the new stories are noticeably different from the first two, despite being written by the same person. If you haven't read the first two novels, then read the fourth, fifth, etc. You will notice these things. Also, did anyone know that Ninjago has manga? I laughed out loud reading it: Edited February 27, 2016 by gamejutzu Quote
Aanchir Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 That was last year. I heard from several sources that they're not writing it. However, that was the original plan. Are any of those sources you can link to? Every source I've seen that mentions the Ninjago movie or the Hageman brothers credits them as the screenwriters for the Ninjago movie. Even sources from just this past week! Have you noticed anything different between the novels? I'll tell you. The first difference is the art. The first had a lot of work put into it, and took longer to complete. There was expression everywhere. Every novel past the third book had a new artist. This artist isn't capable of drawing bent minifig legs, and they don't bring the torso and leg prints to life like the previous. The previous artist had pretty much nothing made of Lego, the new on draws as much Lego as possible. The second difference is that the new stories are noticeably different from the first two, despite being written by the same person. If you haven't read the first two novels, then read the fourth, fifth, etc. You will notice these things. I'm aware that the artists for the Papercutz graphic novels changed a few times. Paolo Henrique illustrated the first two, Paul Lee the third, and Jolyon Yates all the rest. Frankly I greatly prefer the styles of the later artists. If I flip to a random page of the first two graphic novels it's much easier for me to find panels that look "off" than in the later graphic novels. And Yates does perhaps the best inking of all three artists. The shadows in the wrinkles of the ninja hoods, for example, are impeccably shaded in his work, instead of just having thin, imprecise lines to define their contours. The uncolored pages on his DeviantArt gallery have an intensity to them that I really love. I've spoken with both Paul Lee and Jolyon Yates (the former of whom is a good friend of mine online), and the minifigures being more "rigid"/less expressive in their work is not an accident or a sign that they aren't capable of drawing the minifigures with the same flexibility as in the TV series. Jolyon Yates mentions in this interview that LEGO doesn't want/allow him to make the figures quite as "bendy" as they are in the animated series. Presumably LEGO either fine-tuned their minifigure style guide between 2011 and 2012 or just started enforcing those standards more strictly. The storytelling style also changed numerous times, but I don't think it can be neatly divided into "pre-change" and "post-change" groups. The difference in narrative style between one and two (the former of which is a series of interconnected short stories, the latter of which is a single, linear story) is as great or greater than the difference in narrative style between those two and many of the others. Also, did anyone know that Ninjago has manga?I laughed out loud reading it: http://41.media.tumb...ia7f5o2_500.jpg I've seen that! It's quite surreal. Quote
gamejutzu Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Are any of those sources you can link to? Every source I've seen that mentions the Ninjago movie or the Hageman brothers credits them as the screenwriters for the Ninjago movie. Even sources from just this past week! It's been a while since I read that, but I do know it was there. Maybe they went on and off, and they're back writing it? Besides, I don't know how to dig deep on the internet :( I'm aware that the artists for the Papercutz graphic novels changed a few times. Paolo Henrique illustrated the first two, Paul Lee the third, and Jolyon Yates all the rest. Frankly I greatly prefer the styles of the later artists. If I flip to a random page of the first two graphic novels it's much easier for me to find panels that look "off" than in the later graphic novels. And Yates does perhaps the best inking of all three artists. The shadows in the wrinkles of the ninja hoods, for example, are impeccably shaded in his work, instead of just having thin, imprecise lines to define their contours. The uncolored pages on his DeviantArt gallery have an intensity to them that I really love. I've spoken with both Paul Lee and Jolyon Yates (the former of whom is a good friend of mine online), and the minifigures being more "rigid"/less expressive in their work is not an accident or a sign that they aren't capable of drawing the minifigures with the same flexibility as in the TV series. Jolyon Yates mentions in an interview that LEGO doesn't want/allow him to make the figures quite as "bendy" as they are in the animated series. Presumably LEGO either fine-tuned their minifigure style guide between 2011 and 2012 or just started enforcing those standards more strictly. The storytelling style also changed numerous times, but I don't think it can be neatly divided into "pre-change" and "post-change" groups. The difference in narrative style between one and two (the former of which is a series of interconnected short stories, the latter of which is a single, linear story) is as great or greater than the difference in narrative style between those two and many of the others. I do admit, that Joylon's work looks really good. The backgrounds look amazing (and remind me of 80's black and white manga, like Usagi). But the problem that I have is the figures themselves. The previous books not only bent legs and arms, it also made the minifigures look more fabric than plastic. What I mean is, the ropes and emblems were drawn so that they'd actually pop off the torso. The hoods and belts wooshed in the wind. It made the characters look realistic instead of taking "the lazy way", and that's what I loved about it. Restrictions or not, I myself dislike the new style of the comics. You see prints end at the leg if it's bent too far, there's no side prints, and there are holes on the legs. It takes the charm away from Ninjago, and seperates it from the artstyle it always tries to have, like the poster art, the trading cards, and, for a time, the comics. With such a huge artstyle change, it's no wonder that they announced the new books non-canon. The new books do feature one whole story rather than several interconnected ones, but I felt like several small stories gave more insight into the character, as well as introducing some clever situations, making the ninja feel like detectives (Cole's mission). I've seen that! It's quite surreal. That's one way to describe it. Zane's part was hilarious. Edited March 5, 2016 by gamejutzu Quote
gamejutzu Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) I'm sorry. I had no choice Edited March 5, 2016 by gamejutzu Quote
HoganPrime Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Ooh great I didn't realise there was a TV thread here. I wanted to post how much I love how each season has changes to its intro song. I really enjoyed the jaunty pirate music that played in tandem with the usual Ninja-GO! Quote
Takanuinuva Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Seems there are going to be new Ninjago songs from The Fold The songs are. The Pirate Whip, Bring on the Pirates and We Are Ninjago Quote
DuckBricks Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Lego posted character spots for a bunch of characters last week; here's a link to a playlist. It also ices a longer sneak peek at the new Whip! Someone's made a playlist as I can't find an official Lego playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLelpU0cM4HGwVxJo0evWPT3avfCdwsns0 Quote
gamejutzu Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Lego posted character spots for a bunch of characters last week; here's a link to a playlist. It also ices a longer sneak peek at the new Whip! Someone's made a playlist as I can't find an official Lego playlist. I found those last week. And I think they were on the LEGO channel too. ... Just checked... They're there on LEGO's channel... Since last week... Quote
DuckBricks Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I found those last week. And I think they were on the LEGO channel too. ... Just checked... They're there on LEGO's channel... Since last week... That's why I said it was posted last week... (?) Quote
NinjaJayNuva Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Haven't been active here lately. And hey guys, the fold has just released the name and the image for the new songs! The pirate whip We are Ninjago Bring on the pirates To be honest, I'm kinda bugged by the name we are Ninjago, the name is kinda repetitive as they've already use a very similar name in rebooted. Quote
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