Dazzgracefulmoon Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 mr bionicle is my dad and said we're getting the original series back Lair, Brigs, Quisoves Potoo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 i got some bonkles earlier this month it must be a sign Lair, emily and Quisoves Potoo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorBrickkeeper Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 the cash registar at my Legos store said that bonkuls is also coming back in 2018 with a moo game, music band, and kollectible crud game. not a human, actual cash reigstr spok 2 me. emily, Brigs, ticketstoloservile and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 "And wondrous signs shall overflow 'Portending end to Bonkle's woe, "The Shaggy Ferret shall once more 'Provide GenWunners much ardor 'As canon from his pen flows free! 'Oh what great trivia you'll see! "And blurry images will leak, "And money-changing boxes speak! 'And Bonkle will again be seen 'In Twenty-Hundred-Seventeen!" -From Yet More Utterly Authentic Prophecies of Mother Shipton., 199X, Little, Brown. emily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 a buddy of mine saw bionicle take its shirt off in the shower, and they said that bionicle had an eight-pack. that bionicle was shredded ticketstoloservile, Ayliffe, Lair and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 11 hours ago, Ayliffe said: My uncle who works at bionicles told me we're getting 3 movies, 17 TV shows and a breakfast cereal promotion for G3 Isn't that last one just a tad too farfetched?????? Ayliffe, emily, aidenpons and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzgracefulmoon Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 bionicle could beat up goku ticketstoloservile, The Ace Railgun, Lair and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cup of Fail Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hey guys, me and my friend found Bionicle replacement. aidenpons, Larry, Brigs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I find it incredibly amusing that perhaps the final piece of Bionicle media ever not only blatantly rejects the established tone and world, but also apathetically introduces the use of the term "matoran" into G2 after two years of fighting against doing just that. also it says "for the full story go to bionicle.com," which is good because the story relevant to what it is showing is not on bionicle.com and it never will be Ayliffe, TheDiplomat, Brigs and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiplomat Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Being a mask maker is all about destroying masks. Perfect tagline! Honestly, though, this is a pretty appropriate G2 send-off. It's kind of too late to do anything very mythical at this point, right? Might as well just get to the point that it's all about action figures fighting. It's not like G1 didn't have silly stuff... though I guess it didn't end on Yo Yo Piraka (they had a chance with Nektann! they blew it!) The "matoran" thing is weird as heck, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 "17,907 Points, 301,031 Views" I guess Bonkles died so hard it became a meme huh Quisoves Potoo, emily, ticketstoloservile and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Today has been a bizarre reminder that, yes, Bionicle was a cultural phenomenon for a few brief months and wasn't always the nichest of niche things that it is now. Lair, Ayliffe, aidenpons and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 so Bonkles is now trending on Know Your Meme amazing aidenpons, Quisoves Potoo and emily 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 so I never looked at the mask of light production journal for some reason. oops I love these guys. they're so goofy. and somehow, a kaukau and the toa head came out of them. these don't look particularly like Faber pieces to me, and considering the actual production journal appears to be by Bob Thompson, I assume this is his work. I really want to try MoCing some of these now but, alas, I don't have my collection with me. aidenpons, ticketstoloservile and Quisoves Potoo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FragrantGC Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 bonkkles geetoo iz endinggggggg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I'm appropriating this thread for REBEL NATURE, the new story from Christian Faber, because let's be honest there's not much bionicle stuff to talk about now anyway http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/search/label/Rebel Nature Rebel Nature is a story Faber has been posting about and developing on his blog since 2012. It looks like it's going to be a post-apocalyptic adventure about a girl and her robot with some heavy environmentalist overtones. There's an app on the way, and a movie was mentioned at one point. Nothing seemed to have come of that part - until today: All things considered the whole deal is shaping up to be a who's who of the team behind the Hero Factory Invasion from Below short and, earlier on, the Bionicle CGI web shorts - Faber at the helm, Ghost as the production company, Cryoshell for music, heck, even the underwater theme seems to be carrying over. Going further back, you can even find its roots in the Technic CD-roms of the 90s, products of Advance (with Faber) and SPU Darwin (which, after closing up shop, saw several of its members turn around and form Ghost). So I guess what I'm saying is that this has a lot of Technic DNA in it and that alone makes it interesting to me. Visually I know these guys can do some amazing things, but in my opinion they've yet to prove themselves when it comes to storytelling. I'm hoping that moving into a longer-form production like a film will shift them into gear towards really developing that ability. Lind Whisperer, Quisoves Potoo, ProfessorBrickkeeper and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorBrickkeeper Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 10 hours ago, Pereki said: Cryoshell for music Cool. 10 hours ago, Pereki said: Ghost as the production company Cool. 10 hours ago, Pereki said: Faber at the helm Cool. 10 hours ago, Pereki said: the team behind the Hero Factory Invasion from Below short Oh no. Ayliffe, aidenpons, Brigs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 13 hours ago, Pereki said: with some heavy environmentalist overtones I don't mind keeping the environment in order and all but I'd rather not have someone's views on it subliminally preached to me through big screen media. Just so long as it isn't one of those 'the human race are bad guys because they destroyed the planet with over-pollution' fiascos then I'll be fine. Lind Whisperer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 6 hours ago, Xiron said: I don't mind keeping the environment in order and all but I'd rather not have someone's views on it subliminally preached to me through big screen media. Just so long as it isn't one of those 'the human race are bad guys because they destroyed the planet with over-pollution' fiascos then I'll be fine. I wouldn't worry about subliminal messaging. All the stuff Faber has shared is very frank and to-the-point. It's making an argument, but it is being direct about it, not underhanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pranciblad Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I don't think the issue is being underhanded, but rather, ham handed. The main catch of the rebel nature universe, bar its degree of dystopia, is the evolution of sea life that feeds on human refuse. Initially I thought this was brilliant, the existence of such life would pose many questions, and definitely polarize the inhabitants of the story further. Do they represent a perversion of nature that should not exist and needs to be done away with in order for the preservation of the old ecosystem above all else? Another sign of man's power to shape the environment, one that we should take responsibility for and look after as our own? (A nice stroking of the god complex, if you will.) A way for the planet to heal, and, some day, return to normal? Or, as the big corps must see it, a free pass to keep on dumping, as it'll sort itself out anyway? Natural forces are, ultimately, neutral, but every group of people would have a different impression of them, and that clash in ideas would be the driving force the story. But no. The more was shown of these creatures the more obvious it was that they were just an excuse to have evil monsters for our hero to fight. Apparently pollution is a manifestation of human malice that corrupts all that it touches, because we're running on Captain Planet logic here. No nuance, no neutrality. The moment I saw "HUMAN GREED SHOULD NEVER MIX WITH NATURE" my head hit the desk at 90 miles per hour. The initial pitch of rebel nature as a modern, enlightened, and even-handed take on the typical environmental message was ringing hollower with every update on it. Oh, and on a further note, the animals that are seen palling around with Wes? Why some jolly old whales and a cute little octopus caught in a fishbowl, har-har-har... Of course all those mutants happen to be the less cuddly forms of sea life. Just another example of the most annoying rhetoric of the pettiest environmentalists. "Save the animals!... As long as they're cute." I know a lot of people want to like this because of Chris's work on Bionicle and because it's shaping up to produce even more of the gorgeous sci-fi artwork he's known for; I certainly won't fault that side of things. But I think it's silly to entertain the idea he could tackle a story with such a degree of subtlety. For all its endearing qualities, Bionicle was very black and white. It was pure fantasy that didn't need to go anywhere near real-world issues. The premise of Rebel nature needs the touch of a more mature style of writing, but at the same time a more realistic approach might be at odds with the spectacle of the aesthetics. Not to mention all that would probably put off the younger audience this is so obviously geared for, despite the surface grit. Maybe I'm just getting mad that I didn't get something it was never meant to be, but at the same time it was certainly advertised as much more, and that's hard to get over. Brigs, aidenpons, emily and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-tribute-to-all-true-heroes-of.html Like bookends. STUDZ and Quisoves Potoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 So I've talked about how Journey to One frequently looks like and is about as interesting as a boring in-game cutscene from an early 00s adventure video game (you know, the ones where the characters stand staring blankly forward in an idle animation as they talk unless some critical action is taking place). Volta, the production team, has mostly videogames on their resume so it isn't a huge surprise. I just wanted to note a few new discoveries. One, Volta is owned by none other than Frima Studios! Not only a company that makes videogames, but the company that made the Bionicle mobile apps for G2. The person who discovered this also found that Frima's current FX demo reel has some snippets of the animation they pitched to Lego to get the job. (go to 0:43). JAnd the other thing, just to show how much this Netflix animated series is actually a videogame from head to toe, I also found this. The company that handled sound design is actually named Game On and has a grand total of 3 film & TV credits (including Bionicle) amidst a swath of many, many videogames. aidenpons, Quisoves Potoo, Pranciblad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The Hungarian publication of Tale of the Toa is apparently majorly longer than the English print. As the poster points out, there are some clear indications that this was original material written by Hapka that was then cut, not weird stuff Scholastic Hungary just decided to throw in (though that would honestly be just as amusing). My guess is they decided on a new shorter page length for the series because KIDS ATTENTION SPANS, AM I RIGHT? Hapka's books contradict 2001 materials a lot because she doesn't seem to have been given them for reference, but unlike Greg she writes the Toa like characters so I'm really eager to see just a bit more of what she was doing. Thankfully, the person who discovered this is amazing and is re-reading the entire book to translate the Hungarian edition and highlight the edited sections. There is a ton, and you can read the first two chapters right here. It seems like a lot of the stuff the cut so far is related to the Toa's twisted memories of their past - memories that, naturally, don't mesh at all with what Greg would later write as the Toa's history a series of flashbacks in 2008. Here it seems as if the Toa have already dealt with Makuta wherever they were prior. There's also two instances where jargon is cut - there's a Kahu in chapter one and a Madu tree in chapter two. Might have been selected specifically to ease up on the number of words they were dumping on kids. Tahu's anger issues also get treated with a little more depth and definitely feel more complete than how they are in the (in retrospect, very pared down) English version. Chapter three seems like it'll be coming soon, but I'm excited for chapter four, where Lewa challenges Gali to a race! This marks the third media that independently depicts a sort of rivalry between the two and It'll be cool to see how it plays out. Brigs, aidenpons, Pranciblad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On 12/16/2016 at 3:40 PM, Pereki said: So I've talked about how Journey to One frequently looks like and is about as interesting as a boring in-game cutscene from an early 00s adventure video game (you know, the ones where the characters stand staring blankly forward in an idle animation as they talk unless some critical action is taking place). Volta, the production team, has mostly videogames on their resume so it isn't a huge surprise. I just wanted to note a few new discoveries. One, Volta is owned by none other than Frima Studios! Not only a company that makes videogames, but the company that made the Bionicle mobile apps for G2. The person who discovered this also found that Frima's current FX demo reel has some snippets of the animation they pitched to Lego to get the job. (go to 0:43). JAnd the other thing, just to show how much this Netflix animated series is actually a videogame from head to toe, I also found this. The company that handled sound design is actually named Game On and has a grand total of 3 film & TV credits (including Bionicle) amidst a swath of many, many videogames. Well that explains why that scene where they fight the skull minions feels like a tutorial level. emily and aidenpons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpons Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Pereki said: The Hungarian publication of Tale of the Toa is apparently majorly longer than the English print. As the poster points out, there are some clear indications that this was original material written by Hapka that was then cut, not weird stuff Scholastic Hungary just decided to throw in (though that would honestly be just as amusing). My guess is they decided on a new shorter page length for the series because KIDS ATTENTION SPANS, AM I RIGHT? Are you suggesting Hungarians have longer attention spans than anyone else? If I recall correctly *checks shelf* yes, books two and three ("Beware the Bohrok" & "Makuta's Revenge") are also written by Hapka in that they have her (?) name written on the cover. Book #4, Tales of the Masks, has our good friend Farshtey Smarshtey on the front. Does this mean those Hungarian editions are also longer? Really interesting and I'd appreciate being informed of when more chapters get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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