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HN commenters link it as the origin of a LEGO quote and as a delightful monologue about how the toy has changed.
A short clip from the NBC sitcom Community in which a character delivers a monologue about how LEGO changed over the years. It is the source of a widely quoted passage about the toy.
“there is this really great monologue on LEGO from Community, delivered by Michael K. Williams that is delightful” (HN, 2022)
This ad was the subject of a debate a few years back about what's happened to LEGO in general - it's large scale shift to licensed properties, and specifically the introduction of specific girl-targeted LEGO sets. This seems like the best article I could find on it: [link] Also, there is this really great monologue on LEGO from Community, delivered by Michael K. Williams that is delightful: [this video]
Delightful monologue on how LEGO changed, from Community.
Wow - a lot or work went into that article. Very impressive! On a vaguely related note, here's the video that the quote at the top is taken from: [this video]
Community monologue that the article's opening quote comes from.
"What happened with Legos, they used to be simple. Oh come on, I know you know what I'm talking about, Legos were simple. Something happened out here while I was inside. Harry Potter Legos, Star Wars Legos, complicated kits, tiny little blocks. I mean I'm not saying its bad I just wanna know what happened." [this video]
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