Comments on: Swap This, ABC! http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/ "It's just zis blog, you know..." Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Marc Nelson Jr. http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-10 Marc Nelson Jr. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:55:02 +0000 http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-10 I know people are pretty upset about this show, and I can certainly understand not wanting to put yourself through that kind of hassle, but I really hope some AFOL makes it on. There's no such thing as bad publicity, and if watching a TV show about an adult with a LEGO obsession brings a few thousand AFOLs "out of the closet", than I'd say that's a very good thing. I know people are pretty upset about this show, and I can certainly understand not wanting to put yourself through that kind of hassle, but I really hope some AFOL makes it on.

There’s no such thing as bad publicity, and if watching a TV show about an adult with a LEGO obsession brings a few thousand AFOLs “out of the closet”, than I’d say that’s a very good thing.

]]> By: Aaron Sneary http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-9 Aaron Sneary Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:58:08 +0000 http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-9 I am glad to see so few AFOLs interested. No, really I'm glad so few AFOL FAMILIES are interested. It kinda bothers me that reality TV enjoys mocking things like our hobby. But it really bothers me that this show in particular effects children. Kids need a stable home, not a camera crew and producers egging them to misbehave. The last thing a family needs these days is this kind of exploitation. I will not be watching the show, in protest to the exploitation of family and our hobby. Dad, Husband, AFOL Aaron Sneary I am glad to see so few AFOLs interested. No, really I’m glad so few AFOL FAMILIES are interested. It kinda bothers me that reality TV enjoys mocking things like our hobby.

But it really bothers me that this show in particular effects children. Kids need a stable home, not a camera crew and producers egging them to misbehave. The last thing a family needs these days is this kind of exploitation.

I will not be watching the show, in protest to the exploitation of family and our hobby.

Dad, Husband, AFOL
Aaron Sneary

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-8 Benjamin Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:10:47 +0000 http://www.brothers-brick.com/2006/12/18/swap-this-abc/#comment-8 I agree with you on the fact that this wouldn't be good for the AFOL Community. I would not want to parade my family in front of the camera because of my hobby. I am not as prolific in building as some are in the community but I still don't want to be stereotyped by someone that is over the top. Having said that I will let you know that I am part of the WAMALUG group (WAshington [DC] Metro Area Lego User Group) and we where all spamed with this as well as out sister organization PENNLUG. No one for the DC group I believe is going to pursue it but was a funny topic of conversation for a week or two. The PENNLUG group does have someone that has been in contact with ABC and is trying to get on it. I haven't heard much beyond that but I just wanted to give you all a heads up on it. I agree with you on the fact that this wouldn’t be good for the AFOL Community. I would not want to parade my family in front of the camera because of my hobby. I am not as prolific in building as some are in the community but I still don’t want to be stereotyped by someone that is over the top.

Having said that I will let you know that I am part of the WAMALUG group (WAshington [DC] Metro Area Lego User Group) and we where all spamed with this as well as out sister organization PENNLUG. No one for the DC group I believe is going to pursue it but was a funny topic of conversation for a week or two. The PENNLUG group does have someone that has been in contact with ABC and is trying to get on it. I haven’t heard much beyond that but I just wanted to give you all a heads up on it.

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