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Shaun Of The Dead LEGO Set Gets Shot Down By LEGO

April 26, 2012 / booooo, curse you lego, dammit, i call shenanigans, just don't include a copy of the movie with the playset and you'll be fine!, lego, let down, no more money for you!, of course you did, plastic, playset, shaun of the dead, sonofa!, they don't have to watch the movie!, zombies

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Remember that badass Winchester Bar LEGO set fans were trying to make a reality? Well it got the required number of votes to be reviewed by LEGO, but was promptly shot down due to the movie's age-inappropriate subject material. Per the party poopers:

LEGO CUUSOO gives the opportunity to submit product ideas, however all LEGO products, regardless of age target, must be content appropriate for our core audience. With this in mind we have decided that - good though the model is - the film Shaun of the Dead contains content that is not appropriate for our core target audience of children ages 6-11.

Listen LEGO: sometimes you need to consider another core target audience: namely, the parents paying for all your playsets. I don't know how many LEGO sets are bought entirely with allowance money, but my guess is NOT ENOUGH. I want you to remember that the next time you pull a stunt like this. I'm sorry, but I feel like I have no other choice but to only buy GW Jr. off-brand LEGO blocks from now on. "But daaaaaad." I SAID KEEP EATING THEM, THEY'RE JUST AS GOOD.

Thanks to Mark, who eats all toys especially the ones for ages 5 and over because that's the really good stuff.

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