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Twenty Years Countdown: Twenty Years of LEGO Orient Expedition and Fifteen Years of "Secret of Marco Polo"

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  By: Andrew Bermudez (Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; August 23, 2023)     With less than six months to go before the start of Twenty Years Young , we're spending some time this month to celebrate two anniversaries: twenty years of LEGO Orient Expedition and fifteen years of Johnny Thunder and the Secret of Marco Polo ! We're going to step back and look at this landmark film, the LEGO sets upon which it is based, and how this film will be commemorated next year! Orient Expedition vs. Secret of Marco Polo : Comparison and Contrast     It's hard to believe that fifteen years have passed since the release of Johnny Thunder and the Secret of Marco Polo , with the release of the LEGO sets that the film is based upon releasing five years prior! With that said, it is worth mentioning that there were some pretty substantial changes made to the story for its adaptation for animation, including a timeline update.     Truth be told, the best timeline that LEGO could give for

Twenty Years Countdown: The Next Fan Choice Awards

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  By: Andrew Bermudez (Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Headquarters; August 6, 2023)      It's August, with several months to go before the start of  Twenty Years Young , so we're going to take a look at what to expect from one of our releases from early in 2024: The Fourth Mustache Maniacs Film Co. Fan Choice Awards ! What We've Learned from the Past      In the past, we've mostly focused on our core fan base to cast votes, as well as leaned into using the ceremony to make some surprise announcements. However, after the more-or-less disastrous third fan choice awards (barely any votes and the ceremony was a giant mess), we're looking at spreading out our outreach for voting. The affiliates have already been asked to share the voting ballot as much as they can and a trailer for voting (which was done for the first and second awards, but not the third) will be released soon. On top of this, we're looking to streamline the ceremony as much as we can in order to avoid an