I'll have to admit, I was never a Lego fan as a kid. I did have some generic blocks I used for sometime but as the Legos got smaller, I suppose so did my patience.
I DIG LEGO DUPLO. There I said it. I like that the characters are big enough to enjoy. We've got Batman, Joker, Wonder Woman (My daughter's favorite), and many other little characters. I also like that it doesn't take long to build a little town, with a long extended train track, and it doesn't take much to take it down, and do it again later.