LEGO Ideas review results announced!

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The results of the third 2019 LEGO Ideas review have just been announced!

Find out which, if any, of the 12 projects under consideration have been selected to be made into an official LEGO set after the break, or watch the video on Twitter first before reading spoilers!



Home Alone. McCallister's House


LEGO Typewriter


Seinfeld 30th Anniversary


Congratulations to Steve Guinness on the success of the typewriter, a project that we encouraged you to vote for in September last year.

Are you surprised/happy/disappointed by the results? Let us know in the comments!

264 comments on this article

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By in United Kingdom,


"Shut up and don't take my money!"

- Fry (probably)

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By in United Kingdom,

Pleased Home Alone was picked, pretty unexpected!

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By in United States,

Zelda, noooooooooooo! :-(

(Of course, now I'm gonna cling on to the false hope that it was rejected in favor of the castle in the next round :-P)

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By in United States,

Looks like they’re increasing the size of the Ideas theme. Three sets is a lot.

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By in United Kingdom,

Dang, did not expect Home Alone to make the cut! I would have liked Futurama, but given how many spaceships I own it may be for the best.

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By in Canada,

they didn't choose the bionicle anniversary.. but they chose seinfeld? are you kidding me? i've never been disappointed by a lego ideas review, let alone disappointed to this magnitude

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By in Germany,

YES, typewriter it is! :-)))

Happy for all those Home Alone fans as well, even though I will probably not get the set. Depends on the final details.

Seinfeld though???? Must have a larger fanbase in the US.

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By in Italy,

I'm really disappointed that the Clockwork Aquarium didn't make it. It would have been perfect!

Oh well, but I'm happy for the typewriter!

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By in United Kingdom,

Happy with Typewriter and Home Alone.. but who has watched Seinfeld outside of the US?

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By in United States,

I am rather surprised and disappointed that the aquarium did not pass.

Also, Huw, is there any word on the polybag competition judging phase?

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By in United States,

I love it, Day 1 purchases for all three.

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By in Czechia,

I'm disappointed. I only like the typewriter. I have never heard of Seinfeld and Home Alone is just another house.

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By in United States,

Eh, more old movies and shows. Not really my thing, but good for the older afols I guess.

I'm very disappointed Bionicle didn't make the cut, but that does leave me with a tiny sliver of hope that lego might already have something planned for it. Wishful thinking, but I guess we'll see.

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By in Austria,

Well, Seinfeld was broadcasted in Germany and Austria but I never got the feeling that it garnered a large fanbase.

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By in Poland,

Glad for the typewriter, but those other licensed products? Where is the "IDEA" in that? Do we really need every tv show in LEGO version?

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By in Italy,

deep down I knew Zelda couldn't pass... I hope that the Lego x Nintendo collab contines

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By in United States,

Yes!!! So happy that Home Alone was selected! :-D

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By in United States,

I'm beyond excited for Seinfeld! It will be the perfect companion piece for Central Perk!

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By in Australia,

After the magic that was Barracuda Bay we get.... this?
Enough with the sitcom sets already...

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By in United States,

I am ready to see the reactions from BIONICLE fans :)

Was not expecting Seinfeld or Home Alone!! Very happy about those!

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By in United States,

The Typewriter is a good choice, but Seinfeld and Home Alone? Really? Why not choose to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the set that SAVED THE COMPANY. Or make an interesting building with the Winter Chalet? Or a cool moving display piece with the aquarium? I'm really tired of this just being an avenue for them to make sets based off of sitcoms.

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By in United Kingdom,

@Robot99 said:
"Zelda, noooooooooooo! :-(

(Of course, now I'm gonna cling on to the false hope that it was rejected in favor of the castle in the next round :-P)"

I would like to think that, but it’s more likely that LEGO has its own Zelda ideas, what with the Nintendo partnership.

LEGO, you failed to choose the Zelda Breath of the Wild Stable and the Winter Chalet, the two best models on that list. You should be disappointed

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By in United States,

Matoro didn't die for Jerry Sienfeld.

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By in United States,

I hadn’t really thought about that way but I guess they are thinking nostalgia sells? I mean, Seinfeld’s last episode was in 1998 and Home Alone 2 was out in 91 or 92. They are aiming for that 30+ audience I guess. Maybe they are going to have most Ideas set labeled as 18+?

It does seem that if nostalgia sells then Bionicle should have been a shoo in,

@bionicle212 said:
"Eh, more old movies and shows. Not really my thing, but good for the older afols I guess.

I'm very disappointed Bionicle didn't make the cut, but that does leave me with a tiny sliver of hope that lego might already have something planned for it. Wishful thinking, but I guess we'll see.
"

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By in United States,

Typewriter is the only cool one imo, but not sure it’s a buy for me. Will depend on size, final look, price and of course the myriad of other sets competing for my money. I’m not really impressed with the other sets and I’m honestly getting so tired of sitcom panoramas.

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By in France,

Glad that a ‘real’ idea like the typewriter has made it.

I love Seinfeld but don’t collect minifigs. Not really Lego for me.

The Home Alone might offer play value if they include lots of traps and stuff.

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By in Germany,

I'm not surprised they didn't pick the Bionicle one because at this point I'm sure they have no interest in bringing back the theme given it's unsuccessful revival.

I think the home alone one will be pretty neat if it's a dollhouse style build.

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By in Canada,

Not surprised about Seinfeld as LEGO seems to like doing those show displays although it's becoming a little repetitive(yes it's a new show) but its the same type of set. I thought Ideas was about new ideas.

Typewriter is cool though thought maybe since they were doing the piano already they wouldn't do this set. Guess it's a cool throwback in history.

As to Home Alone I imagine lots of fans of the movie will be ecstatic however I've never actually watched it. I'm sure it'll be a cool set. I'll have to look at the proposal on Ideas.

Congrats to all the winners.

Sadly they didn't do the Aquarium. I thought it was a nice size with a cool function which would be more affordable to more people.

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By in United States,

Meh. Typewriter and The Home Alone house are atleast interesting Seinfeld is disappointing but I'm sure it will sell well.

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By in Singapore,

LEGO Ideas needs to feature more actually original and novel ideas than recreations of the next favourite nostalgic IP, and have a separate track for the latter. It's getting a little tiresome and actively discouraging me from developing my ideas for much more than personal use (I have one in the works that would appeal to kids, but probably not to adults, so I'd probably just be wasting my time either way).

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By in United Kingdom,

Wow! I honestly thought the Clockwork Aquarium was a certainty. Shame, none of these are for me really.
Congrats to the winners though.

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By in Italy,

Extremely sad day for the BioCommunity

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By in Slovakia,

pure dissapointment :/

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By in United States,

Stunningly excited about the Seinfeld set. Love that show!

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By in United States,

Agreed!

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By in United States,

I’m disappointed they picked Seinfeld because after Big Bang Theory and Friends I have the feeling that we’re now going to see a ton of people submitting TV show sets like those with every show imaginable trying desperately to get theirs made as a set. (What’s next? “Mad About You”? “How I Met Your Mother”?)
We saw this before after the Women of NASA/Science sets and also with NASA sets in general.

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By in United States,

Ideas is a great theme, but I wonder if Lego should split it up by category so we get a certain amount of space sets, sitcoms, other licenses, and nonlicensed sets each year.

Personally I’m looking forward to Seinfeld, and Home Alone could make a nice playset, but I can see why both might be less popular outside of the US. And considering all the sets that have had their release dates postponed in North America, these two sets might not even get to US markets...

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By in United States,

Of course Lego goes with licensed trash instead of Bionicle.

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By in United States,

Interesting how upset people are at Seinfeld making it, but not Bionicle. Yet I am the opposite. I have zero interests in Bionicle, and am super excited for Seinfeld. It was the only one I truly wanted.

People are upset at sitcoms making their way into Lego form. But this is the only chance to get some of these ideas/prints. I know it doesn’t kill their chances at success if they didn’t do these sets, but it is obvious they won’t do a theme involving them otherwise.

But Disney products, they will. Nintendo likely will have something in the future. They’ve said no to countless Futurama ideas so not sure why this would be any different.

Home Alone House May be neat. It will depend on price. Still have to concern myself with Sesame Street pricing.

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By in Norway,

Really surprising!
I wonder if anyone at all guessed that correctly in the the give away, I was way of at least :P
Congratulations to the designers!

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By in Germany,

Seinfeld! Yeah! An insta-buy for me! And it still has huge fan base, even here in Germany. It still lives on in "Curb your enthusiasm".

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By in Canada,

@haldir said:

Personally I’m looking forward to Seinfeld, and Home Alone could make a nice playset, but I can see why both might be less popular outside of the US. And considering all the sets that have had their release dates postponed in North America, these two sets might not even get to US markets..."

I mean there is already a queue(of three sets) so I don't think we should expect seeing any of these till possibly next year at the earliest anyways.

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By in United States,

I can definitely agree that Ideas based on tv shows don’t really strike me as immensely creative or necessary, but we can’t act like there’s a ton of reason for Lego to keep reviving Bionicle, especially with this specific set as it’s entirely System. The typewriter could be interesting if there’s some kind of function, same with Home Alone but I would’ve much rather had the aquarium as that wouldn’t be a $100 set as all of the others will be. Maybe there’s some reasoning I’m not seeing for only doing huge Ideas sets but I feel like the market is there for smaller ones

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By in United Kingdom,

I'm disappointed the aquarium didn't get picked. And really surprised to see the typewriter get selected, I'd have though it would be way too similar in style to the upcoming piano.

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By in Germany,

I'm very likely to get the typewriter. Looks like a fun thing to build and to have up for display.
If Home Alone turns out to be a nice house, I might get interested, just for the house, i.e., probably ignoring everything movie related in the end

I don't care about Seinfeld, even if I watched it on and off (I already didn't care for Friends, which I watched almost religiously for a while ;)

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By in United States,

Bionicle got axed? Wow, sometimes I wonder whether or not people realize what Bionicle did to save Lego as a company. It's like the reboot in 2015 has forever cursed Bionicle from returning to shelves.

Happy about Seinfeld though. The Friends Set was great. I just hope they don't start making a bunch of sets for shows. If they are so popular, maybe Lego should consider doing an 18+ TV show vignette theme?

Finally I still have my fingers crossed that the aquarium becomes a promotion like the Rocket Ride, but I doubt it.

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By in United Kingdom,

Absolutely over the moon about the Home Alone set.
Great choice and perfect for families around the Christmas season - I've never been so excited at a LEGO IDEAS result than when Sam turned over the card to reveal the McCallister house. THANK YOU LEGO!!!! Hopefully it will remain a nicely detailed and large size similar to the submission. Only time will tell...

Typewriter is a lovely original design that will no doubt fit into the whole new 18+ age category audience appeal. Well done Steve.

I'm very surprised Seinfeld made it, but given the history of BBT and Friends, LEGO have a soft spot for popular sitcoms and anniversaries, so perhaps this might draw in another crowd too. I've never watched much of it but I'm sure some people will be excited. Congrats to Brent Waller for getting another IDEAS set made.

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By in United Kingdom,

Meh. Zero interest in any of those.
To be fair, I had zero interest in any of the list.

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By in United Kingdom,

Happy it's the typewriter. Will get Seinfield too, just because it goes with my BBT and Friends Central Perk sets.

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By in Netherlands,

I am glad the typewriter made it.

Home alone comes across as meeh to me.

Personally I would have preferred Ratatouille over Seinfeld, but I can see from a marketing pov why Seinfeld made it.

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By in United Kingdom,

It’s odd that three sets are picked, two of which are licensed IPs. Typewriter looks interesting, even if (despite being a writer) I have no interest in it. Home Alone is a really odd choice. The set will presumably have a bunch of traps in it, but the house itself is… fine? Is the movie really that popular, though? As for Seinfeld, I can only imagine the Friends set sold well, and so they’ve done the same again.

In terms of pure innovation, I’m sad that the clockwork aquarium didn’t make the cut. To my mind, that epitomises what Lego Ideas is all about — fun, interesting sets that do something Lego doesn’t (or can’t) elsewhere. On the plus side, I guess at leat this round won’t cost me any money.

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By in Canada,

I guess if I wanted to make some easy cash I would just have to flood Lego Idea website with the following builds: Three's Company, Diff'rent Strokes, Facts of Life, Alf, Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House, Family Matters, Saved by the Bell, 90210, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Melrose Place, etc. Just google popular US 80s or 90s television show/movie and build a MOC of a TV/movie set that doesn't really provide anything. At least Futurama would have given us a retro space ship.

I now understand peoples' frustration with the frequent space selection

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By in Netherlands,

Awww, I really wanted the Queen set. It's their 50th birthday this year. Maybe Lego has been working on something for that already?

And the other one I really would have liked (and most certainly bought) is the Planet Express ship. It's such an icon!

I'm not that excited about the chosen sets. Maybe the Home Alone house will be nice... but still, knowing what could have been chosen...

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By in Canada,

Very surprising. Those three would have been in the bottom half of my list. Clearly I have no clue what TLC and whoever is in the focus groups is thinking.

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By in United Kingdom,

Grey, Grey, brown.....

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By in United Kingdom,

Grey, Grey, brown..... Hope TLG add some colours..

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By in United Kingdom,

@imemine98 said:
"I hadn’t really thought about that way but I guess they are thinking nostalgia sells? I mean, Seinfeld’s last episode was in 1998 and Home Alone 2 was out in 91 or 92. "

Home Alone is a classic Christmas movie in Poland, where it's been shown every single year on Christmas Eve on tv. To the point, that one time, when a tv station wanted to "move on", there were protests and riots to "bring Kevin back". xD

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By in Canada,

Wow. I’m genuinely surprised at these choices. Totally not my thing though, so I won’t be getting any of them.

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By in United Kingdom,

No idea what Seinfeld is, but we already have Central Perk for mini-figs to sit around discussing topical issues. The Home Alone house seems to be a more modular update to the 4954 Model town house, but far less interesting than all the other available modular sets. Unsure why this was chosen when the assault on Wayne mansion was declined, even though this would have being a fun set for both the kids and adults. Not sure if my kids know what a type-writer is, so unlikely to ask for one, and a real one will probably cost less. I think the aquarium was clever, an original idea, capture mine and a toddlers curiosity, and would have made a great impulse buy when the next million tourists visit one of the Lego stores.

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By in Belgium,

To quote Thanos: "Impossible!" Indeed, the two sets I was hoping for ("Home Alone" and "Seinfeld") have actually been selected, I can't believe it! The HA house will look great in a Winter Village setup. I guess "Seinfeld" will sell poorly in French-speaking countries, though: I don't know many people who have watched it.

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By in United Kingdom,

Aw, dang it. Goodbye, hopes for a Bionicle set...

On the other hand, it just means Lego has lost their shot at getting my money this time around, so I can't complain too much! A bit disappointing, sure, but not the end of the world.

Happy for those who wanted these three, of course! Just, none of them are my cup of tea. With their precedent for making sitcom-based sets, I'm not altogether surprised Seinfeld got picked: they don't really have grounds to reject it after approving the previous two (though I've never watched a sitcom in my life, so it's certainly not for me!). The house... just looks like a house to me, but I'm sure it's more significant to someone who's seen the movie.

And the typewriter baffles me; but I'm just gonna accept that I'm not the intended audience for that one, which is probably why I don't see the appeal xD

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By in Australia,

I'd heard of big bang and friends but not Seinfeld, though dare I say it but to me all those sorts of sitcoms can be a bit samey. Home Alone is an okay movie but I wouldn't have expected it to have enough of a cult following for a set of that size, I'm guessing the final product will be smaller but still. The typewriter is a cool idea but I don't personally care.

In terms of budget that makes three choices ones that are fine by me, but in terms of stuff I really wanted to see I wished they'd picked Zelda. It's funny because in the time between that set reaching 10,000 and now I got the game and honestly it lives to the hype and it'd love to see a set or two for it, As others have said hopefully they've picked the castle for the next lot.

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By in Brazil,

Yeah, at least two were easily predictable: Seinfeld and Home Alone.

Every idea based on an old series/movie, even if that idea is mostly (or worse, ONLY) popular or only somewhat popular on the US, will easily be approved. Same for any kind of Nasa related thing. Just counting the days for some kind of idea based on an extremely obscure show pass.

I don't understand why everyone is disappointed that the Zelda idea didn't pass. This is too 21st century for Lego, knew it wouldn't be approved.

Wasn't a fan of the typewriter idea at first, but I like it now. Nice to see it was approved too.

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By in United Kingdom,

Well, I wasn't too excited for any sets from this round (they just weren't my thing) so there's no bias in my opinion here from that front. But Seinfeld seems like a regurgitation of all the other sitcom sets (setcoms?) they've done in the past. Home Alone at least will have play features presumably, and the house itself will look pretty nice for a lego city set-up. The typewriter will be good gifts for anytone who writes for a living (journo, author, academic etc) or is into 'devices of yesteryear' - I'm sure there's a better term for that, but never mind.

Next month they better pick all three I want!

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By in Hungary,

Predictably bland and safe picks.

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By in United States,

Someone make a MOC if cook county hospital stat. Let’s just go through all the must see tv shows

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By in United States,

gosh dangit
I wanted Zelda or Bionicle.

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By in United Kingdom,

Nothing here to interest me, I've never watched Seinfeld and Home Alone doesn't have any nostalgia value for me. The typewriter looks nice but it's not for me.

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By in United States,

The Typwriter is great, but I'm sad so see neither Ratatouille nor the Aquarium will be made. : (

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By in United States,

@shaase said:
"I guess if I wanted to make some easy cash I would just have to flood Lego Idea website with the following builds: Three's Company, Diff'rent Strokes, Facts of Life, Alf, Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House, Family Matters, Saved by the Bell, 90210, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Melrose Place, etc. Just google popular US 80s or 90s television show/movie and build a MOC of a TV/movie set that doesn't really provide anything. At least Futurama would have given us a retro space ship.

I now understand peoples' frustration with the frequent space selection"

Saved by the Bell! Thanks for the idea. They are doing a continuance if that show so it will have some source material now. I should get to work on that!

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By in United Kingdom,

Congratulations to the winners and the people who want these - Ideas choices will always be polarising.
I would have liked Zelda, but like others I hope that there is something in the works and with the blacksmith coming up my wallet will not be my friend anyway - there far too much good stuff at the moment and I have limited resources!

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By in United States,

For the non-US who are wondering about Seinfeld, it was the biggest sitcom in the US in the 90's. Reruns are still being broadcast to this day. There was a lot of American slang created by that show. It will fly off the shelves as everyone works to create their "Festivus" displays next to their Home Alone Christmas displays.

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By in United States,

Although Seinfeld and and Home Alone may not have been the best choices, I still welcome them. The typewriter is an awful choice.

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By in United States,

I'm a bit surprised by the results, but given the nostalgia factor I suppose it makes sense. My only issue with the Seinfeld set (physical shooting set from the tv series, and yes I watched some back in the day) is that it's a fairly bland physical set. Unlike Big Bang Theory or Friends Cafe which both have vibrant colors and neat things included, the Seinfeld apartment was a bland 90s apartment... Maybe they'll jazz it up somehow?! :)

Congrats to all designers - whether your model was selected or not, all designs were really awesome!

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By in Canada,

Initially i wasn't interested in any of these. More disappointed in no Thunderbirds lol. However, the Home Alone house in a Christmas Village set up is going to be pretty perfect.

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By in Netherlands,

So, we're getting 26 2x2 round tiles with all letters of the alphabet. Good news for modular buildings MOC-ers:

N-I-G-H-T-C-L-U-B
S-E-X S-H-O-P

or for the 64 studs wide second hand book shop:
S-H-A-K-E-S-P-E-A-R-E A-N-D C-O-M-P-A-N-Y

Nice!

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By in Portugal,

I need to have Kramer displayed on my shelf.

He is a legend.

Under 25 years members of brickset will probably Google him ahahahah

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By in United Kingdom,

@LegoSonicBoy said:
"LEGO Ideas needs to feature more actually original and novel ideas than recreations of the next favourite nostalgic IP, and have a separate track for the latter. It's getting a little tiresome and actively discouraging me from developing my ideas for much more than personal use (I have one in the works that would appeal to kids, but probably not to adults, so I'd probably just be wasting my time either way)."

Agree, they need to split the judging into 5 parts with separate scores out of 20 which they publish for say, originality, creativity, difficulty, appeal and novelty. I think Ratatouille and the clockwork Aquarium would have done well with my biased scoring.

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By in Canada,

Seinfeld and Home Alone were BIG in Canada and US. I’ve watched all of Seinfeld and Home Alone, but I have no interest in these. For TV shows, I would rather have something more recent, like Modern Family or Gilmore Girls.

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By in United States,

I liked how everyone went 'Is 24 Ideas projects too many?' acting like LEGO would only pick one, they pick all that they think will sell. Or pick really weird ones. Seinfeld better include Neman.

I'm sad Futurama was rejected, that's the theme I'd love to get.

All Nintendo Ideas will be rejected because clearly LEGO is working on other things with Nintendo. I'm hoping for Zelda, Mario minifigures and Animal Crossing minifigure series.

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By in United States,

Well, that’s a kick in the nuts for Bionicle fans.

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By in United States,

The sitcom sets sell well. They’re the reason LEGO can put out a 3000 piece pirate island. Same for the space themed sets. They carry the theme in terms of sales, so you can either have IDEAS with NASA rockets and Jerry Seinfeld in addition to Pirates and Popup Books or have no IDEAS at all. Shocked Bionicle didn’t get in, would’ve put it above Home Alone.

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By in United States,

Seinfeld is my favorite sitcom. Day one purchase!

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By in Netherlands,

I'm glad the typewriter made it.

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By in Belgium,

Not even remotely interested in either of these, which is a good thing as that leaves me more spending money for other sets :)

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By in United Kingdom,

More money saved. I would've LOVED the aquarium.

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By in Canada,

So disappointing. Won't be buying any of these.

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By in Switzerland,

Great, two products for the american people who don't like the brown crocodile.
I had wished Queen.
So I will save for other projects.

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By in United Kingdom,

Idk what to feel tbh, never watched Seinfeld, the typewriter is cool just not my cup of tea but i do like the Home Alone house set and probably would consider getting it.

Really had hoped for the Queen set which is quite sad that we aren't getting.

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By in United States,

I like all 3. Great choices.
Seinfeld should have Newman as a minifig!
Home Alone will likely have a bunch of pranks from the movie that we could recreate.
The typewriter will be very interesting mechanically-speaking.

I'm happy :)

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By in United States,

I don't understand this nostalgia for Bionicle. I would argue that Lego Star Wars saved the company far more than Bionicle. And one of the common criticisms of the late 90s/early 'naughts was the hyper-specialized pieces and general getting away from the System and core concepts by Lego. I mean, (besides Galidor) what could possibly be less system than the CCBS pieces??? I worked at an LBR store when the 2015 Bionicle reboot hit the shelves and let me tell you, they DID NOT SELL. At all. To the point where we had boxes upon boxes of casepacks strangling the back shelves. Casual Lego buyers looked at them and either said "What the heck is this?" or "That's not Lego". The CCBS Star Wars figures that came out around the same time had similar sales and reactions, btw.

And I love the constant criticism about the new "18+ packaging" seemingly restricting those sets to adults (which isn't remotely accurate) whereas in previous years there was a perceived stigma against grown-ups buying a "kids toy". Lego tries to advertise to those adults and gets criticized for "forgetting their core audience" - kids. The Seinfeld set is certainly aimed at adults, and for everyone on the other side of the pond complaining that Seinfeld was never big over there, I can assure you as a Yank that other than a very specific audience, Doctor Who only has a cult following here in the States and even the Yellow Submarine didn't have an audience outside Beatles fans (of which I'm one and have the set). So that door swings both ways. Don't get me started on Adventure Time - I'd bet half the people forgot about that one until now.

Seinfeld is one of the best sitcoms of all time here in the States and has proven to be timeless, unlike others of that era that have aged like milk (lookin' at you, Full House). Home Alone is a quintessential Christmas movie that for many people's first viewing marks the unofficial start of the holiday season. And the typewriter is pretty cool.

Ultimately, Bionicle fans, like the people clamoring for the rerelease of the monorail, just let it go. To paraphrase Tony Stark, I've been called many things, but nostalgic isn't one of them. Let it live in its place in Lego history and your memory because if the '15 rerelease is any indication, no one else remembers or cares about it.

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By in United States,

Well, if Seinfeld made the cut, then I have more hope that the Community Greendale Study Room will make it as well

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By in United States,

Bionicle set doesn’t get picked

[insert Korg “the revolution has begun” meme here]

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By in United Kingdom,

Excellent news. I don’t need to add any of these to my already oversubscribed wanted list :)

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By in United States,

I have zero interest in any of the winners. My wallet is happy.

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By in United States,

As a Chicagoan I loathe Winnetka (the ultra-rich suburb where the real Home Alone house is), so that's a hard pass for me.

The Seinfeld set seems really boring? I like the show, but I don't have any desire for it as a LEGO set.

The typewriter is a cool idea and a good selection.

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By in United States,

Let me just scroll past all the hate (example: I'll never forgive LEGO for picking these! worst selection ever because they didn't pick exactly what I wanted, waaahhhh!) and just say I am very excited about the Seinfeld and Home Alone picks. Instant buys for me! Had to have been a difficult pick this time.

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By in Germany,

I hadn't expected the typewriter... Seinfeld and home alone though... I feel sad for Futurama not making it. I'll pass

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By in United States,

Pumped for Seinfeld

But incredibly disappointing that Futurama didn't make it. It never will...

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By in Norway,

A little disappointed that neither Futurama nor the aquarium got picked. While Seinfeld was a great show (and quite popular here) I'm a little meh about these sitcom sets, and as JCool mentions it's a little bland compared to the BBT and Friends ones - *maybe* I'll buy it if it turns out good. Home Alone will either be hueg/$$$ or significantly cut down, the house itself has potential but I don't care much about the movie. The typewriter just feels big and bulky, if it somehow had been functional it'd be far more interesting.

Not being familiar with the game, the Zelda set just looks *weird* - the giant horse head really reminds me of that "Guernica" painting or those surrealist ones with giraffes full of drawers held up by sticks.

The Queen one is nice but a bit too large, both as a set and not being in scale with the minifigs.

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By in Canada,

the home alone set was the wrong pick it should have been ratatouille but the type writer was good and the Seinfeld are good

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By in United States,

I like the typewriter, but not much else.

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By in Ireland,

Seinfeld is better and more popular than most of the rubbish on TV / Netflix today, including Friends. It made Jerry Seinfeld a billionaire with tens of millions in residuals each year since. There is a reason Netflix paid more than USD 500 Million for worldwide rights (for 5 years).

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By in United States,

Like many others are saying, zero interest in any. They're all kinda lackluster and it makes no sense to get a Seinfeld set not too long after that Friends set. If the Krusty Krab doesn't get approved I might as well just stop caring for Ideas entirely. Although I must say, good job for the creators of those sets for their ideas getting approved!

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By in United States,

I'm glad the typewriter got approved! So many good Ideas sets to buy, so little money. :)

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By in Ireland,

Happy with Home Alone but their were way better other Ideas sets than Seinfeld....Disappointed that that Zelda (looked awesome, even if you're not a fan of the game) and Futurama didn't made it.

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By in Ireland,

I hope the keyboard has proper QWERTY layout and not the misplaced P etc that the ideas project has.

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By in United States,

Honestly the Bionicle, Zelda, and Aquarium sets all seemed infinitely more interesting than the Seinfeld and Home Alone ones. The only one of these that is remotely interesting to me is the typewriter, and even that I'm probably not going to get. Shame.

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By in Russian Federation,

Seinfeld is going to sell like hot cakes, just like last year's Friends set, which even attracted fans of the show who had little interest in LEGO otherwise. Like many people here, I haven't watched either of these shows, but their popularity is undeniable.

Which makes it all the more surprising that a project based on The Office STILL hasn't been greenlit (despite several making it to 10K)!

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By in Puerto Rico,

Congragulations to the winners, but I wanted the Bionicle as well the Clockwork Aquarium to pass.

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By in United States,

Seinfeld has a relatively large fan base in the US, and given his resurgence in comedy on Netflix it's gaining popularity again, and I'm sure being picked up by one of the streaming services (can't remember which) will bolster this... on that note, making the main set for a sitcom seems to be a guaranteed way to get accepted... maybe I should try my hand at the third floor of the precinct from Brooklyn 9-9...

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By in Japan,

I had no interest in either BBT or Friends sets but I love Seinfeld so I will definitely be buying it, though no doubt the price will be more than I expect. Not sure how huge it was in the UK, it was shown on BBC 2 back in the day, I think it may have been bigger on Paramount Comedy. The DVD boxsets are certainly easy to get hold of.

I think this set is definitely geared towards adults. I remember complaining about the Simpsons sets being inappropriate for kids because of Duff beer or something... well this will be even more inappropriate! Yadda yadda...

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By in United States,

Even though they weren't my generation, I really like Bionicles. However, I never understood the fervor for that Ideas set. It's just not that great. I would much rather have, like, actual Bionicles.

Seinfeld was pretty obvious following the Friends set and the typewriter makes sense as a shelf piece for casual adult collectors. I'm interested to see what they do with Home Alone, but I'm not surprised as its the 30th anniversary of the film in November and is still one of the most popular holiday movies, at least in the US.

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By in Switzerland,

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"I hope the keyboard has proper QWERTY layout and not the misplaced P etc that the ideas project has."

I would prefer a QWERTZ.

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By in Belgium,

yawn,...easy pass on all 3 off them

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By in Slovenia,

seinfeld ok, typewriter great... home alone - no-no... i am fed up with reruns of the movie in christmas time, so that one will not be bought by me.

conglatulations to the selected designers!

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By in Poland,

Such weird choices, especially Seinfeld... Not interested in any of these.

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By in United States,

Time to rename Lego Ideas to Lego Boomer. Will the boxes have "50+" as the age recommendation?

(I am joking... a little bit)

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By in United Kingdom,

Another collection of sitcom characters in a room? Very easy pass. Home Alone house could be interesting, but I suspect it'll be very expensive. The typewriter has my interest, mainly because it's a *clever* original idea.

Given that we're onto our third sitcom-related set, I fear Ideas will be flooded with similar submissions now.

Why are people so surprised that the Bionicle 20th anniversary set didn't get through? They relaunched Bionicle and it flopped, I doubt Lego will ever throw any more money at that line.

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By in Ireland,

@yap said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"I hope the keyboard has proper QWERTY layout and not the misplaced P etc that the ideas project has."

I would prefer a QWERTZ."

That will be fine, the Y and Z can easily be swapped if applicable. The issue with the ideas project is that the top row has 9 rather than 10 keys, the next row down is also 1 short, so the bottom row has the 2 extra out of position keys. I assume it was done for space reasons.

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By in United Kingdom,

Well done on the Typewriter - so well deserved, chuffed for Steve.
Fingers crossed for printed tiles.

The other two are major gambles.

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By in Netherlands,

Congratulations to the winners. I was hoping for Futurama to also be one of them, but these are very nice too!

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By in United States,

Comments here on Brickset are somewhat balanced, comments on IDEAS announcement page are downright toxic

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By in United States,

@Fodder said:
"After the magic that was Barracuda Bay we get.... this?
Enough with the sitcom sets already..."

Some sitcom sets should be made undoubtedly. Although FRIENDS and Big Bang Theory might have a lot of fans, Seinfeld is definitely one of the most popular American sitcoms ever, and deserves to have a LEGO set.

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By in United States,

So Wayne Knight gets a minifig, which is cool. New addition to the Actors-with-multiple-minifigs list (Dennis Nedry in 75936: Jurassic Park: T. rex Rampage)!

Typewriter - definite thumbs up.
Home Alone - Leery at first, but if they build in all the boobytraps as usable functions, could be very cool.

Sorry the aquarium didn't make it; that was my favorite.

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By in Turkey,

lol - Who would have guessed three sets to win - nobody. And so they made a competition.

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By in United States,

Yes, I would’ve loved to see the Bionicle set, too, but the sets for the reboot sold so poorly that they effectively killed CCBS. I enjoyed Home Alone as a kid but not enough to buy a set off of it. The typewriter is interesting but not my cup of tea. If my dad bought LEGO for himself then there’s no way he’d skip over the Seinfeld set— it’s easily his favorite show.

I do agree that sitcom sets are getting a bit over-saturated but I’ll take them over another LEGO Ideas set themed around space.

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By in United Kingdom,

Nice that they picked more than one.
Surprised by the selection but happy with it (especially the typewriter).
Expected the Bionicle to be selected (they may have something already in the "pipe" for it).

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By in Belgium,

Typewriter will probably come with at least 26 stickers :)

Home Alone could be fun if they include play features like the paint pots being tossed over the staircase, etc.

Seinfeld. Meh.

To be frank, amazed anything passed tbh.

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By in Canada,

Ha! Didn't know the Seinfeld love wasn't as wide-spread as I might have thought...but...I'M FREAKING DELIGHTED. Seinfeld as a show is a work of art to me and I'm so happy to have it represented in brick form.

Home Alone would be a great addition to a Christmas village.

Typewriter...of course, the most interesting from a build standpoint.

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By in United States,

Excited for Seinfeld but man, no BOTW or Bionicle. That hurts.

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By in Germany,

Home Alone is not just a Christmas fixture in Poland but in Germany as well. Just like Little Lord Fountleroy - and Die Hard ;-)

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By in Finland,

Thank god they chose Seinfeld, I was afraid they wouldn't even think to make it since it isn't really that popular outside the US

No Zelda tho...

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By in Netherlands,

Like many others in the comment section, I am also disappointed that the Clockwork Aquarium did not make it. It was the only one I wished to buy. Nothing against the winners though - all submissions are real quality.

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By in United States,

Wow I didn't think Lego would pick 3! I know a lot of people outside the US don't know Seinfield, so I was a bit shocked to see that one, but after the success of Friends and Big Bang Theory I'm not surprised. Super excited to see Home Alone! I hope that turns out fantastic and that means that Coraline has a good chance now of becoming a set.

I'm left a bit stumped with the type-writer too... still waiting for the piano!

And finally super bummed about Ratatouille! That set looks amazing. It has everything nicely detailed and the design booklet the designer had is incredible. I'm really shocked.

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By in United States,

Total pass on all three of those winning submissions. I wasn't really clamoring for the BIONICLE one, in spite of my strong love for the theme, because I figured it's almost a guarantee LEGO is going to do something of their own accord for the 20th anniversary of the theme in 2021. Granted, it may be nothing more than a GWP one month on the website and at LEGO Stores and maybe a minifigure shows up with a Kanohi Hau print on his torso, but it will be acknowledged by them, not through another person's concept, as novel and interesting as it might be.

I'll also acknowledge it is incredibly difficult to tribute or "summarize" BIONICLE, which might explain why my ideas above seem so lackluster and trivial. BIONICLE existed from 2001 through the first half of 2010 in its original incarnation, and the theme changed A LOT over that time period. Not just the lauded story, mind you, but the set design and pieces themselves evolved year after year. Because of that, you can't just point a random year of BIONICLE and claim, "THIS is BIONICLE!" That's simply too reductionist, and will inevitably draw huge amounts of outcry from other BIONICLE fans saying, "How can you state that! BIONICLE is Kanohi mask collecting!" and "BIONICLE is Glatorian battle vehicles and Thornax launchers!" or even "BIONICLE is minifigure-scale sets with little Toa and Piraka and weird buildings!" How do you wrap all those concepts (and more) into a neat, tidy package that appeals to the broadest majority and still accurately tributes an entire theme?

One only need to look back at BIONICLE's last original set release, the STARS in 2010, to see how difficult it can be to celebrate such a long-running theme. LEGO opted to make little chibi tributes for Takanuva, Gresh, Tahu, a Skrall, a Piraka (Nektann), and a Rahkshi. Basically, they honored BIONICLE from 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2009. Not a comprehensive tribute by far, and indeed, perhaps necessary to logically satisfy the story for 2010. But it was still perceived as lackluster. The Rahkshi, once the epitome of coolness and innovation in BIONICLE's set history, was reduced to a tiny yellow goblin with a new, all-in-one head and spine, with barely more poseability than the original Toa sets and no other new pieces. And that was one of the best STARS sets!

The IDEAS fan submission was one good idea, but trust me, it wasn't for everyone. Can LEGO themselves do better? It's likely! Is it doomed to be as criticized as the STARS, and even the 2015 reboot, was? I hope not, but considering the time passed and what CCBS parts are now available, I think the disappointment today from BIONICLE fans was inevitable. Unfortunately, I feel like that will be magnified with whatever we get in 2021 not living up to exorbitant expectations.

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By in United Kingdom,

Barf

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By in United Kingdom,

I'm disappointed about the aquarium, I thought it had real potential to appeal to a wide range of ages and Lego fans.

The typewriter looks like an interesting build, I would be interested in it but I really didn't think it would get picked.

Seinfeld holds no interest for me. I might get the Home Alone set, not because I'm a fan of the film but I enjoy building Lego houses. Might well end up selling it afterwards though if I don't think I'll want to build it again.

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By in United States,

I love typewriters, and this is a great-looking MOC of one. But I think their magic is the physical connection between pressing a key and seeing the hammer strike the platen. Simulating the hammers with a separate crank and drum just doesn't evoke the typewriter mystique for me.

I'm also a Dvorak typist, so it's very important to me for a Lego display piece like this to be remappable to a Dvorak letter arrangement. Unfortunately, this design precludes any such possibility by omitting the punctuation and two entire columns of keys on the right-hand side.

It will be interesting to see how Lego changes this submission. Right now, I'm apparently too much of a typewriter nerd to appreciate the need for artistic license even in the original model.

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By in United Kingdom,

Underwhelming rubbish.
Yet another US sitcom set which is just characters in a room.
A house. Nice, but forgettable unless its packed with traps and features.
Nice design on the typewriter, would like the letter tiles but nowhere near interesting enough to justify the (expected) high cost.

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By in United States,

I bought the Central Perk set not because I liked friends, but because it was only $60 for over a thousand pieces. If the Seinfeld set is similarly priced, I'll buy it. I would say the same for the Home Alone set, but my guess is it will be more expensive given the size.

The typewriter is neat but again it boils down to price point for me.

I was kind of hoping for the Zelda one, even though I've never played the game. It just looked fun.

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By in United States,

I never have been interested in Seinfeld. Home Alone is a fun movie. And it seems LEGO Ideas really likes their props (got my dad the Ship In A Bottle). However, I was seriously rooting for the BIONICLE set... and with it's rapid climb to the top, you'd think LEGO would be like "Oo, oo, high demand, HIGH DEMAND, WE GOTTA MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!"

I certainly hope Lego_Lord_Mayorca is right and that LEGO makes a 20th Anniversary set anyway, because if they don't pay attention to the hype and excitement this project brought to the BIONICLE fans I will be extremely disappointed!

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By in United States,

HOME ALONE!!!! :D I am so damn happy they picked it!!!

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By in United Kingdom,

Well that's underwhelming.
Seinfeld was something I never saw at the time and have never noticed being repeated - unlike Friends and The Big Bang Theory which are both still on almost daily. 30 years is a long time to produce zero impact on me. Presumably somebody is showing it.

If the type writer came with a variety of printed (but short) texts it would help - such as "Call me Ishmael", "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" or "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" for example. Yes; I appreciate they might not have been written on a type writer but they are just for illustration of the general point.

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By in United States,

@Kamiccolo said:
"I'm not surprised they didn't pick the Bionicle one because at this point I'm sure they have no interest in bringing back the theme given it's unsuccessful revival.

I think the home alone one will be pretty neat if it's a dollhouse style build."

While you’re right about the revival being unsuccessful, there are a slew of reasons as to why it failed, not simply because there was “no interest”. This project was the fastest to gain 10,000 supporters to this day. This set would commemorate the IP that very well may have saved the Lego group. Besides, many ideas sets aren’t really meant to be adapted into a full theme, so this set would be fine on it’s own.

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By in Canada,

Well at least ONE is a truly original idea!

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By in United States,

There seems to be a trend in approving American TV sitcom dioramas, and I don't like it.

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By in United States,

@mkrey said:
"There seems to be a trend in approving American TV sitcom dioramas, and I don't like it.
"

Well that's too bad because Lego will force you to buy them, you don't have a choice :(

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By in United States,

I'm glad for the winners. Disappointed that Planet Express didn't make it. I think the tv sets are getting monotonous. And they don't represent programming from nations other than the US, which is narrow-sighted.

But I'm even more disappointed that, given the climate in the US and around the world, LEGO would choose to produce a set that includes a character portrayed by an actor who uses racist language. Not the designer's fault, of course, but tone deaf on LEGO's part.

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By in United States,

@Waino said:
" @Kamiccolo said:
"I'm not surprised they didn't pick the Bionicle one because at this point I'm sure they have no interest in bringing back the theme given it's unsuccessful revival.

I think the home alone one will be pretty neat if it's a dollhouse style build."

While you’re right about the revival being unsuccessful, there are a slew of reasons as to why it failed, not simply because there was “no interest”. This project was the fastest to gain 10,000 supporters to this day. This set would commemorate the IP that very well may have saved the Lego group. Besides, many ideas sets aren’t really meant to be adapted into a full theme, so this set would be fine on it’s own. "

If G2 had been remotely successful then I think you'd have a point but the Bionicle people just didn't show up for it and what that tells Lego is that the interest isn't there. There's a very real reason that G1 ended, and there's a very real reason that G2 didn't succeed, and it's lack of interest. Lego doesn't just end successful themes for no reason.

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By in United States,

Pleasantly surprised by the results, as I predicted Ratatouille would pass this round. But to have 3 projects approved is a pleasant surprise. Though given how Home Alone is now owned by Disney, guess I was close.

I'm also amused at how people complain each time a NASA set or TV sitcom is approved, yet there have been just as many (or more at this point) Disney sets approved and nobody seems to complain...

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By in Germany,

@Snazzy_Bricks said:
"and I could care less about the Typewriter"

So you do care about it after all?

... Hums "Word Crimes" by the one and only Weird Al... ;-)

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By in Belgium,

Seinfeld?
I always thought that Ideas tried to produce good and original creations and entice people to come up with new ideas. Sitcom-living-room n°3 seems to do just the opposite.

Home Alone may be a fair choice but the model needs rework.
Since this one screams for a fall release, I assume this one will be 2021?

The chosen models will be a relief for my budget. At the same time, it shows a decline in originality and a more and more overly dependance on IP's. Not very consistent with their own recent campaign 'Rebuild the World'.

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By in United States,

@SquirrelVee said:
"I'm glad for the winners. Disappointed that Planet Express didn't make it. I think the tv sets are getting monotonous. And they don't represent programming from nations other than the US, which is narrow-sighted.

But I'm even more disappointed that, given the climate in the US and around the world, LEGO would choose to produce a set that includes a character portrayed by an actor who uses racist language. Not the designer's fault, of course, but tone deaf on LEGO's part."

First off, Doctor Who isn't exactly American programming. Secondly, if other non-American programming was getting 10k votes, then the argument would be different, but they aren't getting submitted and they aren't getting voted on, so you can't expect them to be considered for sets.

That's also a bit of a reach, especially considering that it happened almost a decade after the show was over.

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By in United States,

Shocked, but not disappointed. I knew Home Alone was a top contender, but I'm really surprised Seinfeld beat out so many other submissions. Given that Friends was such a huge success, I guess they're counting on lightning striking twice. Anyway, I consider that one a bonus. They could have only picked one or two, or none at all. You never know. I'll be happy to have all of these, but actually I am a little let down to not get a Zelda set...yet. Huge congrats again to everyone that made it this far; I hope to see all of these sets displayed somewhere they can get the attention they deserve. Just keep building!

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By in United States,

It's clear that LEGO selects Ideas sets along a pattern because the previous sets sold well. Sitcoms and international space programs are in demand, so if the fans keep voting for them, LEGO will keep making them.

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By in United States,

I'm mostly pleased with the outcome here. Home Alone should not have been that unexpected with the focus on AFOLs: today's Millennial parents can build it with their kids after watching the movie, while Modular collectors can enjoy another Modular-style house. The tricks and traps used by Kevin in the film are natural play features. Seinfeld is a natural fit with the other sitcom sets.

I honestly think the typewriter is going to shelfwarm hard, though. People don't want to collect actual typewriters: why would they pay $100 for a non-functional Lego typewriter? I would have rejected this set out of hand and gone with the steamship instead- perhaps Lego thought the Huascar was the wrong IP with insufficient appeal outside of South America, or didn't want to build a weapon of war. A late 19th century/early 20th century steamship is a great subject for a build, though!

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By in Canada,

The typewriter is probably the dumbest choice LEGO could have ever done ):

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By in United States,

This wave of accepted ideas is pretty basic. As many others have explained, I personally think the typewriter is a boring and lame choice, the sitcom probably passed simply because of the profit Friends brought, and Home Alone... I mean I really enjoyed the movie and its a classic, but unless LEGO is going to include some clever features to the set, I don't see anything great for it take up an ideas space. Hopefully the next wave won't be as bland as this. But at least, with repulsive ideas passed, my wallet will be temporarily safe.

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By in Albania,

- Don't care much for the typewriter but I'm curious to see what Lego will do with the final model. Will it really be able to type?

- The Home Alone house could be fun with all the boobytraps. Again curious to see what Lego will do with the final model

- The Seinfeld model yada, yada, yada... so I'll definitely get that one!

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By in Canada,

I’m disappointed that the Bionicle model wasn’t selected, but I can’t wait for the Seinfeld set!

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By in United States,

@fakespacesquid said:
" @Waino said:
" @Kamiccolo said:
"I'm not surprised they didn't pick the Bionicle one because at this point I'm sure they have no interest in bringing back the theme given it's unsuccessful revival.

I think the home alone one will be pretty neat if it's a dollhouse style build."

While you’re right about the revival being unsuccessful, there are a slew of reasons as to why it failed, not simply because there was “no interest”. This project was the fastest to gain 10,000 supporters to this day. This set would commemorate the IP that very well may have saved the Lego group. Besides, many ideas sets aren’t really meant to be adapted into a full theme, so this set would be fine on it’s own. "

If G2 had been remotely successful then I think you'd have a point but the Bionicle people just didn't show up for it and what that tells Lego is that the interest isn't there. There's a very real reason that G1 ended, and there's a very real reason that G2 didn't succeed, and it's lack of interest. Lego doesn't just end successful themes for no reason. "

I think a Bionicle set could be a nice GWP in the future. Not noteworthy enough for widespread appeal.

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By in United States,

@tris said:
"they didn't choose the bionicle anniversary.. but they chose seinfeld? are you kidding me? i've never been disappointed by a lego ideas review, let alone disappointed to this magnitude"

This sums my reaction up pretty well.

This reaction might and likely will change when LEGO completely redesigns the model of the House.

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By in United Kingdom,

Home Alone is exciting, not so much the theme, but I’m a sucker for big lego buildings (Simpsons Ghostbusters etc) the other 2 I just dont get why they got the green light over some of the other entries in this round.

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By in United Kingdom,

Seinfeld. Never Watched. Home Alone. Never watched. Typewriter. Meh.

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By in Greece,

Congratulations to the winners!
My thoughts:
"Seinfeld"? I have no idea what this is but it looks like yet another Bing Bang Theory/Friends build...
"Home alone" is another safe bet (basically yet another house).
"Typewriter" might be interested and is close to the "18+" vibe TLG is pushing forward but I think I will pass

Sad that Ratatouille got scraped btw

P.S: Ninjago D&D will grab my money this time!

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By in Germany,

Likes are different and everybody makes his own choices. For me a definite 'no' on all three though. Still waiting to see the Sesame Street House from the last Ideas run down.

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By in Japan,

The typewriter is the most appealing for me, however I probably won’t get any when they are released.

I’m sure the Home Alone and Seinfeld sets will do well with their fan bases.

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By in United Kingdom,

Beyond horrendous sadly for me personally 0/3

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By in United Kingdom,

If they made the Seinfeld set a regional exclusive to North America the rest of the world for once wouldn’t care

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By in United States,

You know if Lego wanted to annoy everyone tired of "space sets" and American sitcoms they could release a "Space Force" (Netflix) set!

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By in United Kingdom,

Seinfeld...seriously?!

The Home Alone house should be cool depending on how it turns out. Not all that bothered by the typewriter, but I recognise it does look good.

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By in Canada,

I think the Friends Ideas was successful on its own merits as a nice build. The Seinfeld set? A lot less interesting or attractive to look at. Drab colours, drab furniture - it's true to Seinfeld, but is it displayworthy?

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By in United States,

@Xendor173 said:
"I never have been interested in Seinfeld. Home Alone is a fun movie. And it seems LEGO Ideas really likes their props (got my dad the Ship In A Bottle). However, I was seriously rooting for the BIONICLE set... and with it's rapid climb to the top, you'd think LEGO would be like "Oo, oo, high demand, HIGH DEMAND, WE GOTTA MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!"

I certainly hope Lego_Lord_Mayorca is right and that LEGO makes a 20th Anniversary set anyway, because if they don't pay attention to the hype and excitement this project brought to the BIONICLE fans I will be extremely disappointed!"

I would love a D2C set next year of he Mata Nui Robot with something like 20-30 minifigures like the Death Star so we could include popular characters. Include the Toa Mata, Toa Inika, Takanuva, and then some characters like Gresh and Ackar from the Glatorian waves. Plus some villains like Piraka and Rahkshi. That’s the dream

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By in United Kingdom,

@gylman said:
"Drab colours, drab furniture - it's true to Seinfeld, but is it displayworthy? "

Or spongeworthy?

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By in United States,

@LuvKernow said:
I’ll bet there’ll be a Frasier set in Ideas soon.

There is (the layout and figures look spot on) So good in fact that I voted for it about a week ago.

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By in United States,

@noggin said:
" @LuvKernow said:
I’ll bet there’ll be a Frasier set in Ideas soon.

There is (the layout and figures look spot on) So good in fact that I voted for it about a week ago. "

There’s already one on the site. Not sure how many supporters it has though.

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By in Norway,

Even though I am a massive Seinfeld fan (and do not get the Europeans here saying that the show only garnered fans and lifelong support in the US) I must concede that these selections are quite disappointing. While both the Home Alone and Seinfeld sets look like interesting sets in their own way I fail to see how the "Ideas" involved here are very original. I fear that this selection is another result of TLG's 18+-campaign given that at least original Home Alone and Seinfeld fans are well into their AFOL careers by now, and that additional hope is that more casual fans would "get into Lego" through buying one of these sets.

The typewriter though looks superb and is a true original Idea as far as I can understand. If only they had used that to guide them in making all three selections...

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By in United Kingdom,

Perhaps Ratatouille will be a minifigure if they do another collectable Disney minifigure series. Will be interesting to see how many minifigures come with the Home Alone house. The whole family or just Kevin & the burgulars?

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By in United States,

I think the biggest question is, will Seinfeld come with a printed box of cereal AND will there be a nanofigure to represent Superman?

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By in Netherlands,

Get ready Europe, you’re about to get bombarded with ‘Seinfeld’ re-runs, in replacement of the re-runs of ‘Friends’, watch :)
It ran in the U.S. for at least 10 years.

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By in United States,

Welllll,
I might buy the typewriter but will not buy the other ones. Disappointed that the “Rocket ship” was not chosen. It probably would out sale the other 3.

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By in Norway,

«Seinfeld» is my dream set, so day one purchase for sure <3

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By in Norway,

I hope Kramer comes with his lobster shirt!

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By in Australia,

Well I’m certainly interested in Home Alone as it was a family favourite growing up. I also like the typewriter; very impressive.

However, I don’t think we need Seinfeld. We already have Big Bang and Friends, so what’s the point of another sitcom themed set? But then again, I’m not familiar with the show as much as Brooklyn 99 or Friends so I might be a bit biased.

Speaking of which, if the Brooklyn 99 Precinct passes at one point, I will eat it up like Terry’s yoghurt ;)

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By in United States,

Disappointing as usual. I usually just watch these reviews from the sidelines because none of the projects interest me, but Bionicle getting shot down is so incredibly disappointing, and seeing yet another boring sitcom diorama get picked over it is frustrating. I certainly don't appreciate this direction Lego is deciding to take.

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By in Netherlands,

Oooooooooooh Seinfeld!!!! Yes yes yes! Will buy!

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By in United Kingdom,

Incredibly disappointed neither BIONICLE nor Zelda was selected. Seinfeld? Really?

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By in United States,

@DOLEGO1986 said:
"Will be interesting to see how many minifigures come with the Home Alone house. The whole family or just Kevin & the burgulars?"

I was thinking about this as well. I honestly HOPE it's just Kevin and the burglars; the rest of the family is not only uneccessary, but it'll really hit home (heh) that it's just a kid home all alone, up against two intruders. Having the whole family would be kind of missing the point.

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By in United States,

After thinking about the results since I saw them this morning, I'm 100% convinced that there's some licensing issue with Futurama. Yes, we had The Simpsons and presumably the licensing would be very similar, but that's got to be the reason they're not moving forward. I'll predict now that there's ZERO chance that the Planet Express set in the next round gets approved. There is no chance at all. It's a shame.

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By in United States,

@tris said:
"they didn't choose the bionicle anniversary.. but they chose seinfeld? are you kidding me? i've never been disappointed by a lego ideas review, let alone disappointed to this magnitude"

A few thoughts on this. I'm a big fan of Bionicle myself, and as a kid always wished I had more than I did.

1. If Lego wanted to honor Bionicle, it really doesn't make sense for them to do it through Ideas. They should make the set themselves. It would honestly be embarrassing if they released a Bionicle set through Ideas. Like, "hey, we're too lazy/disinterested to do our own theme again, even though our themes are our job to produce, so here's this fan model instead".

2. The Bionicle submission has nothing to do with Bionicle. Why is it all system parts? Ok, so there's some vaguely recognizable locations. But Bionicle sets were 99% characters, and had their own unique building system. It looks more like Bionicle fans supported the project just because it said "Anniversary", and not because the set itself was actually that relevant. I would much rather buy an Anniversary set made of Bionicle parts, because that's what distinguished the theme from other Lego.

3. Lego, over the past couple years has obviously been trying to expand its market to more "mainstream" audiences. Look at the new packaging for Expert sets. Lego thinks new fans might be reluctant to buy products that look like a children's toy. Lego makes a fancy new box, black background, problem solved! It's an adult's product too now. Making a Bionicle set doesn't fit with this direction. It just feeds a small but apparently very vocal group of Bionicle superfans without bringing anybody new into the market. Sure, one or two people might get pulled out of their Dark Ages because of this set. They're very quickly going to find out that there isn't a Bionicle theme in 2020, and they're right back to their Dark Ages.

tl;dr Love Bionicle, love the idea of an Anniversary set, but if you take off the nostalgia glasses, this is the wrong way to go about it. So thankfully, 3 much more relevant sets made it through!

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By in Singapore,

@tris said:
"they didn't choose the bionicle anniversary.. but they chose seinfeld? are you kidding me? i've never been disappointed by a lego ideas review, let alone disappointed to this magnitude"

What’s all the Seinfeld hate? It’s a beloved, hilarious nineties observational sitcom that is still relevant to this day! I was rooting for the project and IP from day 1 and I am so pleased it made it through.

As for Bionicle, I have no interest at all. Never played with them, never liked them (not really stud-anti-stud building system). The only thing I mildly like is the storyline. I recognise that they are an important part of LEGO’s heritage but are a thing of the past. Very few non-AFOLS will know what a “Bionicle” is - even kids who grew up with Bionicle probably have forgotten about the theme. LEGO doesn’t pick Ideas results on what AFOLS want; rather what the general consumer wants. And I’ll bet five cents that a random dude would buy Seinfeld and Home Alone over Bionicle.

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By in United States,

@Eggyslav said:
"Welp... *insert Seinfeld theme here*"

Diddly-be-bowwww

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By in United States,

For all those not-fans of Home Alone, here are some interesting facts about it. At one point, every movie in the all-time top ten box office list that did _not_ involve George Lucas and/or Steven Spielberg consisted of 1989 Batman, and Home Alone. (The rest was the SW trilogy, the IJ trilogy, E.T., and Jaws). For the last few years, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been doing an annual one-day concert shortly before Christmas where they play Home Alone on a screen behind the orchestra, and perform the score live. It sells out every year. There are certain films and TV specials that get aired every holiday season, like clockwork, and Home Alone is always on the list.

@jdm:
It's kind of built in at this point. They established an internal rule that a certain percentage of approved projects have to be non-licensed.

@PDelahanty:
I would totally buy a set based on HIMYM.

@ambr:
Wayne Manor is an automatic rejection just on the fact that they've had an active DC license the entire time Cuusoo/Ideas has been running.

@The_Green_Brick_Giant:
For a while, people actually thought that _ONE_ project had to be picked for every review. No more, no less. Then I think we had one with two that passed and one that got a continuance, followed almost immediately by one were everything was rejected. Yeah, there's no defined limit on how many projects they can approve in any review period, and conceivably they could go an entire year without approving a single set.

@MrJackson:
You would be wrong. Internal sources have confirmed that Bionicle was key. During my three years doing NYTF (02-04), we got press material that showed that Bionicle was the top seller that year, and Star Wars was either 2nd or 3rd (Creator had the other top-3 finish, and Harry Potter was fourth).

As for the geographic bit, _EVERY_ licensed set that has passed review (with the exception of the two Japanese exclusives that got things started) has had some degree of US audience. Any project that has none has been rejected. By no means does that mean that every licensed project that was approved has been hugely popular in the US, but there has always been at least some audience to build sales on.

@fulcrumbop:
Maybe. Newman was a supporting character, not a main one, so could end up being excluded.

@PaulRevere:
I thought Minecraft still held the record. It was a bit of a cheat, since the guy who created the game submitted the project and promoted it through his official social media accounts (so basically every hardcore fan knew to sign up and vote for it).

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By in Czechia,

Well, I can kind of understand why LEGO chose the Typewriter (novelty, something "out of the mainstream").. but it will sell so purely - if not less - as the pop-up book.

these models are interesting, no question about that.. it makes your eyebrow rise what someone is able to "develop" (construct) with the bricks .. but they are both so BORING!! with no appeal.. low sellers.. and that would be the same with typewriter.. a few thousand boxes sold, OOS @ SAH during the first month. andt thats it.. this set has no general, wide audience... . who buys this? A kid born in 1999?

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By in Czechia,

Seinfled is a crap.-. while Friends are a family treasure..

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By in Canada,

So, three more sets. What about 123 Sesame Street? Haven't heard anything about that yet. Does anybody else get the feeling they are starting to produce way too many Ideas sets?

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By in Poland,

"What’s all the Seinfeld hate?"
Because it is just another sitcom based diorama? Where is the innovation, where is the fresh idea?

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By in Australia,

They are all great sets and congratulations to the winners !

Personally, they are not for me. (The typewriter may tempt me depending on the functionality and novelty factor). However, there are plenty of sets that are for me, and I am very happy for all those that will want these sets.

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By in Brazil,

As a journalist, really happy the typewriter got the go ahead (though I'm not nearly old enough to have actually worked with anything else than a honest to good computer)!

Home Alone is kind of ok, but really disappointed the Seinfeld set made the cut. I respect the show for what it was back in the day - though it never really 'clicked' (pun just sorta intended) for me. But I don't think it had what it takes to be translated into LEGO form. I can understand both Friends and The Big Bang Theory sets, but definitely not this one.

Much rather have the Aquarium getting the nod instead.

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By in Czechia,

@jsosse said:
"As a journalist, really happy the typewriter got the go ahead (though I'm not nearly old enough to have actually worked with anything else than a honest to good computer)!

Home Alone is kind of ok, but really disappointed the Seinfeld set made the cut. I respect the show for what it was back in the day - though it never really 'clicked' (pun just sorta intended) for me. But I don't think it had what it takes to be translated into LEGO form. I can understand both Friends and The Big Bang Theory sets, but definitely not this one.

Much rather have the Aquarium getting the nod instead. "

The only reeason that "Seinfleld" made it out was .. that LEGO is trying unofficially (of course) to run the new line of "Devoted SitComs".. woohoo! - and if the sales go askew. the apologize is quite simply " it was the ideas set"

.. so the first one was the Big Bang Theory.. then came the Friends Central Perk.. now SF something (havent HEARD OF THAT in my lifetime.. ).. what next.. ? Melrose Place? 90211 BH (=== -- uuuuuuwwww" I would really really buy those... )

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By in Canada,

. . . .

Remind me again why I buy stuff from a company that has done nothing but make bad decision after bad decision for the past year or two?

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By in Canada,

@Brick_Cuppy

Actually, I guess that isn't ENTIRELY true. LEGO has done a few good things recently:
- Monkie Kid sets, those look pretty good.
- Pirates of Barracuda Bay was awesome!
- The Batmobile was awesome!
- Chinese sets finally available worldwide.
- Ninjago looks great.
- Harry Potter sets are high quality.
- A controversial and unpopular opinion of mine, but the new 8-wide Speed Champions are better than the old ones.

But yeah, other than that, the last two years have been pretty disappointing.

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By in United States,

I mean, the typewriter is cool but keep in mind that these aren't going to be out for at least a year given how many sets are already in the pipeline

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By in United States,

I'm going to lose it.

The Christmas Story house didn't get nominated but that ugly thang did.
How dare they.
Hehehe

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By in New Zealand,

That'll be a "No", "No" and "No". Easiest decision since the Adventure Time fiasco.

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By in Australia,

Another sitcom set? Really? Big thumbs down on this. Too easy to say yes to this.

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By in United States,

What's a typewriter?

lol

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By in Australia,

This honestly feels like some sort of sadistic joke, I know everyone says that there are still people at Lego that love Bionicle, but it just seems less and less true with each passing day. I've been thinking about dropping Lego as a hobby with really only my $7000 investment holding me back and while this may not be the straw, a lot of bricks have certainly been put on that proverbial camel's back.

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By in United States,

@Leetr_Frkno , I’m sure there are still fans of Bionicle at Lego, but let’s be honest; Bionicle is an old theme that ran its course. An anniversary set might be cool, but Lego also has moved on from those types of sets and the pieces. Getting this worked up about an old retired theme that was never going to come back is troubling.

Lego can’t win with the Ideas theme: they have to choose sets from an often uninteresting group of choices and upset people, or choose none and upset people.

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By in United States,

I could care less about Home Alone and Seinfeld. They are a film and TV show that, while iconic to some, they've aired constantly in syndication and cable TV. Even more fuel to my "LEGO needs to cut back on the licenses" thing. But, it's a nice looking house, and I'm thinking about possibly getting it. Seinfeld, yet another uninteresting viginette.

The typewriter. I did support this set and am very interested in how it goes together. No license, either. I'm gonna enjoy putting it together.

In my opinon, IDEAS should focus more on original designs that don't require an IP.

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By in United States,

The typewriter maybe... the rest a big no! Please Lego stick to non IP idea sets.

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By in Australia,

@Fireheart said:
"Happy with Typewriter and Home Alone.. but who has watched Seinfeld outside of the US? "

It was huge in Australia.

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By in Australia,

@gabri_ves said:
"I'm really disappointed that the Clockwork Aquarium didn't make it. It would have been perfect!

Oh well, but I'm happy for the typewriter!"

Yeah, I was going for that one. It looked like it would've been a smaller than normal ideas build, so would've been reasonably priced.

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By in Poland,

We've got TBBT, Friends and now Seinfeld set. Now I want a Frasier set.

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By in United States,

I hate the Hone Alone movies but, until we see the final product, it’s on my list as a great house for my Lego City (I ended up pulling the Simpsons house out of my town as I need space for additions because it was just too large. Kept the Kwiki Mart in although it makes me wince every once in awhile). So crossing my fingers not too large.

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By in Australia,

@KentuckyKat said:
"Happy about Seinfeld though. The Friends Set was great. I just hope they don't start making a bunch of sets for shows. If they are so popular, maybe Lego should consider doing an 18+ TV show vignette theme?"

I was thinking the same thing, like it'd be cool to get the booth from MacLareans Bar from How I Met Your Mother, or Jake and Amy's desks from Brooklyn 99 rather than taking up an Ideas spot. Despite probably being unlikely, if it's 18+ there would be a part of me wishing for Hawkeye's tent from MASH.

I am excited to see Harry and Marv in Lego form, and Kevin's traps would make great play features, so these all look pretty good.

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By in Turkey,

I guess Lego wanted to go big with this wave. I probably cannot afford Home Alone house, also not interested in typewriter, but I'm gonna buy the Seinfeld for a friend of mine. He was a good fan of the show for a long time.

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By in United States,

I am thrilled to see three sets get approved, as I always want more Ideas sets.

Surprised by the results but pleasantly. Really happy to see Seinfeld be made, which I had my doubts about being made with the licensing, but even more surprised Home Alone and the Typewriter made it. I will happily buy all three sets though assuming I can afford it, depending on the price point of the McCallister house.

Hoping we see a Futurama inspired set in the future anyway. I am sure more will make it to review in the future too! (already has in fact),

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By in Singapore,

@AustinPowers said:
" @Snazzy_Bricks said:
"and I could care less about the Typewriter"

So you do care about it after all?

... Hums "Word Crimes" by the one and only Weird Al... ;-) "

Ha! A man of culture I see.

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By in Australia,

I cannot imagine how big a rock you would have to live under to not be aware of Seinfeld and how popular it was, jeez.

Or this site is full of 12 year olds.. which is fine of course.

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By in South Africa,

SEINFELD!! My favourite show ever! I didn't expect it to win, so my day is made. Can I order already?

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By in United Kingdom,

Not really interested in any of those

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By in Singapore,

@parsom said:
""What’s all the Seinfeld hate?"
Because it is just another sitcom based diorama? Where is the innovation, where is the fresh idea?"

We’ve only had two sitcom sets - from two different decades based on two different premises. Why don’t you say the same for Bionicle and the Exo-Suit - both nostalgia-pandering LEGO IPs; or the gazillions or so Space sets which far exceed the number of sitcom ones?!

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By in United States,

I think Bionicle would have been a terrible choice, personally. The generation that grew up on it isn't as nostalgia-hungry as the Millennials are, as far as I can tell. Furthermore, the Maori cultural appropriation issues aren't something a Danish company is eager to take up right now, and finally, the build has no relevance to non-Bionicle fans, whereas the Home Alone house appeals to all house collectors/Modular fans. I would have taken Zelda or Ratatouille any day before Bionicle.

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By in United States,

Gee, another sitcom set. How original. Typewriter's nice, though not really my thing. As for Zelda, it seems pretty clear they're getting denied because Lego is already working on it. I mean they have the relationship with Nintendo, why -wouldn't- they be at this point?

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By in United States,

@gylman said:
"I think the Friends Ideas was successful on its own merits as a nice build. The Seinfeld set? A lot less interesting or attractive to look at. Drab colours, drab furniture - it's true to Seinfeld, but is it displayworthy? "

I think the Seinfeld set would be more interesting if the display was Monk’s cafe. Jerry’s apartment is fairly drab in the show.

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By in Australia,

@monkyby87 said:
" @Leetr_Frkno , I’m sure there are still fans of Bionicle at Lego, but let’s be honest; Bionicle is an old theme that ran its course. An anniversary set might be cool, but Lego also has moved on from those types of sets and the pieces. Getting this worked up about an old retired theme that was never going to come back is troubling.

Lego can’t win with the Ideas theme: they have to choose sets from an often uninteresting group of choices and upset people, or choose none and upset people. "

I think LEGO should opt out of producing uninteresting sets. With 3 sitcom sets now released under the "IDEAS" banner they might as well have a theme all to themselves? Good ideas are worth producing. Recycled under another name are not, LEGO does this enough elsewhere in it's catalogue.

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By in United States,

A Lego set about nothing?

Cannot wait!

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By in Finland,

Absolutely terrible picks but that's the current Lego for you. Very disappointed.

Better stick to moc's as it seems they don't care about their adult fans at all. Seinfeld? Seriously?

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By in Jersey,

Really disappointed with these results - would have loved the Bionicle or Futurama sets instead, and the price point and creativity would have been better. The Typewriter does look good in mind, but may see if I buy or not.
Hopefully some better decisions in the next review stage and maybe a few smaller sets to add in the mix too.
I would love to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Krusty Krab, Indiana Jones skyline or K.I.T.T. produced! Fingers crossed for atleast one!

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By in Netherlands,

A whole lot of George Constanzas overhere whining about Seinfeld getting a set.

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By in Germany,

After reading the (sometimes quite toxic) comments on the actual LEGO Ideas result page, I wondered how large the Bionicle fanbase actually is.

I mean, anecdotal evidence of course, but I don't know anyone among my LEGO loving friends who like Bionicle. Myself included.
To me it's not even what I would consider to be LEGO in the first place. If it wasn't for the connectability to Technic pieces it would be almost Galidor-like in its non-LEGO feel.

Granted, I haven't seen the TV show (or any LEGO-related TV show for that matter), but I just don't get the fascination for it. To me it's just like a range of countless action figures, and really weird ones at that, which all look alike somehow, with unpronouncable names and apparently a backstory that appears so complicated that an outsider can only shake his head when fans fervently talk about it (of course that might be true for almost any fictional theme with an elaborate backstory).

In essence, I realize the relaunch of the theme back in the day is considered to have been a total flop, so if the fanbase is that gigantic, how could that have happened?

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By in Slovenia,

Great! This might bring us some new tiles with letters (LEGO: add other letters and not some English alphabet).

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By in United States,

@fakespacesquid said:
" @SquirrelVee said:
"I'm glad for the winners. Disappointed that Planet Express didn't make it. I think the tv sets are getting monotonous. And they don't represent programming from nations other than the US, which is narrow-sighted.

But I'm even more disappointed that, given the climate in the US and around the world, LEGO would choose to produce a set that includes a character portrayed by an actor who uses racist language. Not the designer's fault, of course, but tone deaf on LEGO's part."

First off, Doctor Who isn't exactly American programming. Secondly, if other non-American programming was getting 10k votes, then the argument would be different, but they aren't getting submitted and they aren't getting voted on, so you can't expect them to be considered for sets.

That's also a bit of a reach, especially considering that it happened almost a decade after the show was over."

The fact that it happened at all is an issue. That Michael Richards's racism postdates the show makes it even more egregious. I'm also not sure how calling out racism is "a reach" regardless of when it happens, and in fact would expect more empathy and progress closer to "now" than "then." But to each one's own. I find it tone deaf, ill timed, and insensitive, as do others I know. I won't assume everyone else will. I was only noting that I was disappointed for that reason.

You're right that I'd overlooked the Doctor Who set. Your point about what gets votes is a fair one.

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By in Russian Federation,

@SquirrelVee
Jeez. Whatever happened to separating the art from the artist?

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By in Poland,

@TheRightP_art
"We’ve only had two sitcom sets - from two different decades based on two different premises. Why don’t you say the same for Bionicle and the Exo-Suit - both nostalgia-pandering LEGO IPs; or the gazillions or so Space sets which far exceed the number of sitcom ones?!"

Because neither the Exo-Suit nor Bionicle is just another set of minifigures with some walls addition.

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By in United Kingdom,

@AustinPowers said:
"In essence, I realize the relaunch of the theme back in the day is considered to have been a total flop, so if the fanbase is that gigantic, how could that have happened? "

Very true. I think it’s just a case that the Bionicle fans that do exist are rabid in their love for the theme, and probably the most vocal. But you’re right, still doesn’t explain the flop that was revival. I could understand if Lego were hesitant to visit that theme again, especially in Ideas form where, yes, even Seinfeld and Home Alone would be more popular and consumer friendly.

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By in Australia,

@MrJackson said:
"I don't understand this nostalgia for Bionicle. I would argue that Lego Star Wars saved the company far more than Bionicle. And one of the common criticisms of the late 90s/early 'naughts was the hyper-specialized pieces and general getting away from the System and core concepts by Lego. I mean, (besides Galidor) what could possibly be less system than the CCBS pieces??? I worked at an LBR store when the 2015 Bionicle reboot hit the shelves and let me tell you, they DID NOT SELL. At all. To the point where we had boxes upon boxes of casepacks strangling the back shelves. Casual Lego buyers looked at them and either said "What the heck is this?" or "That's not Lego". The CCBS Star Wars figures that came out around the same time had similar sales and reactions, btw.

And I love the constant criticism about the new "18+ packaging" seemingly restricting those sets to adults (which isn't remotely accurate) whereas in previous years there was a perceived stigma against grown-ups buying a "kids toy". Lego tries to advertise to those adults and gets criticized for "forgetting their core audience" - kids. The Seinfeld set is certainly aimed at adults, and for everyone on the other side of the pond complaining that Seinfeld was never big over there, I can assure you as a Yank that other than a very specific audience, Doctor Who only has a cult following here in the States and even the Yellow Submarine didn't have an audience outside Beatles fans (of which I'm one and have the set). So that door swings both ways. Don't get me started on Adventure Time - I'd bet half the people forgot about that one until now.

Seinfeld is one of the best sitcoms of all time here in the States and has proven to be timeless, unlike others of that era that have aged like milk (lookin' at you, Full House). Home Alone is a quintessential Christmas movie that for many people's first viewing marks the unofficial start of the holiday season. And the typewriter is pretty cool.

Ultimately, Bionicle fans, like the people clamoring for the rerelease of the monorail, just let it go. To paraphrase Tony Stark, I've been called many things, but nostalgic isn't one of them. Let it live in its place in Lego history and your memory because if the '15 rerelease is any indication, no one else remembers or cares about it. "

Well said, Mr Jackson!
Seinfeld was huge here in Australia, and they still show reruns on TV here - some people still watch it religiously! I was never the biggest fan, but it is damn funny to this day, damn original, and one is the greatest sitcoms (If not THE greatest) ever produced!
Astonishing that people throughout Europe and the UK have Never watched an episode, or never even heard of it!!!
It also loses a lot in translation to an audience without English as a first language,
Plus, the Poms have & appreciate very different humour from Americans, and us Aussies!

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By in United States,

My friend loves Seinfeld and has no interest in LEGO, but plans to buy the set. My mother loves Friends but has no interest in LEGO, yet she owns the set. She regrets not getting The Big Bag Theory set when it was released. That’s why they release sitcom sets. Also, I don’t think IDEAS should stop people
Using IP. Site usage would drop exponentially, and truly excellent and original sets such as WALL•E and the Ghostbusters set. IDEAS produces IPs that LEGO never would otherwise.

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By in Netherlands,

Loved Seinfeld as a Dutchman, but not sure I'll buy. Just too many potential sitcoms and series to buy.
Sesame Street would be nice, but I heard it will be the price of a Disney Castle :-(

The typewriter may be interesting, let's see!

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By in United States,

is a Lego Ideas set about nothing.

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By in United States,

@CopperTablet said:
"I think Bionicle would have been a terrible choice, personally. The generation that grew up on it isn't as nostalgia-hungry as the Millennials are, as far as I can tell. Furthermore, the Maori cultural appropriation issues aren't something a Danish company is eager to take up right now, and finally, the build has no relevance to non-Bionicle fans, whereas the Home Alone house appeals to all house collectors/Modular fans. I would have taken Zelda or Ratatouille any day before Bionicle."

I'm pretty sure the first Bionicle fans, at least through the early years (myself included) are considered millennials. True it did shift to a more Gen-Z focused brand in later years, but if you were 7-12 years old getting into Bionicle in 2001 at launch, then you're a millennial.

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By in United Kingdom,


Since someone tangentially mentioned it above, let's address the racist elephant in the room; hold tight for some sobering stats...

So far, LEGO Ideas has produced 9 sets that include 'fleshies', 3 of which include Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME, i.e. non-white) minifigures. (I am aware that I'm wading into a terminology minefield here, but look past that, and focus on the numbers.)

38 different minifigs are found in those 9 sets. Guess how many are non-white!

3

Yikes, not looking good, especially considering the last non-white Ideas minifig came out in 2017. Maybe, what with recent events and (hopefully) increasing awareness of the horrible things that happen when society treats different-looking people differently, The LEGO Group might pause and consider what percentage 3 is of 38 and do something about it...? They've heard of affirmative action, right?

Nope!

If all the upcoming Ideas sets are released with the fan-designer's complement of minifigs, the total number of Ideas fleshies (counting just those with human skin-tones) will increase to 49.

...of which non-white: 4

Congratulations on increasing the percentage of BAME Ideas minifigs from 7.9% to 8.2%!

Way to read the room there, LEGO.

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By in Belgium,

@bananaworld said:
"[…] If all the upcoming Ideas sets are released with the fan-designer's complement of minifigs, the total number of Ideas fleshies (counting just those with human skin-tones) will increase to 49.

...of which non-white: 4

Congratulations on increasing the percentage from 7.9% to 8.2%!

Way to read the room there, LEGO."

I'm always in favour of more minifigures in sets; however, in the case of "Home Alone", there is no BAME character to speak of… In "Seinfeld", there was Kramer's lawyer Jackie Chiles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chiles], but that's about it… There was not a lot of diversity in the casts of the film and the show, something that was common in the early 90s? Anyway, I think it would be seem somewhat artificial to shoehorn a BAME character as a minifig…

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By in United Kingdom,


@essel

My (seemingly too-subtle) implication was that they should consider BAME representation when deciding which Ideas projects to move forward with (you know, simple stuff, like: don't pick sitcoms where all the characters are white...)

(NB: all this isn't just me being sore that Futurama was passed over!)

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By in United States,

I'm glad they picked these three, since they will save me a lot of money and won't cut into the time I spend sorting through a backlog of parts I bought used.

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By in Canada,

Planet Express :( :( :(

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By in Viet Nam,

@Merlict said:
"I cannot imagine how big a rock you would have to live under to not be aware of and how popular it was, jeez."

Yeah, sure! Because people from all over the world has to know all about your popular tv show, it is an utmost importance to all of their lives. For me though, Seinfeld can go to the trash can.

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By in United States,

Now LEGO Ideas is racist. Nice.

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By in Russian Federation,

@bananaworld said:
"Since someone tangentially mentioned it above, let's address the racist elephant in the room; hold tight for some sobering stats..."

Are you guys for real?

Taking characters from a toy series based on an assortment of random community-chosen ideas and seeing if they conform to an arbitrary quota is hardly helpful, and the accusations of it being "racist" look ridiculous (especially when you have horrible examples of ACTUAL racism going on). None of the other considered projects from this wave had any non-white "fleshies" either. Does this mean that the entire IDEAS community is "racist" for not creating and supporting enough projects with non-white minifigs? Or - here is a crazy idea - maybe when people are choosing which projects to support, they are simply looking for the designs they like and/or the IPs they are fond of it, and not for any specific skin colours?

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By in United Kingdom,

I think it might be because it looks a bit like LEGO is doing it to be a cash cow set. It doesn't even have to be good because people will buy it just because it's Seinfeld LEGO.

The Ideas entry isn't especially creative in my opinion, nor does it take advantage of being made of LEGO. Maybe the reviewing designers have some brilliant design idea to make it look more interesting or have some more novel features. But maybe it'll just be a lazy way to rake in the money.

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By in United States,

@bananaworld said:
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@essel

My (seemingly too-subtle) implication was that they should consider BAME representation when deciding which Ideas projects to move forward with (you know, simple stuff, like: don't pick sitcoms where all the characters are white...)

(NB: all this isn't just me being sore that Futurama was passed over!)"

Or, they pick whichever ones they want... that sounds like a much better marketing strategy. We all know the criteria that goes into getting to the review stage. If you want to see a set based off of your criteria, get the support for it or if you’re the creative type, make one yourself. We don’t need some political agenda picking the sets.

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By in United States,

@Sebatron1998:
HIMYM would be possible, but MacLaren's would be about as likely as Moe's Bar for the Simpsons theme. Hawkeye's tent from the movie and early episodes would be a guaranteed pass, due to the presence of a still. From later episodes, it'd still be a tough sell due to the military nature of it (even considering how anti-war the show was, and how rarely you ever saw weapons).

@AustinPowers:
I suspect that, while Bionicle was _massively_ popular 20 years ago, a lot of the fans have aged out, and very few have replaced them. As for how the relaunch could flop, I still love the early Bionicle stuff, but I really kind of hate the CCBS design that basically reduced construction to building a stick figure and slapping shells on it to fill out the shape. It's like having a handful of wheelbases and some preformed hoods, trunks, and passenger compartments, and saying you were building cars out of them. I remember being tempted by a couple, but the more I looked at them, the less interested I was in owning or building them. But I still regularly display stuff that I built with the sets released in 01-02.

And think about it. Bionicle sold well enough to save the company from sinking. Hero Factory, not so much. Star Wars CCBS fizzled out pretty quickly. Bionicle G2 was a flop. The latter three were all based on CCBS. I suspect that what success Hero Factory saw was only because people had to buy the sets to really understand what they were getting, whereas for subsequent uses they could just look at the box art and figure out what that it was more of the same.

@SquirrelVee:
I think most people have largely forgotten about Michael Richards' outburst because, post-Seinfeld, people have largely forgotten about Michael Richards. He's basically only known for playing Kramer, and that's all people think of when they see him.

@essel:
They got sued for Jackie Chiles, so he's right out.

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By in Russian Federation,

As many people here, I never seen Seinfeld, I only aware of the joke that "Seinfeld isn't funny", but do not know what it means.

It's getting sad to have all this 90's sitcom coaches... and no ALF ! Lol. They should just make LEGO SITCOM and push this crap there and leave ideas to ideas and not pandering.

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By in Netherlands,

@Boettner_Builds said:
"Now LEGO Ideas is racist. Nice."

Indeed, I think one could make anything into a racist issue when this idea sinks in with a large audience. Driving a red car may be made into a racist issue once all the world thinks it is, because one wouldn't buy a red car knowing it's only driven by racists, right?

Notwithstanding, I am absolutely in favour of equal rights and respect for everyone, and I believe I get along fine with anyone independent of their ethnic background, appearance, sexual preference or beliefs. And I despise historic and modern slavery.

Coming from a country where "Zwarte Piet" (actually originating from long before slavery, from the Moors a thousand years ago) is/used to be popular, it appears that something that never really was an issue (including to most coloured people I spoke to!), now is considered to be racist.
Coloured people often aren't even allowed to be "helpers" of Sinterklaas nowadays even if they want to, just because of their skin colour, because that would be inappropriate. But it is politically very correct to do so.
By the way, kids would be just as happy with a black Sinterklaas and all kinds of helpers, that would seem to solve it.

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By in Netherlands,

So...they are running out of ideas...? Another tv-show, another house... At least the typewriter is original. I understand the products need to be marketable but I thought this line was meant to be more creative and offer something you can’t get in the regular / mainstream productlines.

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By in United States,

@mafon2:
Given how many other 80's properties ended up in that game, I actually thought ALF was a distinct possibility for Year 3 of Dimensions.

@Wrecknbuild:
We've seen similar stuff directly related to The LEGO Company. They made Jabba's Palace. Some random guy threw a fit over how it supposedly made Muslims/Middle Eastern people look like thugs because it vaguely sorta resembles the Hagia Sophia. But, the Hagia Sophia was originally built as a Greek Orthodox basilica, converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral, then back to Eastern Orthodox, turned into a mosque, and deconsecrated and made into a museum. That last bit happened 85 years ago, in 1935, long before George Lucas started making films. The guy who complained didn't even live in Turkey, and he was neither Muslim nor Middle Eastern, but he was clearly looking for something to be outraged at. That seems to be an all-too-common problem these days.

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By in Poland,

Reading the "racist" comments. So interesting. I guess there's no hope in our day of ever having a General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard anymore.

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By in United Kingdom,


My only regret is making the mistake of using the phrase, "the racist elephant in the room", which led to people focusing on that one word and the message being lost.

I should of course have written, "the race elephant in the room".

Everything else still stands.

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By in Canada,

@AustinPowers said:
"YES, typewriter it is! :-)))

Happy for all those Home Alone fans as well, even though I will probably not get the set. Depends on the final details.

Seinfeld though???? Must have a larger fanbase in the US."

huge, might be larger than Friends.

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By in Singapore,

@bananaworld said:
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My only regret is making the mistake of using the phrase, "the racist elephant in the room", which led to people focusing on that one word and the message being lost.

I should of course have written, "the race elephant in the room".

Everything else still stands."

It does make me wonder if there is any racial/species tension between African elephants and Asian elephants...

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