LEGO Ideas review results announced!

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

Agreed!

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...

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!

@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.

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 ;)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

@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!

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!

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

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!

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.

I need to have Kramer displayed on my shelf.

He is a legend.

Under 25 years members of brickset will probably Google him ahahahah

@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.

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.

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.

I'm glad the typewriter made it.

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.

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 :)

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

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

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

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.

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

Pumped for Seinfeld

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

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.

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

I like the typewriter, but not much else.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

@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.

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

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!

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

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.

@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.

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

The other two are major gambles.

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

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

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

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.

Seinfeld! Let's gooooo!!!

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).

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

Barf

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Well at least ONE is a truly original idea!

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.

@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.

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...

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'.

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!

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.

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!

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.

- 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!

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

@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.

@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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

Beyond horrendous sadly for me personally 0/3

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

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.

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?

@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

@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.

@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.

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?

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.

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.

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

I hope Kramer comes with his lobster shirt!

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 ;)

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.

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

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

@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.

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.

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

Diddly-be-bowwww

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?

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

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?

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.

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.

@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... )

. . . .

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?

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

I'm going to lose it.

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

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

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

What's a typewriter?

lol

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.

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.

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

@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.

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

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.

@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.

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.

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),

@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.

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

Not really interested in any of those

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.

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?

@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.

@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.

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?

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!

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

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

@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.

@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!

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!

is a Lego Ideas set about nothing.

@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.

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.

@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…

@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!)

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.

Planet Express :( :( :(

@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.

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.

@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.

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.

@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.

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.

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.

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.

@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.

@bananaworld said:
"
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...