[UK] LEGO Masters USA on E4 next week

The show is a lot of fun, they build some great LEGO creations and the contestants are fun. The biggest downside of this Americanised edition, in my view, is that the episodes are quite short. Some episodes are only half the time of the other international versions, like the Australian and Dutch editons. This means the episodes feel rushed and there is very limited time to showcase the creations. Beacause of this, I prefer the other editions.

Nevertheles, I am still looking forward to season 2 of the American edition.

E4,I can understand. But 9pm is a bit late, isn't it? Or was it the only time slot available?

look forward to this, is the UK edition ever coming back?

I also watched it last year, and really enjoyed it. I actually enjoyed it far more than the UK version, which feels a very amateur production in comparison.

Australian Series 3 will be starting soon.

Are any of the creations from the show or the plans thereof available to purchase? I'll readily admit I don't have the creative ability (nor access to all the parts) to build what the contestants did freehand, but I'd love to have some of them, or maybe smaller versions.

Can't wait!

Interestingly, the Polish version premiered last year - I watched it and I liked it very much.

Any word on Season 2? My whole family loved this show! And Will Arnett is a really good host!

We've seen the US season and the Australian seasons and we enjoyed them all. The Australian one has the edge for us. The UK version fell a long way short in comparison - it's easy to see why it was cancelled.

Loved season 1. Will Arnett was awesome. Jamie Berard is LEGO royalty. Contestants were really talented and fun to watch.

My favorite has to be the Australian one though! UK edition was a bit of a snore fest and needed more drama (less than the US version though!).

I thought the show was great. I would like to see more of the building and less drama, but if that's what it takes to be a hit, ok. Now we are getting Season 2 soon, can't wait. Enjoyed Will Arnett's interactions with the builders, and his humor, he's a good host. This show really helped non AFOL adults in my area see that LEGO is more than just a kids toy. Before the show, cashiers would say "your kids will being having fun" whenever I bought any LEGO sets. When I would reply "actually it's for myself" they would roll their eyes & give a questionable look. Now when I tell them it's for myself, they say "good for you, I saw the show, looks like fun" & smile. I smile back & say "I will, thanks, you should give it a try".

I hope they tone down the forced reality TV drama.
That made an otherwise pretty fun show kinda cringeworthy at times.

When are they coming out with Season 2?????? Season 1 was really good and I whenever a new episode would come out, I would watch and wouldn’t be able to wait for the next episode. LEGO Masters USA is REALLY GOOD! Would HIGHLY recommend it to others who are looking for something to watch or to people who like LEGOs.

The drama i'm hearing really puts me off.. Season 1 of the Dutch series also had quite a bit of drama. I can still recall the term "banaan" from it. Season 2 is a lot of fun, still some drama, but really because everbody feels the strong competition. But lets see, maybe the USA version is also fun

Lego Masters US had some of the most obnoxious and annoying contestants of all Lego Masters. (Kale from LM Australia still on the throne!) Building Lego should be fun and care-free but instead they let these bunch of drama queens participate who give the show an unnecessary layer of drama.

It's neat that they're airing the U.S. version in other countries! As an American, I'm sort of hoping they also do the reverse and air the U.K. and/or Australian versions over here. I feel like it'd be really neat to watch them because even if some of the challenges are the same (which is what I've heard), every version will still have a different set of builders who will each bring something unique to the table.

@benbacardi said:
"I also watched it last year, and it was a lot of fun. Can highly recommend it! It was very American at times, though, but don't let that put you off ;) "

As an American...what does that mean exactly? I feel like it's a parallel to when I think shows are especially British. But now I want to know what makes shows "American".

@Huw said:
"Where can one watch the Australian one?"

https://www.9now.com.au/lego-masters

Haven’t seen the American format (although I’ve heard it was good), but I’ve really been digging the Australian version since it premiered in 2019. Can’t wait for Season 3!

By the way, does anyone know when that will premiere. I presume it will be after Married at First Sight wraps.

Wow - I’m quite sad that the UK Lego Masters started a trend of sorts with the format but only managed one series plus a couple of specials. I’m sure they could still make the programme in Covid times so it’s a shame it’s seems to have been totally shelved in the UK.

I’ll have to wait and see how the US version compares but I liked that the UK version spent plenty of time getting to know the builders and also some of their techniques. Maybe the issue was that those things weren’t conducive to gripping programming to everyone else!

@chrisaw said:
" @Huw said:
"Where can one watch the Australian one?"

https://www.9now.com.au/lego-masters"

https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/561070/s01-e01-mega-city?start=true

^thats how I watched the Australian LM. On the Tubi app on my TV.

@Paski:
The contestants were working long hours under immense stress, and even a single failed entry could be enough to end their chances at a six-figure payout. There was bound to be isolated moments of drama, and momentary meltdowns. The people producing the show did certainly pounce on any of those and play them up for the audience. From interviews conducted with the contestants as they exited the show, the entire group did get along really well offscreen. Even so, there are a couple of the contestants who I don’t think I’d care to meet in person.

@yuffie:
I think it was in the very first episode that they addressed whether the plural of “LEGO” is “LEGO” or “LEGOs”. Even with two LEGO employees standing right there to point out the correct answer, he guffed it and didn’t say that neither is correct because you can’t pluralize an adjective. Fortunately, they don’t lean on that epic blunder for the entire season.

I liked US LM, but man. The producers telegraphed who they wanted to win like after episode 3 onwards. Then they kinda rigged the finale on the fly so the winners would be able to compete in it.

Does anything ever happen to the final creations, e.g. appear in the Lego house? I remember the typerwriter in the UK series went onto Lego ideas but seems a shame not is made more of all that creativity and hard work, although most designs are too large and detailed to ever have multiple copies made.

@ambr:
All I remember for sure is that the winning model from the final build challenge will be displayed at LLNY for some period of time, and _all_ of the models from previous episodes got recycled back into the part room for the next challenge. What I can’t remember is if the models that did not win in the final episode will be displayed anywhere (they didn’t need to be recycled back into the part room for the next challenge, so they may still exist). Tyler Clites also built mini-models of the main models he and his new bride built for their entire run, but I don’t think he built anything based on any of the preliminary challenges for any episodes that had two build challenges.

@yuffie said:
"Do the presenters or contestants at any point say 'Legos'?

If so, it would be unwatchable for me.*

*though almost all reality programmes are unwatchable due to the massively over the top dramatics of everyone involved."

At one point they actually educated the audience that Lego plural is Lego and not Lego(s), so it was hopefully educational, except here in the US people still say Legos... Cringe...

@kkoster79 :
Except that there’s a page on the LEGO website that says _both_ are wrong. It’s an adjective, not a noun. The plural of “LEGO” is “LEGO bricks” of “LEGO sets”, or some other similar variant. I already addressed that in a previous comment. And there were not one but _two_ LEGO employees standing right there who let Will Arnett shove his whole foot in his mouth on national TV. I’m still pissed that they put that in there. I don’t give a fig about what any individual person chooses to call them, but don’t ever correct people on it if you can’t get it right, either.