The "Yaas Queen" in the back is kind of cringe in my opinion and I don't know if they had to mention how special Kathi Dooley is twice (frankly I don't know who that is they could be very special)

@The_Toniboeh said:
"The "Yaas Queen" in the back is kind of cringe in my opinion and I don't know if they had to mention how special Kathi Dooley is twice (frankly I don't know who that is they could be very special) "

It makes much more sense if you watch the show.

Oh wow they did such a good job of the mini figures here! I mean damn they literally look just like the cast! ??

Eventually! The black box is gone! Hurray! Glad to see the return of bright color and themed frames and decoration on the box arts. It still looks sleek and simplistic yet matching the vibe and style of the set more. Hope the original Lego-style themed box arts return for the 18+ sets from now on, instead of being just as a special case. Perfect now. The banner is enough to distinguish if a set is 18+, to be honest.

I never even heard of the show before this, so easy pass. I do like the colorful minifigs. Also, is this the first 18+ set without the black box background?

Interesting use of torsos without hands to represent shirts that are not being worn. Has that been done before? Does LEGO expect you to put hands in to make them usable as tops? If so, that would be new.

@Mechalex said:
" @MainBricker said:
"File this one under the ever growing list of "Lego sets no one asked for"."

File this one under the ever growing list of 'comments no one asked for'"

We're gonna need a bigger filing cabinet for those comments

I recently got into this show and think this looks great, the minifigures are perfect and as with most of the TV show sets, looks like we get some good parts and interesting build techniques (like the black chair)

I'm sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you don't like it, you're not obliged to buy it...

Truly a set of historic firsts: white masonry bricks, handless torsos, and a YAAAAS QUEEN poster in Lego form. Nice work.

I've also never seen the show (the first I have heard of it was the teaser announcement here on Brickset), but the set doesn't look half bad. And the figures look nice enough to populate any LEGO City layout even if you don't know who they are supposed to represent.

And if this set turns out to be a shelf warmer like the Vidiyo line, all the better, because then it will be a nice heavily discounted parts pack for me. Win win scenario.

I don't have any knowledge of the TV show, but purely as a Lego set this look very good. That's a really nice interior and excellent figures; they're so characterful.

That photo of the set where Kathy is walking in and everyone is greeting her just oozes positive vibes. Nice one Lego!

Spectacular minifigs and torsos! Happy to see this set from an inclusiveness perspective as well. Judging from the comments on the last article, these kinds of “statements” seem to still be needed sadly. Accepting that people are different isn’t too hard if you give it an honest try

I love the design of this, but given I didn’t here of the show until a few days ago and my Christian beliefs, this is very low on my want list.

I’m also estimating some apartment fatigue coming soon, especially since this is third TV Show based apartment this year, after Friends and Seinfeld.

I still really like it. Unforunately, it’s just not my thing.

EDIT: Also, I hope we see this style of box for 18+ more often. Also, why is ‘minifigures’ misspelled in the third dot point?

I'm with @AustinPowers on this one. Don't know the show or much care, but looks like some interesting details & at the right price would make a good parts pack.

These have to be some of the most accurate looking minifigures to real people I’ve ever seen.

@monty_bricks said:
"I recently got into this show and think this looks great, the minifigures are perfect and as with most of the TV show sets, looks like we get some good parts and interesting build techniques (like the black chair)

I'm sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you don't like it, you're not obliged to buy it... "

I think their research indicates that basically no one likes the black boxes and a lot of people have been complaining about them since they started, and this is just the first set that rectified that due to the length of the production cycle

@Zander said:
"Interesting use of torsos without hands to represent shirts that are not being worn. Has that been done before? Does LEGO expect you to put hands in to make them usable as tops? If so, that would be new."

Yeah I thought that too; I've never seen that used in a set. I had imagined Lego would shy away from anything which might encourage kids removing hands as the potential for loss and excessive wear is quite high. Maybe as this torso is supplied without hands it's seen differently (and this is an 18+ set).

That's a really nice set! Even for those not interested in Queer Eye, it looks like it wouldn't be too difficult at all to modify it into a swanky modern apartment for any minifigure to live in. I wonder how long it will take for someone to turn it into a modular moc interior?

Nice looking set with lovely, happy vibes, but the most interesting aspect to me is the hand-less torsos! I never expected LEGO to do this in a official set, but it looks very good, and it would have been weird to have clothes with hands on the hangers. I wonder what this will lead to in the future: Will the next Bespin Luke have one hand, for instance?

That Mullet... Can we expect a McGyver set soon ? ^^

As a whole, the set isn't really my thing but I absolutely love the designs of all the furnitures. I'll definitely check the instructions when they get released.

It's a nice idea, I guess, but I'm still wondering ... why?

Tiger King and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Set when?

@Vic0v0 said:
"Eventually! The black box is gone! Hurray! Glad to see the return of bright color and themed frames and decoration on the box arts. It still looks sleek and simplistic yet matching the vibe and style of the set more. Hope the original Lego-style themed box arts return for the 18+ sets from now on, instead of being just as a special case. Perfect now. The banner is enough to distinguish if a set is 18+, to be honest."

I think I may be alone, but I much preferred the black box - thought it looked fantastic.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"I’m also estimating some apartment fatigue coming soon, especially since this is third TV Show based apartment this year, after Friends and Seinfeld."

Three apartment-type sets (four if you include the Thor one) in quick succession may well promote multi-buys in people who like 'sets' of sets. With a few adjustments I expect they could be displayed really well as an apartment block scene or even used as a large complex playset easily accessible to small hands.

I've yet to buy any of these myself, but if I had a non-Lego-fan friend who loved any of these shows I'd definitely consider one as a gift. Maybe that's where a good chunk of sales are projected to come from.

@Henry_D said:
"a show nobody knows or cares about in lego community and outside of it."

The show has exceptionally high ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, but why let facts get in your way? :D

@Montyh7 said:
"I think I may be alone, but I much preferred the black box - thought it looked fantastic."

No you're not alone ;)

@Mechalex said:
" @MainBricker said:
"File this one under the ever growing list of "Lego sets no one asked for"."

File this one under the ever growing list of 'comments no one asked for'"

Nah. Actually, I asked for a comment just like his.

Yours, on the other hand, is just a jab at another user with not one mention of the LEGO set under discussion.

I bet all those little thumbs up convince you you did good, huh?

Designating things as gay or for gay people is as socially regressive as designating things for boys or girls. LEGO continues to disappoint me with this type of behavior.

@Bricksrunner said:
"Wait, now LEGO delves into reality TV ? What next ? The Kardashians ?
The Big Bang Theory, Friends and Seinfeld sets were already pushing the limit but now this ?
If you want to try your hand at woke corporatism and do something queer, gives us Priscilla, not some toxic third rate reality TV garbage full of obnoxious stereotypes.
I want a goddam pink bus dammit !
Or give a Rocky Horror Picture Show mansion, yes, give us a 5k pieces mansion, that'll do, make sure to have a lot of minifigs."

Ugh, now I want a Dr. Frank-N-Furter minifig, damn you.

@WhiskeyNixon said:
"Designating things as gay or for gay people is as socially regressive as designating things for boys or girls. LEGO continues to disappoint me with this type of behavior."

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't think LEGO has designated this as gay or for gay people, have they?

As I understand it the TV show is called Queer Eye, so naturally the set would be too. Changing the name or not releasing it because the hosts are gay would be regressive, but making a LEGO set of a TV show seems pretty standard now, right?

@MainBricker said:
"There's a reason I don't disclose my sexual orientation on comments about Lego sets, is because it's completely irrelevant, so then it becomes funny when you get called homophobic for questioning the existence of Lego set based on a reality TV show.

Most of the comments here read like Straight Guy mansplaining gay inclusion to gay people. The comments come across as "you must like musicals because you're gay" or "ask him about fashion, because he's gay". Other's come across as "I support gay rights because I bought a Lego set based off of reality TV show". I'm currently building some architecture sets, I'm not questioning the lack of gay representation in stuff that's fairly neutral.

I was a Lego fan as a child, long before my sexual orientation became apparent. The assumption that Lego need to make explicitly gay sets (that either are pride flag sets or say queer in the title) to get gay fans is entirely misplaced. When I see all of the rainbow capitalism I'm not like "oh I didn't know this hoodie was for people like me until they put a rainbow flag on it".

I expressed negative towards the Mario ? Cube, but didn't get called a bigot. There was hostility to the Fender, yet people weren't called Fender-phobic.

Last week Lego announced three adult sets, this is another (and there are a few more big sets to be announced). Lego are stretching themselves thin, and production is struggling as they are always sold of sets."

Homosexual people are normal people just like the rest of us. But western progressives seem to like painting them as freaks who need special treatment.

The poll results so far suggest this won't be flying off the shelves. I was unaware of this show, then again I am blissfully unaware of ALL "reality" TV. My main takeaway from it is that at least it seems those miserable black boxes might be gone. Yay!

Comments don’t seem quite as acerbic as some of those from the Everyone Is Awesome launch, is that to come or have we shed the haters?

What!? No Crab-People minifigures? Sorry - my entire knowledge of Queer Eye comes from South Park (not even sure if it is the same show that was referenced). Not a bad looking set though, maybe a little grey, however obviously not for me.

That's a weird Peach's Castle...

Jokes aside, I'm glad this set exists. I'm interested in how they will treat the handless torso. Do you have to remove the hands, or will they designate it as a new type of part? Will torsos be counted as 5 pieces from now on? Please don't. Removing those parts reduces their friction.

That said... ANOTHER sitcom set this year? And another week, another product reveal. Idk, lego is spreading my interest thin, and I don't even buy these high-cost sets. I used to just appreciate their contribution to the lineup. But now it's just too hard to care about the next huge thing they're churning out.
At least this set has a lot of firsts...

Oh, and the BLACK BOX IS GONE! WOOOHOOOOO

Get ready for the steady pour of anti-LGBT comments!

Comments here are surprisingly negative…I like this even though I know nothing about the show, I like the set for what it is and not because of the other stuff

I don't quite understand some of these comments.
This set doesn't really interest me. I won't buy it. Simple.
I'm sure TLG have a team who decide what will sell well, or not. They won't get it right every time but they are a big enough company to take the odd risk.

@Zander said:
"Interesting use of torsos without hands to represent shirts that are not being worn. Has that been done before? Does LEGO expect you to put hands in to make them usable as tops? If so, that would be new."

My daughter did this all the time with her Friends - when presented with a long line of Friends torsos on her model - "it's their clothes, daddy!!!) :-)

@ComfySofa said:
" @Henry_D said:
"a show nobody knows or cares about in lego community and outside of it."

The show has exceptionally high ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, but why let facts get in your way? :D"

Well, he's from Russia, so...

@CCC said:
" @Bricksrunner said:
"Wait, now LEGO delves into shitty reality TV ? What next ? The bloody Kardashians ?"

They'll need a new set of modified legs/hips for that."
Plastic figures representing plastic people would be a pretty good start though!

I personally think this set looks pretty boring.

Also, I hate how people are automatically assuming someone is homophobic just because they dislike the set. I hate this catch-22, but I’m sure a marketing team somewhere loves it.

@DarthBrickus said:
"Tiger King and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Set when?"

You say that, but a Tiger King set would come with heaps of animal moulds, and would be easily halfway to the City Zoo set, that the entire fandom has wanted for years.

@fulcrumbop said: "How about a Cosby Show set? What's holding that back?"

Because the lead was a sexual predator and a monster. I'm not sure why you're comparing that to a bunch of people who've merely been born different.

@CCC said:
"If 10% of AFOLs buy it then that is probably a decent result. Plus the sales to fans of the show that have no interest in LEGO forums or websites. The latter are probably the target market. "

I imagine 10% of a potential customer base buying *any* product would in fact be a mind-bogglingly amazing success. 10% is way too high an estimate IMO.

@PixelTheDragon said:
"I personally think this set looks pretty boring.

Also, I hate how people are automatically assuming someone is homophobic just because they dislike the set. I hate this catch-22, but I’m sure a marketing team somewhere loves it. "

There were plenty of explicitly homophobic comments, they're just getting deleted here. You can go over to instagram and see them there if you want.

@Zordboy said:

@fulcrumbop said: [[How about a Cosby Show set? What's holding that back?]]

Because the lead was a sexual predator and a monster. I'm not sure why you're comparing that to a bunch of people who've merely been born different. ]]

Wow, your sarcasm detection meter is about at a negative 10 rating.