Dream Lego Licensed Themes

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Please be SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo...Please be SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo...

SpongeBob would have my vote! (Duh)  

But to me, it‘s a bit strange he specified „in the last 1-2 years“. If it was SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo, he would‘ve said 10+ years, no? Unless he wants to be as vague as possible on purpose

[Black Falcon]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

@TandNbricks is hinting at multiple themes returning (i.e., themes that didn‘t have sets in the last 1-2 years). One is The Simpsons, but what could the other(s) be?

Well it kinda depends on how strict you see this themes that didn´t have sets hint, but Lord of the Rings could get sets aswell - at least all we got so far were sets for Icons or Brickheads but not the theme itself ;).

Well also, aren´t we getting a new Avatar Film next year? So my savest guess would go towards sets for that one. Maybe also a new Horizon Set? Simpsons got already mentioned, so that doesn´t seem that unlikely at this point either.

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, Black Falcon said:

Well also, aren´t we getting a new Avatar Film next year? So my savest guess would go towards sets for that one. Maybe also a new Horizon Set?

Wouldn‘t we get sets for Avatar 3 in January 2026 though? And Horizon isn‘t really a theme per se

Also, Simpsons, LOTR, and Horizon were already teased in other posts, so I think he meant other IPs

Edited October 3, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[Black Falcon]

8 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Wouldn‘t we get sets for Avatar 3 in January 2026 though? And Horizon isn‘t really a theme per se

Possible, but I don´t see why they couldn´t aswell be released in december for instance. We will see I guess.

If they would plan for more than one Horizon set, they could still make it a theme. Wouldn´t be the first one off Set that gets a own theme.

8 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Also, Simpsons, LOTR, and Horizon were already teased in other posts, so I think he meant other IPs

Well so far they are just our guesses and just because they were already teased doesn´t change that they are still returning themes. There is nor mention how many completely unteased themes will come - or how many will in general.

[MatthewRC]

14 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Please be SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo...Please be SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo...

We've had too many Ideas for SpongeBob for LEGO to not get a clue (Scooby-Doo), on the other clip, I demand Captain Cutler and the Phantom Shadows.

Of course, neither are particularly relevant, but they're two of the more iconic franchises LEGO no longer owns.

Third, unbiased, guess, maybe TMNT? That has always been in-and-out of popularity, and is definitely worth a second shot, perhaps with sets from across the series' history.

Scooby-Doo seems to be more likely than SpongeBob or anything Nickelodeon, mainly because LEGO gets along better with WB than with Nick.

[BrickBob Studpants]

5 hours ago, MatthewRC said:

Scooby-Doo seems to be more likely than SpongeBob or anything Nickelodeon, mainly because LEGO gets along better with WB than with Nick.

The stories about TLG and Nick/Viacom not getting along keep popping up, but I don‘t see any actual proof. Of course that would be next to impossible to acquire since insiders would have to spill the beans on the matter  

I still hope for SpongeBob to return one day. The Ideas projects people keep creating are so good and the minifigs could be so much better nowadays!

[MatthewRC]

6 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The stories about TLG and Nick/Viacom not getting along keep popping up, but I don‘t see any actual proof. Of course that would be next to impossible to acquire since insiders would have to spill the beans on the matter  

I still hope for SpongeBob to return one day. The Ideas projects people keep creating are so good and the minifigs could be so much better nowadays!

Oh, sorry if I jumped to conclusions on this topic.

[ARC2149Nova]

On 10/3/2024 at 8:06 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

SpongeBob would have my vote! (Duh)  

But to me, it‘s a bit strange he specified „in the last 1-2 years“. If it was SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo, he would‘ve said 10+ years, no? Unless he wants to be as vague as possible on purpose

I mean, they haven't had sets in the last 1-2 years, so they're still candidates. 

On 10/4/2024 at 3:10 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

I still hope for SpongeBob to return one day. The Ideas projects people keep creating are so good and the minifigs could be so much better nowadays!

Larry, Pearl, Bubble Bass, Karen, microfigure Plankton, Squilliam, I would kill for some new Spongebob sets.

Looking on Brickset, the only other candidates besides Spongebob, Scooby-Doo, and TMNT are Indiana Jones (which still has sets on shelves), PPG, Stranger Things (which has gotten much darker since the Upside Down released, making it less likely to return), Overwatch (has Blizzard straightened itself out?), Avatar The Last Airbender, and Angry Birds. The rest are Disney films (TLR, POTC) or Lego "Licenses" (Galidor).

My money's on the big three I already mentioned.

[Black Falcon]

On 10/3/2024 at 11:47 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

@TandNbricks is hinting at multiple themes returning (i.e., themes that didn‘t have sets in the last 1-2 years). One is The Simpsons, but what could the other(s) be?

You know, another theme that came to my mind that could return when I thought about this yesterday was Winnie the Pooh. There are still plenty locations they could display, like Rabbits garden. 

Now is just saw that it will indeed return - just not like I thought.

Winnie the Pooh rumoured to return to LEGO DUPLO in 2025 (brickfanatics.com)

Duplo is still Lego though, so I guess it still counts for the quote above.

[BrickBob Studpants]

7 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

You know, another theme that came to my mind that could return when I thought about this yesterday was Winnie the Pooh.

Not really a theme though, as it was „only“ an Ideas set

[Black Falcon]

7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Not really a theme though, as it was „only“ an Ideas set

Well depends on how you want to see it. Sure it was no theme on its own, but you could also say it is a subtheme of ideas. Aside from that, even if you don´t let that one count, it would still be a returning Duplo theme.

[Lion King]

On 10/3/2024 at 9:44 PM, MatthewRC said:

Scooby-Doo seems to be more likely than SpongeBob or anything Nickelodeon, mainly because LEGO gets along better with WB than with Nick.

Honestly, i do hope for Scooby-Doo’s return too. It’s a nice to have a spooky theme - licensed or not - and Scooby-Doo is the best one (next to Hidden Side).

[MatthewRC]

On 10/5/2024 at 4:40 PM, ARC2149Nova said:

I mean, they haven't had sets in the last 1-2 years, so they're still candidates. 

Larry, Pearl, Bubble Bass, Karen, microfigure Plankton, Squilliam, I would kill for some new Spongebob sets.

Looking on Brickset, the only other candidates besides Spongebob, Scooby-Doo, and TMNT are Indiana Jones (which still has sets on shelves), PPG, Stranger Things (which has gotten much darker since the Upside Down released, making it less likely to return), Overwatch (has Blizzard straightened itself out?), Avatar The Last Airbender, and Angry Birds. The rest are Disney films (TLR, POTC) or Lego "Licenses" (Galidor).

My money's on the big three I already mentioned.

The Powerpuff Girls is also worthy of a comeback! The only PPG products LEGO gave us were based on the failed 2016 reboot. Hopefully, we’ll get some sets based on the 1998 iteration!

[Coryo]

On 10/3/2024 at 7:47 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

@TandNbricks is hinting at multiple themes returning (i.e., themes that didn‘t have sets in the last 1-2 years). One is The Simpsons, but what could the other(s) be?

Were these specified to be actual revivals of a theme or something like a one-off set in the Icons line, like an upscaled Mystery Machine?

Either way, I think some Stranger Things sets to coincide with the final season could be a strong possibility, unless the age rating has increased.

Spongebob, Scooby-Doo, and TMNT are also solid options, since they've never really faded from pop culture generally, and don't necessarily need to be tied to a new movie or show.

Or it might not even be a licensed theme, maybe Lego was testing the waters with Johnny Thunder in those city sets (watch it be a full-on Vidiyo revival)

[ARC2149Nova]

16 hours ago, Coryo said:

Or it might not even be a licensed theme, maybe Lego was testing the waters with Johnny Thunder in those city sets (watch it be a full-on Vidiyo revival)

Please be Power Miners...

That's a really good point. It could be one of Lego's own IPs (maybe Chima or even an Agents return)

I still want Spongebob and/or Scooby-Doo instead. 

16 hours ago, Coryo said:

Either way, I think some Stranger Things sets to coincide with the final season could be a strong possibility, unless the age rating has increased.

The content has gotten way more intense than comparable themes (like LOTR), but that's just me. I would be surprised for Lego to do Stranger Things again, pleasantly so, but surprised nonetheless.

 

On 10/7/2024 at 12:17 PM, Lion King said:

Honestly, i do hope for Scooby-Doo’s return too. It’s a nice to have a spooky theme - licensed or not - and Scooby-Doo is the best one (next to Hidden Side).

Captain Cutler, Phantom Shadows, Ghost Clown, Werecats, The Alien Invaders, Witch's Ghost, The Creeper, Space Kook, Miner Forty-Niner, Tar Monster, 10K Volt Ghost, The Skeleton Men, I could go on and on, Hex Girls, Crystal & Amber, Snakebite Scruggs, this theme has legs.

[Alexandrina]

So, not sure if this is the right thread (as though I would love sets on the IP, my post isn't about it) but I got a bugbear in my head this morning and spent an hour at work thinking about how The Wheel of Time would be perfectly set-up for a Lego game, age rating aside (and even then, it's lower than the Horizon games, so age rating in itself doesn't rule it out)

The two currently-released seasons lend themselves pretty perfectly to the structure that games like The Skywalker Saga have taken. Imagine:

(Spoiler tag because I go into way too much detail and don't want to clog up the page)

Spoiler

 

1.1 - Winternight - controlling, variously, the character pairs of Egwene and Nynaeve; Rand and Tam; Perrin and Laila; Moiraine and Lan in defeating the Trollocs

1.2 - Shadar Logoth - escaping Shadar Logoth with first Mat and Rand, then Perrin and Egwene; level ends with Lan and Moiraine, fighting off Trollocs

1.3 - Logain - self-explanatory; a boss-battle against Logain, where you control Moiraine and Liandrin, then switch to Lan and Nynaeve for the battle

1.4 - The Ways - a level where you have to traverse the Ways, with the full party

1.5 - The Battle of Fal Dara - first half of the level would be Perrin and Loial battling in Fal Dara; second half would be Egwene and Nynaeve channelling

1.6 - The Eye of the World - Rand and Moiraine in the confrontation with Ishamael; followed by Rand and Egwene in the dream world

2.1 - The Hunt for the Horn - Perrin and Ingtar on the hunt for the Horn, ending with the Seanchan attack

2.2 - The Trial of the Arches - Nynaeve going through the Arches, accompanied by Lan and Tam for various segments

2.3 - Betrayal - Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve going with Liandrin through the Ways, followed by a fight against the Seanchan

2.4 - Daughter of the Three-Fold Land - Perrin frees Aviendha, then you play as the two of them fighting past Whitecloaks and reuniting with the other Aiel

2.5 - Escape from Cairhien - Playing as Mat and Min; then Rand, Moiraine, Lan and later Lanfear; escaping Cairhien and entering the Ways

2.6 - Bannered in the Sky - The Battle of Falme. Starting as Nynaeve and Elayne trying to rescue Egwene; later as Perrin and Loial; then Mat and Uno; then finally Rand and Egwene

The intervening moments would be perfect for those little story-mode bits that aren't full levels. You don't need a full level to show the group's escape from the Whitecloaks in S1, or Mat breaking out of Tar Valon in S2, or Rand and Mat's journey with Thom.

There are ready-made character classes - Channellers are obvious (and a unique gameplay element, both because having two Channeller characters would make their weaves stronger, and because a Channeller's actions would be invisible to enemies of the opposite side of the Source, so fantastic for stealth options), and you could divide further into the Ajahs - though there might be a dearth of Brown/Grey/White characters. Loial and any future Ogier we meet would be a great class. Aiel would have unique abilities, as would Forsaken and Shadowspawn. Perrin makes a good template for a wolfbrother class that would maybe be able to see enemy actions a second ahead of time. Not sure how Mat's luck could be incorporated but it's definitely an option.

There are plenty of options for sidequests. Thom Merrilin, for instance, could lead to some cool extra missions. And there's a ready-made replacement for the kyber bricks of Skywalker Saga in cuendillar fragments. Plus, a good set of hub areas: Emond's Field; Shadar Logoth; Tar Valon; Fal Dara; Cairhien; Caemlyn; Falme; Tear; Tanchico; the Three-Fold Land; Illian - these alone would cover not only the two seasons currently out but also 90% of the remaining story. And a planned eight seasons at six missions a season would come to 48, which is a feasible number.

 

Having a game and also sets to go with it would be a dream for me. And honestly, with the amount of fantasy pieces needed, I think sets would sell really well too

[BrickBob Studpants]

21 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

Having a game and also sets to go with it would be a dream for me. And honestly, with the amount of fantasy pieces needed, I think sets would sell really well too

I know the books are popular, but how‘s the show doing? Not sure if it‘s successful enough to warrant any LEGO tie-ins

Also, from what I‘ve seen, it‘s a rather generic-looking show. None of the designs really stood out to me…

If RoP has a hard time getting merch, it must be even worse for WoT

[Alexandrina]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I know the books are popular, but how‘s the show doing? Not sure if it‘s successful enough to warrant any LEGO tie-ins

Also, from what I‘ve seen, it‘s a rather generic-looking show. None of the designs really stood out to me…

If RoP has a hard time getting merch, it must be even worse for WoT

It's probably my favourite programme on at the moment and it's actually doing better than Rings of Power - unfortunately merch is impossible to come by. I don't think Amazon actually like having merchandise available for their shows; the sum total of official merchandise for Wheel of Time so far is tie-in cover books, about four generic t-shirt designs and a UK-exclusive Blu-Ray of Season 1. Not even Funkos.

I do think a Lego tie-in would be doable if Amazon wanted it, but they've shown no interest in merchandising the show whatsoever

[BrickBob Studpants]

16 minutes ago, Alexandrina said:

Not even Funkos.

That‘s basically a death sentence

[zoth33]

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I know the books are popular, but how‘s the show doing? Not sure if it‘s successful enough to warrant any LEGO tie-ins

Also, from what I‘ve seen, it‘s a rather generic-looking show. None of the designs really stood out to me…

If RoP has a hard time getting merch, it must be even worse for WoT

I love the WOT books and Tolkien's works but the WOT show is not good at all the second season is worse.  There were some good moments in the 1st season of WOT but they have butchered the magic system and completely changed some of the main characters story arc's.  I really wanted to like the WOT show but it has really messed up Jordan's vision and the same with the Rings of Power.  

I have seen no merchandise for either show really it's unfortunate that the shows are really bad because this could have been the golden age for fantasy with the WOT, ROP, the Witcher, Willow, and other shows but most of them have been a disappointment.

There are some nice visuals in the ROP and it could have had some nice sets.  The practical effects on the orcs look good.  

2 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

It's probably my favourite programme on at the moment and it's actually doing better than Rings of Power - unfortunately merch is impossible to come by. I don't think Amazon actually like having merchandise available for their shows; the sum total of official merchandise for Wheel of Time so far is tie-in cover books, about four generic t-shirt designs and a UK-exclusive Blu-Ray of Season 1. Not even Funkos.

I do think a Lego tie-in would be doable if Amazon wanted it, but they've shown no interest in merchandising the show whatsoever

The WOT would have been awesome to get sets from but it doesn't look like Amazon wants to do merchandising for the ROP or WOT.  Like I said above the show are not good at all, I wish they were good and then it could have possibly opened up some avenues to getting merchandise but both of those shows numbers are bad especially with the ROP being a Billion dollar show at this point it doesn't look good going forward. 

[Alexandrina]

48 minutes ago, zoth33 said:

Like I said above the show are not good at all, I wish they were good and then it could have possibly opened up some avenues to getting merchandise but both of those shows numbers are bad especially with the ROP being a Billion dollar show at this point it doesn't look good going forward. 

I'm not going to get into a debate on the quality of the show as I've already spent way too much of my life doing so on other sites and ultimately it boils down to personal preference, but the numbers for Wheel of Time are quite objectively not bad. Like I say, it's outperforming Rings of Power, and is one of the most successful shows on Amazon (it's since been dwarfed by Fallout, but at the point season two came out it was competing with Amazon's best viewing figures ever). Amazon shows in general don't do as well as things on Netflix or Disney, probably because there's a smaller subscriber-base.

Even for those who dislike the show, though, I think Lego sets would do well. After all, for those uninterested in the franchise it's still a sorely-needed fantasy range, and for those who like the franchise but dislike the show, they can use the parts/sets to make their own MOCs

[ARC2149Nova]

I really want Sports to make a comeback. Namely, I'd love a CMF series (or maybe stadium sets) for a particular American sport, with it's sights on international fandom: The NFL!

Basically, just an excuse to get figures of iconic players across the 32 teams, a chance to get the rugby mold in football colors, just for the merch purposes. I understand that it's a limited market, but with the NFL branching out to the UK, Germany, and even Brazil, it's only a matter of time before it has international appeal. Besides, Germany got it's football CMF, and we've had NBA sets in the past.

2 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

it's still a sorely-needed fantasy range

I'd argue they should just commit to LOTR at this point. Or D&D, or even a new original fantasy IP (a la Castle 2007 or Elves). Much wider appeal. If the Star Wars sequels are getting the shaft when it comes to sets, even less popular (and dubious in quality) shows like Wheel of Time have almost no chance, sadly.

To expand upon my NFL idea: Legends and Current Players

CMF Style AFC Series

• Bengals - Chad Johnson
• Steelers - Troy Polamalu
• Ravens - Lamar Jackson
• Browns - Myles Garrett
• Colts - Peyton Manning
• Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence
• Texans - CJ Stroud
• Titans - Steve McNair
• Bills - Josh Allen
• Dolphins - Dan Marino
• Patriots - Tom Brady
• Jets - Joe Namath
• Chiefs - Patrick Mahomes
• Broncos - John Elway
• Chargers - Phillip Rivers
• Raiders - Maxx Crosby

NFC Series

• Lions - Barry Sanders
• Packers - Brett Farve
• Bears - Walter Payton
• Vikings - Justin Jefferson
• Falcons - Deion Sanders
• Buccaneers - Mike Evans
• Saints - Drew Brees
• Panthers - Cam Newton
• Eagles - Jalen Hurts
• Cowboys - Micah Parsons
• Commanders - Terry McLaurin
• Giants - Eli Manning
• 49ers - Jerry Rice
• Rams - Aaron Donald
• Cardinals - Kyler Murray
• Seahawks - Richard Sherman

[Alexandrina]

43 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I'd argue they should just commit to LOTR at this point. Or D&D, or even a new original fantasy IP (a la Castle 2007 or Elves). Much wider appeal. If the Star Wars sequels are getting the shaft when it comes to sets, even less popular (and dubious in quality) shows like Wheel of Time have almost no chance, sadly.

I definitely feel like the market for fantasy Lego is there whatever IP it comes in. I agree with you that Wheel of Time Lego will never happen, but for me the main reason is Amazon's disinterest. If they really wanted to merchandise their products, I'm sure they could come to a deal with Lego, and if WoT stuff ever hit the shelves, I'm sure it would sell like hotcakes. Just... maybe not anything with damane in!!

As for sports: I can only assume Lego's previous Sports iteration wasn't all that successful as it's been gone for near enough twenty years, but I think part of that is a poor choice of sports. Basketball and ice hockey are sports that are very popular in America but, other than a select few hotbeds, might as well not exist in the rest of the world. If Lego were to reconsider sports, I suspect football would be their first foray simply because globally it's the most popular sport there is, with players and teams that are recognisable across the planet. Maybe other sports might join in later but they'd all be more risky - and personally, I'm not sure the market is there for sports Lego. Corinthian Microstars didn't manage to last a decade making dedicated, cheap collectable footballers in the UK market, a market full of young football fans who had £1 a pop to spend at the corner shop. Are there enough people who would buy football Lego worldwide to sell it?

Having said that, if I got my Wheel of Time bricks I'd be all in for American Football, or Cricket, or maybe even Curling Lego!!

[zoth33]

5 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

I'm not going to get into a debate on the quality of the show as I've already spent way too much of my life doing so on other sites and ultimately it boils down to personal preference, but the numbers for Wheel of Time are quite objectively not bad. Like I say, it's outperforming Rings of Power, and is one of the most successful shows on Amazon (it's since been dwarfed by Fallout, but at the point season two came out it was competing with Amazon's best viewing figures ever). Amazon shows in general don't do as well as things on Netflix or Disney, probably because there's a smaller subscriber-base.

Even for those who dislike the show, though, I think Lego sets would do well. After all, for those uninterested in the franchise it's still a sorely-needed fantasy range, and for those who like the franchise but dislike the show, they can use the parts/sets to make their own MOCs

I get it there are some people who like the shows and some who don't.  There are 200 million people subscribed to amazon prime and 260 million to netflix.  It is interesting that both shows have lost viewership from their 1st season to the 2nd season.   I just hope that Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is done properly and hoping he is very involved in the process.  I was hoping for the Magic the Gathering show but that got cancelled.  As for DnD I did enjoy the legend of Vox Machina show so far and the Movie from last year Honor amongst Thieves was a fun movie.  I'm hoping that Lego continues with the DnD license and makes more sets and more CMF's that would be great.  I also hope Lego does more LOTR sets and especially smaller sets.  

[Alexandrina]

5 hours ago, zoth33 said:

It is interesting that both shows have lost viewership from their 1st season to the 2nd season.

That, to be fair, seems to be a pattern for all of Amazon's stuff. They seem to have a very strange and fickle audience in general - possibly because a lot of Prime subscribers only want next-day delivery, they're not interested in the TV stuff (or can't find it; it's really hard to find Prime Video content if you're using a PC for some reason).

5 hours ago, zoth33 said:

 I just hope that Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is done properly and hoping he is very involved in the process.

I'd be down for a series based on this but dubious - I'm not sure how the structure of the books lend themselves to HETV, and a lot would be riding on the performances of whoever they cast as Vin and Elend. I'd hope Sanderson has as little involvement as possible though; basic approval of elements, and consultations for questions of lore, but his comments about WoT gave me the impression that he doesn't actually understand how television works. He's an imaginative writer, sure, but not a TV writer imo. I'd also be down for Lego sets on the IP but honestly I don't see it happening even if a show comes out: the books have some very graphic elements such as the spikes, and I think the scientific approach to a magic system might alienate a subset of potential viewers. Happy to proven wrong of course.