Cult_Of_Skaro Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Heck yes! So happy.... Did both win? I can't watch the video on my phone. ;-; Nope, only the 30th Anniversary one. I'm happy with that, since his design for the car is just 2 good. Quote
Herky Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 thrilled to hear this news, to find out we get the Ecto and the figures and that it should hit in 2014. I also hope they get the female sets passed but thought the Land Rover was really cool too, but am guessing they couldn't work out the license with LR. Next review I am pulling for Sherlock to get something out there, what an iconic figure in literature and a great show as well. Quote
Faefrost Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Congrats to BrentWaller (sp?), I love that Excto 1. For the rest of it, it's not really surprising for the most part. The only one that did make me wonder was the Road to Oz? That should be a public domain pop culture property with no obvious failure points? (Maybe the woodsman's hat?) The only reasons I can think of for it to fail would be the hat? Our longstanding thought that they do only choose 1 per review period, and Ecto 1 won? Or finally they have some sort of Oz thing in the works. Possibly they are trickling Oz type minifigs into the CMF's, as with the Scarecrow? Kind of sad on the Landrover Defender. That would have been an absolute monster of a set. Quote
dr_spock Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 That's great. Who you're gonna call? Ghostbusters. Quote
meyerc13 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 This must be a mistake, they've actually approved a Cuusoo project that I supported, instead of finding some lame excuse why they can't? I thought I'd never see the day after the Winchester, Western town, Firefly, Town shops... Quote
Sarah Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) thrilled to hear this news, to find out we get the Ecto and the figures and that it should hit in 2014. I also hope they get the female sets passed but thought the Land Rover was really cool too, but am guessing they couldn't work out the license with LR. Next review I am pulling for Sherlock to get something out there, what an iconic figure in literature and a great show as well. I agree. With both I'm glad the female figures sets are still under consideration (Esp that dinosaur one!) And Sherlock looked the best of the next lot. I know a couple of librarians I want to get it for. Edited January 30, 2014 by Sarah Quote
Faefrost Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 thrilled to hear this news, to find out we get the Ecto and the figures and that it should hit in 2014. I also hope they get the female sets passed but thought the Land Rover was really cool too, but am guessing they couldn't work out the license with LR. Next review I am pulling for Sherlock to get something out there, what an iconic figure in literature and a great show as well. Sadly my prediction is the Sherlock set probably will not pass review, at least not as proposed. It runs into a few difficulties. The actual show skews rather harshly older and much more adult oriented than is typical for Lego brand fit. It's a bit dark and violent, and probably sitting in that same sort of place as Sean of the Dead and the Serenity. Beyond that the IP is problematic. Why would Lego pay for this specific Sherlock TV show IP, when the actual source IP is in the public domain and may be freely used? I think the LR failed more on shear size and complexity. I don't think they would have had any issues with the brand license. They typically don't for that sort of thing. Automakers tend to be very supportive and cooperative. Quote
Sarah Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Wait. The CuSoo spec is based on a TV show called Sherlock? I thought it was the books? Didn't know about this TV show Quote
Cult_Of_Skaro Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Beyond that the IP is problematic. Why would Lego pay for this specific Sherlock TV show IP, when the actual source IP is in the public domain and may be freely used? I agree with most of your points, but not this one. The people who would buy this (myself included) don't want it for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books, but because they're fans of the BBC TV show. Quote
AndyC Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 We got one! (A Cuusoo Ghostbusters set that is ) Brilliant news, can't wait to get hold of it. Quote
Dhivael Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I'm glad the female figures sets are still under consideration . . . And Sherlock looked the best of the next lot. The old good news/bad news. I'm glad they haven't ruled the female mini fig series out. I really hope they do it. Sherlock would be fun if they get the rights, but I'm curious what they would do with them. Just the figures? or 221B? Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Congrats to BrentWaller (sp?), I love that Excto 1. For the rest of it, it's not really surprising for the most part. The only one that did make me wonder was the Road to Oz? That should be a public domain pop culture property with no obvious failure points? (Maybe the woodsman's hat?) The only reasons I can think of for it to fail would be the hat? Our longstanding thought that they do only choose 1 per review period, and Ecto 1 won? Or finally they have some sort of Oz thing in the works. Possibly they are trickling Oz type minifigs into the CMF's, as with the Scarecrow? The Wizard of Oz isn't in the public domain. It's one of the crown jewels of the Warner Bros. catalog (originally MGM, of course), and it is absolutely still in their ownership, but of course TLG has an ongoing licensing relationship with Warner. I think it would have been a lovely set, and I don't know why it was declined. My best guess is that they decided it would require new parts to do it justice. Quote
Arigomi Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I'm interested in seeing what happens with the latest Legend of Zelda project. If it doesn't pass review, another will take its place in the next CUUSOO reivew period. Unless TLG gives an ironclad reason why the license will never be picked up, fans aren't going to stop submitting projects till something sticks. The Macross project would be wonderful but it is highly unlikely due to Harmony Gold's long history of taking legal action against any Macross merchandise appearing outside of Japan. Quote
Faefrost Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 The Wizard of Oz isn't in the public domain. It's one of the crown jewels of the Warner Bros. catalog (originally MGM, of course), and it is absolutely still in their ownership, but of course TLG has an ongoing licensing relationship with Warner. I think it would have been a lovely set, and I don't know why it was declined. My best guess is that they decided it would require new parts to do it justice. The movie itself is still copyrighted. So thing sthat are unique and specific to the movie are covered. (The Ruby Slippers come to mind) The Wizard of Oz IP comes from the books, which are now public domain. That's how you get things like Wicked, and Oz the Great and Powerful and Return to Oz. And that's why they never quite absolutely match up with the old MGM movie world of Oz, and why MGM doesn't make a dime off of any of them. Quote
Deathleech Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Does anyone else find it a bit ironic the Ghosbuster project that got picked will only be the car, even though it had the fire station too... while the other project was JUST the car and figs but it's not getting made? I know, I know, they said they are making it because it hit 10,000 supports first and because the model was so good, but I wonder if this will make future projects include a bunch of elaborate parts in hopes of getting noticed then just one aspect will be made to keep the cost down? Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 The movie itself is still copyrighted. So thing sthat are unique and specific to the movie are covered. (The Ruby Slippers come to mind) The Wizard of Oz IP comes from the books, which are now public domain. That's how you get things like Wicked, and Oz the Great and Powerful and Return to Oz. And that's why they never quite absolutely match up with the old MGM movie world of Oz, and why MGM doesn't make a dime off of any of them. Right, but of course the LEGO CUUSOO project was specifically based upon the movie (in the specific look of the visual elements, in being named after something called simply "The Wizard of Oz" rather than "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," and in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the movie rather than the 114th anniversary of the book). Quote
KingPixels Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Wait. The CuSoo spec is based on a TV show called Sherlock? I thought it was the books? Didn't know about this TV show It's a very popular show worldwide, set in the modern day. I'm not really sure how you can not know what it is. Quote
Hrw-Amen Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Are there not two Sherlock type shows at the moment. I have seen one based in the USA although the dectective is supposed to be British and some of it has been in the UK. Then my wife was talking about Sherlock and I thought oh yes, the one we watched the other night. But then, no it is some totally different one that I did not know about until the wife started to watch that as well. Now we have two at the same time, it is so confusing. Quote
Faefrost Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Are there not two Sherlock type shows at the moment. I have seen one based in the USA although the dectective is supposed to be British and some of it has been in the UK. Then my wife was talking about Sherlock and I thought oh yes, the one we watched the other night. But then, no it is some totally different one that I did not know about until the wife started to watch that as well. Now we have two at the same time, it is so confusing. There is a US made movie series starring Robert Downey Jr, which is more of a classic 19th century Holmes in London, with maybe a touch of Steampunk. And there is the BBC modern era "Sherlock " which is made by the same people as Dr. Who, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. There may have been a very brief US cable TV series that I don't think went anywhere? Quote
Cult_Of_Skaro Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 There is a US made movie series starring Robert Downey Jr, which is more of a classic 19th century Holmes in London, with maybe a touch of Steampunk. And there is the BBC modern era "Sherlock " which is made by the same people as Dr. Who, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. There may have been a very brief US cable TV series that I don't think went anywhere? He is, I think, talking about Elementary. Quote
TheLegoDr Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Yes, Elementary. Lucy Liu is Watson. I haven't seen it, but haven't heard too much either. But Sherlock is a good watch. Although they could have had better casting for Moriarty. The second movie did a good job for him. But I don't see that becoming a set, unfortunately. But I'd gladly take one from the books too. I love that time period and would love to build some MOCs in it. Quote
Sarah Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) It's a very popular show worldwide, set in the modern day. I'm not really sure how you can not know what it is. I do not have cable or an antenna (or Netflix. or Amazon streaming). I only watch DVDs and had never happened on mention of this show on any of the forums I frequent. Edited February 1, 2014 by Sarah Quote
badbob001 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I'm curious but does every review period have to produce a winner? With the exo-suit, ghostbusters, and more being considered (such as the girls mf set), then it seems like there would be at least three cuusoo sets a year. Is cuusoo going faster than before because I don't seem to remember cuusoo sets coming out so quickly? Quote
Faefrost Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I'm curious but does every review period have to produce a winner? With the exo-suit, ghostbusters, and more being considered (such as the girls mf set), then it seems like there would be at least three cuusoo sets a year. Is cuusoo going faster than before because I don't seem to remember cuusoo sets coming out so quickly? No in fact part of the reason for the long time before we got the results prior to this one was one or two review periods produced no sets that passed review. And yes they have taken steps to speed the process. Edited February 1, 2014 by Faefrost Quote
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