The Kid Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 So, would it work? Is there enough of a demand for this sort of thing? What do you think? And, yes, you guessed it. I've got more set ideas! :-D :-D Doctor Who (Series 3) Line Smith and Jones - Quote
Zaktan of the Shadows Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 It might work... but I doubt it. Why? Cause its a bit like a adult show. -ZotS Quote
Brainbox Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 Yeah, I know you get the Doctor about 20 times - oh well. It's called Regeneration ;-) (*cough* Brainbox :-P J/K) Here we go... The TARDIS Quote
casewindu Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 nice ideas TK and Brainbox but i dont think this will become a reality. Sure Dr Who is huge in england at the moment but where else? I have a feeling not in Denmark! :-P Never the less those magnet sets are making Dr who so maybe we can hope! I think it would be best if you two, me and the other few who like Dr Who would be to just make MOC's! nice ideas though! ;-) Quote
Brainbox Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 nice ideas TK and Brainbox but i dont think this will become a reality. Sure Dr Who is huge in england at the moment but where else? I have a feeling not in Denmark! :-P Or, to be honest, any of the other big markets. It's definately a UK thing, and it's got a bit of a following in Canada/USA. I think it would be best if you two, me and the other few who like Dr Who would be to just make MOC's! Hopefully, I'll get a few more ideas soon. Maybe I'll be able to do some upcoming Series 3 stuff. Obviously, I'll have to wait till it comes on to see. nice ideas though! ;-) Plenty more where that came from! Quote
BearHeart Posted May 11, 2007 Posted May 11, 2007 Doctor Who??? I live in Canada and I've never heard of him. Quote
Brainbox Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Doctor Who??? :-D (sorry, in-joke) Doctor Who is a British sci-fi series that started in 1963. The lead character is a Time Lord (from Gallifrey) who travels through space and time in a TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space), which has the outward appearance of a police box because the chamaeleon circuit got stuck. The TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside. The Doctor is able to regenerate (ie. change appearance), allowing the producers to change the actor and keep the series going. The Doctor is now in his 10th incarnation, and is being played by David Tennant. On his travels, The Doctor has had a number of companions, and has encountered a variety of 'monsters,' most notably the Daleks. The series ended in 1989, then was followed by a TV Movie in 1996, and a rejuvenation in 2005. BBC Official site Wikipedia link Hope that helps! Quote
JoeMI6 Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Nice enough set ideas there. It's just too bad that I don't think it'd work, as Doctor Who doesn't have the universal appeal needing for a Lego license. I'd like to see how they'd do the doctor as a MF though. Quote
hewkii9 Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 A lot of people on here and other forums have built some Doctor Who stuff [i personally built a Dalek]. It wouldn't work as a worldwide licence, but maybe Britain only and internationally web exclusive would work. It'd need amazing set design though. Quote
Mr Hobbles Posted May 26, 2007 Posted May 26, 2007 Nice idea, I think it would be successful among kids and adults alike. However I think it would be successful in Britain and nowhere else. It hasn't really taken off outside the isles. Ahh well, I really like the idea of a Tardis set anyway. :-) Quote
Dfenz Posted May 26, 2007 Posted May 26, 2007 My tuppence worth Even if Doctor Who was internationally well known outside of sci-fi fans (of which I'll admit I'm one) I don't think it would make a very good line for Lego. Like Spiderman it would suffer from a lack of a diverse range of characters (compared to say the Harry Potter or Star Wars universes). The only way you'd get the range of characters required would be to make a hell of a lot of alien moulds (expensive) and have the Doctor's enemies in different sets. If you look at the other toys around that are based on the Doctor Who franchise the same limitations can be observed - after a Doctor Model, Dalek model, Cyberman model and Tardis there's little else left in my view, and as I said I'm a fan of the series. If you compare Doctor Who to say Batman or James Bond its easy to see that the opportunities for play sets, vehicles (very important even in Star Wars franchise) and gadgets are limited - there's not much fun to be got out of a sonic screwdriver even if a sound brick was added. David Quote
Brainbox Posted May 27, 2007 Posted May 27, 2007 Even if Doctor Who was internationally well known outside of sci-fi fans (of which I'll admit I'm one) I don't think it would make a very good line for Lego. Yeah, but we can dream... 42 Quote
Izzy Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Nice idea, I think it would be successful among kids and adults alike. However I think it would be successful in Britain and nowhere else. It hasn't really taken off outside the isles.Ahh well, I really like the idea of a Tardis set anyway. :-) I bet to differ! It has taken of quite well here in Australia. Its showed on ABC tv and the ABC shops have a large range of Doctor Who products. . . we are also about to start the run off show TORCHWOOD on our Channel 10. My husband and I are massive fans and would love nothing more than to have Dr Who Lego collections to break our bank. I'm sure we are not the only ones... it is a rather large country. Quote
tedbeard Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Doctor Who??? I live in Canada and I've never heard of him. Not surprising since it was on CBC. :-D It was a huge hit for CBC for the last two seasons and the third season starts later this month. Of course I grew up watching it on PBS after a year living in England got my family hooked (ahhh, the green death still gives me the willies.) I want Jon Pertwee driving Jo Grant in the Whomobile with the Brigadier and Sergeant Benton in the Land Rover! There's two great sets right there! Quote
Brainbox Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 we are also about to start the run off show TORCHWOOD on our Channel 10. Oh, you've just reminded me. Torchwood Hub Quote
xwingyoda Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 Why on Earth would TLC pay for a license of a show that only exists in the UK, that makes no sense at all *wacko* Who (apart my English and UK mates would buy it I wonder, probably only hard core Lego fans but apart of them...) *yoda* Quote
Vader Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 If TLC wont pay out for a license on a theme like say POTC then i think Doctor Who is very unlikely to happen. Quote
Izzy Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 (edited) Why on Earth would TLC pay for a license of a show that only exists in the UK, that makes no sense at all *wacko* Who (apart my English and UK mates would buy it I wonder, probably only hard core Lego fans but apart of them...) *yoda* once again!!! "I bet to differ! It has taken off quite well here in Australia." or don't we count to any of you europeans... to far away or something??? we are not that small a country, our population is around 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) one more from me in november, and he will definately want Dr Who lego. How could he not with me as his parent. Haha. Edited June 12, 2007 by cutlass_iz Quote
xwingyoda Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 once again!!! "I bet to differ! It has taken off quite well here in Australia." or don't we count to any of you europeans... to far away or something??? we are not that small a country, our population is around 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) one more from me in november, and he will definately want Dr Who lego. How could he not with me as his parent. Haha. Well pardon me milady, who on bloody Earth am I suppose to know that UK shows airs in other countries *wacko* Its not because Union Jack is part of your flag that you watch the same TV *wacko* Oh well, my answer still remains the same !! (since I don't think Aussie country counts that much into TLC's finances & policies :-P ). *yoda* Quote
Dfenz Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 Well pardon me milady, who on bloody Earth am I suppose to know that UK shows airs in other countries *wacko* Its not because Union Jack is part of your flag that you watch the same TV *wacko* Oh well, my answer still remains the same !! (since I don't think Aussie country counts that much into TLC's finances & policies :-P ). *yoda* While I haven't changed my mind since my earlier post that a Dr. Who theme would not work for Lego because of the lack of vehicles and gadgets and too many (expensive to produce) aliens/ monsters I'd point out that the show is quite popular in the US (albeit on the Sci FI channel ... which probably means it has 153 viewers - only joking!!!) David Quote
Brainbox Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 albeit on the Sci FI channel ... which probably means it has 153 viewers - only joking!!! Yeah... about the 1 and the 5! :-P (I'm also joking) Quote
Darkness Falls Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 Let's NEVER and say we did. Or better yet, say we didn't. Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 Check out my LEGO Daleks! http://eurobricks.hosting.ipsyn.com/eurofo...showtopic=10208 Dr. S. Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(cutlass_iz @ Jun 12 2007, 11:48 PM)once again!!! "I bet to differ! It has taken off quite well here in Australia." or don't we count to any of you europeans... to far away or something??? we are not that small a country, our population is around 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) one more from me in november, and he will definately want Dr Who lego. How could he not with me as his parent. Haha. Well pardon me milady, who on bloody Earth am I suppose to know that UK shows airs in other countries *wacko* Its not because Union Jack is part of your flag that you watch the same TV *wacko* Oh well, my answer still remains the same !! (since I don't think Aussie country counts that much into TLC's finances & policies :-P ). *yoda* It plays in the US here on the SciFi Channel, although edited for time and a year behind. Likewise, it plays on cable channel BBC America, a few episodes (unedited, up-to-date) in a block at once, alongside Torchwood and most other finest of the fine British shows. *sweet* The old Doctors got an "ok" amount of airtime, playing on small PBS channels in the 80's. These new episodes though, the popularity is increasing. Earthshock Edited July 2, 2007 by JINZONINGEN 73 Quote
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