Doctor Who LEGO

[Brainbox]

I thought I should at least finish the Serie three set list.

Blink

Edited July 2, 2007 by Brainbox

[h.k.]

I would LOVE to see Doctor Who sets. My Mom and brother would buy out the stores. Not to mention my friends. The catch for making a Doctor Who series -

it is too hard to make every episode. But there is an answer - interviews. Or, even better - make them all.

[united brick]

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

Yeah unless you make every seson ugh sore fingers

[eti]

Sounds great to me but Lego wouldn't be too interested in a show that's popular only a few countries (say, the UK and a few of its former colonies, like Australia). The only episode I've ever seen is the one I had to translate for work - and I liked it. It had aliens with jam jars with green slime in them for mouths. The low budgetness and silliness were rather cute.

But well, they did Avatar. No idea if that show was big anywhere, I still have never heard of it outside of Lego. (Not that it was a particularly big Lego line either...)

And doesn't Dr. Who change too much? They're on at least the 10th actor to play the Doctor, and his sidekicks as well as his enemies change all the time too, don't they? A good licenced line needs a bit more continuity, maybe.

[Plural]

And doesn't Dr. Who change too much? They're on at least the 10th actor to play the Doctor, and his sidekicks as well as his enemies change all the time too, don't they? A good licenced line needs a bit more continuity, maybe.

I think a good licensed theme would need a plethora of characters so that you aren't getting the same mini-figs in every set. I do agree however that it's highly unlikely that it will be made, but if it was made I would definately be interested. And it's always fun to see Dr Who MOCs.

[Brainbox]

And doesn't Dr. Who change too much? They're on at least the 10th actor to play the Doctor, and his sidekicks as well as his enemies change all the time too, don't they? A good licenced line needs a bit more continuity, maybe.

10 Doctors over 45 years isn't bad to be honest. And yes, the characters and enemies change, but that keeps it fresh.

More continuity? How about the in-depth stuff I could wax lyrical on for hours?

[Mr Spielbrick]

TLC seems to be fine with different looks for the hero: look at the Batman line. I love how they actually wanted to please the fans, to the extent of making various "era" suits. That wouldn't be the problem on Who.

Thing is... Doctor Who is not really known around the world. Sure, it's massive in the UK (rightly so!). Perhaps Australia and New Zealand too. But unless they make a worldwide-released movie of it (preferably directed by Who fan Peter Jackson), it's too small for TLC.

Right.

I can hear you thinking "What about Avatar? Or Speed Racer?" And you're absolutely right. But look at what happened with those licenses. Dropped dead, didn't they? Avatar isn't widely known (I'd venture to guess even less than Who) and the Speed Racer film was... you know.

So, is there hope for an official LEGO Doctor Who line? Sure. But only if Steven Moffat can strike a deal with Tintin collaborator Peter Jackson and they turn it into the biggest friggin' Who story you can tell on film.

In the meanwhile though, we can always imagine. There's my own thread for example. Brainbox, Doctor Sinister and Hewkii are Who fanatics as well (far more so than me, I've only been in on it for about a year). Why not create our own minifigs and "sets"? It's fun!

[MrCustomizer]

If you used a Plo Koon head recolored to pale tan and red, you could have an Ood.

[Mike Yates]

sorry to dampen your hopes but, Many People have asked for it and on the LEGO Forums on the site they replied with well soemone said this

We are sorry but we will not manufacture doctor who lego as there will not be enough demand , as it is not broadcast or seen in enough countries

wich i think is pardon my french Bollocks , as the san diago comic thingy plenty of people go there and buy doctor who merch. as it is one of the only places in the states you can get em im in the uk , and many people wish for a doctor who LEGO Line

Stupid TLC. not listening to people instead producting things wich i think look childish like Power Miners

[Mr Spielbrick]

- sorry to dampen your hopes [...]

- the san diago comic thingy plenty of people go there and buy doctor who merch.[...]

- Stupid TLC. not listening to people instead producting things wich i think look childish like Power Miners

- I think you'll find many people posting in this thread know full well there is no hope for an official LEGO Who line.

- The Comic Con is a place where only fans of one or another pop culture phenomenon gather. It makes perfect sense to find a lot of people there buying Doctor Who stuff. Why is that? It's their only chance because without these conventions, the only place you can find Who merchandise is in British toystores. Which brings us to the last point.

- This one is two-fold. First: TLC producing "childish" lines is to be expected. LEGO is a toy, believe it or not, aimed mostly at kids. Check the age advice printed quite large on any LEGO set. "Over 18" hardly ever appears. And then your complaint that TLC doesn't listen to the "people". I think TLC has proven many times they DO listen to their buyers. There has been AFOL input on quite a few occasions throughout the years. AFOL's have begged and pleaded for Pirates to return. Lo! A new Pirates theme in 2009. AFOL's have begged and pleaded for civilians in Castle sets. Lo! A Castle set with civilians in 2009. Now of all times it strikes me as painfully bad timing to say TLC doesn't listen to the people.

On a related note: TLC's reason not to produce a Who line comes down to "it's not big enough". Which I totally agree with. Yes, in the UK Doctor Who is rightfully massive. I wish it was everywhere, because it is a show of unrivalled quality and imagination. But the sad fact is that outside Britain, only a relative small amount of people know and love Who. Let alone kids of the right age to buy heaps of Who LEGO. 'Cause that's how many people will need to buy if TLC wants to make a profit: heaps. And the UK alone can't provide those heaps. I wish it were different, but c'est la vie.

[AwesomeStar]

True say. What are your thoughts on Matt Smith, the new doctor who? I just think he's okay, but if kids want to be liek him when they grow up, they only have to wait 5 years!

[The Crazy One]

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

My answer to your claim of not enough characters , vechiles and scenes

Characters : Odd, Slitheen , Daleks ,Cyberman, Zygons , Hath , Rose , Cpt Jack , The Doctor , Gelth , The Master , Wepping Angels , Judoon , Macrah , The list goes on for about 50 more species or characters.

Vehicles : Jacks Invisible ship, Crucible , Void Ship , The Cars from Gridlock, Again, the list goes on.

Playsets : Tardis , Unit Mobile Base , Valiant control room, Dalek Emporer room , List goes on.

Gadgets : Sonic screwdriver , Laser screwdriver , Sonic gun , Extrapolater , as above, the list goes on.

As i just proved, Doctor Who has enough Aliens, Scenes , Gadgets and Vehcels to easily content with Star Wars.

I think Lego needs to give us a few exclusive sets . ( Like there's a hope in hell )

Matt Smith looks pretty good for the part of The Doctor , but he has a lot to look up to , but this isn't on topic so i won't continue any further.

Hey ,Mr Spielbrick, I'm a Doctor Who fanatic aswell!!!!

Yours Daleky,

Crazy One.

Edited January 12, 2009 by The crazy one

[Wily Manc]

My answer to your claim of not enough characters , vechiles and scenes

Vehicles : Jacks Invisible ship

But how are they going to make this using Lego bricks...?

[AgentRick]

Lots and lots and lots of trans-clear slopes, plates, and bricks obviously

[hewkii9]

But how are they going to make this using Lego bricks...?

They'll make it in visible mode and it's innovating new action feature will be chucking it into your Lego pile while the kids aren't looking, then telling them it went into invisible mode.

[starwarsfanatic]

How about Classic-Series themed Doctor Who LEGO? Maybe a Tomb of the Cybermen playset with 2nd Doctor, Jamie, Victoria, the Professor, a cybermat and two Tomb cybermen.

I think it would be really cool if LEGO made a Doctor Who theme but I don't think it'll ever happen.

Like Spiderman it would suffer from a lack of a diverse range of characters

What about all the Classic characters? Robots of Death, The Master, Krynoid, Jagaroth... etc.

Edited September 27, 2009 by starwarsfanatic

[hewkii9]

Doctor Who Lego seems to be one of those themes that a very vocal niche want, although I personally think it would do well for itself [not a top selling theme, but do well for what you'd expect a theme based on a show only well-known in the UK] if it were sold in stores in the UK, and over S@H elsewhere.

[starwarsfanatic]

So, is there hope for an official LEGO Doctor Who line? Sure. But only if Steven Moffat can strike a deal with Tintin collaborator Peter Jackson and they turn it into the biggest friggin' Who story you can tell on film.

Actually, it would probably be placed in a sad third. First would be Trial of a Timelord, with 355 minutes and second The War Games (250 minutes). That is all.