Ideas #027: 21319 - Friends Central Perk

[Alpinemaps]

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/236e7b22-a705-4d5c-8a65-d70a61b4dba9

[exciter1]

Freaking Gunther, always coming back to haunt me.

[brickvoyeur]

If they were going to made a set based on an old out of production comedy... they should have went for the obvious choice.

 

 

I predict a lot of early sales for the Friends set, then stagnation, then good discounts, then a healthy bump on the aftermarket as long as the show continues to be broadcast broadly on different streaming mediums. If that ends, these could be as hard to move as Adventure Time.

On a side note, how much fun will the "lego friends" search on eBay and Amazon be? You'll get ancient comedies and pink sets.

Edited May 22, 2019 by brickvoyeur

[CosmicSpeed]

^Agreed, I would be down for a Seinfeld set. I never watched Friends...

This is a hard pass for me.

Unsubscribe.

Sorry, just rewatched TLM2, its better the second time around any my daughters have been watching on repeat.

Edited May 22, 2019 by CosmicSpeed

[redghostx]

It might do well because LOTS of people love Friends, including my wife. I personally think that the show is stupid, and not at the same level of Seinfeld or other comedies, but that's just my opinion before we inevitably buy one on day one. Happy wife, sad wallet?

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[MrToes16]

1 hour ago, brickvoyeur said:

If they were going to made a set based on an old out of production comedy... they should have went for the obvious choice.

Sure Seinfeld is obvious, but if I had my pick of "old out of production comedy"...

 

 

[Goofball814]

1 hour ago, Alpinemaps said:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/236e7b22-a705-4d5c-8a65-d70a61b4dba9

 

Is that the real set?  Or just place holder minifigs?  

[lodibricks]

Deja vu

[Alpinemaps]

 
Is that the real set?  Or just place holder minifigs?  

That’s the submission photo. We haven’t seen the actual design yet.

[redghostx]

I need to stream night court somewhere but I can't find it

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[Thumper]

"Happy Days" (& it's 5 or 6 spin-off shows like L&S, M&M etc.)   would have been better.

[Darth_Raichu]

On 5/22/2019 at 10:49 PM, redghostx said:

I need to stream night court somewhere but I can't find it

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Try Amazon Prime

[Rodeogeorge]

where's my Barney Miller jail cell set?

[TheOrcKing]

On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2019 at 3:39 PM, MrToes16 said:

Sure Seinfeld is obvious, but if I had my pick of "old out of production comedy"...

 

 

Rest in peace, Harry Anderson.

I'm Harry, but aren't we all? by Klyph  R'ha Ben Sun

[brickvoyeur]

 

 

So no one told you why Lego made this theme
This set's a joke, revoke
Resale value's D.O.A
A Seinfeld set would have sold a ton of gear....
Clearance priced from first day, all week, all month
Half off by next year, but *

I'll be there for you
(When the tears start to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like Adventure Time before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause I'm sure I'll buy too......)

* I honestly have no idea how this set will do... but that was just too much fun to write

Edited August 8, 2019 by brickvoyeur

[spener90]

Where's the monkey?

[Furious_george]

Bit late.

[Huskers1236]

41 minutes ago, spener90 said:

Where's the monkey?

This could possibly been my least favorite part of the entire series.  Ross and that damn monkey was stupid. 

1 minute ago, Furious_george said:

Bit late.

Ha, no kidding, but I'm glad they are doing this with some iconic shows.  A Seinfeld set has to be on the horizon, it would be just as popular as this.  My wife and I were just married during Season 10, so yeah, they are a bit late on this.

This appears to be a Season 1 set from the wardrobe choices and I'm glad Gunther got included.  

[iahawks550]

38 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Bit late.

With Hulu, Netflix, etc, it may be too late in the context of hitting at it's peak in 1996 (or whenever), but there is a new generation of people watching that show and familiar with it.

I think it's a cool set and I thought the show was Meh during it's time.

[exciter1]

38 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said:

This could possibly been my least favorite part of the entire series.  Ross and that damn monkey was stupid. 

Ha, no kidding, but I'm glad they are doing this with some iconic shows.  A Seinfeld set has to be on the horizon, it would be just as popular as this.  My wife and I were just married during Season 10, so yeah, they are a bit late on this.

This appears to be a Season 1 set from the wardrobe choices and I'm glad Gunther got included.  

I'll admit, I wouldn't mind having a Soup Nazi minifig or Festivus pole.

[MusiKyle]

Not bad for $59.99.  Better than The Flintstones set at the same RRP.

[CosmicSpeed]

Just now, MusiKyle said:

Not bad for $59.99.  Better than The Flintstones set at the same RRP.

Agreed. The part selection is cool but I could care less about the theme. Never got into the show AT ALL.

[hockeyweasel]

21 minutes ago, iahawks550 said:

With Hulu, Netflix, etc, it may be too late in the context of hitting at it's peak in 1996 (or whenever), but there is a new generation of people watching that show and familiar with it.

I think it's a cool set and I thought the show was Meh during it's time.

There were those stories about a month back that Friends is the second-most streamed show on Netflix.  I'd have to guess that factored into their decision, because why wouldn't the lessons learned from TBBT apply?

[exciter1]

2 minutes ago, hockeyweasel said:

There were those stories about a month back that Friends is the second-most streamed show on Netflix.  I'd have to guess that factored into their decision, because why wouldn't the lessons learned from TBBT apply?

My wife still watches it nightly.  I also hear parents saying their kids enjoy watching it too these days.

[jimmajenga]

Wow! I'm thoroughly surprised. I thought this set wouldn't turn out that well, like the Flintstones set. Just seemed like too much detail to cram into a small set and still do it justice.... but gotta say, this looks fantastic! Friends is very popular show to this day. This set has a lot of potential..