Why LEGO Indiana Jones FAILED (2009-2023)

Everyone was super excited with the return of LEGO Indiana Jones in 2023, but the theme has barely made an impact, and with only three sets released in the initial April wave, is this the end of the theme forever?
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  • @alexboyajian2096
    @alexboyajian209610 күн бұрын

    I think its because lego deemed the whole franchise "too violent' just because its more realistic than star wars or super heroes, which is a real shame

  • @EPPicstuff

    @EPPicstuff

    9 күн бұрын

    There's a Lego Jaws set now lol.

  • @EPPicstuff

    @EPPicstuff

    9 күн бұрын

    Also there's Lego The Batman sets. For the rest of my life, whenever Lego chooses not to make a set because it's "too violent," I can point to the fact they made The Batman sets.

  • @everyday4joe490

    @everyday4joe490

    9 күн бұрын

    I think it's mostly Disney's fault for the flop of lego indy

  • @nathonso_edits

    @nathonso_edits

    8 күн бұрын

    ​@@EPPicstuffThe jaws set is a standalone 18+ black box display set tbf, but I agree with you about 'The Batman' sets as they were regular box movie tie in sets, you could argue that Lego didn't know how violent the film would be as they make these sets way before these movies are finished and released, but from what I remember 'The Batman' was always marketed to be a more gritty take on Batman since the film was announced, so it definitely is a head scratcher

  • @Ensiferum17

    @Ensiferum17

    7 күн бұрын

    It's most likely a license issue, more than a LEGO issue.

  • @EternalvigilanceUSA.
    @EternalvigilanceUSA.9 күн бұрын

    Wanting to show "limited religious symbolism" while gladly showing the literal Ark of the Covenant is WILD on Lego's part

  • @dustyfedora

    @dustyfedora

    5 күн бұрын

    And full on statues of Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Dead.

  • @EternalvigilanceUSA.

    @EternalvigilanceUSA.

    5 күн бұрын

    @@dustyfedora Hadn't thought about that haha the entire set is littered with religious symbolism. Goes to show LEGO doesn't actually care about what religious icons they show, they exclusively care about how people will react to them.

  • @igorgeneral6475

    @igorgeneral6475

    3 күн бұрын

    I would kinda focus on the fact which was underlined in video that in fact Temple of Doom movie shows Kali as evil and I heard some people saying that movie itself is racist. So possible the set was skipped due to the "legacy" of the original movie.

  • @cranjusmc.baskettball5177

    @cranjusmc.baskettball5177

    2 күн бұрын

    @@igorgeneral6475the imaginary cult ripped out a guys heart and employs child slave labor? Are these the people they are defending?

  • @GrantGraff
    @GrantGraff8 күн бұрын

    The temple of Doom set being cancelled has to be one of the biggest losses ever for Lego fans.

  • @DUNDOM5
    @DUNDOM510 күн бұрын

    Lego policy is so inconsistent. They canceled Temple of Doom set, but they allowed set including German WW2 plane with german pilot who maybe member of nazi party (not all german soldiers were nazis). It makes no sense. Lego was always against war and war machines

  • @TildenCats

    @TildenCats

    10 күн бұрын

    Except the Germans in the movies were meant to be nazis. They should give us a set with Hitler in it. He was in the movie.

  • @stripedbandit5252

    @stripedbandit5252

    10 күн бұрын

    But the Thuggee cult was portrayed in quite a racist manner. Like the actual group in history was not doing what they were doing in the movie either.

  • @thegreatpiginthesky3904

    @thegreatpiginthesky3904

    10 күн бұрын

    Omg the amount of misinformation is insane. It was not legos doing it was Disney's!!! Everything Temple of doom/Mola Ram related got canned in every indiana jones toy line that dropped last year

  • @SockieTheSockPuppet

    @SockieTheSockPuppet

    9 күн бұрын

    ​@stripedbandit5252 And? It's fiction. And either way the Thuggee Cult was still a problem in real life, even if they weren't the pulp evil you saw in the movie. So honestly comes off as a "Seriously, we're caring about an actual problem group being offended?" thing.

  • @SockieTheSockPuppet

    @SockieTheSockPuppet

    9 күн бұрын

    ​@@thegreatpiginthesky3904I say it's easily both being at fault. Because we know for a fact that the USA branch of LEGO has openly-avowed activists within their ranks, plus they already have a track record of doing (and attempting to do) this kind of thing. Remember, it wasn't Disney that got the Jabba's Palace set prematurely pulled from shelves, that was entirely on LEGO.

  • @thebutterstick8659
    @thebutterstick865910 күн бұрын

    Okay I think this is more of a Disney problem than a Lego problem. Case in point Hasbro had some TOD figures that leaked as prototypes for their adventure series line though they got cancelled. All the TOD stuff has been wiped off the planet. Think about it. If TOD really infringed on LEGO’s rules would it have gotten all the way down the pipeline? Maybe, but it was likely Disney urged them to cancel it. That was their statement where they said they worked with Disney to consolidate the line. Disney has produced almost 0 merch for KOTCS and like a tiny bit of merch for TOD. Stranger though is Lego never did anything more with the license. No sets for the fifth movie was a shocker to me. The only hope we have now is in about a year from now hearing about a new Indy D2C set like what happened with LOTR. I genuinely hope the day Lego retires the license somebody uploads a TOD onto Lego ideas. Either way, Disney sucks. Indy deserved a better 5th movie and a better set of toy lines for his final outing.

  • @napsbrickrailways2290

    @napsbrickrailways2290

    6 күн бұрын

    I was really hoping for more from the Indy line, they are some of the greatest films in the history of cinema. The sets that were released were pretty good, but we just needed more!

  • @Kal-elego
    @Kal-elego10 күн бұрын

    It sucks they only made 4 sets (1 canceled) I would’ve loved a remake of the Shanghai Chase Set and what Short Round and Willie would’ve looked like 😔

  • @joshslater2426

    @joshslater2426

    10 күн бұрын

    The Temple of Doom set being cancelled was such a shame. It had loads of unique figures and parts. I wish they could’ve recycled the figures for another set (maybe the bridge scene as that doesn’t have any overt religious references).

  • @beardedgeektoyreviews836
    @beardedgeektoyreviews8367 күн бұрын

    An “insider” on one of the Indiana Jones forums stated that both the Lego Temple of Doom set and the also announced Mola Ram figure from Hasbro’s 6” Indy Adventure Series range were pulled at the request of Disney due to “cultural sensitivities” Make of that what you will.

  • @michaelbest5505
    @michaelbest55056 күн бұрын

    Anyone else remember the Johnny Thunder sets? They should have just kept going with that.

  • @dillydraws
    @dillydraws10 күн бұрын

    Lego does not make sense sometimes.

  • @Ensiferum17

    @Ensiferum17

    7 күн бұрын

    It's most likely a license issue, more than a LEGO issue.

  • @joetrump2983

    @joetrump2983

    4 күн бұрын

    They done alot of ironic things like ignoring things that fans literally demanded for and could potentially earned them more profits, such as making the FIFA world cup minifigures series instead of some cringe female football set with half a field

  • @liambutler8776
    @liambutler877610 күн бұрын

    Such a shame one of my favourite trilogies ever had the temple of doom set when I was young but I gave all my old sets away to charity when I was 14 and was hoping I could buy an updated version

  • @nyko9631

    @nyko9631

    9 күн бұрын

    Damn sorry to hear, maybe you can get the old one still

  • @yoavbenclaudia3073
    @yoavbenclaudia307310 күн бұрын

    LEGO is allergic to money.

  • @iam_will985
    @iam_will98510 күн бұрын

    Its sad that LEGO didn't continue the theme, but at least there's a good selection sets on the market and original sets fans or collectors could get second-hand.

  • @webzentertainment
    @webzentertainment9 күн бұрын

    Why do people act like LEGO are complete strangers to covering more mature themes? For fs sake they literally have an 18+ collectors adults welcome section. They made the entire original lineup of sets covering all the films even TOD. And now that we know LEGO planned and intended to make a new temple of doom all evidence points to Disney interference and getting cold feet in the eleventh hour with everything related to TOD. Maybe LEGO is just concerned that Disney may continue making them cancel sets which is problematic because it’s costly for them to spend time designing and producing a set only to have it be cancelled. That’s money they’re losing for really no good reason

  • @_lonewolf_7917
    @_lonewolf_79174 күн бұрын

    Lego really was better back then. Glad I grew up during that time, 2000-2016

  • @ZanethMedia
    @ZanethMedia6 күн бұрын

    Doesn’t seem more complicated than the Indiana Jones hype isn’t anywhere where it was in 2008.

  • @welshdynastybuilds
    @welshdynastybuilds5 күн бұрын

    It seems that tying a Ryan George reference into this video was super easy, barely an inconvenience

  • @joshslater2426
    @joshslater242610 күн бұрын

    I was hoping the 2023 line would be a revival. Sadly they cancelled the Temple of Doom set (which was the one I wanted most since it’s my favourite film). I was expecting Dial of Destiny sets, with a few more from Crystal Skull and the other 3 films. But instead we got nothing. Updated Indiana Jones sets and figures would be great, so it’s a shame that the theme just vanished. Lego is making a big misstep if they don’t make any more.

  • @carlosarmandomelendezperez890
    @carlosarmandomelendezperez8908 күн бұрын

    Curiously, the numbering of the Indiana Jones sets is 77, which is the same numbering of the Animal Crossing sets and according to rumors also the supposed Fortnite sets, also being its predecessor number 76 where the set with the number closest to 77 is the horizon tallneck set placing this relaunch of the indy sets in the middle of the lego gaming line, this makes me theorize that perhaps lego wanted to use bethesda's indiana jones game as another sales driver for the sets in addition to the dial of destiny🤔

  • @anakinskywalker4325
    @anakinskywalker43258 күн бұрын

    It's a damn shame that we're not getting more sets as this was my favorite line if sets back in the day and missed out on a lot of them and was hoping to get remakes of the sets that I missed out on that have modern building techniques and pieces and updated minifigures

  • @SteveKilgore27
    @SteveKilgore278 күн бұрын

    As someone who was looking forward to the reboot of the Lego franchise, I didn’t buy any sets because they were all too boring. And the one set that was cool was too expensive for me.

  • @Hockeyhobo89
    @Hockeyhobo896 күн бұрын

    What baffles me the most is that they brought it back for Dial of Destiny but then didn’t even make any sets for the movie.

  • @LegoManCam

    @LegoManCam

    6 күн бұрын

    Exactly! You would've thought they'd make sets to actually tie in with the movie!

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo2 күн бұрын

    They should have made more sets. Especially since they didn't even make sets for the movie they were supposed to promote.

  • @snakeeater6738
    @snakeeater67389 күн бұрын

    Honestly I’m surprised it came back at all. Hard to believe even back then, they made Nazi minifigures. Indiana Jones is literally everything Lego stays away from in a single theme. Still glad we got them though.

  • @dudemanboywrestling5734
    @dudemanboywrestling57342 күн бұрын

    They cancelled the one set that would’ve been most popular due to “violence” and essentially shot down all hopes of longevity for the line. Of course it failed

  • @muffinman3923
    @muffinman392310 күн бұрын

    Tragic it was one of my favorite themes. I had most of the sets. Loved the plane and Cutting machine thing? Either way its sad the more mature licensed themes all did so poorly.

  • @lobox138
    @lobox1387 күн бұрын

    Maybe it failed because I didn’t see a single set in stores I would have got em all

  • @ethanvaughn9386
    @ethanvaughn93866 күн бұрын

    I was 6 when kingdom came out. Was obsessed with the movie and the sets. I was ecstatic when Lego released those three sets last year. I’ve been slowly purchasing the old sets brand new from eBay. Can’t wait to have a full collection of them! The Shanghai chase was my first set I remember getting

  • @LegoManCam

    @LegoManCam

    6 күн бұрын

    Love the cars in the Shanghai Chase! I somehow managed to get the Willie figure from a friend but all the gold printing has faded :(

  • @timwoods8297
    @timwoods82974 күн бұрын

    I think what happened is that most of those sets were produced and disney pulled the plug at last moment thus lego deemed it unprofitable to make anymore sets

  • @Cleept
    @Cleept10 күн бұрын

    7:10 “least problematic 3 featuring limited war and religious symbolism” 1 of the 3 being a nazi fighter plane

  • @rennythespaceguy7285

    @rennythespaceguy7285

    7 күн бұрын

    TBF I think the reason they got away with it is it wasn't a real type of nazi plane.

  • @BraveBladeProductions
    @BraveBladeProductions8 күн бұрын

    I managed to buy the New Golden Idol Set brand new from Kmart for $140 AUD a couple of weeks ago, I was shocked that such a high quality set was being sold at such a steep discount.

  • @Wade_Tyler
    @Wade_Tyler10 күн бұрын

    Real shame. I loved Lego Indiana Jones sets and the two video games when I was a kid.

  • @upstairscandy0764
    @upstairscandy0764Күн бұрын

    I would love a skywalker saga treatment of indiana Jones.

  • @DJTheBeast
    @DJTheBeast5 күн бұрын

    downloaded that rebrickable instructions! Thank you, looks awesome.

  • @americansoccerunited
    @americansoccerunited3 күн бұрын

    I'm honestly just tired of all the Licensing. There's no wonder, joy or creativity in these sets. Bring back Adventures theme and make sets that tell a neat little story throughout.

  • @dustyfedora
    @dustyfedora5 күн бұрын

    Say what you will about Crystal Skull and Dial of Destiny. Kinda disappointed we didn’t get any sets for those movies in the newest wave of sets.

  • @lllIIIlllIIIIllll
    @lllIIIlllIIIIllll5 күн бұрын

    The 2023 Indiana Jones sets don’t contain limited religious symbolism. 2 of the 3 are infact overtly religious and are steeped in religion. One of them is even called “Temple of the Golden idol” and the other one hosts one of the most famous religious artefacts of all time and has brick built depictions of Anubis the Egyptian deity

  • @richardb3521
    @richardb35217 күн бұрын

    Where did you find those sets for 50% off? Amazing!

  • @LegoManCam

    @LegoManCam

    6 күн бұрын

    Found them at Kmart in Australia! Weirdly enough the Lost tomb set is now back up to full price though.

  • @richardb3521

    @richardb3521

    4 күн бұрын

    @@LegoManCam nice! Thanks for the tip

  • @legowars82500
    @legowars825008 сағат бұрын

    Ohh wow, I remember seeing the 《Ambush In Cairo》 set in stores in 2009-2010. I wanted it because of the one minifigure with the black head wrap so I could make Lego ninja and terrorist minifigures.

  • @pillsburydoughboy5439
    @pillsburydoughboy54396 күн бұрын

    There were rumored sets about the dial of destiny idk what happened

  • @gasonfeist7238
    @gasonfeist72384 күн бұрын

    So unbelievably bummed. Those three new sets got me more excited than anything LEGO in a long time. If the canceled Temple of Doom set came out, I wouldn't be that heartbroken. But as is, it just leaves such a hole.

  • @HedgeWolf23
    @HedgeWolf234 күн бұрын

    Indiana Jones Legos started in 08

  • @a_literal_brick
    @a_literal_brick5 күн бұрын

    I'm honestly shocked that Lego made Indiana Jones sets in the modern era. I remember arguing with a Redditor a few years beforehand that those movies had become too brand unfriendly by modern standards and Lego would never touch it. I wish they did more sets, but having an official Lego German WWII pilot is pretty amazing. If only they had done a set for the book-burning scene.

  • @jerryray5879
    @jerryray5879Күн бұрын

    I think Lego should have an 18+ store. Just like how grown ups cannot get into LegoLand without a kid, kids cannot get in without a grown up. This could be a place where they can make and sell more "sensitive" sets and products without having to worry about it affecting their primary child focused marketing.

  • @hypocritehaterofficial3283
    @hypocritehaterofficial328310 күн бұрын

    You should do one on Lego club and how are used to be a Lego mania magazines in the mid90s to how it is now Lego life and how the app is kind of abandon. on my channel I gathered every mention of Lego club on Legos, KZread channel I wanted to make the video on the topic but I’m really busy. Ps The Lego club channel pre-existed Legos on KZread, I found similar facts like this, if you’re interested in it, that I found.

  • @johncontreras2327
    @johncontreras23276 күн бұрын

    This was literally my favorite Lego series. I was like 9 then.

  • @nickporter8893
    @nickporter889316 сағат бұрын

    You missed the chase from the raiders of the lost ark which was my personal favorite hahaha

  • @shaunw9092
    @shaunw909210 күн бұрын

    I love the 2023 fighter plane chase, I gotta snap up the rest of the sets before they are gone. It seems like they sold well, at least on Amazon...they were all fairly priced. They sold out fairly fast at a small local retailer near me as well. I was in a Target a few months ago that had a ton of the sets languishing on shelves, so maybe the big box stores couldn't move them.

  • @WitchHunterSiegfried

    @WitchHunterSiegfried

    10 күн бұрын

    Just buy a WW2 German plane set from Cobi, it actually looks the part.

  • @shaunw9092

    @shaunw9092

    10 күн бұрын

    @WitchHunterSiegfried I'm a big fan of Indy in general, and have the Fighter Plane chase set already. My son and I actually built a small force of Afrika Korps guys with the old torsos, but new custom hats and brickarms weapons to go up against Indy. Cobi seems neat but it's not an itch I feel like scratching.

  • @WitchHunterSiegfried

    @WitchHunterSiegfried

    10 күн бұрын

    @@shaunw9092 The sets are nicer, but the minifigs suck, I prefer Mega's figures to LEGOs so it's not about me being some LEGO brand loyalist or anything there lol

  • @battalionbricks
    @battalionbricks9 күн бұрын

    I bought all the sets that came out recently and they were awesome. Sad to see the theme go.

  • @mr.boomer8794
    @mr.boomer87947 күн бұрын

    The fact that they just re-did older sets is just lazy

  • @MattMakesCorporation
    @MattMakesCorporation6 күн бұрын

    I don’t think it’s all legos decision. Take Hasbro’s Indiana jones adventure series of six inch action figures. It was also similarly short lived (3 waves in ~6 months) and avoided possibly controversial characters like Molar Ram and characters from Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. I think it speaks to Disneys approach to marketing the Indiana Jones brand. It feels like the whole promotion and roll out of merch was only designed to last a few months around the release of the new movie. It’s strange that the first 4 films only made it to Disney+ in the run up to Dial of Destiny despite Disney owning the IP since their acquisition of Lucasfilm.

  • @Wolvy_86
    @Wolvy_866 күн бұрын

    They killed Apu and now this…

  • @frodo322

    @frodo322

    18 сағат бұрын

    Not totally killed, they brought him back but this time voiced by an Indian actor, because that way it’s not offensive 🤦‍♂️. Simpsons went woke, not surprised since they’re owned by Disney now.

  • @Blazing_Ninja
    @Blazing_Ninja10 күн бұрын

    Great video!

  • @LetThatStuffGo
    @LetThatStuffGo8 күн бұрын

    Oh, random Pitch Meeting clips are... *TIGHT!*

  • @LegoManCam

    @LegoManCam

    6 күн бұрын

    yeah yeah yeah!

  • @mbphilipblack8993
    @mbphilipblack89933 күн бұрын

    I wanted to buy these sets mostly the Temple of the golden idol but the lack of Natives annoys me no BATTLE PACK or set with Jock 😤😤😤. The Fighter Plane Chase is still on my radar but I've still never got around to them i was HYPED for it's revival and thought theyd make sets on the 4 films and the 5th one too, possibly hinting at the next LEGO game being Indiana Jones The Complete adventures+ Young Indy DLC. The temple of doom cancellation is RIDICULOUS I'm sure it would have been the best selling plus two battle packs of Thugee Guards and Indian British Soldiers would have been siiiiiiick.

  • @Lemuel928
    @Lemuel9287 күн бұрын

    Johnny Thunder was way before Indiana Jones Lego Sets.

  • @TwinkofArchie40
    @TwinkofArchie405 күн бұрын

    I probably have no obligation to say this since I got back into LEGO this year after previously having fallen off of it for years, but WHO THE F*CK KEEPS BRICKHEADZ GOING WHILE THIS GETS CANCELLED? WHO???

  • @KnightProductions12
    @KnightProductions125 күн бұрын

    I think this theme was definitely a step forward for Lego, as they included the first military and army figures like the German and Russian soldiers.

  • @dr.cheetahshow7277
    @dr.cheetahshow727710 күн бұрын

    I love this theme and I’m glad I got all three of the sets it’s just so sad that this theme can’t fit with modern lego

  • @joeeljalapeno1816
    @joeeljalapeno181610 күн бұрын

    That minifig looks cursed I dont even know why It just does

  • @brickguy42-misprint-collecter
    @brickguy42-misprint-collecter10 күн бұрын

    To be honest within the new Louis and the fact other temple of doom stuff buy Disney got canceled it was Disney that pulled the plug and people think Lego got annoyed and not wanting Disney to think they have enough control to cancel a set so late in production they stopped the theme to basically go you cant do that so late without consequences also I’m one of the few people with a pair of voodoo dolls from the cancelled temple of doom

  • @QuinnLytleFilms
    @QuinnLytleFilms6 күн бұрын

    I bought all the new sets because I thought they were all great. Really wish they would have released the temple of doom.

  • @diegoarmijo502
    @diegoarmijo5027 күн бұрын

    “It was a pretty good punch” 😂

  • @jetteriter4351
    @jetteriter43519 күн бұрын

    Think they could’ve gotten away with an 18+ TOD?

  • @NolanSD

    @NolanSD

    7 күн бұрын

    Probably not. The 18+ on the box is really just marketing to “appeal to adults” and with bigger sets with a higher price count, the age recommendation usually goes up as it’s more difficult to build in many cases

  • @kunu1990
    @kunu19907 сағат бұрын

    I prefer Johnny Thunder personally

  • @mikasollie6503
    @mikasollie65038 күн бұрын

    I love how the pilot in the fighter scene set is historical accurate to a german n@zi pilot from ww2

  • @Star4wars1
    @Star4wars17 күн бұрын

    My dad showed me Indian Jones and my one regret is being born after lego released the sets

  • @donekeyboards9
    @donekeyboards910 күн бұрын

    its barrelly the first year back im sure they will make more sets and better sets overall

  • @AspiringAsparagus

    @AspiringAsparagus

    10 күн бұрын

    I wish they would but the sets are about to retire and it’s been a year since the last new sets. On top of that, DoD flopped, so it’s unlikely that any new sets will show up in the near future

  • @donekeyboards9

    @donekeyboards9

    10 күн бұрын

    @@AspiringAsparagus fair point but I still could see them making more sets because Indiana Jones still has a huge fandom so Lego could try to explore with making more sets to reach out to a bigger audince

  • @notobi-wan8344

    @notobi-wan8344

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@@donekeyboards9 Hasbro made Indiana Jones action figures and that line died in about a year so they didnt sell enough. I suspect same goes with Lego so i wouldnt be suprised if its dead already

  • @jarrodedson5441

    @jarrodedson5441

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@@AspiringAsparagus can't believe they didn't do DOD sets I mean I hated it but still

  • @donekeyboards9

    @donekeyboards9

    10 күн бұрын

    @@notobi-wan8344 fair point lol

  • @Joker96624
    @Joker966249 күн бұрын

    I have all the originals. Rather than buying the new ones, I’d rather put money into updating and adding more detail to the OGs

  • @WitchHunterSiegfried
    @WitchHunterSiegfried10 күн бұрын

    Part of the issue is if I want a brick built WW2 German plane, I'd buy a Cobi one as it actually looks like what it's supposed to be, and that's the other issue this theme has IMO, the vehicles look WEIRD due to LEGOs standards.

  • @legometaworld2728

    @legometaworld2728

    7 күн бұрын

    The plane looks different from real German planes because the plane in the film wasn’t a German plane, it was a Pilatus P2.

  • @Linkman247
    @Linkman24711 сағат бұрын

    I dont think it was Lego's call but rather Disney/Lucasfilm. Why do I say this? Because rhe same thing happened with Hasbro's Adventure series. Mola Ram was in rhe pipeline but got canceled. With Lego I can maybe understand it with Lego appealing to kids. However with the adventure series despite the box saying 4+? These 6" figures are undoubtedly aimed at older collector's. I get that marketing toys of nazi villains is a tough sell. But I feel they should let the parents be parents. As far as Mola Ram and Temple of Doom? I think a lot of controversy around that film is overblown. Even Indian actor Amish Puri found the controversy to be silly. And he was labeled anti nationalist just for playing the part. There are ways they could have done german soldiers. They gave us Toht afterall but didn't put the swastika on his lapel. They even made an alternate melting face headsculpt. The german soldiers wouldnt have been too difficult. With Vogel they could have given him a red arm band sans swastika. I dont think collector's would have been upset if it meant getting a figure and not. But even putting that aside? The adventure series had so many gaps. There was nothing from crystal skull. No Lao Che, No willie Scott, etc. Heck they could have done a last crusade Salah. At the end of day regardless of it being Lego or Hasbro figures? Indy is an old IP with an aging fanbase. It hasnt had the kind of franchise care Star Wars had through the years where you were constantly getting new stuff here and there. Whether it was books, toys, etc. The irony is that both Hasbro and Lego left money on the table. More people would have bought Mola Ram than DoD figures.

  • @SKippySounds
    @SKippySounds7 күн бұрын

    LEGO is kinda hypocritical with the whole "too adult" thing considering they literally have a set for Dune, which I would argue is more violent for kids

  • @aslamc9288
    @aslamc92885 күн бұрын

    I’m not surprised that the Temple of Doom set was cancelled-I’m a fan of the original movie series, but at its best, it’s kind of a problematic subject matter for today’s taste. What some people see as treasure hunting or even just procuring pieces for a museum can also be seen as robbing another culture. It’s a sensitive topic for sure. But Temple of Doom in particular is pretty off; I know there’s a lot of Hindu iconography and allusions in the movie, but it’s like the writers didn’t really know anything about Hinduism and just swung for the fences with things they thought would be shocking and/or exotic. For example, most Hindus are vegetarian and I’ve never known anyone, vegetarian or not, to just chow down on a bowl of chilled monkey brains. Lego is bigger and more expensive than ever before, there’s more scrutiny on them now than in the past and they probably didn’t want to invite the controversy. The brand exists on its goodwill with customers, they wouldn’t want to test that. For the record, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be more culturally sensitive and there’s also no reason to, say, want the movies changed or locked in a vault; films are like time capsules in a way, it’s important that they continue to exist, but are given context when they do broach sensitive subject matter that was okay in the past, but wouldn’t be okay now. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be able to enjoy Temple of Doom or that people should stop watching it or that they did a bad thing by making it. It should just be known that the depiction of Hinduism in that movie isn’t accurate at all. And, at the same time, I can understand not wanting to associate something new and made today with a problematic past depiction.

  • @Saycheeseburger
    @Saycheeseburger5 күн бұрын

    Personally I believe it’s due to the constant reference to Nazis and the third reich. It didn’t stop them in the 2000’s with them even making iron cross stickers, because everyone was a bit more tolerant then, but just like the slave Leia upset, it’s not something they can get away with now. I theorise that a higher up saw the fighter pilot, did some research, and extremely late into the theme’s production vetoed it completely, as the minifig from the last crusade set is an EXTREMELY ACCURATE depiction of a arid/desert lands Nazi Air Force jumpsuit. Prior to this their German and USSR minifigs were rather vague depictions of each antagonist faction. Let us remember they made the LITERAL ARK OF THE COVENANT from Jewish and Christian religious texts - TWICE. it’s gotta be the cornerstone of the Old Testament, since it held the tablets which had the Ten Commandments inscribed upon them. Lego is okay with that, but not the temple of doom? I doubt religion is the purpose.

  • @devilslettuce4207
    @devilslettuce42073 күн бұрын

    Tragic what Lego has become

  • @jarrodedson5441
    @jarrodedson544110 күн бұрын

    So we won't be getting anymore lego Indiana jones sets?

  • @scottdavis_34
    @scottdavis_349 күн бұрын

    I loved all three sets (purchased them as well). I blame Disney for botching (as they love to do to things) this release.

  • @willthethrill180
    @willthethrill1809 күн бұрын

    Indiana Jones is tied with Star Wars for me as my all time favorite franchise. That includes the two Lego themes.

  • @andrewcasner1998
    @andrewcasner19985 күн бұрын

    Luckily my parents divorce was taking place during the 1st wave of lego indiana jones . I had every single 1st wave set🤣 and the mother fuckin star destroyer . Watching them buy me lego to be the better parent🤣😁

  • @wowzas134
    @wowzas13410 күн бұрын

    I think people weren’t in the mood for jones at the moment

  • @frodo322
    @frodo32218 сағат бұрын

    It’s interesting they did a one-off stranger things set which is definitely not for kids. Same with the Dune set which is also an adult oriented film. But Temple of Doom is riské? The film wasn’t portraying Hinduism, it was a cult and people under the spell of it.

  • @AlecFortescue
    @AlecFortescue8 күн бұрын

    They shouldn't jave pulled the temple of doom last minute.

  • @AcesPlace22
    @AcesPlace228 күн бұрын

    Failed or not.. i bought every set. 😊

  • @lucasldg2409
    @lucasldg240910 күн бұрын

    I feel like if Lego was concerned about religious depiction then why didnt they cancel stuff like Agatha Harkness minifigure or Scarlet Witch . theyre both witches and depict similar themes to Salem Witch trials especially with Agatha, and the whole thing with witchcraft. I mean all of this stuff is fictional storytelling i dont see a reason for lego to cancel a set like the temple of doom.

  • @qualityautismNoah

    @qualityautismNoah

    9 күн бұрын

    because it wasn't Lego who cancelled the Temple of Doom set, it was confirmed Disney. They camein last minute to stop both Lego and Hasbro from making any Temple of Doom toys.

  • @radxpervideos2013
    @radxpervideos20134 күн бұрын

    Lego always pisses me off when they say they want to stick to family content uhhhh 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

  • @TheCatWatches
    @TheCatWatches10 күн бұрын

    In short, Lego Indy was no Johnny Thunder

  • @Johnny-Thunder

    @Johnny-Thunder

    8 күн бұрын

    Nah yeh mate, that's what I told them too...

  • @thestarkknightreturns
    @thestarkknightreturns6 күн бұрын

    Lego Indiana Jones failed in 2023 because Indiana Jones itself failed as a popular franchishe. No one cares about Indy, it's just not a hot property anymore. It became underused and put on ice for so long that it was deemed a "dead franchise" by modern culture. When they finally resurrected him, too much time had passed. The world outgrew Indy as a hero character.

  • @thefirmamentalist9922
    @thefirmamentalist99225 күн бұрын

    Too little too late.

  • @uzumaki5277
    @uzumaki52774 күн бұрын

    I just didn’t really care for Indiana Jones

  • @legometaworld2728
    @legometaworld272810 күн бұрын

    This is the worst case scenario but it’s possible that LEGO saw all the reactionaries hate on Dial of Destiny and The Acolyte about as soon as they were announced and backed out of making sets for them. I’m furious if this is the reason why and I doubt it is but with the growing audience and influence of reactionary content, with South Park mocking Disney for being “woke” and Elon Musk buying out Twitter (to say nothing of the widespread viewership of Ben Shapiro and Fox News), there is the off-chance that this happened.

  • @WitchHunterSiegfried

    @WitchHunterSiegfried

    10 күн бұрын

    The film sucked and therefore bombed, so OFC they aren't making merch of it.

  • @thebutterstick8659

    @thebutterstick8659

    9 күн бұрын

    @@legometaworld2728 no they wouldn’t have done that. If they made sets for the fifth film, they would’ve released them regardless of reactions to it. As for the Acolyte, 1. It seemed a little less kid friendly than the other shows and 2. The sets based off shows don’t really do well anyways and with each show (except for Mando) we are getting less and less tie-in sets. That show had such a low amount of hype going in that Lego probably didn’t see an opportunity to make sets.

  • @Hanshotfirst6688

    @Hanshotfirst6688

    7 күн бұрын

    Yeah crazy that people don’t like content with lesbian space witches and LGBT propaganda for children

  • @SpaceCattttt
    @SpaceCattttt9 күн бұрын

    Terrible Lego sets lead to great failure.

  • @YellowJack-1720
    @YellowJack-172010 күн бұрын

    I loved the original 2008 sets, didn't care about the 2023 sets, the new indy figure looks weird with the stupid hat and hair piece. Also i never had the patience for watching the dial of destiny, i heard to much bad about it and i dont feel like wasting my time!

  • @RogerMollet
    @RogerMollet10 күн бұрын

    I think that Indiana Jones is too mature, in theme, for Lego to make sets based on.

  • @scottdavis_34

    @scottdavis_34

    9 күн бұрын

    Yet they just announced a "Jaws" set. Nah not buying that reason.

  • @PedroSavioo

    @PedroSavioo

    9 күн бұрын

    @@scottdavis_34 and who said jaws will be a hit?

  • @scottdavis_34

    @scottdavis_34

    9 күн бұрын

    @@PedroSavioo it may or may not but that wasn’t the point. The point is Lego tackling an Adult, Mature theme.

  • @PedroSavioo

    @PedroSavioo

    9 күн бұрын

    @@scottdavis_34 i just hope it is a success.. to be honest i think it will fail.. Jaws is an old movie, maybe the target audience wont even notice it. Princing: too high The hope is it selling well so they can keep making sets like these. Im no jaws fan so i wont be getting simply because of the price.

  • @mancal5829
    @mancal582910 күн бұрын

    Lego can't do nazis, obviously, ans that's a problem with Indiana Jones sets.

  • @BlayneFX
    @BlayneFXКүн бұрын

    Ironically, Indians would not care about this at all. They aren’t as culturally sensitive as us westerners whose feelings get hurt at anything we slightly disagree with.

  • @frodo322

    @frodo322

    18 сағат бұрын

    When the movie was released in 1984 the Indian government made a formal complaint and the movie was pulled from theaters in India.

  • @BlayneFX

    @BlayneFX

    17 сағат бұрын

    @@frodo322 fair enough. But I mean, if a Lego set came out now, of the temple of doom, a film from 1984, and a lego god kali statue in it, which most casual fans don’t remember, I’m sure no serious Indian would reaaally care or even notice. Just gimme my Indy Lego for kali’s sake

  • @FloridaJit434
    @FloridaJit4343 күн бұрын

    Lucasfilm was better before Disney took it over

  • @Bart-Did-it
    @Bart-Did-it5 күн бұрын

    Indianna Jones fans are to old and the sets are rubbish and if you gonna spend at that age many many more sets to choose from than those . Let me make the sets I’ll fix it . Anyone want 100 or more Lego snakes of all sorts in one set ?😅 Edit : there are a few really nice sets worth it about 5 and that’s it . But 100’s of different things to choose from I’d pay massive money for HeMan Lego and Thundercats but it’s to old and naff now over Indiana Jones . It’s cool but a yawn 🥱 sets

  • @basilkarlo1557
    @basilkarlo155710 күн бұрын

    I think the franchise just doesn't appeal for today's audiences with the nazis, violence, cults, and much more controversial subjects for now a days. The release of the sets from last year were just to please the audience or at least that's how I received it.

  • @legometaworld2728

    @legometaworld2728

    10 күн бұрын

    Today’s audience is more into violence, though

  • @basilkarlo1557

    @basilkarlo1557

    10 күн бұрын

    @@legometaworld2728 understood but these are targeted to kids

  • @jarrodedson5441

    @jarrodedson5441

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@legometaworld2728 no most audience get offended by small things

  • @jarrodedson5441

    @jarrodedson5441

    10 күн бұрын

    It's unfortunate

  • @BanditoGames3

    @BanditoGames3

    10 күн бұрын

    Since when has Lego been targeted towards children. Adults basically own the Lego market now and the sets are ridiculously overpriced. ​@@basilkarlo1557

  • @SenhorKoringa
    @SenhorKoringa10 күн бұрын

    Indiana Jones is just worn out, Harrison Ford was already getting too old back in 2008 and people don’t care anymore nowadays.

  • @jarrodedson5441

    @jarrodedson5441

    10 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately because I use to love the franchise

  • @maxk8482
    @maxk84829 күн бұрын

    The religious argument is kinda dead since they released a real church 😂

  • @NolanSD

    @NolanSD

    7 күн бұрын

    And they released the ark of the covenant in one of the new Indiana jones sets

  • @ajurassicfan9557
    @ajurassicfan955710 күн бұрын

    Lego knew the Dod sets would not sell so they didn't even make an attempt. I'm glad I got them when I did.