Brick Like Me, the Lego Simpsons episode

This weekend will see the first airing in the US of Brick Like Me, a special Legofied episode of The Simpsons. Ahead of the release there's lot of promotion about, giving us a look at the Lego version of Springfield, and a somewhat frustrating vision of what The Simpsons characters look like as proper Lego minifigures - Not the molded head creations that have made it into production in the Lego The Simpsons range (oh how I long for a Marge Simpson hair-piece I could use on any minifigure).

The episode appears to take place in version of Springfield where being made of Lego is the norm. Through interesting with a Friends-esque construction set, Perky Patty's Princess Shop, Homer starts to revert to his normal 2D animated self.

Here are two trailers. The shorter first one highlights some of the Lego Movie-style humour, while the second longer trailer is more dramatic:





Continue after the jump for the episode poster, stills, and clips!

2014 set rumours

All of a sudden there seem to be a lot of rumours detailing some of the late-2013 and early-2014 Lego sets. Below you'll find details and set lists for new themes including Disney Princess, The Simpsons, The Lego Movie, as well as all the returning themes: Star Wars, The Hobbit, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Friends, City, Legends of Chima, Ninjago, Junior, and Creator. Keep in mind though these are rumours at this stage.

Continue after the jump for a theme by theme listing. Updated October 9th.

The Simpsons Lego coming?

Reports coming from Denmark seem to indicate Lego might be working towards acquiring a license to produce The Simpsons Lego sets. DR cites a Lego employee:

Lego's marketing director, Mads Nipper, confirms that the company is negotiating with the people behind the Simpsons, but can not say anything about when an agreement is expected to be in place.

A bit strange for news to come out before a deal is struck, but an interestng possibility. I've not watched The Simpsons for years, but it still seems widely popular, and the minifigure prospects alone are quite appealing - Can you imagine Marge minifigure hair?! It could also result in a nice diverse range of urban buildings, maybe even a new Lego "monorail, monorail, monoraaaaail". Indeed the potential for sets is pretty huge given how long the series has been running now.