Lego Masters : Australie

The Aussies does it again. They did it with Beauty and the Geek and they does it again with this nice tv show. OK, it is very standard formula A1 and that's why I'm skipping all of the "suppossed" melodramy". If I could get a word out to the producers: we don't care about the participants backstory. It will come out naturally if you don't force it!

What they can build is amazing. A must watch. Very entertaining can't wait for the next season.

Amazing LEGO creations, interesting teams, entertaining host, family friendly and just right amount of drama. Takes the reality genre to another level. Only suggestion I have for the creators for next season, throw in some tips for viewers on some of the LEGO techniques used. So excited for more.

Hamish Blake is brilliant as the host and makes this show incredibly entertaining to watch.

I'm not even into lego, but it really is quite impressive to see what people can do with it.

The contestants, for the most part, are kind, good-hearted people with a true passion for lego.

My favourite teams would have to be Jackson and Alex, Joss and Henry, Alex and Caleb, Gabby and Ryan, David and Gerhard, and of course, Scotty and Owen! :)

Favourite builds:

• David and G's "War Planes" build (S01E03 - "Cut in Half")
• Jackson and Alex's "50s UFO" build (S02E04 - "One Hanging Brick")
• Gabby and Ryan's "Galaxy Girl" build (S03E09 - "Arcade Game")
• Andrew and Damian's "Jack and the Beanstalk" (S02E03 - "Fairytale")

Honourable mentions:

• Scotty and Owen's "Sanctum Sanctorium" build (S03E11 - "MCU")
• Gabby and Ryan's "The Flying Machine" build (S03E07 - "Will It Fly?")

The British version came first and was the first that I saw, it was enjoyable and interesting to see some of the Lego creations. It only lasted two seasons and I thought it more geared towards children as contestants and viewers. There were definitely some good builds and the challenges were fine but didn't really improve or develop.

Lego Masters Australia while building on the original concept was able to develop much more interesting and creative challenges - many of which would be repeated by the U. S. version.

I also believe Lego Masters has the most engaging and involved host with Hamish Blake and the best judge in the Brickman.

The contestants are also more interesting and appealing on Lego Masters Australia, the U. S. contestants feel at times to be rehearsed and handled by producers because they don't come across as natural especially in the early seasons.

Almost all of the best challenges in my opinion came from Lego Masters Australia and were duplicated less successfully on the U. S. version.

The U. S. version does show some improvement but focuses too much on creating drama and conflict between the contestants. Also I like to see the Lego creations occasionally destroyed in high definition slow motion - but I think the U. S version does this too often - which lessens the impact.

As of this date I have watched all the episodes of the British, Australian, New Zealand and U. S. versions and strongly prefer Lego Masters Australia - but will still watch the U. S. version as it has some wonderful builds.