

With the colorful "Block 19" pistol kit, owners would have been able to use Lego blocks to create their own sights and designs on top of a Glock 19 pistol's slide. It is available now.A Utah gun company has halted sales of a Lego-themed pistol kit, after facing fierce backlash from the public and a request from the Danish toymaker to remove the product. It was then refined and designed by LEGO designers Laura and Chris Perron. It was originally conceived by LEGO fan Jaijai Lewis. LEGO Ideas: The Office, Set #21336, retails for $119.99. This LEGO set, which depicts a "typical," drab workplace, evokes warm, fuzzy feelings. It was no longer a hallway it was where three co-workers parkour'd their way to infamy. It was no longer a reception desk it was where two co-workers flirted and fell in love. But over the course of nine seasons, what once looked pedestrian became iconic, thanks to the colorful personalities that lived in and inhabited those spaces. The original setting that inspired it was visually mundane in fact, its mundanity was the entire point. There's an irony to this LEGO set's existence. Using very few pieces in a very small space, the designers create the impression of household items and appliances, scaled to the prohibitive proportions of the minifigure. I'll always be impressed by LEGO's minimalist design ethos. Every computer has both a keyboard and a mousepad. The photocopier looks exactly like a photocopier the row of folders looks exactly like a row of folders. But even for an experienced builder, there are some pleasant surprises scattered throughout. The age recommendation on the box, 18+ years old, is less an indication of skill and more an indication of target audience. Anyone, of any level of experience, could complete this build with little problem. And of course, Pam's watercolor, an emotional anchor for the entire show, hangs in its usual spot near the hallway intersection. We see the webpage for Schrute Farms on Dwight's desktop computer Phyllis has the webpage for Vance Refrigeration on hers. There's Stanley holding a massive pretzel we learn in Season 3, Episode 5 that Pretzel Day is a highlight of Stanley's year. His office separates from the rest of the set for individual display.ĭwight's stapler is encased in jello, a callback to the Season 1 pilot. Michael's office contains both his 'World's Best Boss" coffee mug and his Dundie Award. There are numerous references and Easter eggs scattered throughout the set, ranging from iconic to obscure. That's basically everyone, with two notable omissions: Andy Bernard, who joined the cast in Season 3 and Erin Hannon, who joined the cast in Season 5. They are: Michael Scott, Jim Halpert, Dwight Schrute, Pam Beasley, Ryan Howard, Stanley Hudson, Phyllis Lapin, Angela Martin, Oscar Gutierrez, Kevin Malone, Kelly Kapoor, Creed Bratton, Meredith Palmer, Toby Flenderson, and Darryl Philbin. But the central area of the floor, where most of the narrative action took place, feels perfect. The annex where Toby, Kelly, and Ryan sit is notably absent, as is the break room with the snack machines and circular table. Everything looks right, and is placed where it should be. When the camera followed a character from one room to the next, we learned how everything connected-how the conference room dumped into the main cubicle area, or how Michael could make a direct beeline from his office to Pam's reception desk.Īnd that's what this LEGO Ideas set really nails: that familiarity of space and distancing that we've passively absorbed from watching the show. This cinematic approach allowed us to explore the office from a variety of perspectives: closeups and extreme closeups, high angles and low angles, all from multiple viewpoints.

The Office, on the other hand, was a more modern, single-camera show-a mockumentary of cubicle life, with no live audience or canned laughter.
