Man brick queen, the brick show, and jangbricks were such a massive part of my childhood. The early 2010’s were the best era of UA-cam especially lego UA-camr. Great video
Been watching Lego UA-cam since around 2007/2008 and it's just wild to see how much this community has grown. I'm primarily Instagram-based now but I'm very excited to get this dormant channel back up and running with some MOC/Video essays! Great video!
It’s pretty cool to see how things have evolved over the years. More choice is better. Nice job with the history. Some of the channels that influenced me the most don’t even exist anymore.
I agree 100%, BrickTsar. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I speak for everyone when we say that we're glad you're still involved in the LEGO UA-cam scene
Wow this was super interesting! I didn’t discover the LEGO UA-cam space until 2018, so a lot of the early history you shared was brand new to me 😄 Excited to see where the niche goes in the future!
Thanks for the support B3, and congrats on your success and becoming a big name in this scene. Glad this video provided you a chance to learn more about the LEGO UA-cam scene!
You're welcome Jon! Yeah, The Brick Show was great back in the day. Especially when they were still relatively new. As they got bigger and experienced burnout it wasn't the same, but man they were fun in the early days. The first video of theirs I ever saw was Jason's review of Palpatine's Arrest, hbu?
No worries lol. You and all the other UA-camrs included in the thumbnail have all made their mark on the community in different ways. I’m Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the way LEGO UA-cam has changed over time, considering the fact you’ve been making content online for a decade now.
Reviews will never die, as they are basically the only actually relevant type of LEGO vids, whereas the rest is entertainment. But I do feel that market is saturated as well as polluted by LEGO sales agents (LAN). I also think it is important to look at typical view counts and not subscriber numbers in assessing trends and popularity of LEGO videos/content creators.
One LEGO animator I really loved back in the day was a little one called Metalzora. His stormtroopers at the office were the best things back in the day.
The main stop motioner I remember watching was MichaelHickoxfilms. His old films (especially Lego Shopping) were some of the first things I watched and I still enjoy them today
Michael Hickox is a legend! I'm sorry I forgot about him, Count DoDo. He's not even a LEGO UA-cam legend.. he's a UA-cam legend. As a fan of brickfilms, I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the current status of the brickfilming scene. I made a video about the death of brickfilming a few months ago, would love to hear your opinion on the topic: ua-cam.com/video/pwkY_juOj9w/v-deo.html
@@OurToyWorld Ok so firstly, amazing video on how brickfilms are dying, you earnt a sub, now for my opinions. Basically everything you said in the video I agree with, especially burnout, as an animator myself I find it hard to sometimes even animate 30 seconds of stopmotion, let alone upload stopmotions regularly. Another thing I’ve noticed is that there isnt the same audience for brickfilms anymore, if you search up “Lego Stopmotion” today its hard to find many videos which get over 500k views, and the majority get under 100k views. Continuing from what I just said, it’s interesting how you describe brickfilming as a dying art. I wanna focus on the word “art” Brickfilming is a process which takes a very long time and a lot of effort as you outlined. But UA-cam as a platform does not favor brickfilms at all, especially not in recent years. The algoritithm wants short and regular videos and you just can’t do that as a brickfilmer, a proper film takes time. So as recent years have shown people have resulted to all those “short tests” and the infamous “Lego man is…” videos which take probably under 30 minutes to make, yet many have blown up to 1 million+ views. This defintely has taken the spotlight away from brickfilmers who put lots of time and effort into their stopmotions, I’ve seen SO many underratted legends who deserve millions of views (you can see it in their work) yet get only 15k views while a Lego man stopmotion with 2 frames gets millions. In saying this though, the lego man trend has died down a bit which is good, and there are still a ton of amazing brickfilmers who continue to post great content. Even some original creators like Forestfire and Hamster Productions are still going. So overall the brickfilm community is very far from it’s golden age, legends like Michael Hickox and many others have stopped, but the community still continues and I know there are still amazing animators out there. Hopefully one day we can bring brickfilms back to their former glory. Sorry i made this so long lmao
@@CountDoDo No, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and for subscribing! Would love to hear what topics you'd like me to cover in the future. I think what you said about the algorithm makes a lot of sense.. quantity over quality would allow brickfilmers to experience a plethora of success, but that would come at the expense of their content. Also I think the community has spread itself paper thin, but that's a whole other issue lol
I might add: the decline of brickfilms’ success on UA-cam in the early 2010s was probably due to a major algorithm change in 2012 which prioritized watch-time over view-counts. This negatively impacted short animation style content as a whole, including brickfilms
@@OurToyWorld yeah. Tbh, I think the quality of brickfilms has mostly been going up, regardless of views. There’s some really good stuff coming out still if you know where to look. For example BiM’s BRAWL contest is happening right now!
Great comprehensive review! I got into Lego around 2014, and this video perfectly captures how the past decade has felt concerning the online Lego community! Here's to another awesome decade!
Amazing video, can tell it was made with love! Sincerely honored to be mentioned among the greats of the space! Would love to have you as a guest some time!
I appreciate the support gang, love what you guys are doing in the space with your show. I'd be more than honored to make an appearance on the pod, reach out to me on Instagram anytime @our_toy_world #GG
Absolutely loved this video, lego commentary videos are some of my favorites and this one was really well done! I would like to add another niche that has gained popularity recently which is digital custom sets done by people like Minibrick, Buzz Brickyear, Bennies Bricks, and more.
Thanks for the comment, Brickaniac! And thanks for suggesting I check out this new niche. I'll have to start watching some of the videos created by you and the UA-camrs you mentioned. I'm always interested in watching LEGO content that pushes the boundaries.
I only joined this community in the past year, but it is amazing and has inspired me to start making brickfilms. I also believe that the second brickfilm Renaissance is coming, because there are many new channels popping up every day, that are making Lego stop motions
The Lego UA-cam community has such a fun variety of content. As far as my perspective goes, I think videos covering news and leaks has definitely become one of the bigger parts of the community, as well as Lego history videos, mostly through Nick On Planet Ripple's Lego Rewind series, which still remains my favorite part of the community. Hopefully it sticks around long enough to grow into a community we can still enjoy for years to come.
Sheeeeeeh, fantastic video Richie!!! You really went all out on the video editing, research, and professionalism, and it shows! I'd say that my favorite era of LEGO UA-cam would probably have to be 2016-early 2017, but tbh I'm very excited about the current environment of the LEGO UA-cam community, and for what's to come in the future! Speaking of which, can't wait for your next video! This was honestly your best one yet!
Thank you so much for your support Machinex! And thanks for sharing your thoughts. Glad to know I'm not the only one who enjoyed that era, probably because I myself was more involved as a content creator that was still starting out.
Been watching a lot of content since I just got into the community, or really I'm just now discovering it. I only know a few the channels you mentioned, but it shows me more creators to look out for. I did see some of these really big creators with the fast movement's in their videos. I can't stand them. I admire their effort, but they all look the same and I feel that there are no substance to any of them to make them special. I like videos like this that are easy to follow and have value.
The first video I watched on UA-cam was a Grand Theft Auto brickfilm in the style of a commercial, and that released in late 2005, not long after UA-cam launched. I also recall creators such as Keshen8, Kooberz Studios and (Spastik) Chuwawa thriving with brickfilm content back then, with creators like Paganomation and Spite Your Face Productions working directly with LEGO for animated content as far back as 2002 and up through the early 2010's. MICHAELHICKOXFilms has been creating brickfilms for over a decade, and his videos still reach millions of people. I do enjoy making LEGO video essay content like Brick Theories since 2017 and I've met new creators inside and out of the LEGO community through it, such as Nick on Planet Ripple for his LEGO Rewind series, Big Yellow, and R.R. Slugger. Nice summary of LEGO UA-cam!
Thanks for sharing, Joey! Late 2005... wow. That has to be up there as one of the oldest LEGO videos on the platform. There were so many cool brickfilmers back in the day. Kooberz's 30 minute Capture the Flag is probably one of the best brickfilms of all time, and now that you mention it, I remember Paganomation working with LEGO. I think he animated some stuff for LEGO Club TV too, if I'm not mistaken. Would love to see Brick Theory make a return man, LEGO video essay type content is really starting to blow up and it'd be great to see you come back to it.
Awesome video Richie, quite comprehensive and well though out. Just a side note, something I think you lacked is creators that don't mix their personalities into their content, people that just focus on the building like hachiroku, chubbybots etc. Keep it up man!
Thanks for watching Luka! I appreciate this comment. I could've, and ultimately should've spent more time researching the current state of LEGO UA-cam. I've only watched one or two of hachiroku's videos in the past, but regardless, I should've explored that niche as well in this video. Perhaps I'll need to post an updated version at some point in the future.
Thank you for the support, stoopid apples. There no info on the history of LEGO UA-cam anywhere on the web. I knew someone had to make this video! Are there any video topics you'd like to see me cover next?
Brickfilms is what got me super into lego. I think they’re the peak form of lego content, yeah the new stuff is great, i made sure lego is on my FYP but I don’t think they can truly replace brick films. I really want to get into making them!
Good luck, Cody! That's awesome that brickfilms helped create your love of LEGO. Most people were into LEGO first, then brickfilms. Who's your favorite brickfilmer of all time?
Interesting. I disagree. I think it's gotten better. The community got pretty dark there in late 2019 but since then we've had a full on revival, especially with all the new forms of content that now exist in the LEGO UA-cam scene
Very informative video. Being an upcoming successful UA-camr in the LEGO community can be tricky unless you find your specialty. You have to either be the best at something or create unique content.
Very well done video. The research is definitely there, you put a lot of work into this. I also have similar memories of early Lego UA-cam. Maybe my only critique is don’t have Mr. beast style text pop-up it just makes this video seem less original when it’s really good
This sound so harsh omg I love this video. This should be on steaming services. Idk I’m just bored of modern lego content- this is real refreshing. And the text thing is just a little distracting idk why I made it sound like that big of a deal 😂
@@Normabbot27 No, I understand, thank you for sharing your thoughts Wumbo. I'm glad the editing is the only problem with this video in your eyes. Trust me, I don't like editing in this fast paced style but I gotta do what I gotta do. Perhaps white text on a black background would be less irritating?
I think reveals have become very popular and very competitive. You have to be like a gun slinger to get the content out fast enough or be in the know (like part of the LAN).
You Know The Situation Where You Yourself Can't Quite Figure Something Out But To A Third Party It's Obvious, That Just Happened When I Saw I Fell Into The "Lego Video Essays" Category
My favorite Lego UA-camr of all time has to be Nightshroud99. I also loved watching The Brickshow, Nickname2002, and 2287sally. I'd have to say my favorite era of Lego UA-cam is the review era
I would be very interested if you made a video about ninjago core. It is one of the Most interesting and strange choices by The LEGO Group in a while not including plain out bad ones like Lego vidyo. There have been two waves now, so I think we are getting a taste of what it is. Ninjago is easily legos biggest in house success, and it is in a troubled spot right now. I think you could have an interesting take. If you’ve don’t want to make a video I would still appreciate a reply. Thanks either way!
First off, sorry for the late reply Glubus. I've been overwhelmed by all the support the channel has received so I haven't had the chance to reply to every comment like I normally like to. I'll definitely look into Core and see what's going on with the theme, and if I'm unable to make a video I'll find a way to still send over my thoughts to you
Remember when we did Thursday night derailment. That was a time eh. There is few old time lego UA-camrs left as most moved away years ago and new had came in.
For me, i still watch set reviews, i still see set reviews important, i want to know what im getting into before buying the set. The new forms of content is great but i still want to watch set reviews, thats just my personal opinon.
@@OurToyWorld jangbricks was a massive part of my childhood, i still watch him but not as often, i watch mostly mandr for star wars reviews but just depends what kind of set review i want/need to see
Honestly the problem with reviews is they are more utility video style. I only watch them to help myself decide weather or not to buy a set. But I really can’t just sit down To watch them like I used to.
Thanks for your input, Glubus. I myself just use brickset to see if I want to purchase a set or not lmao. Once you watch a hundred or so LEGO reviews you've kinda seen them all, and with them being the most popular form of content to produce on the platform it makes sense that so many of us are burnt out of them
What an awesome video, early Lego UA-cam was my ENTIRE childhood. Speaking of which, does anyone else remember brickboy101? He seemed to vanish without a trace.
Thanks for watching ClassyJack! Of course. He came (and disappeared) right before my time, but I'm pretty sure the story goes that he was dating one of the girls from LegoShow Reviews. CroffStudios made a little documentary on him a couple years ago: ua-cam.com/video/cr4yq6ThoY8/v-deo.html (well actually it's been 6 years damn i'm getting old)
My favorite time was 2016-2019 I honestly like reviews and lists the most You forgot to talk about news and investment videos. How about making a part 2 of this video and include your favorite video from each year?
Now that you've triggered my nostalgia, can anyone remind me who the person was that made some alien-like robot builds, that were mostly black and trans-neon green? I think that was in around 2012-14 approximately. They also made a Megaman custom at some point I think. And hellboy. Thanks in advance (:
NightlyNewsatNine maybe? He was one of the most creative builders and stop-motion animators back in the day, and had tutorial videos for making all of the things you mentioned, as well as all the props he used in his Lego animations. At some point he pivoted to tutorials for FNaF characters and I kind of lost interest, and I think after FNaF was past its peak he fell out of popularity. I haven't heard of anything he's done since, or whether his channel is still around. EDIT: he is still around, his channel is called Brick 101 now!
Yes, Brick 101! Unfortunately he's no longer active, but his library of LEGO content is pure gold. Great guy too, have had the chance to meet him several times over the past decade
I remember those Frenchmen? Who used to build the sets and smell the bags when they opened them. Enjoyed watching them. I must admit I’ve not heard of half of these newer Lego channels mentioned, ive only really got the same channels I’ve followed for years now and christ I just checked and MICHAELHICKOXFilms hasn’t uploaded in 2 years now.
I believe Circle Circle Dot Dot by Blunty3000 may have been the first brickfilm on UA-cam. IIRC it was posted in 2005 at least. I always felt pizzamovies got too much credit, as his first couple videos were just direct ripoffs of Spugesdu’s Squad 42. That being said the brickfilm era was easily the best. I think UA-cam as a whole started to go down the drain around 2012 when the algorithm came in and basically trashed animation as a medium on the website.
@@OurToyWorld Thats great to hear :D Been thinking about doing stopmotion again but we'll see. Keep up the good work! I'm sure you'll have only great things to come with this style of content
Wow! As a long time fan of just2good, I invite you to watch the documentary I made about him a couple years ago. Would love to know your thoughts and correct any mistakes I might have made: ua-cam.com/video/aXMN6pMFco4/v-deo.html
9:21 Thanks for quantifying why i don't enjoy those specific creators. Nothing against any of them it's just that that style of content is hard for me to watch.
If lego set reviews are dying, then i belive its due to the fact there is no innovation in the content itself. I believe that transformers reviews are thriving due to the innovation the genre has seen. With many camera angles and personality oozing out of the creative editing. I think R.R Slugger can change that for the lego community with his videos.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Yoshiedude, and you make a great point. I remember there was a guy a few years back named QwikBricks who was all about providing high quality LEGO set reviews in under 3 minutes. Looking forward to seeing what RR Slugger does!
behonest, i though this year to getting back with LEGO and mine mother. but sadly it was different, yeah i did buy first Disneycastle in november 2022. i wanna made LEGO city in mine house and i wanna show it with mine mother. but in March she did died on accident and it is harsh for me. but i build more LEGO as therapy form and enjoy memories for mine mother also. so youtubers is watch it is for me this year andi was more curious how people doing they mistakes building and where to buy there LEGO's also the nostalgic lego style made some fun. so that i have some sets out the 80's and 90's it was more fun to do. so yeah mine plans this years was different than i was planning...
@@OurToyWorld It's not a channel, it's a topic. Blender Bricks is a term used to describe the recent trend of making LEGO Movie-style fan-made animations.
@@OurToyWorldHere are some of my favorite examples: ua-cam.com/video/0fH1q_pVzjU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/_ybFAmuLmjY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/4jNiBCTxMJ4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/QibqSnOb8JE/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching, D_Bricks! What do you mean by that comment? Just the fact that everyone is on WhatNot or are you referring to WhatNot sponsoring a lot of LEGO UA-camrs?
@@OurToyWorld I guess you can say both, but I was mainly referring to a lot creators selling and doing giveaways on whatnot. Which probably stems from all the sponsorship.
Awesome video, as always. I know my. Channel has not grown the most in the past year compared to past years, but to me, that is ok since I don't look at my channel as a source of income and never plan to I use it as a hobby.
Howdy, I'm a 31yr illegal Bricker. I notice you didn't discuss UA-cam wars. I am working on something new in the Lego community. I've only seen this done once before. I do live streams and chats on Facebook if you wish to get a preview.
What are you talking about? Reviews are dead post 2020??? I literally ONLY watch reviews. You’re forgetting about all the 40+ AFOL that got back into Lego during the pandemic. We are “new again” to Lego and what we want are reviews (of new sets and old ones) so we can figure out where to spend our money.
The community nowadays isn’t as good as it use to be. I don’t know how to explain it, but I just feel like content creators are trying too hard at getting reviews out before others do. More specifically the lego Star Wars community. You have no idea how many young adult content creators there are that seem like they’re desperate to get new Star Wars sets early just so that they can review them as soon as possible. Soon enough to the point that the review seems rushed. I use to make Lego videos, but stopped because I can’t keep up with the desperate content creators. This community is becoming cheap. Some reviews are becoming whinny and garbage. Not gonna say who the bad creators are but I will say the older creators..not young adults..like real adults are the better content creators, their opinions just seem more valid.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this video, SoloCereal. My biggest suggestion is to make content you yourself enjoy, people will eventually catch on.
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Man brick queen, the brick show, and jangbricks were such a massive part of my childhood. The early 2010’s were the best era of UA-cam especially lego UA-camr. Great video
yes bro jang was my main
So true, Glubus! Thanks for sharing your thoughts
For me it was Jangbricks, Just2Good, Ashnflash, and Flapjack Films
Been watching Lego UA-cam since around 2007/2008 and it's just wild to see how much this community has grown. I'm primarily Instagram-based now but I'm very excited to get this dormant channel back up and running with some MOC/Video essays! Great video!
Ayyy, imperialbrickproductions! Good to see you around man. Good luck with the future vids, I'll be sure to check em out.
Absolutely loved this. Thanks for the optimistic look on the new dorm of content.
Thanks for the support Republic Studs! I'm always excited to see LEGO content that pushes the boundaries.
It’s pretty cool to see how things have evolved over the years. More choice is better. Nice job with the history. Some of the channels that influenced me the most don’t even exist anymore.
Can you be more specific? Which Channels?
I agree 100%, BrickTsar. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I speak for everyone when we say that we're glad you're still involved in the LEGO UA-cam scene
Wow this was super interesting! I didn’t discover the LEGO UA-cam space until 2018, so a lot of the early history you shared was brand new to me 😄
Excited to see where the niche goes in the future!
Thanks for the support B3, and congrats on your success and becoming a big name in this scene. Glad this video provided you a chance to learn more about the LEGO UA-cam scene!
What a cool video!! So cool to be able to take a look back on the whole community in this light!
Thanks for the support, Huxley! Glad you enjoyed.
🔥🔥🔥 Video!!! I love seeing where everyone finds a home and place within the community! It’s good to dissect where and why. Great Job!!!
Thanks for your support Shy!
Man I spent many hours as a kid watching the Brick Show's reviews, what a time to be a LEGO fan.
Also thanks for the mention haha :)
You're welcome Jon! Yeah, The Brick Show was great back in the day. Especially when they were still relatively new. As they got bigger and experienced burnout it wasn't the same, but man they were fun in the early days. The first video of theirs I ever saw was Jason's review of Palpatine's Arrest, hbu?
@@OurToyWorld First video I remember seeing was their review of the Pharaoh's Quest Scorpion Pyramid
Thanks for putting me in the thumbnail, I’ll catch the VOD 😭
No worries lol. You and all the other UA-camrs included in the thumbnail have all made their mark on the community in different ways.
I’m Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the way LEGO UA-cam has changed over time, considering the fact you’ve been making content online for a decade now.
it’s sad the ignoring of lego war content it’s so huge and every video like this just brushes over that huge part of lego internet history
Reviews will never die, as they are basically the only actually relevant type of LEGO vids, whereas the rest is entertainment. But I do feel that market is saturated as well as polluted by LEGO sales agents (LAN). I also think it is important to look at typical view counts and not subscriber numbers in assessing trends and popularity of LEGO videos/content creators.
One LEGO animator I really loved back in the day was a little one called Metalzora. His stormtroopers at the office were the best things back in the day.
Thanks for sharing, stoopid apples! I'll have to check his work out.
The main stop motioner I remember watching was MichaelHickoxfilms. His old films (especially Lego Shopping) were some of the first things I watched and I still enjoy them today
Michael Hickox is a legend! I'm sorry I forgot about him, Count DoDo. He's not even a LEGO UA-cam legend.. he's a UA-cam legend. As a fan of brickfilms, I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the current status of the brickfilming scene. I made a video about the death of brickfilming a few months ago, would love to hear your opinion on the topic: ua-cam.com/video/pwkY_juOj9w/v-deo.html
@@OurToyWorld Ok so firstly, amazing video on how brickfilms are dying, you earnt a sub, now for my opinions.
Basically everything you said in the video I agree with, especially burnout, as an animator myself I find it hard to sometimes even animate 30 seconds of stopmotion, let alone upload stopmotions regularly.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that there isnt the same audience for brickfilms anymore, if you search up “Lego Stopmotion” today its hard to find many videos which get over 500k views, and the majority get under 100k views.
Continuing from what I just said, it’s interesting how you describe brickfilming as a dying art. I wanna focus on the word “art” Brickfilming is a process which takes a very long time and a lot of effort as you outlined. But UA-cam as a platform does not favor brickfilms at all, especially not in recent years. The algoritithm wants short and regular videos and you just can’t do that as a brickfilmer, a proper film takes time. So as recent years have shown people have resulted to all those “short tests” and the infamous “Lego man is…” videos which take probably under 30 minutes to make, yet many have blown up to 1 million+ views. This defintely has taken the spotlight away from brickfilmers who put lots of time and effort into their stopmotions, I’ve seen SO many underratted legends who deserve millions of views (you can see it in their work) yet get only 15k views while a Lego man stopmotion with 2 frames gets millions.
In saying this though, the lego man trend has died down a bit which is good, and there are still a ton of amazing brickfilmers who continue to post great content. Even some original creators like Forestfire and Hamster Productions are still going.
So overall the brickfilm community is very far from it’s golden age, legends like Michael Hickox and many others have stopped, but the community still continues and I know there are still amazing animators out there. Hopefully one day we can bring brickfilms back to their former glory. Sorry i made this so long lmao
@@CountDoDo No, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and for subscribing! Would love to hear what topics you'd like me to cover in the future.
I think what you said about the algorithm makes a lot of sense.. quantity over quality would allow brickfilmers to experience a plethora of success, but that would come at the expense of their content.
Also I think the community has spread itself paper thin, but that's a whole other issue lol
I might add: the decline of brickfilms’ success on UA-cam in the early 2010s was probably due to a major algorithm change in 2012 which prioritized watch-time over view-counts. This negatively impacted short animation style content as a whole, including brickfilms
I personally think brickfilms peaked in the mid 2010s
@@OurToyWorld yeah. Tbh, I think the quality of brickfilms has mostly been going up, regardless of views. There’s some really good stuff coming out still if you know where to look. For example BiM’s BRAWL contest is happening right now!
@@OrbitalLizardStudios I was an aspiring brickfilmer at one point. Im a Huge fan of Mustache Maniacs, tbh. Nice to see BRAWL is still around.
Great comprehensive review! I got into Lego around 2014, and this video perfectly captures how the past decade has felt concerning the online Lego community! Here's to another awesome decade!
Thanks for the support Brad, and for sharing your thoughts! And yes, cheers to that!
Great video! Looking forward to seeing more video essays from you in the future.
Thanks for the support, Firebird Bricks, and welcome to the channel! Looking forward to seeing more content from you as well.
Amazing video, can tell it was made with love! Sincerely honored to be mentioned among the greats of the space! Would love to have you as a guest some time!
I appreciate the support gang, love what you guys are doing in the space with your show. I'd be more than honored to make an appearance on the pod, reach out to me on Instagram anytime @our_toy_world #GG
GG 🤘🤘🤘
Absolutely loved this video, lego commentary videos are some of my favorites and this one was really well done!
I would like to add another niche that has gained popularity recently which is digital custom sets done by people like Minibrick, Buzz Brickyear, Bennies Bricks, and more.
Thanks for the comment, Brickaniac! And thanks for suggesting I check out this new niche. I'll have to start watching some of the videos created by you and the UA-camrs you mentioned. I'm always interested in watching LEGO content that pushes the boundaries.
I only joined this community in the past year, but it is amazing and has inspired me to start making brickfilms. I also believe that the second brickfilm Renaissance is coming, because there are many new channels popping up every day, that are making Lego stop motions
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Tiny Jammer! I hope you're right.
The Lego UA-cam community has such a fun variety of content. As far as my perspective goes, I think videos covering news and leaks has definitely become one of the bigger parts of the community, as well as Lego history videos, mostly through Nick On Planet Ripple's Lego Rewind series, which still remains my favorite part of the community. Hopefully it sticks around long enough to grow into a community we can still enjoy for years to come.
I love LEGO History and video essay type videos. Nick's work has been groundbreaking in helping issue in a new type of LEGO content
Sheeeeeeh, fantastic video Richie!!! You really went all out on the video editing, research, and professionalism, and it shows! I'd say that my favorite era of LEGO UA-cam would probably have to be 2016-early 2017, but tbh I'm very excited about the current environment of the LEGO UA-cam community, and for what's to come in the future!
Speaking of which, can't wait for your next video! This was honestly your best one yet!
Thank you so much for your support Machinex! And thanks for sharing your thoughts. Glad to know I'm not the only one who enjoyed that era, probably because I myself was more involved as a content creator that was still starting out.
@@OurToyWorld np Richie!! And yeah! Twas a very lively time in the Lego UA-cam space
The community has definitely changed! Great video and it's very high quality! Hopefully I'll make it to this list one day :)
Absolutely! Thanks for the support Saber Trooper. Keep up the great work and I'm sure you will. :)
Been watching a lot of content since I just got into the community, or really I'm just now discovering it. I only know a few the channels you mentioned, but it shows me more creators to look out for. I did see some of these really big creators with the fast movement's in their videos. I can't stand them. I admire their effort, but they all look the same and I feel that there are no substance to any of them to make them special. I like videos like this that are easy to follow and have value.
Moc videos were still a Large thing in the early 2010's. Jang's City updates were my bread and butter.
His City was so cool back in the day. Didn't he take it apart or start fresh with a new one? Haven't been keeping up lmao
The first video I watched on UA-cam was a Grand Theft Auto brickfilm in the style of a commercial, and that released in late 2005, not long after UA-cam launched.
I also recall creators such as Keshen8, Kooberz Studios and (Spastik) Chuwawa thriving with brickfilm content back then, with creators like Paganomation and Spite Your Face Productions working directly with LEGO for animated content as far back as 2002 and up through the early 2010's. MICHAELHICKOXFilms has been creating brickfilms for over a decade, and his videos still reach millions of people.
I do enjoy making LEGO video essay content like Brick Theories since 2017 and I've met new creators inside and out of the LEGO community through it, such as Nick on Planet Ripple for his LEGO Rewind series, Big Yellow, and R.R. Slugger.
Nice summary of LEGO UA-cam!
Thanks for sharing, Joey! Late 2005... wow. That has to be up there as one of the oldest LEGO videos on the platform.
There were so many cool brickfilmers back in the day. Kooberz's 30 minute Capture the Flag is probably one of the best brickfilms of all time, and now that you mention it, I remember Paganomation working with LEGO. I think he animated some stuff for LEGO Club TV too, if I'm not mistaken.
Would love to see Brick Theory make a return man, LEGO video essay type content is really starting to blow up and it'd be great to see you come back to it.
This brings back memories! I remember when Bricksie was Jordbricks and doing Lepin reviews and drop tests. Jang is still a staple for me.
Thanks for watching, Joshin Around! Glad you were able to reminisce with this vid.
Great great work man, keep this sort of content up! Love it!
Thank you so much for the support Ethan! I will!
watching Forestfire101 back in the day to seeing him have a baby now is surreal.
Some of these UA-camrs really grew up alongside us, crazy
Been in the space and watching the classics since 2008, many many good times and vibes back then. This video was fun!
Thanks for watching Tyler! What has been your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam?
Awesome video Richie, quite comprehensive and well though out. Just a side note, something I think you lacked is creators that don't mix their personalities into their content, people that just focus on the building like hachiroku, chubbybots etc. Keep it up man!
Thanks for watching Luka! I appreciate this comment. I could've, and ultimately should've spent more time researching the current state of LEGO UA-cam. I've only watched one or two of hachiroku's videos in the past, but regardless, I should've explored that niche as well in this video. Perhaps I'll need to post an updated version at some point in the future.
I’m glad I found your channel! I really dig this style of video: mini-documentary but with a personal side to it! I can’t wait to check out more : )
Thanks for the support AMBR Builds! It means a lot, got some more bangers in the works
Richie, you are the king of commentary. We are all about to platform unique and high quality essay comment.
Thanks for always supporting me, BFAB! The LEGO community is about to be blessed big time!
2007-2013 Lego UA-cam is so iconic I genuinely feel bad for people who never experienced it
Man this is a trip down memory lane! Thank you for this!!!
Thank you for the support, stoopid apples. There no info on the history of LEGO UA-cam anywhere on the web. I knew someone had to make this video! Are there any video topics you'd like to see me cover next?
Brickfilms is what got me super into lego. I think they’re the peak form of lego content, yeah the new stuff is great, i made sure lego is on my FYP but I don’t think they can truly replace brick films. I really want to get into making them!
Good luck, Cody! That's awesome that brickfilms helped create your love of LEGO. Most people were into LEGO first, then brickfilms. Who's your favorite brickfilmer of all time?
Awesome video! IDK if I have a favorite Era but I like to watch moc showcases, brickfilms and video essays the most
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Tree!
UA-cam Lego hasn't been quite the same sense UA-cam decided to knee jerk react to their violation of COPPA...
Interesting. I disagree. I think it's gotten better. The community got pretty dark there in late 2019 but since then we've had a full on revival, especially with all the new forms of content that now exist in the LEGO UA-cam scene
Very informative video. Being an upcoming successful UA-camr in the LEGO community can be tricky unless you find your specialty. You have to either be the best at something or create unique content.
Very well done video. The research is definitely there, you put a lot of work into this. I also have similar memories of early Lego UA-cam. Maybe my only critique is don’t have Mr. beast style text pop-up it just makes this video seem less original when it’s really good
This sound so harsh omg I love this video. This should be on steaming services. Idk I’m just bored of modern lego content- this is real refreshing. And the text thing is just a little distracting idk why I made it sound like that big of a deal 😂
@@Normabbot27 No, I understand, thank you for sharing your thoughts Wumbo. I'm glad the editing is the only problem with this video in your eyes. Trust me, I don't like editing in this fast paced style but I gotta do what I gotta do. Perhaps white text on a black background would be less irritating?
@@OurToyWorld honestly yeah idk that just a small nitpick and people seem to be enjoying it 🫡🤗
I think reveals have become very popular and very competitive. You have to be like a gun slinger to get the content out fast enough or be in the know (like part of the LAN).
Awesome vid! I did quite well with the LEGO interview shows on my channel, some of the biggest Lego Youturers have bee guests on the show 😉😉
Thanks for the support Si! It means a lot.
God I absolutely love forestfire, I remember watching him when I was five. Looking back on it, I was too young.
Lol! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, W Binge.
I did miss the mention of LEGO Games era begin 2010's and the speed build type of reviews, which still thrive
Might make a seperate video on LEGO Games, thanks for watching Noobee!
This is really interesting. You have nailed this and its been a lovely nostalgia trip. Also, the editing is superb
Thanks for watching, Ross! What was your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam?
I watched this video while I was in the hospital getting chemo. Currently I’ve been off chemo since June of last year, and am back in normal school.
Banger video, bro! I was hooked as soon as it started. 🙂👍👍👍👍
Ayy, thanks for the support Hive!
forrestfire101 is a MAJOR THROWBACK. Just got back into lego after a long hiatus at college/high school. love this video!!
Ayy welcome back! Hope this vid gave you the chance to catch up on all the content you missed out on over the years lol
Great video! Thank you for mentioning the ACOB podcast 🤘
Thanks for the support Brent, I'm all about supporting and shedding light on cool things happening in the community
I like set reviews personally because that’s what I make on my YT channel. But I also love MOCs.
I miss the brick show, RIP
THE! BRICK! SHOW! never dies!
You Know The Situation Where You Yourself Can't Quite Figure Something Out But To A Third Party It's Obvious, That Just Happened When I Saw I Fell Into The "Lego Video Essays" Category
Sands you are in a category all by yourself - and it’s unrepeatable by any one else
I am glad I could help you figure out what part of the community you fit into good sir
My favorite Lego UA-camr of all time has to be Nightshroud99. I also loved watching The Brickshow, Nickname2002, and 2287sally. I'd have to say my favorite era of Lego UA-cam is the review era
In the early to mid 2010's the tutorials and city updates also became very popular.
You're right, Angel! Thanks for watching.
Forgot about jaystapher one of the first moc builders
True!
Nightly News at Nine was my favorite Lego channel for a long time.
Those animations were so so so so good. I mean seriously. They were perfect- what was your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam, Paladin?
I would be very interested if you made a video about ninjago core. It is one of the Most interesting and strange choices by The LEGO Group in a while not including plain out bad ones like Lego vidyo. There have been two waves now, so I think we are getting a taste of what it is. Ninjago is easily legos biggest in house success, and it is in a troubled spot right now. I think you could have an interesting take. If you’ve don’t want to make a video I would still appreciate a reply. Thanks either way!
First off, sorry for the late reply Glubus. I've been overwhelmed by all the support the channel has received so I haven't had the chance to reply to every comment like I normally like to.
I'll definitely look into Core and see what's going on with the theme, and if I'm unable to make a video I'll find a way to still send over my thoughts to you
@@OurToyWorld thanks! No worries
Remember when we did Thursday night derailment. That was a time eh. There is few old time lego UA-camrs left as most moved away years ago and new had came in.
How could I forget? Those were chaotic, but great times. Hope you're doing well these days Matt. Glad to still you're still around.
For me, i still watch set reviews, i still see set reviews important, i want to know what im getting into before buying the set. The new forms of content is great but i still want to watch set reviews, thats just my personal opinon.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Who are your favorite reviewers?
@@OurToyWorld jangbricks was a massive part of my childhood, i still watch him but not as often, i watch mostly mandr for star wars reviews but just depends what kind of set review i want/need to see
Honestly the problem with reviews is they are more utility video style. I only watch them to help myself decide weather or not to buy a set. But I really can’t just sit down To watch them like I used to.
Thanks for your input, Glubus. I myself just use brickset to see if I want to purchase a set or not lmao. Once you watch a hundred or so LEGO reviews you've kinda seen them all, and with them being the most popular form of content to produce on the platform it makes sense that so many of us are burnt out of them
What an awesome video, early Lego UA-cam was my ENTIRE childhood. Speaking of which, does anyone else remember brickboy101? He seemed to vanish without a trace.
Thanks for watching ClassyJack! Of course. He came (and disappeared) right before my time, but I'm pretty sure the story goes that he was dating one of the girls from LegoShow Reviews. CroffStudios made a little documentary on him a couple years ago: ua-cam.com/video/cr4yq6ThoY8/v-deo.html (well actually it's been 6 years damn i'm getting old)
@@OurToyWorld you and I both, I'll have to check that out!
Surprised you didn’t mention anything about nick on planet ripple or RR slugger or anyone that makes content about retired themes
Yeah, looking back that was a mistake on my part
You forgot to include Bricksie! Great vid though
Ahh, you're right! I knew I was missing some different creators. Not too familiar with his work tbh. You suggest I check him out?
Does anyone remember nightshroud99? That's a real throw back to early lego youtube.
How could I forget? He was awesome. Hope he's doing well.
Wow, look at that. 4:56 - my content, in the video. Wowsers.
Damn, sorry for not giving credit DD1. Upon further inspection, I realize that trailer was shot by you lol.
My favorite time was 2016-2019
I honestly like reviews and lists the most
You forgot to talk about news and investment videos.
How about making a part 2 of this video and include your favorite video from each year?
Thanks for sharing, Z Bricks! And I love that idea... might have to take you up on that one.
Now that you've triggered my nostalgia, can anyone remind me who the person was that made some alien-like robot builds, that were mostly black and trans-neon green? I think that was in around 2012-14 approximately. They also made a Megaman custom at some point I think. And hellboy. Thanks in advance (:
NightlyNewsatNine maybe? He was one of the most creative builders and stop-motion animators back in the day, and had tutorial videos for making all of the things you mentioned, as well as all the props he used in his Lego animations. At some point he pivoted to tutorials for FNaF characters and I kind of lost interest, and I think after FNaF was past its peak he fell out of popularity. I haven't heard of anything he's done since, or whether his channel is still around.
EDIT: he is still around, his channel is called Brick 101 now!
@@Thinginator ohh yeah! Most likely, I'll check it out, thanks a lot!
@@Thinginator pinch-bots, that's what I was looking for!
Yes, Brick 101! Unfortunately he's no longer active, but his library of LEGO content is pure gold. Great guy too, have had the chance to meet him several times over the past decade
Great video!
Thanks for the support, Jason
I remember those Frenchmen? Who used to build the sets and smell the bags when they opened them. Enjoyed watching them.
I must admit I’ve not heard of half of these newer Lego channels mentioned, ive only really got the same channels I’ve followed for years now and christ I just checked and MICHAELHICKOXFilms hasn’t uploaded in 2 years now.
Duckbricks is my favourite now
He has great videos!
I believe Circle Circle Dot Dot by Blunty3000 may have been the first brickfilm on UA-cam. IIRC it was posted in 2005 at least.
I always felt pizzamovies got too much credit, as his first couple videos were just direct ripoffs of Spugesdu’s Squad 42. That being said the brickfilm era was easily the best. I think UA-cam as a whole started to go down the drain around 2012 when the algorithm came in and basically trashed animation as a medium on the website.
What do you think of Robin Hood Bricks?
Haven't watched him before, should I check him out?
You should do a video about the Lego minidolls UA-cams
I'd love to! How can I learn more about that niche?
i feel like everyone ignores the lego ww2 and brickarms and military community
HOW COULD YOU EVER HAVE FORGOTTEN THEDRAGONRELIC
Anyone else remember the Lego Beer Song?? I think that may have been one of the very first Lego UA-cam videos.
Thanks for your comment David. It's from May 2006... definitely one of, if not the first
Great video! Keep up the good vids 💪
Oh my gosh! PJ! How have you been mate??
@@OurToyWorld I've been great! Thanks for asking. How about you? I like your documentary-esque style videos. Suits you pretty well
@@pjmre8365 Busy but good. Thanks for sticking around all these years, yeah, I've finally stumbled upon my niche :)
@@OurToyWorld Thats great to hear :D Been thinking about doing stopmotion again but we'll see. Keep up the good work! I'm sure you'll have only great things to come with this style of content
I started watching just2good before 1000 subs.
Kinda crazy watching him grow
Wow! As a long time fan of just2good, I invite you to watch the documentary I made about him a couple years ago. Would love to know your thoughts and correct any mistakes I might have made:
ua-cam.com/video/aXMN6pMFco4/v-deo.html
i actuall have been able to find the oldest lego video on youtube. i made a video on it a while back
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
RIP Brick Show
Never forget! What was your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam, Brickster?
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Thanks for quantifying why i don't enjoy those specific creators.
Nothing against any of them it's just that that style of content is hard for me to watch.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Doughnut Dragon. Is there a specific era of LEGO UA-cam you really enjoyed?
I think "Josh builds stuff" is a good example for good and unique content.
I've heard of him but never watched him before. I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the recommendation, Sven!
If lego set reviews are dying, then i belive its due to the fact there is no innovation in the content itself. I believe that transformers reviews are thriving due to the innovation the genre has seen. With many camera angles and personality oozing out of the creative editing. I think R.R Slugger can change that for the lego community with his videos.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Yoshiedude, and you make a great point. I remember there was a guy a few years back named QwikBricks who was all about providing high quality LEGO set reviews in under 3 minutes. Looking forward to seeing what RR Slugger does!
And rr slugger is the best of them
His content is fantastic. He's a big inspiration of mine!
You uh... mightve forgot the "Toxic Lego Star Wars Fans" phase
You forgot the best part customs
That I did, as soon as I remembered that I left out customs it was too late. perhaps a part 2 is needed?
behonest, i though this year to getting back with LEGO and mine mother. but sadly it was different, yeah i did buy first Disneycastle in november 2022. i wanna made LEGO city in mine house and i wanna show it with mine mother. but in March she did died on accident and it is harsh for me. but i build more LEGO as therapy form and enjoy memories for mine mother also. so youtubers is watch it is for me this year andi was more curious how people doing they mistakes building and where to buy there LEGO's also the nostalgic lego style made some fun. so that i have some sets out the 80's and 90's it was more fun to do. so yeah mine plans this years was different than i was planning...
I miss the brick show 😢
Same. They were really special back in the day. What was your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam, cenaguy?
@@OurToyWorld back when brick show was doing set reviews
Good video 👍👍
Thanks for the support, Mikey J!
You didn't talk about Blender Bricks.
What does he do on his channel?
@@OurToyWorld It's not a channel, it's a topic. Blender Bricks is a term used to describe the recent trend of making LEGO Movie-style fan-made animations.
@@newmallenium Ooo, I'll have to check that kind of content out. Who do you recommend I watch?
@@OurToyWorldHere are some of my favorite examples: ua-cam.com/video/0fH1q_pVzjU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/_ybFAmuLmjY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/4jNiBCTxMJ4/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/QibqSnOb8JE/v-deo.html
We are now in the Whatnot era of LEGO lol
Thanks for watching, D_Bricks! What do you mean by that comment? Just the fact that everyone is on WhatNot or are you referring to WhatNot sponsoring a lot of LEGO UA-camrs?
@@OurToyWorld I guess you can say both, but I was mainly referring to a lot creators selling and doing giveaways on whatnot. Which probably stems from all the sponsorship.
Awesome video, as always. I know my. Channel has not grown the most in the past year compared to past years, but to me, that is ok since I don't look at my channel as a source of income and never plan to I use it as a hobby.
Sounds like a great plan, thanks for watching Brick Lover 225
@OurToyWorld No problem. It's always a pleasure.
This guy really left out TheDragonRelic bruh
Not a fan of the “Mr Beastified” stuff but I’ll check out some of these.
Thanks for sharing your opinion, Thrillhouse. What has been your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam?
no but fr this was dope
Thank you, Jewcy Customs!
JangBricks is the 🐐
You should check out my Jangbricks documentary then! It's a little old but it's a great vid ua-cam.com/video/edQxiiqeH0g/v-deo.html
Howdy, I'm a 31yr illegal Bricker. I notice you didn't discuss UA-cam wars.
I am working on something new in the Lego community. I've only seen this done once before. I do live streams and chats on Facebook if you wish to get a preview.
Good luck with the new project, thanks for watching Chris!
What are you talking about? Reviews are dead post 2020??? I literally ONLY watch reviews. You’re forgetting about all the 40+ AFOL that got back into Lego during the pandemic. We are “new again” to Lego and what we want are reviews (of new sets and old ones) so we can figure out where to spend our money.
That's a good point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Dylan. Which reviewers do you specifically watch?
Remember my first Lego video it was Al yankovic's The saga begins played over a stop motion animation Lego the OG one
Wow! Thanks for sharing. I think it's awesome that you remember the first LEGO video you ever watched.
The community nowadays isn’t as good as it use to be. I don’t know how to explain it, but I just feel like content creators are trying too hard at getting reviews out before others do. More specifically the lego Star Wars community. You have no idea how many young adult content creators there are that seem like they’re desperate to get new Star Wars sets early just so that they can review them as soon as possible. Soon enough to the point that the review seems rushed. I use to make Lego videos, but stopped because I can’t keep up with the desperate content creators. This community is becoming cheap. Some reviews are becoming whinny and garbage. Not gonna say who the bad creators are but I will say the older creators..not young adults..like real adults are the better content creators, their opinions just seem more valid.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this video, SoloCereal. My biggest suggestion is to make content you yourself enjoy, people will eventually catch on.
awesome
Thanks again for watching, Austin! What was your favorite era of LEGO UA-cam?