That's Not Lego! - Revision history

Gatorbox at 21:04, 18 November 2025

2025-11-18T21:04:07Z

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	'''''That's Not Lego!''''' is a Gatorbox side-series produced by [[Gator Company]] where knockoff and bootlegs of Lego building blocks are reviewed and assembled. It initially debuted in 2014 with a limited run of four episodes before being shelved, however in 2023 [[Draco]] taped a staggering 48 episodes of the show in order to clear out the [[Prop Closet]] and free up some space for new things. The initial test of ''That's Not Lego'' was filmed offline but the 2023 reboot was taped live; rather than introduce ''That's Not Lego'' as a new "[[First Friday]]" opener Draco instead elected to use every second Monday from the [[Gatorbox &CHILL]] streams to record the show. Filming took approximately two and a half months to shoot 48 new episodes which ~~will debut~~ in succession every Sunday from fall 2024 to summer 2025.		'''''That's Not Lego!''''' is a Gatorbox side-series produced by [[Gator Company]] where knockoff and bootlegs of Lego building blocks are reviewed and assembled. It initially debuted in 2014 with a limited run of four episodes before being shelved, however in 2023 [[Draco]] taped a staggering 48 episodes of the show in order to clear out the [[Prop Closet]] and free up some space for new things. The initial test of ''That's Not Lego'' was filmed offline but the 2023 reboot was taped live; rather than introduce ''That's Not Lego'' as a new "[[First Friday]]" opener Draco instead elected to use every second Monday from the [[Gatorbox &CHILL]] streams to record the show. Filming took approximately two and a half months to shoot 48 new episodes which debuted in succession every Sunday from fall 2024 to summer 2025.

			Presently, ''That's Not Lego'' is out of production while Draco builds another collection of bootleg Lego to showcase.

	==Format==		==Format==
	A standard episode of ''That's Not Lego'' focuses on one "brand" of knockoff Lego. This is either one reasonably sized set or two or more smaller sets from the same company. Packaging, piece quality, sturdiness, hold, and the overall look of the blocks are critiqued throughout the video as Draco assembles each set. Instructions are usually visible to the viewer by way of the [[Loot Cam 2000]] camera feed. Upon completing a set Draco will summarize his feelings on the quality of the product and either praise or demean the company responsible. More often than not reviews are negative citing bad piece quality or lack of originality with the set.		A standard episode of ''That's Not Lego'' focuses on one "brand" of knockoff Lego. This is either one reasonably sized set or two or more smaller sets from the same company. Packaging, piece quality, sturdiness, hold, and the overall look of the blocks are critiqued throughout the video as Draco assembles each set. Instructions are usually visible to the viewer by way of the [[Loot Cam 2000]] camera feed. Upon completing a set Draco will summarize his feelings on the quality of the product and either praise or demean the company responsible. More often than not reviews are negative citing bad piece quality or lack of originality with the set. Generally, a company is not featured in more than one episode unless they produce a substantially different line of sets from ones previously shown.

	Because the entire series was taped in a relatively short period of time only a few running gags developed during production. The more noteworthy ones include Draco's video introduction always going off topic, dropping each video's block sets in front of the camera, and referring back to companies such as Best Lock as always looking out for the common man and Block Tech as being "chaotic evil".		Because the entire series was taped in a relatively short period of time only a few running gags developed during production. The more noteworthy ones include Draco's video introduction always going off topic, dropping each video's block sets in front of the camera, and referring back to companies such as Best Lock always looking out for the common man and Block Tech being "chaotic evil".

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	~~As of October 2023, 48~~ episodes ~~have been taped~~ for ~~the~~ ''That's Not Lego'' ~~reboot. These are currently being edited~~ and ~~Draco has stated that~~ the ~~series comeback likely won~~'~~t happen until fall 2024~~. ~~He's also expressed interest~~ in ~~making episodes of~~ the show ~~available early~~ to ~~fans who support the show~~ on Patreon and/or Twitch.		52 episodes exist for ''That's Not Lego'' (4 from the original run and 48 from the 2020's reboot). The entire season of reboot episodes were edited all at once in order for the show to see weekly releases for nearly a full year. Access to every episode was granted to supporters on Patreon and/or Twitch.

			(Episode table TBA)

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	The original run of ''That's Not Lego'' in 2014 saw noticeably higher viewership than the average for the channel at the time putting it behind ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' but slightly ahead of most installments of ''[[GatorUNbox]]''. Feedback was generally positive, however Draco opted not to continue the show into 2015 citing issues with filling dead air and feeling too reliant on using sped-up footage of assembling sets to the ''Lego Racers'' theme which he felt would eventually start to annoy viewers.		The original run of ''That's Not Lego'' in 2014 saw noticeably higher viewership than the average for the channel at the time putting it behind ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' but slightly ahead of most installments of ''[[GatorUNbox]]''. Feedback was generally positive, however Draco opted not to continue the show into 2015 citing issues with filling dead air and feeling too reliant on using sped-up footage of assembling sets to the ''Lego Racers'' theme which he felt would eventually start to annoy viewers. The 48 episodes produced for the first run of the series reboot saw increased viewership compared to other uploads happening each week, however viewership averaged out to be about the same as the recaps of Friday night shows and ''GatorUNbox''.

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Gatorbox at 19:00, 2 September 2024

2024-09-02T19:00:34Z

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	'''''That's Not Lego!''''' is a Gatorbox side-series produced by [[Gator Company]] where knockoff and bootlegs of Lego building blocks are reviewed and assembled. It initially debuted in 2014 with a limited run of four episodes before being shelved, however in 2023 [[Draco]] taped a staggering 46 episodes of the show in order to clear out the ~~prop closet~~ and free up some space for new things. The initial test of ''That's Not Lego'' was filmed offline but the 2023 reboot was taped live; rather than introduce ''That's Not Lego'' as a new Friday ~~night~~ opener Draco instead elected to use ~~alternating Mondays for~~ the [[Gatorbox &CHILL]] streams to record it.		'''''That's Not Lego!''''' is a Gatorbox side-series produced by [[Gator Company]] where knockoff and bootlegs of Lego building blocks are reviewed and assembled. It initially debuted in 2014 with a limited run of four episodes before being shelved, however in 2023 [[Draco]] taped a staggering 48 episodes of the show in order to clear out the [[Prop Closet]] and free up some space for new things. The initial test of ''That's Not Lego'' was filmed offline but the 2023 reboot was taped live; rather than introduce ''That's Not Lego'' as a new "[[First Friday]]" opener Draco instead elected to use every second Monday from the [[Gatorbox &CHILL]] streams to record the show. Filming took approximately two and a half months to shoot 48 new episodes which will debut in succession every Sunday from fall 2024 to summer 2025.

	==Format==		==Format==
	A standard episode of ''That's Not Lego'' focuses on one "brand" of knockoff Lego. This is either one reasonably sized set or two or more smaller sets from the same company. Packaging, piece quality, sturdiness, hold, and the overall look of the blocks are critiqued throughout the video as Draco assembles each set. Instructions are usually visible to the viewer by way of the [[Loot Cam 2000]] camera feed. Upon completing a set Draco will summarize his feelings on the quality of the product and either praise or demean the company responsible. More often than not reviews are negative citing bad piece quality or lack of originality with the set.		A standard episode of ''That's Not Lego'' focuses on one "brand" of knockoff Lego. This is either one reasonably sized set or two or more smaller sets from the same company. Packaging, piece quality, sturdiness, hold, and the overall look of the blocks are critiqued throughout the video as Draco assembles each set. Instructions are usually visible to the viewer by way of the [[Loot Cam 2000]] camera feed. Upon completing a set Draco will summarize his feelings on the quality of the product and either praise or demean the company responsible. More often than not reviews are negative citing bad piece quality or lack of originality with the set.

	Because the entire series was taped in a relatively short period of time a few running gags developed during production. The more noteworthy ones include Draco's video introduction always going off topic ~~or mindlessly repeating the same points over and over~~, dropping each video's block sets in front of the camera, and referring back to companies such as Best Lock as always looking out for the common man.		Because the entire series was taped in a relatively short period of time only a few running gags developed during production. The more noteworthy ones include Draco's video introduction always going off topic, dropping each video's block sets in front of the camera, and referring back to companies such as Best Lock as always looking out for the common man and Block Tech as being "chaotic evil".

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	As of October 2023, ~~forty-six~~ episodes have been taped for the ''That's Not Lego'' reboot. These are currently being edited and Draco has stated that the series comeback likely won't happen until 2024. He's also expressed interest in making episodes of the show available early to fans who support the show on Patreon and/or Twitch.		As of October 2023, 48 episodes have been taped for the ''That's Not Lego'' reboot. These are currently being edited and Draco has stated that the series comeback likely won't happen until fall 2024. He's also expressed interest in making episodes of the show available early to fans who support the show on Patreon and/or Twitch.

			==Reception==
			The original run of ''That's Not Lego'' in 2014 saw noticeably higher viewership than the average for the channel at the time putting it behind ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' but slightly ahead of most installments of ''[[GatorUNbox]]''. Feedback was generally positive, however Draco opted not to continue the show into 2015 citing issues with filling dead air and feeling too reliant on using sped-up footage of assembling sets to the ''Lego Racers'' theme which he felt would eventually start to annoy viewers.

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'''''That's Not Lego!''''' is a Gatorbox side-series produced by [[Gator Company]] where knockoff and bootlegs of Lego building blocks are reviewed and assembled. It initially debuted in 2014 with a limited run of four episodes before being shelved, however in 2023 [[Draco]] taped a staggering 46 episodes of the show in order to clear out the prop closet and free up some space for new things. The initial test of ''That's Not Lego'' was filmed offline but the 2023 reboot was taped live; rather than introduce ''That's Not Lego'' as a new Friday night opener Draco instead elected to use alternating Mondays for the [[Gatorbox &CHILL]] streams to record it.

==Format==
A standard episode of ''That's Not Lego'' focuses on one "brand" of knockoff Lego. This is either one reasonably sized set or two or more smaller sets from the same company. Packaging, piece quality, sturdiness, hold, and the overall look of the blocks are critiqued throughout the video as Draco assembles each set. Instructions are usually visible to the viewer by way of the [[Loot Cam 2000]] camera feed. Upon completing a set Draco will summarize his feelings on the quality of the product and either praise or demean the company responsible. More often than not reviews are negative citing bad piece quality or lack of originality with the set.

Because the entire series was taped in a relatively short period of time a few running gags developed during production. The more noteworthy ones include Draco's video introduction always going off topic or mindlessly repeating the same points over and over, dropping each video's block sets in front of the camera, and referring back to companies such as Best Lock as always looking out for the common man.

==Episodes==
As of October 2023, forty-six episodes have been taped for the ''That's Not Lego'' reboot. These are currently being edited and Draco has stated that the series comeback likely won't happen until 2024. He's also expressed interest in making episodes of the show available early to fans who support the show on Patreon and/or Twitch.

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