LEGO MASTERS: The road to the USA

MASTERS is about to premiere in the USA, but this is not the first series of the brick-building competition series – Brick Fanatics looks back at how

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MASTERS has evolved since it first arrived on screens

Three years ago, there was no guarantee that s sries all about LEGO building could be a success. Now, it is being exported worldwide. So with

MASTERS premiering in the USA, Brick Fanatics is looking back over the past three years to see how the series has evolved to become the big-budget US version hosted by Will Arnett.

LEGO MASTERS Series 1 (UK)

The very first episode of

MASTERS aired in the UK on August 24, 2017. Airing on Channel 4, the series saw eight teams of builders compete in a series of challenges. In each episode, the building pairs competed in two challenges with the last place team was sent home at the end.

Melvin Odoom hosted the first iteration of

MASTERS, bringing a non- eye to the proceedings so that the audience could access terms like SNOT, cheese slope and AFOL. Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton used his expertise to assess the builds, with different guest judges helping him out each week.

Steve Guinness and Nate Dias were the first

MASTERS title holders, winning bragging rights and the opportunity to have their final build displayed in the House. Nicolas and Kobe came in second place.

See all of the Brick Fanatics coverage from LEGO MASTERS Series 1 – episode reviews, verdicts and an interview host Melvin Odoom.

LEGO MASTERS Series 2 (UK)

On November 6,

MASTERS Series 2 premiered in the UK, again on Channel 4. The format was similar to the previous series, with engineering enthusiast Fran Scott joining Matthew Ashton as a regular judge. Celebrity guests continued to drop by, demonstrating how far the appeal goes. Father and son team Paul Lewis Bird secured the MASTERS trophy.

See all of the Brick Fanatics coverage from LEGO MASTERS Series 1 – judge interviews, Johnny Vegas interview, episode reviews, verdicts, contestant introductionsand exit interviews.

MASTERS Germany

The German edition of the show first aired on November 18, following a similar format to the UK version although with four teams of two. Juliane Aufdembrinke, Senior Designer at

and Paolo Tumminelli, Design Professor from Cologne judged the contestant’s creations, declaring Claus-Marc Hahn and Christoph Helfenbein the winners.

When the German version of the show returns later in 2020, there will be six teams competing and all contestants will all be adults.

LEGO MASTERS Australia

The second English-speaking edition of

MASTERS arrived down under on April 28, 2019, changing up the style quite a bit. Rather than the smaller, Great British Bake Off infused style of the previous versions, the builds were constructed in a huge warehouse. Dramatic moments were included in the edit and reality television hallmarks like straight-to-camera narrations were added.

Most significantly, only adults were building this time around. It meant that the builds could last longer and have more challenging aspects. This also meant that the show focused on just watching the building more, which proved to work well. Hamish Blake hosted, bringing dry comedy to the format, while

Certified Professional Ryan “Brickman” McNaught judged the entries.

Henry Pinto and Cade Franklin took home the trophy and a $100,000 prize at the end of the nine episode series, with a second series slated to arrive later this year.

See all of the Brick Fanatics reviews from LEGO MASTERS Australia.

LEGO MASTERS USA

The next stop is the USA, with Will Arnett, who voiced

in The Movie and its sequels hosting and designer experts Jamie Berard and Amy Corbett proving judging expertise. It will feature entirely adult contestants and looks set to follow the Australian edition more closely than the British and Germany versions.

MASTERS will premiere on Fox in the USA on Wednesday, February 5 at 9.00pm ET/10.00pm PT.

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MASTERS USA coverage

LEGO MASTERS: The road to the USA

Episode reviews:
Episode 1: “Dream Park Theme Park”
Episode 2: “Space Smash Challenge”

Exit interviews:
Episode 1: No elimination
Episode 2: “Space Smash Challenge”

Meet the judges:
Jamie Berard
Amy Corbett

Meet the contestants:
Sam and Jessica
Krystle and Amie
Mel and Jermaine
Flynn and Richard
Boone and Mark
Manny and Nestor
Travis and Corey
Tyler and Amy
Jessie and Kara
Christian and Aaron

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