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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>Lego Island TV series (unaired pilot)</center> |image=Pilotscreenshot.PNG |imagecaption=Screenshot of main characters in the pilot. |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=30 Sep 2018 |foundby=[https://youtube.com/channel/UCO6uBj1U2084Qvv_SmK4c7g Lorin Tone] }} '''''LEGO Island''''' is a video game created by The LEGO Group and Mindscape and released in 1997. Although the game is very well known amongst the LEGO community, '''a pilot was made for a TV show titled ''LEGO Pirates'''''. Sometime either before or after the release of the ''LEGO Island'' game, Creative Director Wes Jenkins and studio Delaplane Creative (formerly Flying Rhino) put together an animated pilot and pitched it to LEGO. LEGO denied it and it somehow ended up being pitched to BBC. The project was accepted but never came through as at the time in the UK, a TV show could not be based on toys because it was considered a stealthy advertising ploy. The pilot was first brought to light when mentioned on Wes' website. However, the mention is no longer on the site. For a long time, no footage or pictures have surfaced of the pilot. ==The Plot== According to an interview with Wes: <blockquote>"The pilot was about the pirate Captain Click who takes all of the LEGO bricks that people leave out when they go to sleep. The pirates take them to the Island, off Ogel, and build weird stuff and the battle begins…"<ref>[http://le717.github.io/LEGO-Island-VGF/legoisland/interview.html Page containing an interview with Wes Jenkins.] Retrieved 17 Aug '17</ref></blockquote> The plot is not the same as the video game; however, it was speculated that the pilot may take place on the same island. ==Location of Pilot== Wes Jenkins has stated in an email (originally posted on RockRaiderUnited.com; that page is now defunct; however, the email can be found on Imgur) that he had a DVD with some footage lying around somewhere. There is a possibility the whole pilot could be on there; however, he has not confirmed such.<ref>[http://imgur.com/gallery/1r6FO Imgur post with the original email from RockRaidersUnited.com] Retrieved 17 Aug '17</ref> However, Wes Jenkins passed away on September 24th, 2017. The location of his DVD is unknown. On September 30th, 2018, YouTuber Lorin Tone uploaded the pilot under the name "LEGO Island 1 Ad." In the comment section, he states: <blockquote>"For the folks who know the game, here's the nerd stuff. We did this video in 3/4" Sony UMatic. Then I had to take it home and mix the music and sound effects. The timecode lock didn't work in my early version of Cakewalk, so I had to match it up second by second in real-time. Major pain in the buttocks. But it got done, gosh darn it."</blockquote> He mentions that the pilot was only shown off once, during E3's Computer Games conference in LA. Lorrin also mentions that including the LEGO Island cast reprising their roles, Wes Jenkins and Kyle Bogertman play the Mom and Dad respectively. The production company who made the pilot is Flying Rhino Productions, with sound effects by The Lorin Swelk Orchestra. ==Gallery== {{Video|perrow =1 |service1 =youtube |id1 =RghFUb0-6VY |description1 =''LEGO Pirates'' pilot. }} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found animation]] [[Category:Found media]] [[Category:Found TV]]