Released on 2 August 2015, The Big Bang Theory is one of the LEGO Ideas sets for 2015. With 484 pieces, it captures the famous living room of Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter along with the 7 main characters. The set costs $59.99 in the US, which puts it at around 12.4 cents per piece. This makes it a little pricier, but if I had to guess, it's probably from licensing costs. I've had the set for a while and have finally taken the time to put it together, take some pictures, and give a review. Unless you live by a LEGO brand store, it's probably too late to get it for Christmas, but if you are expecting some gift certificates to LEGO, then maybe you'll want to add it to your list.

Like many of the LEGO Ideas sets, the box is similar. Instead of opening on the sides like most, it opens up on the top. The front of the box shows the completed set and all figures. The back of the box shows some close up views as well as close ups on the 7 characters.

The contents include an instruction booklet that talks about the show, the show's characters, the designers of the set, and includes the instructions for the set. There are 2 bags labeled "1" and 2 bags labeled "2." It also includes some dark tan base plates and a small sticker page with only 2 stickers.

The first set of bags contains the main shell of the room, part of the book shelf, Bernadette Rostenkowski, Amy Farrah Fowler, and Howard Wolowitz, Cinnamon (I had to look up Raj's dog's name), a few extra pieces, and a piece separator. Here are a few close up pictures.

The second set of bags contains the furniture, the other shelf, a lot of the details of items that decorate the apartment, and Penny, Raj Koothrappali, Sheldon Cooper, and Leonard Hofstadter. Besides numerous books on the shelves, there are some globe looking objects, figurines, a DNA strand, a few white boards, and some other decorations. The next time I watch the show, I'll have to pay better attention to the items to see how close the designer got.

The completed set is above. The one piece I did not add in were some of the kitchen utensils to include some forks for the crew to have their takeout Chinese food.

Here's a closer view of the gang. I'll have to pay attention to the rug next time I watch to see how accurate it is. You can also see the green lantern, a rocket, and a few other items. The build itself is nothing too elaborate with mostly basic techniques used to capture the details. There are some great bricks in this set to include the brick textured pieces and some of the pieces in that make up the decoration details.

Here are some pictures of the minifigures. As well as some front and back shots. Bernadette and Amy have their pants painted or maybe they are skirts. I'm not sure which I prefer, the painted on skirts or some of the sets where there are separate "cloth skirt pieces" that you have to attach. The only character I think isn't quite accurate is Penny. I'm not sure if it's her hair or her outfit, but it doesn't represent Penny very well in my opinion. The rest of the gang looks pretty good. All of the characters have 2 facial expressions. I only show one in the pictures.

Overall, my opinion is mixed. I'm a big fan of "The Big Bang Theory" show and think the set is a great representation of Sheldon's and Leonard's living room area. I think the minifigures are great too. There are 7 in the set and for the most part, they look a lot like the characters on the show. On the other side, the set is a bit pricey and the build is not very exciting. While the details are there, but it doesn't use a lot of intricate building techniques. I recommend this set for those that are big fans of the show and would think it's cool to have the set to go with it. Other than that, many LEGO fans would not enjoy this set for the build itself. It does have some good pieces in it, but I'm not sure it's worth it to spend $60 for those parts.

The Bricks for Bricks store is open. I'm still working on perfecting it so that why there hasn't been a ton of posts on it. You'll see some minifigures from "The Big Bang Theory" set in there if you are just looking for the minifigures.