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Reckless Ben · Part 4 · November 2, 2026

Reckless Ben’s Part 4 premieres in a Los Angeles theater on November 4, before it reaches the internet.

Dynasty Typewriter, a 196-seat theater on Wilshire Boulevard, has “Reckless Ben’s Lego Video 4 Premiere” on its calendar for November 4, with doors at 9:30 p.m. PST, the show at 10 p.m. PST and tickets at $28.66. The listing calls it “your only chance to see the episode early before it hits the internet” and promises a live Q&A with Reckless Ben after the screening. It gives no date for the online release.

CONFIRMEDThe theater’s calendar and ticket page list the show for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 2511 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, with doors at 9:30 p.m. PST, the show at 10 p.m. PST and general admission at $28.66 with the fee.

PRIMARY SOURCEThe description and the poster below are the theater’s own listing, which says the night is “independently presented by Sethward Productions.”

UNRESOLVEDThe listing gives no date for the video to reach the internet.

A blue poster. Reckless Ben in a top hat, tuxedo and bow tie inside a frame of LEGO bricks, beside the words Reckless Ben's Lego Video IV, Live Premiere Event, screening followed by a Q&A with Ben.
The poster on the theater’s listing. Source: Dynasty Typewriter.

What the listing says

This is how the theater’s calendar describes the night.

Reckless Ben’s viral LEGO saga continues! Join us for the exclusive premiere of Episode 4 of the explosive investigation into the missing $200,000 LEGO Star Wars collection. As the story spirals deeper into the madness, Ben himself is calling this one of the craziest videos he’s ever made. This is your only chance to see the episode early before it hits the internet!

A live Q&A with Reckless Ben follows the screening, led by Sethward. The listing says the views presented “are not endorsed by Dynasty Typewriter.” Tickets are general admission, $25 plus a $3.66 fee, and anyone under 18 has to come with a parent or guardian.

The room seats 196. Reckless Ben’s first video on the company showed about 8.3 million views on November 1.

How it got here

June 9
A state court restrains him
The order comes with speech restrictions.
July 7
“I can talk again!”
A federal injunction replaces the state order. Its second paragraph says it does not prohibit “engaging in investigative journalism” or commentary “through any lawful means or methods they choose.” Reckless Ben posts 37 seconds under that title, and its description says episode 3 is on Patreon and “coming to YouTube very soon.”
August 19
BAM apologizes to the Mansell family and agrees to pay
The settlement leaves its case against Reckless Ben running.
September 19
“More boring and less interesting”
Matt McNeff tells franchisees that is the strategy, because then “fewer people are going to pay attention.” As reported.
November 1
“November 4th is part 4 in theaters”
November 4
Part 4 premieres
Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles. Doors 9:30 p.m. PST, show 10 p.m. PST.

What came back

The listing calls the collection missing. Ed Mansell’s collection was consigned at the Salem store in September 2023. By his son Bryan’s count, the settlement sent back about 35 sets, seven of them not his. BAM’s own register marks 403 copies still unsold the night it took the store.

The fair reading, and its limit. A ticket listing is advertising, and “explosive” and “craziest” are sales words about a video that has not been shown. The $200,000 is the listing’s figure, not a court’s. BAM denies wrongdoing, its federal case against Reckless Ben is still open, and no court has ruled on his special motion. The listing establishes the date, the room and the price, and nothing about what the video shows. The right of reply is open to BAM, to Reckless Ben and to Sethward Productions.

The record

Dynasty Typewriter, listing. Ticket page. Dynasty Typewriter, rentals. ECF 21. Part 1. Part 2. “I can talk again!”. Part 3. Collecting Weekly, Build Night.

Sources. Dynasty Typewriter, “Reckless Ben’s Lego Video 4 Premiere,” listing and poster for November 4, 2026, and its ticket page. Dynasty Typewriter, rentals page, for the seat count. Order Granting Joint Motion for Preliminary Injunction, BAM Franchising, Inc. v. Schneider, No. 2:26-cv-00593 (D. Utah), ECF 21, filed July 7, 2026. Reckless Ben, videos of May 21, May 30, July 7 and July 8, 2026, as titled and described on YouTube. Collecting Weekly, “LEGO YouTubers LIVE! Build Night & Reckless Ben / Bricks & Minifigs Discussion,” live November 1, 2026. View count as YouTube displayed it on November 1, 2026.

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