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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread
« on: September 29, 2010, 11:01 PM »
Quote from: Diddly on September 29, 2010, 09:52 PM
Comedian Greg Giraldo Dead at 44

Wasn't really a fan, but I always saw him on various Comedy Central shows, and he was pretty funny. RIP.

Sad news.  He really tore it up at the David Hasselhoff roast.  An incredibly funny guy.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2010 "Vintage" Collection Wave 3 - ROTJ
« on: September 29, 2010, 08:34 PM »
Quote from: JACKOFTRADZE on September 29, 2010, 05:58 PM
Quote from: Nicklab on September 10, 2010, 02:16 AM
AMPLE SUPPLY?

I haven't seen one bit of the ROTS wave yet, and mind you I don't live in the sticks.  NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION of a wave takes a little bit of time.  And based on Hasbro's comments at both Comic Con and CV, it sounds like they're scrambling internally to get the ROTJ wave to market.

They are all over the Chicago area so here they are in ample supply. I see them everywhere, the only one that seems harder to track down is Cody.


A couple of weeks can make a significant difference.  I've seen the ROTS wave at WalMart in quantity within the past week.  But it's only dribs and drabs at TRU.  And I haven't seen it at all at Target.

It's definitely remarkable that the preorders are finally starting for the ROTS wave.  EE is starting to list this wave as well.  The delivery dates are putting it out in November.  If Hasbro can hold to that schedule there is a CHANCE that wave 4 MIGHT get out before the holidays.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: TVC will fail...
« on: September 29, 2010, 01:28 AM »
The whole Bounty Hunt Foil promotion reeks of desperation.  EVERY figure in the ROTS wave has a Bounty Hunt Foil variant.  Hasbro appears to be very clearly trying to lure people back into buying multiples of each figure through this variant promotion.  I think that they designed this promotion to get back collectors who have completely moved away from collecting both carded and loose figures.  Will collectors see through this?  That remains to be seen.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Three Discussion Thread
« on: September 19, 2010, 12:42 AM »
Watching the Clone Troopers train on Kamino was absolutely eye-opening.  Including the fact that the training officers seemed quite prepared to fail Domino squad and demote them to duty as part of the maintenance detatchments.  And now we know a lot more about Sgt. Bric, even if he was referred to as Master Chief on the show.

I for one was really impressed with how the storylines of these Clone Troopers from the "Rookies" episode from season 1 were weaved together to make these two episodes.  The "Rookies" episode really was one of the highlights of season one.  And now to get some more insight on these Clones and how they have the capacity for more individuality sheds some light on how some troopers excelled and could work their way through the ranks to rise up to the level of ARC Trooper.  Plus we now get to see some actual ARC Troopers, too!  And there are finally names for some of the ARC Troopers that were revealed in the ARC Troopers battle pack, like Commander Colt.

Ventress is becoming more of an interesting character as well.  I was disappointed by her absence from season 2.  But it's good to see her back and to see the friction between her and Grievous examined.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro Q&A Sessions
« on: September 15, 2010, 01:53 AM »
Quote from: McMetal on September 14, 2010, 09:49 PM
Whoever works PR for Hasbro really needs to step in and say, "Look, this is getting borderline-sexist, please stop commenting on the characters' gender as a justification for determining which properties get green lit for production."

I feel like they harp on that way too much. I have 2 daughters and resent the implication that the heroins and villainesses are somehow second class. The show has really strong female characters, and it's a disservice to the female fans to imply that they are insignificant from a marketing standpoint.


I think they're trying to give an honest perspective about what sells and what doesn't.  Historically action figures of female characters do not sell that well.  That's not discriminitory.  That's a business statement on how well one class of products sells compared with another. 

Hasbro was also stated for years that they did not think the Cloud Car would sell well.  Lo and behold they finally offer one and guess what?  It's not flying off the shelves as fast as the Snowspeeder.

There's a lot of discussion on a lot of forums about what Hasbro should or should not be doing.  But sometimes when it comes to female characters, or how well a vehicle may sell, you've got to trust some of Hasbro's market research.  They do on occassion get things right.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: "Vintage" Collection Wave 5 (aka 2011 Wave ?)
« on: September 11, 2010, 01:31 AM »
A message went out to the participating sites, and they're still working on this particular round.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: CW "Battle of Orto Plutonia" Battle Pack
« on: September 10, 2010, 03:36 AM »
Really?  Even more reason to skip this battle pack in that case.  I couldn't make out enough details from the Sandtroopers image to distinguish that.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: CW "Battle of Orto Plutonia" Battle Pack
« on: September 10, 2010, 02:18 AM »
Meh, as far as the figure lineup.  I hope the Clone is the same one that's being packed with the Freeco bike.  Because this battle pack hold little to no interest for me.  Granted, the Thi-Sen figure is awesome.  But I bought that at least 6 months ago.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2010 "Vintage" Collection Wave 3 - ROTJ
« on: September 10, 2010, 02:16 AM »
Quote from: JACKOFTRADZE on September  8, 2010, 02:49 PM
I am surprised these have not appeared on preorder yet on the etailers sites. Now that Wave 2 is in ample supply and shipped I find it weird they do not have the next wave up for presale...

AMPLE SUPPLY?

I haven't seen one bit of the ROTS wave yet, and mind you I don't live in the sticks.  NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION of a wave takes a little bit of time.  And based on Hasbro's comments at both Comic Con and CV, it sounds like they're scrambling internally to get the ROTJ wave to market.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: September 6, 2010, 05:25 PM »
I'm finally seeing figures like the Silver Centurion, Advanced Armor and Arctic Armor showing at retail.  And sure enough this weekend the Armored Assault 3-pack has shown up.

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Shadows of the Dark Side / Re: Jabba's Throne w/Oola
« on: September 3, 2010, 03:35 PM »
Quote from: Pete_Fett on September  3, 2010, 12:39 PM
Quote from: John C on September  3, 2010, 11:50 AM
::)  What did they have like four for sale?  I really hate Wal Mart.

Any why is this available only "in limited stores"?!?!?!

The closest WalMart to me according to the in-store search is over 30 miles away. Meanwhile, I have a WalMart that's less than 2 miles away, another that's 10 miles away and a third that's less than 20 miles away. Why couldn't one of those three damn stores have been one of the few "limited" stores?!?!



It really is ridiculous.  Thankfully I got my order in last night, but I'm not counting on ANYTHING until it arrives on my doorstep.

In all of my searching I've only seen shelf tags for Jabba in a handful of stores.  And in those cases?  It's hit or miss.  The size of the store doesn't seem to be the determining factor when it comes to which stores have the shelf tags.  I've been in some enormous WalMarts that didn't have the shelf tags.

Still, it's good to know that the WalMart online store is an option.  Don't get me wrong:  I LOATHE WalMart when it comes to their exclusives.  They've had a horrendous track record with Star Wars exclusives dating back as far as I can remember.  So this is what we can expect from the world's largest toy retailer?  Uck.

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Shadows of the Dark Side / Re: Jabba's Throne w/Oola
« on: September 3, 2010, 12:43 AM »
About time.  I must have been to at least 10 WalMart stores over the past week or so and I have not seen Jabba ANYWHERE.  Site to Store?  Screw that.  Deliver it to my house, WalMart.  Because the way you handle exclusives SUCKS.

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1:6 Scale Figures and Collectibles / Re: Sideshow 12" Emperor Palpatine with Throne! (No pun intended)
« on: September 1, 2010, 04:42 PM »
WOOT!  Got the throne a few weeks ago, but the exclusive Palpatine just arrived today.  Nice!

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: August 30, 2010, 04:15 PM »
Quote from: Neal on August 28, 2010, 07:17 AM
Quote from: Nicklab on August 27, 2010, 08:42 PM
Quote from: Neal on August 24, 2010, 12:15 PM
I picked up the Armored Assault 3-pack at Target today.  It's the one that comes with Whiplash (with "new" whips), the Mark V, and the Sea Drone.  It was $19.99.
I didn't even know this set was a Target exclusive.

No luck finding this today and I visited a number of Target stores.  This line is getting more and more difficult to collect every day.

Check the DPCI (087-06-0205).
Others have had luck with it.


Thanks for the lead!  I used the DPCI and scored the set.  Although the store I got it from didn't have the pricing info in the cashier computers.  Are these being held for a promotion tied in with the DVD release?

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The Original Trilogy / Re: Why does Vader Die?
« on: August 27, 2010, 11:07 PM »
The Force Lightning from the Emporer certainly was a major contributor in Vader's death.  But given the way Lucas dealt with Padme's death in childbirth?  I think if you asked him about it, he would say that Vader was using the Force to help sustain himself.  And his redemption from the Dark Side may have brought him to a level of peace where he could let himself die.

Quote from: CorranHorn on June 19, 2010, 05:28 PM
Quote from: Matt on May 24, 2010, 01:29 PM
Simple:  He dies because what in the world are you supposed to do with him if he lives?




Sorry, couldn't help myself.  ;D

That Infinities story was definitely cool.  But this look for Anakin in armor was so lame.  The transition from black to white was really hackneyed.  Why not have him in robes/colors that are more realistic and like traditional Jedi robes?

Keep the mechanical parts as black or stainless steel.  Make the leather part of the outfit white/off-white.  And make the robe/cloak brown.  From a story standpoint it would have been a lot easier to digest than the all white nonsense.

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