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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Super Hero/Comic Book Movies
« on: July 20, 2013, 02:51 PM »
Latest rumor is that Warner Bros. will be announcing at SDCC today that the follow up to Man of Steel will be Superman/Batman in 2015, followed by the Flash in 2016, and Justice League in 2017.  That means 2015 will now have Star Wars VII, Avengers 2, Superman/Batman, Jurassic Park 4, Fantastic Four reboot, Ant Man, etc.

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The Black Series 3.75" Figures / Re: San Diego Comic Con 2013!
« on: July 19, 2013, 12:21 PM »
I can see why the "news" would be split between SDCC and Celebration, but I feel like between the two Hasbro really has to show us something.  With the long break, and the fact that the first couple waves don't seem to really be lighting the world on fire (since they consist of mostly redone figures, or long delayed figures), the hobby in general really seems to be down.  Now I'm sure things will really pick up as we near Ep. VII, but until then, they need to start generating a little more heat.  I can't remember seeing the forums and online community in general as dead as it is right now, and the Star Wars line in general seems like an after thought with collectors and at retail.  The focus may start to be on the 6" line, which I'm interested in, but it doesn't seem to be taking the community by storm either.  I'm hoping we get something more interesting out of the 3 3/4" stuff this week or next.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: TeeFury
« on: July 19, 2013, 10:19 AM »
Two Star Wars-themed tees at TeeFury today (the first image shows up on white, but it is on black at the website):





https://www.teefury.com/

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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: July 18, 2013, 10:59 AM »
Just as a heads up, I had some of the next wave(s) of figures (both the 5 packs and single figures) on preorder through BBTS, and they sent me an e-mail today saying they wouldn't be able to fulfill these orders because they were informed these had become exclusive to another etailer.  Not sure who, or if there will be an "exclusive online window" like there was last time around, but I just thought I'd pass things along.  I'd really like to finish out the 3 3/4" scale dwarfs, if nothing else.  I wonder if they'll be "online only" or appear at TRU again.  They never did hit Targets here, and only one of our Wal-Marts had only the single figures last time around.

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: Amazon Vintage Slave I w/Carbonite Block
« on: July 18, 2013, 10:02 AM »
Price on this is now $70 on Amazon (thanks SW Action News).  It was mentioned that this may not be a "preorder price guarantee" item, so you may want to cancel/reorder, but I'm not sure about that.

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Gentle Giant / Jumbo Kenner Wampa
« on: July 17, 2013, 09:06 PM »
Saw this over at Yakface (at SDCC):

http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2013/07/17/jumbo-kenner-wampa-revealed/

I haven't been able to pick up many of these, but for some reason this just seems cool to me.  If we get a Taun Taun along with this recent Hoth frenzy they've been on, it would be tough to resist.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Apple iPhone Thread
« on: July 17, 2013, 08:59 PM »
Quote from: Master_Phruby on July 17, 2013, 10:44 AM
Aren't cracked phone screens an "in" thing among the hipsters? Some kids actual break the glass on their phone on purpose for status.

http://now.msn.com/cracked-phone-screens-now-supposedly-cool-among-younger-crowd

Yeah, I had heard that before as well.  I guess it is another example of me getting older, because I don't find my smashed up screen cool at all.  More so annoying/depressing :).

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 2013 SDCC Exclusive 6" Fett w/Carbonite Block
« on: July 17, 2013, 08:57 PM »
Man, I'd really like to get one of these, but I'm not holding out much hope.  It seems like it will be tough enough even if you're attending SDCC, let alone playing along at home.  I know Fett will be out later on, so that's great, but the Carbonite Han would really be nice.

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The Black Series 3.75" Figures / Re: Defender Wishlists 2013: Return of the Jedi
« on: July 17, 2013, 08:56 PM »
1. Sergeant Doallyn
2. Yoda (Spirit)
3. Slim Aloo
4. Fozec
5. Han Solo - Jabba's Prisoner (with Carbonite Block)
6. Vedain
7. Yotts Orren
8. Ree Yees (resculpt)
9. Yak Face (resculpt)
10. Shasa Tiel (Ishi Tib Palace)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Apple iPhone Thread
« on: July 15, 2013, 05:43 PM »
Question for any of you current or past iPhone owners out there.  Like an idiot, I dropped my phone (a 4S) this weekend and the screen is cracked...badly.  I've had it just over a year, but didn't get the "insurance" when I bought it.  Everything else still works fine, the screen is just cracked (shattered) pretty badly.  I've seen online that you can try to "fix it yourself" with a new piece of glass and a few tools, etc. (and there are also places that do it for you, but it sounds like it runs close to the price of a new phone).  Since my contract isn't up for awhile yet, I don't know that just buying a new phone is an option...so I was considering trying to fix the screen.  Has anyone here tried this, and if so how difficult is it?  What is the best option, just buying a new phone? Thanks for any advice.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Spider-Man Movie Series
« on: July 10, 2013, 08:55 PM »
As part of EW's SDCC preview issue, the cover story is Spidey 2, with a pretty good look at both Spidey and Electro on the cover:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/10/first-official-shot-of-amazing-spider-man-2s-electro


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The Black Series 3.75" Figures / Re: Defender Wishlists 2013: The Empire Strikes Back
« on: July 9, 2013, 10:47 AM »
1 Han Solo (Carbonite)
2 Lando Calrissian
3 Princess Leia (Bespin Escape)
4 Wedge Antilles (Snowspeeder)
5 Treva Horme
6 Bespin Guard (Vintage)
7 Yoda
8 Captain Piett
9 Toryn Farr
10 Lieutenant Sheckil

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: Amazon Vintage Slave I w/Carbonite Block
« on: July 1, 2013, 08:54 PM »
A little pricier than I'd hoped too, but I did preorder it.  It was one of the items I was looking forward to the most this year, and I've had an Amazon gift card I've been holding onto since Christmas for something like this, so it isn't as bad.  I sort of want the Interceptor as well, but may have to wait a bit on that one.

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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: June 30, 2013, 09:11 PM »
Just noticed that BBTS has the next lineup of Hobbit stuff up for preorder, with 5 packs, single packs, and some of the 6" figures.  From what I can tell, it looks like this:

5 Packs
Mirkwood Pack - Legolas, Tauriel, Thandruil, Fili, and Kili
Bilbo Baggins Burglar Pack - Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Oin, Invisible Bilbo
Thorin's Adventure Pack - Thorin, Gloin, Nori, Dori, Ori

Single Packs
Gandalf
Radagast
Beorn
Azog
Thandruil

6" Collector Figures
Radagast
Legolas
Azog

I didn't see anything else listed, not sure if there are any more of the 2 packs, deluxe packs, etc.  Or if we're getting a Smaug (I hope so).

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Watto's Junk Yard / Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest List
« on: June 28, 2013, 09:01 PM »
Although I haven't had a chance to read through it yet, this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly is full of their "100 Greatest" lists (Movies, TV Shows, Albums, Books).  I was looking through the movie "rankings" and was a little surprised at how far Star Wars had fallen in the eyes of the media.  Of course, this is just one particular list, and many others could be (and are) completely different.  But the only SW mention is the Empire Strikes Back, ranking in at number 53.  Other movies of note for our crowd:

Toy Story (22)
LOTR: Return of the King (43)
E.T. (62)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (78)
Blade Runner (81)
The Dark Knight (88)

It has been awhile since I looked through it, but I thought the original Star Wars ranked in the top 10 of AFI's Top 100, or at least near there.  Again, there are so many lists like this, so it doesn't necessarily matter in the grand scheme, just a little surprising that SW was so far down the list of all time (considering some that were listed before it too).  Haven't looked at the other lists yet.

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