I was somewhat surprised to see a 0-0-0 in a GameStop store today.  But then I remembered that Zero was being re-released for Fan Channel retailers.

I just saw a blurb on Facebook about the collection.  It’s being valued around $7 million????

The show was a lot of fun.  My kid and I were really looking forward to finally watching the finale last night.  And it didn't disappoint!  We were even saying we had never seen B-Wings like that since they had been in REBELS, and never in live action.  I was glad to see KB reach Kh'ymm in the call for the X-Wings.  And while I really enjoy Carson Teva in the other Disney+ series, I'm glad that his character didn't get shoe-horned into this show.

The kids in the cast were great, and the writing suited them really well.  And I think Jod was an interesting character.  He explained enough about himself without it sounding like he was "monologuing", and the Supervisor part was a bit of surprise.  Jod's character seemed somewhat inspired by Long John Silver from "Treasure Island", and perhaps you can't have a story about pirates that includes a kid without drawing that possible parallel - even in a galaxy far, far away.

The FedEx app was essentially useless for the Ghost.  My shipment lingered in the "Label Created" status for around 10 days, and then it got to "Out For Delivery".  What good are these tracking tools if there are no location or movement updates???

Interesting!  I think if it's going to be a Rogue Squadron show (either a movie or a series), then it should probably include Wedge Antilles as the central character.  And I think you have to re-cast the role.  He might be seen as a Star Wars luminary - especially since he doesn't just play Wedge, as well as the uncle of Ewan McGregor - but I think there are very few actors in the saga that are indispensible in their roles.

I think how Lucasfilm approached Mon Mothma is the perfect example of what can be done now.  I think it was a very happy accident that Genevieve O'Reilly was cast in the role of Mon Mothma for ROTS, and she reprised the role in ROGUE ONE to great effect.  And then she's gone on to play Mon Mothma in REBELS, ANDOR, and AHSOKA.  I think doing something similar with Wedge's character is probably the right move for a good Rogue Squadron story.  It gives some continuity to things.

Per the Hollywood Reporter - ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Rory McCann Replacing the Late Ray Stevenson for ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2

I know there was a lot of speculation about who might take on the role of Baylan Skoll.  And I don't envy Rory McCann, because taking over the role will certainly be a challenge in light of the impression that Ray Stevenson made in his performance of Baylan.  But Rory McCann's performance as the Hound in Game of Thrones wound up being one of the gems of that series.  It's just too bad there's probably no chicken on Peridea, LOL!

Looks like YakFace is doing a Top 25 for TVC and TBS as well.

The Yakface Top 25 polls are the culmination of their Top Ten series of polls that ran throughout 2024, much like the ones that were run over here.  It's a tournament of champions.  I tried to pick as many of the characters that made my March Madness Top 25 as I could, but I think my list only wound up having about a dozen of the eligible choices in the Yakface polls.

It's been interesting to see how this year's March Madness is playing out.  And it's also been cool to see how this kind of opinion polling has lined up with what Hasbro has chosen to produce in The Vintage Collection since it started in 2021.  Some quick stats?  Every year the bracket tournament has 64 entries.  So what kind of progress has been made?


2021
MADE - 37
ANNOUNCED - 3* (*denotes the entry - the Tonnikas account for one entry, but two figures)
UNMADE - 20


2022
MADE - 28
ANNOUNCED - 5* (*denotes the entry - the Tonnikas account for one entry, but two figures)
UNMADE - 31
REPEAT APPEARANCES - 42
POLL DEBUTS - 22


2023
MADE - 21
ANNOUNCED - 6* (*denotes the entry - the Tonnikas account for one entry, but two figures)
UNMADE - 37
REPEAT APPEARANCES - 51
POLL DEBUTS - 13


2024
MADE - 2
ANNOUNCED -11* (*denotes the entry - the Tonnikas account for one entry, but two figures)
UNMADE - 51
REPEAT APPEARANCES - 45
POLL DEBUTS - 19


2023 and 2024 accounted for a lot of the progress made with the poll entries.  But I think it goes without saying that you have to participate to really let your voice be heard.

My Amazon order page still has the entire wave listed with February 18 delivery dates.