Got my BBTS case yesterday.  And I was genuinely surprised to see how small the actual Hasbro case was for this wave.  I've been way too busy to open ANY of these figures, so that's gonna have to wait a little while.  But it's definitely reassuing to finally have these in hand.

That little Wookiee made me laugh.  Anyone else remember all this nonsense from the Hasbro Q&A a few years ago...

Quote from: Nicklab on April 11, 2009, 11:46 PM

Apparently Lucas has something against Wookiees being Jedi.  There's supposedly an edict for the EU that the only Wookiee Jedi will now and forever be Tyvokka and Lowbacca.  And apparently this extends to Hasbro not making a Tyvokka figure.

I guess LFL changed their mind and Wookiee Jedi are cool again... maybe now we can get our Tyvokka action figure? 

I'm definitely happy to see the about face on the whole Wookiees as Jedi thing.  And Gungi was definitely one of the high points of the episode for me.

As for the episode as a whole?  I felt much more positive about this one episode than I did about the 4 part Onderon story arc. And to know that this story arc with the younglings will continue?  This season is starting to look a little better.

The TRU stores near me are pretty well stocked up on MTT's.  But then, it seems that TRU stores are starting to get up to holiday stocking levels.

My case from BBTS should be arriving on Monday.  But no indications yet from Amazon about the individual Royal Guard and Republic Trooper figures that I ordered. 

It's interesting news, to say the least.  I haven't been able to fully take in the news since Hurricane Sandy screwed up my internet connection on Monday night.

Part of me is frankly, a bit sad.  George Lucas was the source of this universe that we've all grown to know and love.  He put out three great films in the form of the OT, and was much beloved for doing so.  Episodes 4 - 6 are indellibly etched in the memories of a generation of fans, many of whom were kids when they saw those movies.  And that childhood nostalgia has carried Star Wars on for the past 35 years.

When word came out that a Prequel Trilogy was in the works, there was much rejoicing.  But with the release of Episode I came monumental second guessing of George's vision.  I blame the internet and discussion forums, frankly.  Because all of a sudden everyone thought that a fairly extensive home video collection and an internet connection made them a qualified film critic / director / screenwriter.  The writing was certainly on the wall after this January, 2012 NY Times article.  And I think that all of that fanboy rage  made it easy for George to relent, and sell Lucasfilm, thereby walking away from the haters. 

As for the future?  We'll see.  Hearing that GL is involved as a creative consultant is somewhat reassuring.  But it will also be interesting to see what a new generation of filmmakers might bring to a new trilogy.  The list of directors who might take on the new trilogy is sure to be a great topic unto itself.

Where does the story go?  A shift in generations does seem to be in order.  The principle actors from the OT are 30 years older than they were in ROTJ, after all.  Beyond that, Imy only expectation is that we'll see the droids.  They've been there through the whole saga, and it really would not be Star Wars if it weren't seen through the sensor eyes of C-3PO and R2-D2.

Met up with P-Siddy today for a handoff of some of the 5 Below bounty I found.  Always good to meet up with you!

Quote from: Darth_Anton on October 22, 2012, 08:03 PM

Wow. I'm scared about what they're going to price the At-At at.

I wonder if TRU will up the price on the existing AT-ATs that are currently gathering dust? It would be funny to see the Hoth ATAT at one price and the Endor one for $100 more.

Well, those black boots on the Endor AT-AT Driver are the PERFECT reason to plunk down a lot more cash for that version of the AT-AT, silly!

I was at the Times Square TRU in NYC earlier today.  No sign of these at the flagship store, either.