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The Vintage Collection / Re: Tonnika Sisters coming?
« on: January 30, 2012, 11:53 PM »
I have always been of a mind that the likeness rights issue has been a cover story.  Especially after hearing Christine Hewitt talk about it at Star Wars Celebration.  I think I may even have been nearby when Colman was asking her about it, too.  Be that as it may, I think the likeness rights issue is a sham, and that the real issue regarding the Tonnika's stems from what they were known as during filming:  Star Whores. 

From a PR standpoint, making Star Wars figures of characters that the filmmakers clearly acknowledged as prostitutes could potentially be disastrous to Hasbro's brand as well as Star Wars.  If somehow the figures got made, you never know what could happen.  Lucas has clearly thumbed his nose at a number of Hollywood institutions and other political elements in this country.  He's not as universally beloved as we might think.  If some of his enemies found out that Lucas Licensing had approved figures of (fictitious) prostitutes, they could have a field day in the press over the matter.  The EU explanation that they were spies or whatever wouldn't matter to anyone other than the hardcore fans.  It wouldn't erase headlines of STAR WARS PROSTITUTE ACTION FIGURES that would run in papers all over the country.  How this could read in the mainstream seems to be the guiding principle here. 

Star Wars is a multi-billion dollar brand.  I don't think that the higher ups at Lucasfilm or Hasbro want to upset that apple cart by doing something that could turn into a public relations fiasco.  And when you look at the climate in corporate America today, so many things are predicated on what comes out of legal departments, human resources and the like.  These companies have become extremely risk averse because of how something negative in the press can affect the public standing of a company.  And in the age of social media a story like this can span the world with greater speed than ever before.  Basically:  I think the lawyers have ****** this up for us.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2012 Discussion
« on: January 30, 2012, 08:40 PM »
Just looking through my own votes from last year, I got a few figures from my own wishlists confirmed:

EPISODE I:  3/10
1 - Queen Amidala - Post Senate
3 - Naboo Royal Guard
9 - Mawhonic


EPISODE II:  0/10


CLONE WARS:  3/10
Seperatist Spider Assassin Droid
Chewbacca
Even Piell


EPISODE III:  0/10


EPISODE IV:  0/10


EPISODE V:  0/10


EPISODE VI:  0/10


EXPANDED UNIVERSE:  0/10



So I did well on Episode I & Clone Wars, but got a big goose egg on everything else.  ::)

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: January 30, 2012, 07:59 PM »
The TRU sale definitely made this week's purchases a lot easier to deal with.  I was able to price adjust my purchase from Saturday, and got the remainder of the new figures today.  Here's my TVC haul:

___  VC75 - Qui-Gon Jinn
___  VC76 - Obi-Wan Kenobi
___  VC77 - Ratts Tyerell & Pit Droid
___  VC78 - Battle Droid X 3
___  VC79 - Darth Sidious
___  VC80 - Anakin Skywalker (Padawan)
___  VC81 - Ben Quadinaros & Otoga 222 droid
___  VC82 - Daultay Dofine
___  VC83 - Naboo Royal Guard X 3
___  VC84 - Queen Amidala (post senate)
___  VC85 - Quinlan Vos
___  VC86 - Darth Maul
___  Super Vulture Droid (WalMart Exclusive)
___  Dewback (WalMart Exclusive)


Plus, when I got to the register tonight the TRU employee surprised me with even MORE savings than just the 3 for 2 deal.  He had a coupon for $10 off for Hasbro Star Wars purchases.

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The logical part of me wants to say thta these are going to make it to market on or around February 10th.  But WalMart is so *#$&ed at times that they defy any sort of logic.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Apple iPhone Thread
« on: January 29, 2012, 05:08 PM »
You can manage all of your apps on an iPhone, iPad or iPod in iTunes.  It's simply a matter of formatting how you want your apps laid out in iTunes while you're syncing the device. 

What probably happened here is that you had the layout for your iPhone 4 in iTunes, and that app layout has carried over to your new phone since both devices probably have the same name.  However, the iPhone 4S has hardware & software configs that will make it different from your iPhone 4. 

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 26 (2012 Wave 1)
« on: January 29, 2012, 04:45 PM »
*Sigh*

So it really is a new figure.  How about the new Obi-Wan?  Are we looking at the same sort of situation?

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Four Discussion Thread
« on: January 29, 2012, 04:38 PM »
Yeah, we've definitely seen that before.  And in figure form!



And btw, did anyone notice the gratuitous fedora easter egg as Cad Bane was looking for a new hat?

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 26 (2012 Wave 1)
« on: January 29, 2012, 04:35 PM »
I would definitely like to see a side-by-side comparison of this new Anakin and the most recent one from the SOTDS line.  Aside from the new accessory, the differences are lost on me.

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No.  I saw the pack in the store today and the colors looked like they were on the vivid side.  I was just a little irked that they've included these pod race flags now in an effort to get people to buy these figures over again.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Four Discussion Thread
« on: January 28, 2012, 11:32 PM »
I'm liking how Obi-Wan always gets the **** beat out of him now for some reason.  The um...Sail-y-wing Barge thing was sure different

Actually, that ship is reminiscent of Lando's ship, the Lady Luck, which is from the EU.  Gotta love how they're paying homage to some of these things by way of the show.


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The Vintage Collection / Re: Tonnika Sisters coming?
« on: January 28, 2012, 06:46 PM »
Adidas beat VW to the Cantina with this spot.  But curiously the Tonnika's were cut out of that.  ::)

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: January 28, 2012, 10:05 AM »
Scored the new Clone Trooper & Cody this morning.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: January 28, 2012, 10:03 AM »
TRU by me was setting up the feature store this morning.  I maintained some level of self control and only bought half of the new TPM TVC wave.  My picks:  Sidious, Darth Maul, Naboo Royal Guard, Battle Droid, Amidala & Quinlan Vos.  I can wait for the rest.

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Collect All 92! / Re: Vintage Figures Which Have Not Been Updated
« on: January 27, 2012, 05:26 PM »
So the criteria for who has been made and who hasn't is now resting on the position of a zipper?  It's great to see how these discussions can come full circle.  Good times!  ;D

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Gasganos Ord Pedrovia Pod Racer
« on: January 27, 2012, 05:23 PM »
Damn, Scott.  Are you secretly a sicilian, holding a grudge like this?  ;D

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