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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 19, 2013, 09:35 AM »
That's pretty much the idea that got Darabont fired.

Sounds to me like he got fired because the AMC suits were a bunch of cheap aholes.

That's an interesting piece though, I forgot Starkiller was the walker in the tank. And I now understand why all those WD actors were in The Mist, because that was a Darabont thing too.

Still think it's a good idea.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 18, 2013, 08:03 PM »
I think Continuum is decent and enjoy SyFy's Being Human for what it is (if all three characters get reset to their original conditions, I'm going to be annoyed...only one left that hasn't.) I don't watch any of the (old) Big Three's shows. Not sure why...maybe because they are cancel happy. I watched the mediocre THE CAPE and the better THE RIVER last year and both got the axe.

LOL, ditto here. I watched both of those too, but I can't say I miss them.

I had to drop the Following after 4-5 episodes too because it literally just made me angry every time I watched it. The FBI just come off like a bunch of clueless jackasses and I got sick of watching the creepy-loser-of-the-week keep punking them like they were some kind of criminal mastermind. But I digress.

I almost hate to say this because it has become somewhat of a cliched plot device, but at some point soon, maybe next season, I kinda think it would be cool to do a WD flashback episode showing what each of the main characters experienced during the pivotal day(s) when everything fell apart. Laurie, Merle, Daryll, even Phillip and Milton could be interesting.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A thread about concerts.
« on: March 18, 2013, 07:51 PM »
Got Clutch next week and bought Zakk tickets this morning.

Nice, I hope Clutch plays some of the cool old stuff like "Rats" or "Juggernaut".

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: March 18, 2013, 01:15 PM »
Found Malgus and the INC at Target this morning, fresh case on the pegs. Forgot to check if they were still ringing up at the clearance price. Dammit.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 18, 2013, 01:13 PM »
LOL, my grandpa used to always say "them they don't razz, ain't worth it."

This really is one of the best things on TV, and I think most of us who post here do love it, but for whatever reason it's difficult to resist nitpicking. The show is so drenched in realism (basic premise aside) that some of the least little things can be sort of distracting. But I think it's all done in the spirit of love. :)

People did the same thing with Lost when that was in its heyday. I think anything that has a strong cult-like appeal sort of invites a more critical reacton. And I don't mean critical as in "negative" just critical in the sense that people are more engaged and likely to notice things that seem odd or out of place or otherwise don't quite ring true.

If there was a thread for something as terrible as "The Following" for example, it would probably not elicit the same kind of reaction, despite being exponentially more implausible and aggravating for its non-sensical writing.

I think we're missing former show-runner Mazzarra a little bit at this point now too, as far as WD goes...

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 18, 2013, 09:33 AM »
All I know is I've never rooted harder for two TV characters to get together in a non-sexual way than Rick and Tyreese. You guys need each other in the worst possible way. PLEASE Walking Dead writers throw us a bone and let them become BFF's like in the comic!

I thought and thought last night about how they could have the town barricaded all the way around, and unless Woodbury is just one block, which I'm sure it is not, it is just not plausible that Andrea could not have found an easier way to slip out unnoticed.

I mean, Milton STEALS A FREAKING TRUCK! And takes the time to load it up with large, heavy gas tanks! And apparently has no problem driving out and getting back in complete secrecy. Huh?

(ps - Laurie confirmed it was him on Talking Dead, as this was pretty obvious)

And yeah, the Andrea-napping was pretty sad at the edge of the prison and all, but damn, they must have taken a page from the LOST writers How-To book: Chapter 3: EVERY CHARACTER IS AN EXPERT TRACKER.

I really was expecting for a nice reveal at the end there where Phillip takes off his trenchcoat and is covered in scratches and bites, but I guess that would sap too much suspense.

I'm liking what we are seeing out of Milton, but Martinez I guess is right back to being an ahole. After all that smoke break bonding with Daryll he's all like whatever, let's load up some biters.

I AM looking forward to seeing that annoying jackass that has the beef with Tyreese die. What a tool.

Melted walker pile was cool, as was Shovel-Face walker. Glad they keep giving us the gratuitous gore-kills because that is my favorite part of the show easily.

I LOVED the Preview scene from next week they showed on Talking Dead afterwards with Merle slapping Rick with a nice reality check on the idea of handing Michonne over. Gotta love the bayonet-handed racist as the voice of reason. Expecting more out of these last two episodes, although I am already preparing to be severely disappointed if they don't kill Phillip this season.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 17, 2013, 10:50 PM »
OMG, McFarlane just confirmed on Talking Dead that we're getting an Andrea figure this year! (Maybe September?)

This was #1 on my list of the remaining TV characters to be made. Good times.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
« on: March 15, 2013, 09:11 AM »
Well, wrestlers DO make great actors...

Oh wait, no they don't.

Sigh.  :(

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 27 (2012 Wave 2)
« on: March 14, 2013, 03:26 PM »
My pleasure, glad you guys were interested as well. I can't take credit for the original discovery though, it was originally posted in the RS TCW forums months back, so I was just doing my due diligence. :)

I should go ahead and compile a list of all the ones I know about...the Turbo Tank Gunner, IG-86, the 2012 Captain Rex(es), etc.

Even the new Cody has some minor deco changes from the 2012 version, although not very noticeable.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: March 14, 2013, 09:24 AM »
Found the deleted scene wave at TRU today, never saw Leia or Lando until now, so I picked them up.  I wonder if the Starkiller wave is still floating around in TRU warehouses.

God, I hope so...that was easily the most impossible to find wave in the past few years. I never saw a single figure from this wave on the pegs around here ANYWHERE.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 27 (2012 Wave 2)
« on: March 13, 2013, 10:20 PM »
So...someone posted over at RS recently that there was a variant of the Boss figure in circulation now, the difference being some orange paint apps added to the backpack accessory. (as opposed to the standard all-white backpack)

Of course, now that I'm actually LOOKING for a Boss figure on the pegs again, I can't find one. I did confirm that the one that come with the Walmart 8-pack is the regular version.

What strikes me as odd is that there are NO examples of this variant to be found on eBay anywhere. So I can't help but wonder if this is just a lot of hooey, or if anyone else has seen such a thing, or can find any photographic proof thereof.

Thanks in advance!

Well, it took me 3 months, but I was finally able to confirm that this is in fact a legitimate variant. I think the reason I had so much trouble verifying this is because the variant is only showing up in overseas markets, the UK and Australia mainly from what I can piece together. It is very obvious from the few photos I have seen - definitely all new bright orange paint apps on the backpack.

I was able to snag one just this evening from a seller in the UK for about $23 shipped. Well worth it, IMO as there are not that many true variants in this line and coming at the end I suspect I lot of people will miss this one.

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It has been great interacting with so many Clone Wars fans, and I will miss the fun. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and stories over the years. New adventures of the Clone Wars will be seen on a live performance basis only for the immediate future at our household, and I guess that is all I could ever ask for.

Thank you Jedidefender. It has been great.

-TheSon

Thanks to you for being one of many enthusiasts of the line who helped make this a fun place to come and share excitement about the animated stuff. I will really miss the community aspect here as well. SW will never seem quite as fun or exciting now that the Clone Wars is dead. I expect I'll hang around for a while longer but gradually fade back out over time. It was a really fun ride that ended far too soon.

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Hall of Justice / Re: Watchmen Black Freighter Club
« on: March 12, 2013, 09:54 PM »
Credit card charge for Dr Manhattan complete, should be shipping any day now...

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Six?
« on: March 11, 2013, 11:14 PM »
You forgot Ahsoka

Well, I actually feel like we may not see her again, they sort of left her a nice open-ended "out"...

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Other Toy Lines / Re: NECA Aliens/Prometheus
« on: March 11, 2013, 10:59 PM »
Saw David 8 and Deacon today at TRU for the first time. Actually not quite as impressive up close as I'd expected. I noticed the previous figures and 2-pack were on sale though, so this may be a good chance for me to jump on board...

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