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Toy Reviews / Re: Nova Ubiquitous Action Figure Displays
« on: February 27, 2020, 01:10 PM »
I missed the "transport" on this stuff. Is there some alternate way of getting these at a reasonable price?
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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2020 Kenner Retro Collection - ESB
« on: February 27, 2020, 01:07 PM »And I'll be happy I have a set in 2 1/2 months. The word "hopefully" scares me personally.
Are these a May the Fourth release? I'm happy to help score some locally. It's a low priority for me and I'll only get these if I'm in a store and they are in front of me.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2020 TVC Wave 4 (aka New TVC Wave 14)
« on: February 27, 2020, 11:42 AM »I agree, but mainly because I hate the tooling used for the 3-pack Stormtrooper Luke. It needs to be retired. *Broken record* The RO Stormtrooper tooling is the only Stormtrooper tooling that should be used from here on out.
Maybe that tooling needs a few mods? Some people are a little short for a stormtrooper.
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Star Wars Universe / Re: LFL/Disney Announce New Star Wars Trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson
« on: February 27, 2020, 11:37 AM »How well did Knives Out do? That would be a god indicator if Disney is planning to move forward with Rian Johnson or not.
I saw it. The audience was very well entertained. Knives Out bodes well for Johnson wherever he goes from here.
Not relevant ... but I have a tough time distinguishing Christopher Plummer from Max von Sydow.
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Star Wars Universe / Re: LFL/Disney Announce New Star Wars Trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson
« on: February 26, 2020, 03:46 PM »During the press junket for THE LAST JEDI, director Rian Johnson has also been fielding questions about the new trilogy that he's been signed to write and produce. And indications are that it's not going to be an Old Republic type of story.
So what's the status on this? Is Johnson still involved?
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Star Wars Universe / Bob Iger Stepping out as Disney CEO
« on: February 26, 2020, 11:11 AM »
Iger is steping down with a strategic role through 2021. Bob Chapek, who most recently was chairman of Disney parks, will become the CEO. Anybody know anything about Chapek?
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/bob-iger-on-stepping-down-as-disney-ceo-i-dont-want-to-run-the-company-anymore.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/bob-iger-on-stepping-down-as-disney-ceo-i-dont-want-to-run-the-company-anymore.html
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2020 TVC Wave 5 (aka New TVC Wave 15)
« on: February 24, 2020, 05:20 PM »I’m more surprised by the complete absence of any new figures from The Rise Of Skywalker.
I wonder if that might be predictable on some level. They always have a parking lot of ideas that they can move forward for new waves... right? Maybe they didn't add much from ROS to the parking lot, or not invest too much time or money on ROS characters if there was some question about renewal of the license.
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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS)
« on: February 18, 2020, 12:51 PM »I have heard there’s a lot extra footage out there and hope they are able to bundle it all someday. I’d love to see things that got cut like the aforementioned forcey Finn stuff. I don’t necessarily need it integrated or anything. I just love cut footage. I’m boggled at how much Jackson cut from the Hobbit films.
I just saw ROS again for my sixth time. I have been paying attention to Finn's forcey moments for a while now. What is strange is that the force doesn't really make him better at anything. He's probably equal to Poe in using a hand held blaster but he's still just ok at running the cannons on the falcon. He definitely feels important things like the arrival of Ren on Pasaana and death of Rey, and the scene with Jannah implies the force might genuinely convict people to turn against harming innocent people. Maybe He and Jannah are supposed to be new church of the force people rather than actual force users.
Also, the Trevorrow script had some character that was a sith creature almost like a sith "yoda" that had been around since before Palpatine. That is a context that makes all the previous stories less important. I know some people are concerned about Palpatine's return cheapening Vader's sacrifice, but that Trevorrow sith creature would have shafted Palpatine and the rule of two. That would have been a total bomb.
Also, this is random, but the destruction of the sith "arena" scene reminds me of of this classic Daffy Duck episode where everyone throws garbage at Elmer Fudd's dog. It's stupid but I laugh every time I see this moment in ROS because I can’t avoid thinking of that stupid dog getting blasted with garbage.
To Duck or Not to Duck (1943)
https://youtu.be/wQywdYKur1Q?t=242
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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS)
« on: February 14, 2020, 11:26 AM »the Vader armor/clothing never flattens out and half a day later he's a ghost just like Obi-wan and Yoda who both seemed to transition immediately to be one with the force.
My friends and I argued about this a lot back in the day. I think we all kind of ended up going back to the "he's more machine than man now". The bits and armor that are left behind and burned are "Darth Vader" and Anakin couldn't truly free himself and surrender to the Force until "Vader" was destroyed/burned.
In a way, "Anakin" was trapped inside the armor/Vader and it wasn't until the armor was destroyed that he was free.
That might be the case too. Either way the force ghost requirements are probably more pliable than we would guess.
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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS)
« on: February 12, 2020, 12:39 PM »I won't say they stole the delayed Force Ghost thing from the EU/Legends since I doubt many in charge are well versed in it, but back when they had the Jacen Solo turn to the darkside story line, Jacen killed Mara Jade and she left her body behind hoping that Luke et al. could solve her murder. At her funeral, her body finally disappeared into the Force and she later appeared as a Force Ghost.
The EU just stole it from Vader/Anakin anyway.
Lucas muddied that one up to much with the special editions and using Hayden instead of Shaw. Hard to tell what actually happened with all of that.
I'm not sure how to reply to this. I would actually argue that the issue of Anakin's ghost and Leia's ghost has no bearing on the actor depicted for Anakin. If it helps clarify I would rewind to 1983 and view this topic in that context. Either way, the Vader armor/clothing never flattens out and half a day later he's a ghost just like Obi-wan and Yoda who both seemed to transition immediately to be one with the force.
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The Original Trilogy / Re: Lando's capes and Skiff guard outfit
« on: February 10, 2020, 11:06 AM »It’s basically the same disguise Beckett uses on Kessel.
I know. It definitely gets around.
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The Original Trilogy / Lando's capes and Skiff guard outfit
« on: February 7, 2020, 12:26 PM »
Does Lando's skiff guard outfit reside in the Falcon from SOLO - ROTJ? It appears to be on hand when he needs it.
What about the capes? Did he take those out when he lost the Falcon? Were Han and Chewie flying around the galaxy with a bunch of sweet capes the whole time? If the capes were moved out, he didnt rescue them from cloud city... and that's why he has to wear Han's clothes?
What about the capes? Did he take those out when he lost the Falcon? Were Han and Chewie flying around the galaxy with a bunch of sweet capes the whole time? If the capes were moved out, he didnt rescue them from cloud city... and that's why he has to wear Han's clothes?
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Solo: A Star Wars Story / Re: Solo 3.75" Mission on Vandor-1 4-Pack
« on: February 7, 2020, 11:01 AM »Iirc he rode behind someone or in a sidecar(?) but all the speeders had differences.... similar colors and styles but I don’t recall them being the same model for any of the gang.
Yep, Weasel is riding on the back of Enfys speeder and must be piloting it when she jumps on to the train to fight Beckett. Ive never opened the 3.75" Enfys Speeder. Now I want to know if Weasel fits on there.
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Titanium Series, Action Fleet and Micro Machines / Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« on: February 4, 2020, 10:19 AM »
Has anyone seen more of the wave with the ships from Resistance? It seems like that wave might be due for a Tuesday Morning or Five Below drop.
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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS)
« on: February 4, 2020, 10:02 AM »I won't say they stole the delayed Force Ghost thing from the EU/Legends since I doubt many in charge are well versed in it, but back when they had the Jacen Solo turn to the darkside story line, Jacen killed Mara Jade and she left her body behind hoping that Luke et al. could solve her murder. At her funeral, her body finally disappeared into the Force and she later appeared as a Force Ghost.
The EU just stole it from Vader/Anakin anyway.
