I want a damn SA Jar Jar Binks

Me too, provided that they include a guillotine accessory to go with it.

On the rocks.  Good stuff.

Awesome.  It's about time.

Hey Adam...can I say "I told you so" now? 

Just to confirm, was the final verdict that none of the wave 1 or 2 build-a-droids were in any of the movies? 

If they were (which they probably weren't), and you blinked, you would've missed 'em. 

I'm finally to the point where I need to figure out where to put them in the shelves...

What's wrong with putting them where they look good and completely disregard which movie they may or may not have appeared in?  I think they display nicely blended in with my OT droids, but that's me.       

...actually, with the Bantha pack in mind, this doesn't really seem all that far out there in terms of its pricing.

But you really cannot compare the Bantha pack with this crappy set.  The Bantha pack had, well, a Bantha.  The Bantha is BIG.  The Bantha initially had a $30 price point (with the POTF2 line) and came with one figure.  How can you compare the Bantha to a crappy, significantly smaller piece of desert igloo?  And c'mon, we all know that the main appeal of this upcoming set isn't the crappy POTF2 repacks (or, to be PC, the "less attractive molds" pack-in).  It's the playset piece, which is certainly NOT worth anything close to $50.         

I hate it when my gut feeling of "overpriced, blargh" becomes replaced by "well, I guess it makes sense given this and that."

That's the type of "logic" needed to justify and convince yourself of making a not so sensible purchase.   

Picked up a Saleucami Trooper & Jodo Kast this weekend at Target.