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The Black Series 3.75" / Re: Toy Fair 2015
« on: February 17, 2015, 03:21 PM »
This is where I think there is a breakdown in our hopes vs. reality based on history.
The Clone Wars ran for 5 or 6 seasons and we didn't get The Twilight, or anything beyond the $20 vehicle assortment. The support for the figure line was fairly weak after the first few seasons as well.
I think Hasbro has also under supported and largely missed an opportunity with Rebels. While there is a decent selection of vehicles, there really aren't many figures or other releases. I think this would have been a great time to fill the pre-TFA gap with lots of Rebels items, but instead we get an impotent dribble of product.
Hasbro and/or Lucasfilm/Disney seems to have little interest in supporting their non-movie media.
Maybe they're smarter than us. But based on the amount of Rebels product that stagnates (none) on the pegs/shelves, I would say they completely missed the boat.
We've got seven months before the supposed street date of TFA. Its hard for me to believe we're going to get much more than what has already been show from the Rebels line before the shelves are devoted to TFA.
I wouldn't characterize it as wishful thinking so much as a reasonable expectation. But this is the very definition of an iconic ship... It is a gaping omission from the Rebels toy line-up thus far.
The Clone Wars ran for 5 or 6 seasons and we didn't get The Twilight, or anything beyond the $20 vehicle assortment. The support for the figure line was fairly weak after the first few seasons as well.
I think Hasbro has also under supported and largely missed an opportunity with Rebels. While there is a decent selection of vehicles, there really aren't many figures or other releases. I think this would have been a great time to fill the pre-TFA gap with lots of Rebels items, but instead we get an impotent dribble of product.
Hasbro and/or Lucasfilm/Disney seems to have little interest in supporting their non-movie media.
Maybe they're smarter than us. But based on the amount of Rebels product that stagnates (none) on the pegs/shelves, I would say they completely missed the boat.
We've got seven months before the supposed street date of TFA. Its hard for me to believe we're going to get much more than what has already been show from the Rebels line before the shelves are devoted to TFA.