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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Avengers (and sequels)
« on: May 7, 2012, 02:06 PM »
Quote from: Qui-Gon Jim on May  7, 2012, 01:01 PM
Quote from: BillCable on May  7, 2012, 12:25 PM

I think "generic invading force" worked fine.  They wanted the cube.  Loki had it.  Why do we need to know much more about them?  They already had what - 8 major characters and a handful of minor ones to give motivation/depth too.  Throwing up more info on why the Chitauri want the cube to conquer the universe wouldn't add much, IMO.

I completely agree.  I guess I just question why they kept it so hush-hush.  It definitely did not detract from the movie in any way.

I just got home from seeing the movie.  First?  WOW!

Second, I think there will be more revealed about the Chitauri in a future installment of Avengers.  Especially considering the first credit teaser scene.  The Chitauri leader started the film conspiring with Loki.  At some point we may see more about Loki and how he was able to link up with the Chitauri, and their own motivations.

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: MLB 2012
« on: May 5, 2012, 08:06 PM »
OMFG!  For Mariano Rivera's career to end like THIS would be criminal.  I think that the immediate reaction everyone has about "Why is one of the greatest closers of all time shagging fly balls?" is well founded.  But Mo has always been a real competitor and an overall great athlete.  When he has to cover 1st base, he's there.  When there's a tapper up the middle, he's THERE.  He has NEVER been a lazy fielder, and that's been one of the unsung portions of his game.  He's not just about the cutter.

I think every Yankee fan thought that this might possibly be his final season.  He's 42 years old, he's one of the greatest closers in MLB history, and he's sure to be a first ballot Hall of Famer.  And I don't think anyone aside from Jamie Moyer wants to be pitching into their mid to late 40's.  I think Mo is going to try to make a recovery so that he can leave the game on his own terms, but only after the 2013 season.

As for the circumstances of the injury -  how many ball players have gotten hurt because they got tripped up at that joint between the outfield grass and the warning track?  I've seen it on numerous occassions.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The 2011 Mail-In Prototype Armor Boba Fett
« on: May 5, 2012, 07:50 PM »
Quote from: Master_Phruby on May  5, 2012, 05:09 PM
How many are you guys ordering?

I topped out at 4.  I just got annoyed with filling out the forms AND writing out the checks.  It's a painful reminder that most of my written communications are typed on a keyboard.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Five Discussion Thread
« on: May 4, 2012, 01:53 PM »
Quote from: scockery on May  4, 2012, 01:31 PM
"Just show the characters fans go crazy for Maul and Mandalorians."

In reality, those episodes will air in March of 2013.

You know, there's a reason they call clips like these "Teasers".

;D

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Five Discussion Thread
« on: May 4, 2012, 11:26 AM »
Quote from: P-Siddy on May  4, 2012, 11:22 AM
Thanks for sharing, Nick... Hmm, just the Maul brothers and Mandalorians so far... and the Etas.  Not much of a teaser, to get me excited, but I was hoping for some saber action or some bounty hunters.  I'm sure we'll see those soon enough.

Actually, those fighters looked more like the Mandalorian fighters to me than anything else.  I think we saw those in season 2.

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / Re: Disney Exclusive Build-A-Droid Factory
« on: May 4, 2012, 11:11 AM »
This looks like it will be a cool set of droids.  The hat toppers are silly, but you have to figure they were part of the deal for Disney to pick these up.  And so the little hole in the astromech droid domes finally serves a purpose!

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TV-9D9 / The Clone Wars - Season Five Discussion Thread
« on: May 4, 2012, 11:09 AM »
The teaser trailer for Clone Wars Season 5 has been posted!

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Collect All 92! / Re: General Madine
« on: May 3, 2012, 09:43 PM »
Wow.  The modern General Madine came out in 2003/04?!?!  I agree that it could stand to be resculpted.

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The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: May 2, 2012, 04:02 PM »
There are several named SHIELD agents.  Obviously, Nick Fury, Black Widow & Hawkeye.  And you could probably include Maria Hill and Coulson in there, too.

As for a Helicarrier pack-in figure?  One does seem likely.  Hasbro did include that Iron Man figure with the Quinjet.  But I took a look at that particular Iron Man, and it is a CRAP figure.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« on: May 2, 2012, 01:09 PM »
How about the future in the short term?  There may be a summer reset in the works at WalMart stores in the next two weeks.  The focus will largely be on the summer movie season, but all properties are likely to see some new stock.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Batman - The Dark Knight Rises
« on: May 1, 2012, 06:27 PM »
Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises are very likely going to be two completely different animals.  The Batman series has largely been a character study of Bruce Wayne/Batman by director/writer Christopher Nolan.  And the new film seems like a further development in that story that's been established by Nolan. 

I just don't see how that's a reasonable comparison with Avengers which is the next story in a series of some 6 preceding films (with 5 directors) that developed the characters that we will see come together in this story.  The whole concept of bringing together these characters that can carry a movie on their own into this kind of format makes it a unique experience.

I get the feeling that I'll probably enjoy them both.  I think both movies have some great casts.  But I think I'll also appreciate the differences in the style of the stories.  Different does not necessarily mean better or worse.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO)
« on: May 1, 2012, 05:21 PM »
I did a little refresher reading, and it seems that Meera & Jojen Reed could still come into play very soon.  Their presence at Winterfell in this week's episode may not make sense, since the storyline of the raiding Ironmen is only just beginning.  It was those raids that prompted Howland Reed to send Meera & Jojen away.  And Theon and Yara's ships were only just departing from Pyke in this latest episode.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO)
« on: April 30, 2012, 06:41 PM »
The Reed children would have to turn up in the next few episodes if they're going to be a part of the series.  And considering their part in Bran's journey you would think they would get introduced.  And then there's the matter of how their story may eventually link up with Howland Reed.  His story may be interwoven with the a key story from Robert's rebellion.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2012: Attack of the Clones
« on: April 29, 2012, 01:06 PM »
4 out of 10.  Not bad.  And it looks like the Padme fetish is subsiding.

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / Re: Disney Exclusive Build-A-Droid Factory
« on: April 29, 2012, 01:03 PM »
Curto even joked about that today, too.  Sounds more like it was "Broken News" than anything else.

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