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  1. tekering
    It's harder to collect stuff from a dead franchise, 'cause there's less of it to collect. Take Exosquad, for example. The show was sophisticated and mature, the toys were terrific for their time, but even incorporating Robotech into the toy line couldn't save the franchise. 25 years on, I think it's safe to assume there will never be any more Exosquad merchandise for fans to collect.
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    As terrible as the sequel trilogy turned out to be, there were more original ideas present than in The Mandalorian (which is entirely recycled ideas from other genres).1 1- Of course, recycled ideas from other genres is infinitely preferable to recycled ideas from other Star Wars movies.
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    MEP's Facebook page would seem to bear that out, I fear. I stumbled upon their post with the Hovertank prototype pics, and of the 50 comments posted in response, only ONE comment was critical of the product... ...and it was the comment I'd posted.
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    Refinements? You have a gift for understatement.
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    As did I, which is why it's so frustrating to see what little merchandise we get fail so spectacularly... This new MEP design appears to ignore the animation models entirely, and instead use the Matchbox toy for reference (with predictably disastrous results). Back to the drawing board, guys.
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    The difference in environments required a difference in costumes. The helmet and jumpsuit are basically the same... ...but the winter jacket, gloves, boots, and belt were all new for The Empire Strikes Back.
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    Thanks for sharing your work, Perxion! Is there a reason you spelled "fuel" with 2 L's?
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    Hasbro can't be bothered to make vehicles to scale, regardless of the size of the figures. The larger the vehicles, the more ridiculous it becomes... ...particularly the landing ramps.
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    You've taught him well.
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    Temper your expectations, my friend. This new series looks (and sounds) a helluva lot more like the Prime Wars Trilogy, aka a steaming pile of crap. I mean, they couldn't even get Peter Cullen?
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    What the hell...? Ghostbusters has changed licensees AGAIN?
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    Well, I found "Stardust City Rag" as cringe-worthy as I was expecting, but in a *completely* different manner. Certainly, attempts at humor were mercifully brief. Despite some familiar characters and techno-jargon, however, Picard no longer resembles Star Trek in any way, shape or form... The producers of this series ought to expect a visitation from the vengeful ghost of Gene Roddenberry, The Grudge-style.
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    There were a lot of shots I didn't recognize, but -- given how quickly the film faded from my memory -- I cannot confirm whether any of them were in the final cut. The Rise of Skywalker made no lasting impression on me whatsoever. The Last Jedi pissed me off, but at least it didn't BORE me...
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    Wrong thread, I suspect.
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    John Wick is riding on the back of a motorcycle with Trinity's bloated corpse. I have no faith in this concept.
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    Sellers on Yahoo! Japan Auctions can't move the Dark Legioss for even half of their retail price... There's just no demand for 'em.
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    And have you seen the insane aftermarket prices on Amazon.jp? You can't get an Evolution Toy Zeta for under ¥200,000!
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    Honestly, it wasn't. They weren't called "woke" or "social justice warriors," but most depictions of racial diversity and gender equality were far more transparently obvious (and blatantly political) than they are today. We just didn't bitch and whine about it on social media... because there was no social media, of course.
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    Robert Forster is surprisingly active, for a dead guy. His posthumous performance in El Camino was extremely well-received, and he'll apparently be reprising the role in an upcoming episode of Better Call Saul later this year... after his starring role in "Dynoman and The Volt" next month. I'll bet he and Carrie Fisher are having a good laugh about it right now.
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    Schwarzenegger made a lot of sci-fi films in the '80s, but I didn't know he played Boba Fett... BTW, love the Misty May.
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    Depends on your skill with a paintbrush...
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    Jackman himself addressed this question when promoting Logan on The Graham Norton Show. Sorry, I still haven't learned how to imbed YouTube videos, but the discussion starts 9 min. into the video.
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    That looks like the most Wes Anderson film Wes Anderson has ever made.
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    Some of the funniest stuff from TOS came out of such scenarios ("A Piece of the Action" immediately springs to mind), and some of the most haunting (like "Return of the Archons"). TNG had some solid examples as well (notably "First Contact" and "Unification"), but too many pointless holodeck adventures. Nothing similar from Voyager, DS9 or Enterprise comes to mind -- not that I considered any of those series particularly memorable -- but I'm pretty certain, just from the next episode teaser alone, that Picard ep.5 is going to be the worst hour of Star Trek since "Run Along Home."
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    I'd say it's a how.
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