tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post8864449318431052183..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Force in Focus: Stars Wars Action Figures Wave 2Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-2166175759754448722016-04-06T12:53:13.135-05:002016-04-06T12:53:13.135-05:00Anonymous -- that's fascinating, and totally o...Anonymous -- that's fascinating, and totally opposite of what goes on nowaways (or at least last time I seriously collected action figures a few yeas back) -- the main characters usually sit on shelves while all the rarer ones get snagged up straight out of the carton, though in that case it's usually scalpers rather than collectors doing it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-32010397327276849262016-04-06T12:47:46.540-05:002016-04-06T12:47:46.540-05:00It's an unusual way to watch it, but given tha...It's an unusual way to watch it, but given that the first three or so seasons jumped around the timeline periodically anyway, you probably won't be too confused.<br /><br />When I do finally get around to re-watching CLONE WARS, I think I'll watch it in the correct story order rather than original airdate order. There are some weird jumps early on.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-32213589431897344792016-04-06T06:44:42.349-05:002016-04-06T06:44:42.349-05:00I don’t think I’ve ever heard “peg warmers” before...I don’t think I’ve ever heard “peg warmers” before. That’s great. In my experience the single saddest epitome of the phenomenon will likely always be ol’ Bob the Goon from 1989’s <i>Batman</i> — although Penguin from 1992’s <i>Batman Returns</i> might have been just as bad if not worse in terms of being a character with actual Q rating amongst the general public.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-43951100543148794112016-04-06T04:20:54.446-05:002016-04-06T04:20:54.446-05:00Back when these were first on sale I worked for a ...Back when these were first on sale I worked for a while in a toy shop. The toys in general were in great demand, shops could only get limited numbers of mixed character boxes. What they actually wanted was a box of Skywalkers, Darth Vaders and a few others. Consequently the select few disappeared as soon as a box opened and the Hammerheads and Snaggletooths were left on the shelf in fairly large numbers. If an uncle or aunt just popped in to buy a quick gift, that may have been all they could find. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-31830022672185107622016-04-05T11:38:22.070-05:002016-04-05T11:38:22.070-05:00I'm actually slowly making my way through the ...I'm actually slowly making my way through the series, sort-of for the first time. I watched all of season 1 as it aired, then it piled up on my DVR and I ended up deleting it in favor of eventually watching it on Netflix. I watched a few of the buzzier episodes as they aired (like the Mortis trilogy), and then when Netflix released their exclusive, final season, I watched all of that. <br /><br />So now I've gone back and started with season 2 and am working my way forward from there. I don't think I've ever watched a show in such a bizarre manner before, certainly not as an adult. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-8235366283216158582016-04-05T11:34:52.874-05:002016-04-05T11:34:52.874-05:00Everything I've read suggests that Blue Snaggl...Everything I've read suggests that Blue Snaggletooth was only available via Sears (in either the set or the two pack), but those sources could be erroneous. <br /><br />As far the alien peg warmers, it could be that they remained behind simply because they weren't "main" characters. Diehard collectors (such as they were back in the day) probably wanted everyone, but I can easily see kids wanting, given a choice, Darth Vader or Han Solo before Hammerhead and Walrus Man. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-20026981272060501642016-04-05T11:31:15.126-05:002016-04-05T11:31:15.126-05:00My big foray into mail-away toys was GI Joe. Like ...My big foray into mail-away toys was GI Joe. Like a lot of things, they took what Kenner did with Star Wars toys and improved upon it, such that in this case, GI Joe had a pretty steady stream of mail away offers running at all times, which enabled me to get older figures I missed out on. That's how I got Quick-Kick, Bazooka, and the hooded Cobra Commander back in the day. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-49499121293283898422016-04-04T11:55:13.217-05:002016-04-04T11:55:13.217-05:00I somehow never noticed tall Snaggletooth in CLONE...I somehow never noticed tall Snaggletooth in CLONE WARS! I'll have to go back and check on that. I've been meaning to re-watch the series anyway, if I can find the time...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-13318017138280762542016-04-04T11:51:58.341-05:002016-04-04T11:51:58.341-05:00I didn't mail away for many toys, and I really...I didn't mail away for many toys, and I really only remember one vividly: Clark Kent from Kenner's SUPER POWERS COLLECTION. You're right; 6 - 8 weeks was basically an eternity for me back then! In the modern age of Amazon Prime and online order tracking, I'm a little disappointed my own child won't enjoy the exquisite agony of waiting for a mail-away item. Heck, sometimes I miss it myself in a weird way!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-12938338461199040102016-04-03T20:34:58.884-05:002016-04-03T20:34:58.884-05:00I hadn't remembered Snaggletooth at all until ...<br>I hadn't remembered Snaggletooth at all until you described the outfit(s). Since I’m pretty sure I didn't have the Cantina Adventure Set, unless the Greedo two-pack was sold in stores either I got it in a trade or I never even owned it but remember playing with it at a friend’s. While not all my figures have survived, I definitely want to check for it next time I’m visiting Mom’s basement.<br /><br />A few comments on the previous action-figure post were contrary to my view of preferring aliens, no matter how briefly seen on screen, to what I considered boring human characters. I do know that Greedo, Walrus Man, and Hammerhead figures were, at least in my circles, the least scarce and thus least valued; whether grown-ups chose them as gifts for kids under the assumption that weird characters would be most fun or just because they were most abundant on picked-through shelves, we all seemed to have duplicates of at least one of them if not multiples of all three.<br /><br />I recall being fascinated by the mail-away figures but never trying to order them, for whatever reason, just as I never subscribed to comic books nor sent away for any other mail-order stuff advertised there.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-84960248045765596512016-04-02T18:05:19.405-05:002016-04-02T18:05:19.405-05:00Boba Fett was my first introduction to the mail-aw...Boba Fett was my first introduction to the mail-away figures. Waiting 6-8 weeks as a 5yo might as well have been a year. Checking the mailbox every day but bitterly disappointed when nothing arrived. Then when that little, thin white box of cardboard with MY NAME printed on the outside showed up was like Christmas Day all over. I even tried to get Boba to fire his missile or at least get my tiny kid fingers to remove it from his launcher, when my dad informed me of that anonymous kid who got himself killed by a stupid toy (which I had and I didn't get myself killed, so why did I have to be denied a firing Boba Fett?!) <br /><br />Oh well. Boba's still cool. Erik J Kreffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600501989135593427noreply@blogger.com