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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2025
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Hasbro Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should
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Stuff like this only ends up damaging relationships with brick-and-mortar and online partners when they inevitably bomb. With so many figures ending up there, they need to seriously consider giving Ollies an exclusive.
I can see that happening. Do they have to get these figures though? Like couldn't a fan channel just choose not to sell a certain Holocomm figure? -Justin
Boys, boy, boys. You just don't get it. Credit collection, bad figure selection and Holocomm are there to feed a niche sector of the collecting community - the Peg Warmer Ultras. As a proud card-carrier of the Peg Warming Ultras (Peggies) I welcome the new selection. Thank you, Lucas Film and Disney! If it wasn't for random figure selections like this I wouldn't currently boast a 56-figure-strong platoon of General Lando Calrissians (#GreatestArmyBuilder). Peggies 4 eva!
GET YER BLUE FIGGIES
56 Black Series Landos might be THE most impressive thing I've ever seen in a 6 inch collection!! 😍 Fantastic!
Hard Pass on ALL, please! Unfortunately "That IS One Big Pile of Sh1t"😅
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time to save my money! haha
Last weekend on IG, under Yak’s Haslab post, I suggested that Hasbro actively fleecing their customers because they have no misgivings about exploiting our fandom. The amount of blowback I received from Hasbro’s loyal evangelists was eye-rollingly vehement. Yet here we are again. Defenses that they have to exploit tooling in multiple ways disregards the relentless, satellite lines on offer, all with unique molds that are practically stocked directly into clearance aisles. Tooling does not cost what they would have you believe. That we are nearly 50 years into the existence of Star Wars toys should imply that selling this stuff is a science yet the company seems to be run by executives who have nothing more insightful to offer than, “turn the nerds upside down and shake them HARDER.” After the insult that was the Tonnika sisters last week, I cancelled so many, many preorders. And I will be especially critical of the impulse to collect Hasbro SW in the future. I may be a fan, but I’m not as gullible as Hasbro seems to think.
This is just one video and one day of reveals. I'm still overall happy with the Black Series. They've been killing it with prequel stuff this year. -Justin
I'm not defending Hasbro specially on some things they have done recently but the one thing I defiantly disagree with a lot of people is haslab , there is literally no law far as my knowledge that says companies depending on their status are forbidden from doing fun raisers and at the end of the day all haslabs are consumer choice and their is nothing wrong with it , if people don't want it then don't back it but in this case people did want the cantina set and it just got backed by peoples choice now I myself don't think it was worth the asking price but other people did , it got backed and that's that but yet people treat haslab as the most evil thing in the world and I find it sad and crazy that something that is peoples choice is hated this much and that right their shows how petty people can be over something like this .
We got these paper weights and no Max Rebo band??? Good job Hasbro.
GIVE US THE BAND!
I think Ezra is great choice for the Holocom, its a good step towards the right character selection. But Mae and Osha are just weird picks and just don't make sense.
Bring on the Emperor! Thanks for watching, Lukeness. -Justin
They’re only allowed to do what Disney lucasfilm says is ok period since Disney took over, Lucas arts use to let them do what they wanted as well as the picks for current marketing phase back then
Thanks for watching dude. -Justin
Side note to everyone, I gave my spear from my Neca Shredder to Morgan Elsbeth
Nice! -Justin
That was so laughable. Those figures will be down to $5 before we know it.
Such a waste! -Justin
Your take on the Acolyte show is so refreshing! The show is nothing to write home about, but its not going to cause the collapse of society like everyone seems to think lol! Honestly it just seems like it was made for a younger audience.
Yeah people are definitely overreacting and hyperfocusing on culture war crap. -Justin
Nailed it with the POTA clip at the beginning. Nice.
100% agree with everything you guys say here.
I have said for a while that anytime there is a decision made regarding these toy lines that is so completely baffling from a potential business sales standpoint, that there is a 99.9% chance that the decision is being made in response to Disney as the license holder. (You don’t ask collectors to buy a $500 lightsaber from a character that no one knows about from a brand new tv show, as they did with the Reva saber Haslab). No one in their right mind would make that business decision. They obviously have to put out a certain amount of figures/product to coincide with new media within certain time frames. Nothing could be more obvious.
There were decisions made on the Indiana Jones 6” line that were complete headscratchers with no other explanation besides a directive from Disney.
THE DEFINITION OF CLONE IS BASED ON REPLICATING FOR PETES SAKE. the reuse is built into the property! The money prints itself. Hasbro knows this, but they have contractual obligations to satisfy else they lose the license.
These holocomm figures are just the latest example of being tied to contractual terms for product releases and is the only explanation for literally sitting on the automatic money printing opportunity this property comes with in the form of just releasing clone repaint after clone repaint.
One thing that did occcur to me is I wonder if they are holding off on doing a Leia holocomm until they release the recently announced new version of ANH Leia? Could explain the absence of that character from that subline.
Well said, Jhawk! Well said. I have nothing else to add other than thank you for watching! -Justin
This was a rare day where the overwhelming majority of reveals were complete slam dunk passes for me. I threw a pre-order on Osha because I'm enjoying the show at the moment but that could change of course. I'm looking forward to some clearance holocomm pucks from these other releases lol
Osha is a decent looking figure for sure! Easily the only solid reveal from that day. Thanks for watching, Wilbon! -Justin
Why pre order a fig that will have absolute zero scarcity?
@@eddierichard1104 Why not pre-order it? You don't have to go hunting for it, don't have to worry about it, etc. It just shows up at your house. -Justin
Literally the only two Hologram figures that I would get are Palpatine or Leia. And they are also taking away from the budget which is preventing them from making other figures, like Kelnacca.
Oh I'm sure they'll do a Kelnacca. It's new media afterall. -Justin
No Vader tho?
Honestly I quite like the Ezra... in concept. His final message is such an iconic moment, but for $35 its a real hard sell. If it gets around standard fig retail though, I would get it
Yeah for $35 I'm all the way out. -Justin
Hard pass on pretty much everything except Shin since I didn’t get the original release but I’m even on the fence about her. Hasbro has been putting out some bangers lately so we were due for some dud reveals.
Loved the intro too! Made me laugh out loud!
We were definitely due for some duds! Thanks for watching, dude. -Justin
Your are right 👍 some of these figures are stupid and don't reflect collectors or real Star War's fan's desires.
Not a fan of gatekeeping who "real" Star Wars fans are, but I get what you're saying. -Justin
Just after Acolyte will not buy anymore figures!!!
What about the stuff you like? -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement those figures I like I will buy but not anymore repaints and reboxing. All people is very unhappy with Disney
@@samsaraAI2025 but you just said you won't buy any more figures.
Oh no! 🇬🇧 ¡Oh no!🇦🇷
Thanks for watching!
Im definitely gonna clean out ross when those acolyte figures show up.
Jedi robes for everyone!
These are mostly exclusive so I don't see that happening. Maybe the mainline ones though! -Justin
@OutOfTheBasement definitely the mainline ones. If Lando, boba fett, leia, and some bad batch made it to ross then the mainline will 100%
the only black series figure i preordered the day they put these up for order was the re-release of jedi fallen order kal kestis. i sold him off long time back and regreted it. so, now i will have him and rex back in my hands again soon. i also preordered the acolyte retro collection set. cause i am getting out of black series and focusing a lot more on my retro collection figures instead. already sold off a great deal of my black series. the only set i kept of my black series was my favorite OT movie which is ROTJ. i fell behind too much on the black series and too much is out there to keep up with now. so, that is where i stand with all of it.
Thanks for watching, Joe! I will say it's kinda funny that you say you're getting out of Black Series but then you're pre-ordering rereleases. -Justin
Pass all day long on all of these for me. This felt like a 2015 red box wave, but maybe not as good, lol
Dude straight up! Was not a fan of returning to the gimmick lines so hard! Thanks for watching as always, Fig. -Justin
That's a wretched insult to my beloved red/black box line T!!! 😅😅
@@DavidEdge69 lol 😆
Anything from the Crapolyte or from Disney sucks and will peg warm. Let's get more original and prequel figures. These are real Star Wars. Shitty Disney is by name only as they constantly try to taint it.
I do want more OT. -Justin
@OutOfTheBasement yes especially more aliens, creatures, droids etc. But what about the prequels? So many more to go but you only want more OT?
I'm sticking to OT figures. This new content stuff is not for me. I can spend my action figure budget on the Jada Toys Street Fighter figures instead. Are you guys hep to that line? You get some good quality for $24.99.
I have not checked out that line! I really only collect Star Wars though, or franchises that I'm familiar with at the very least. Thanks for watching, Tom! -Justin
Justin, I'm surprised that you and Nate didn't throw down with some Street Fighter back in the day.
Am i missing an overview of Baylan and Hati episode?
Does she also have height issues?
They are the only figures i am debating i never picked up the first versions.. but i mostly collect TVC.. so.. do i dip into TBS till TVC releases a better version? lol
I’d recommend checking out our review of Baylan and Shin for a complete breakdown of the problems with the figures. Thanks for watching! -Nate
the power of dumb, the power of poo, the power of disneyyyyy!
Thanks for watching!
You know it’s gonna be an entertaining episode of FIO when one of you has laser eyes in the thumbnail.
Had to bust em' out for the occasion! -Justin
Good points all around but i personally didnt pick up the shin Hati figure yet.. but I might now lol
Thanks for watching! -Justin
Totally agree with you guys. All these figures are complete garbage. Which my wallet and other hobby’s are happy about.
On top of these garbage figures Hasbro’s inability to distribute properly to Australia and I’m saving a fair bit lately. Just repack and repaint garbage.
Repack and repaint garbage today maybe, but they've actually had plenty of excellent stuff releasing lately. -Justin
Context means everything. Holocomm figures are cool but only if there’s a scene of that character in holocomm…
If the character is popular it works too because you can make your own scenes. I like the acolyte but surely sol would have been the only one worth making a holocomm of…
Well said! -Justin
I'm done with the line for now. I'm happy with my OT and prequel collection.
I just pick up the ones I like. I don't see why you'd have to quit altogether. Just pick up the OT/PT stuff. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement Maybe the odd one or two! I love me an archive Stormie.
Oof these releases (with Osha being the exception) seem like some super easy passes for most people. That said, it means my wallet can get a breather after the flood of rerelease POs I wanted to catch up on 😅
Plenty of wallets are getting breathers, haha! -Justin
They’re popping out these figures like they’re nostalgic like how the ot and the pt is
That's not it! -Justin
Complete rando tangent request/question, as I can't discuss anything about the akko-lite, I can't remember if you have done, or if not, do so, a Top Ten WORSTEST BS figures list... EVER!!... I want to get them all. (Or I might actually already have them! 😅)
I've just finished that comment and realised 5 of them would probably be from this new wave!! 😅😅😅
That is indeed a video on the channel! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement I'm going in!! Don't know why I can't remember that?
The old red box Jedi Knight Luke cloak works great on Shin Hati if you're looking to add soft goods to the first release.
Not a bad idea! -Justin
Totally agree, destined to keep pegs warm for the foreseeable future ....
They're mostly exclusive so we'll see. -Justin
They are pumping out so much trash 🗑️ 👎🏼 . just give us prequels and old trilogy characters. Acolyte is pure garbage, holograms pure garbage. 😂
Idk outside of these it’s actually been great year for reveals and figures released. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement im definitely being to harsh! lol 😂 I’m still here though!
The Vader on the 3D printed table surrounded by officers looks awesome! I'd display that if I could 3D print.
Yeah I'm actually pretty excited for it! -Justin
people forget that Hasbro is licensed by Disney to make star wars toys so if Disney comes knocking on Hasbro door and tells them they want these figures made for whatever crap Kathleen Kennedy is pulling out of her arse then Hasbro has no choice to make them or loose that license , I can tell when Hasbro has the freedom to make any figure of star wars characters people actually like too Disney telling them to make figures out of characters people hate with a passion .
Did you miss the part where we literally say that in this video? -Justin
If I don’t have the Shin and Baylan do you guys think I should get these new ones or just pass because I’m they were always not great. I really like the characters, sucks the figures have issues.
If you really like the characters and don't have the originals, you gotta make that call for yourself. Thanks for watching! -Justin
I enjoyed the Star Wars Blues harmonica more than the figure reveals. You were both just playing around and I want to buy a full album. Hasbro was serious with their offering and instead of buying these figures, I will use that money towards therapy for the trauma I endured seeing the promotional images.
Mixtape dropping soon! -Justin
Yes, yes, let the hate flow through you!
But yeah, the Holocom stuff is just... lame. I can pass it by, but seriously, those figures were not designed to have light properly pass through them. You're better off just getting a solid piece off Etsy. Maybe two if you want different poses. And the Shin... man, it's like rubbing salt in the wound. The first figure already wasn't good, but to release it with soft goods? Ouch.
Well said, Fuzzy! -Justin
Me personally, Im only picking up Osha (non holo). It was only a matter of time before we finally got some small amount of garbo after all the recent heat. That being said tho, there is still a lot to look forward to that is definitely gonna make up for it.
True let's turn things around with some more bangers! -Justin
Great intro, especially Nate’s OotB theme song and harmonica playing. The outro duet was top notch. I’ve reduced my Black Series buying considerably so don’t plan to purchase any of these figures. That is bad for Hasbro to release the same figure but with a highly coveted accessory to get people to buy the same figure twice. I’m more vested in DC Multiverse line and it seems McFarlane Toys follows that practice quite a bit with heads. Instead of packaging a figure with multiple heads the figure will be sold separately with the different heads, hate that.
Yep it's not just Hasbro! McFarlane has all sorts of problems. -Justin
I'm actually thinking about how much someone would have to pay me to have these take up space in my house, because I definitely wouldn't take them for free
What worse selections for Holocomm Collection are there?!? Lol. -Justin
Holocomm Figures that would sell better than any of the previous reveals (except maybe Vader), and I would consider to seriously buy:
-Princess Leia
-Darth Sidious
-Emperor Palpatine
-Asajj Ventress
-Clone Trooper Phase I
-Clone Trooper Phase 2
-Battle Droid
-Ahsoka (cw)
-Anakin (cw)
-Obi-Wan (cw)
-Boba Fett
-Darth Maul (I)
-Aayla Secura
-Ki-Adi-Mundi
-Mace Windu
-Ahsoka (Mandalore)
-Captain Rex
-Commander Cody
-Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master)
They are ALL existing figures, It's really not that hard Hasbro...🙄🙄
Either they want this line to die and blame us for it, or they aren't allowed to reuse these figures for some insane reason...
Cad Bane
Count Dooku
Arc Trooper
Starkiller
Moff Gideon....
Much better picks for sure! Emperor is common sense...at least he's rumored. -Justin
I MAY pick up Osha but when it chose to clearance, same with all the Acolyte figures. I already have so many preorders already and the show isn't impressing me so far, but we'll see if it improves or not. Absolute no on those holocomms tho. And Shin's a no too. I've modified my Shin's head to look a little more like her but haven't fix the legs yet. And eventually I plan on getting custom cloaks for her and Baylan.
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts! -Justin
Nope, notta, nothing… 💩
We were due for some stinkers, lol! Let us hope they get right back on track like they have been this past year. -Justin
Time to jump 3”3/4! It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. (We’re also dealing with some nonsense in TVC)
The only candidate for Holocomm that I would purchase, if I were a TBS collector, is Leia. Vader is coming, it’s up on the Pulse China website. But Leia established it. Outside of standing up to Vader and shooting the Stormtroopers to help her rescuers or comforting Luke after Obi-Wan’s death, this is THE Leia moment. That message started the entire thing along with the backstory told by Obi-Wan.
This will be a day long remembered. It’ll have seen the rise of more pegwarmers and the slap in the face to the day-one collectors.
Lmaoooo but if I do that then there's no figures to buy! Jkjkjk. -Justin
Important post here. Hasbro's decisions are sometimes incomprehensible. Why cram out that sh*t instead of what their customers are asking for?
Disney/LF for sure. It's obvious. -Justin
Nope, passing on all of these and passing on Acolyte figures all together. I only picked up one of the Kenobis from that show and Andor and his droid from that show. I'm getting much more selective as I too am low on shelf space and would rather save room for figures from the OTC.
Yeah I think I'm done with picking up new media figures. -Justin
To be honest,from the Acolyte I'll only pick Indara, just because it's CARRIE-ANNE MOSS...
@@jjrj8568 I hear you, I just can't get behind the Acolyte at all. I'll be curious as to how Disney's crappy writing will impact the Acolyte line of toys for Hasbro.
Now i didnt collect the credit figures but it is an interesting point that those figures did in a way serve a purpose, the little credits were cool as props and the figures being based on the concept art from the credits (was the name of the line also a pun?) of The Mandalorian. Holocomm could serve a purpose if they just used better characters ie every Jedi council member.
Totally agreed! -Justin
Honestly the only reason I'd buy these would be because they work well as generic Jedi figures. Other than that I don't like them. IDC about Acolyte either, not because it's "WoKe DisNey" but simply because I like the Clone Wars era a lot more 😂
Good point about the GI Joe! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement ?
Since Mic was brought up, when are we getting the rest of SCAR squadron??
I'd love that! -Justin
tbh i still dont get the holocomm line, its not like in most series or movies the hologram is in a 1:1 scale
They are usually smaller table-top or handheld versions
I think they come in all sizes in the movies so I don't really care. -Justin
I might get holocomm ezra and I'm 100% buying the Shin Hati (mercenary)
Erm, it’s actually called Shin Hati (Arcana) 🤓☝🏻
Not picking up any of these and really disappointed that Hasbro think its ok to release these 2 again so soon with the only improvement being their cloaks. As you guys said punishing collectors like ourselves who picked these up first time round. As we say here in in Scotland " they're rippin the piss oot us " 😡😡🤬
They are taking the piss for sure with Baylan and Shin! -Justin
Those toys are wack. Ollie's is the landfill for Disney toys.
They have all sorts of toys. -Justin
Holocron style figures would work better with some transparent face printing. Otherwise, the sculpt gets lost in all that blue
True! -Justin
I guess Ollies needs inventory too.
Like you guys said. What a waste of plastic and cardboard. I thought hasbro was trying to be environmental friendly. 🤔
I mean...no they were never trying to be environmentally friendly. To think it's about anything other than money... -Justin
They have a brand-new Leia pipeline, so that’s why you probably haven’t gotten the hologram one.
The light doesn’t travel all the way through the figure because of the joints. Sew on a Robo video where he had a solid blue Emperor, the light went right through it.
Yep as I said these figures were not designed to have light-piping. -Justin
do we think they just have an excess of clear blue plastic and are just trying to purge it via the cheapest molds 🤣 most of the decisions for the holocomm collection have been so weird to me, other than vader, that version of ezra is one of the few that's made sense (in terms of them being scene specific technically)
At the very least Ezra shows up as a hologram, lol. -Justin
Meh, as long as people keep buying, nothing will change, so honestly it's not Hasbro's fault, nor is it the greedy armchair economists that lead hasbro, it's the nerds' fault for buying and complaining and doing nothing about it, it's always "Oh i'm not going to buy from this line again" then the day after they go out and buy 5 pieces of the same figure.
We're not buying these...
@@OutOfTheBasement oh no but someone definitely is lmao
I'm really enjoying The Acolyte and I'm all in on the TBS figures. Except that awful holocomm figure. Osha I think is what the ideal TBS character release should look like in terms of accessories. Like we do not need the alternate droid configuration. If they had just packed in the regular one no one would have cared that much. But they put that little bit more effort in which is commendable, if they did that more consistently across the line there might not be quite so much negativity in the collecting community about it.
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts! Take care. -Justin
Easy pass on all The Acolyte figures. I just don't care about the High Republic stuff. I would grab the prison transport droid if they made one, cos droid. But otherwise meh. On the plus side, I need some budget for Monster Force and Animal Warriors of the Kingdom, so can save some pennies on Black Series releases.
We've been 3D printing like crazy so I'm chillin! -Justin
I honestly believe all these repacks etc. we are seeing right now are a subliminal Haslab to fund all the new unique sculpts that has a lot of accessories too.
Because it sure seems like it's suddenly possible to inlcude a lot now AND a unique/new sculpt.
That is indeed how it works, but there are smarter repaints to do. -Justin
Ezra appears as a hologram but it's not this type of hologram, because his clothes clearly have color in his hologram. This is such fail.
Well of course you could agree that for all Holocomm figures as in general the color of the outfit shows in holograms in SW. thanks for watching! -Nate
Hard pass on all except regular OSHA. No holocrap for me. What's next, carbonized holograms in metallic green clear plastic?
Credit Holonized Collection does have a ring to it 😂😂. -Nate
Why are we going back to the bounty puck thing for the holocomm collection?? They were moving away from it, I was so proud of them, and now this?
Definitely feels like a "we need x number of new Acolyte figures because contract" decision. I mean I get Ezra a bit, but these are some strange choices. Especially compared to last month's great reveals
Yeah I hope we get right back on track with some great reveals! -Justin
I've been enjoying The Acolyte so far, so I'll probably pick up Osha and I missed Shin the first go around, so I'll probably pick up this one. But the holocom figures... Man, even as someone who likes weird repaints, these just don't do anything for me. I just have no idea who that line is for.
Give me more holiday figures before this nonsense. -Justin
As you say, they aren't my friend and they're here to make money. That being said, there's so many figures that are essentially repaints that I would happily give them all the monies for, why they want to be dicks is beyond me. Thanks for the content
Yeah I am trying to spend money, not save money when it comes to figures. -Justin
Looking forward to the new Acolyte peg warmers. I do wonder which characters will sell best from the show tho. I think Sol is the clear winner.
Probably Sol and Jecki since she's an alien? -Justin
I wonder if Disney/LucasFilm subsidizes Hasbro to make figures that potentially won't sell. Corporations are not known for their smarts, but I am sure they must have been burnt enough over the past few years to not want to make these figures.
These decisions on character selection definitely come from Lucasfilm/Disney to a very high degree. -Justin
I think Jazzwares needs to grab the holo pucks and combine them with their holo line for MGS. Need a Holo Death Star that floats over the puck.
Great idea!
Give em' the pucks! -Justin
I used to be a serious SW figure collector until the Force Awakens. Just have had no desire to own any toys for any of the new shows. I liked the first 2 seasons of Mandalorian but everything else is so bad it actually makes me dislike the franchise to a certain extent now. Plenty of other toy lines to collect.
I just pick up what I want and pass on the rest. -Justin
These figures, and what series they represent, is 💩
Thanks for watching! -Justin
I am skipping on all of these figures. I love Shin Hati and putting out that garbage photoreal face was an insultment to the utter beauty that Ivanna Sakhno is. I would love to have her an Baylan Skoll in the Mix but those releases are garbage and so I am skipping.
I am a big fan of Carbonized and Credit Collection lines 1. Because I like the shiny carbonized and the funky CC looks and 2. Most of the time you get those figures pretty cheap after the release (I got CC Ashoka for 12€ for example) But I am not interested in the Holocomm line at all. Maybe in deep sale some day when I have to much money and it is burning a whole in my pocket.
But there are also a lot of great releases lately like the Droideka, Ki Adi Mundi, the Ashoka Clone 2 Pack and the Battle Droid etc. But it is alright when there is no new BS releases I can spent more money on some sweet NEca Aliens and Predators.😁
Best thing to happen to my wallet in a while, thanks Hasbro for giving me a break, lol
True with so many bangers recently it’s nice to have a little break. Thanks for watching! -Nate
if i found the holocon osha cheep (clearence) id paint the acessories and use for customs
that bag could be used for rebel soldier i dont know trying to be as positive as i can for stupid hasbro choices
That's a solid point! -Justin
Glad I can just save some money. I’ll pick up the Osha but everything else just isn’t my thing. I try to get as much as I can but I’m not a completionist anymore and there’s a freedom in just going “Nah, I don’t want it” and not spending the $24.99-27.99 instead of buying the shiny new thing I’m not crazy about but felt obligated to.
Oh yeah not being a completionist is the way to go. Picking and choosing makes for a much more fun and curated experience! -Justin
That's a big NO on all of these
Big agree! -Justin
As soon as Acolyte episode 3 was over I cancelled all my Acolyte pre-orders. They're going to be on deep discount if I decide I want them. So far I doubt I'll get them either way. They spent 180 million on that garbage.
I’ve watched episode 3 twice and while it’s not great I don’t really think it’s that bad. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what was so egregious about it. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement Nate the number one thing that bothers me the most about made for TV Star Wars is what they could've been. Not many media corporations can throw 180 million at a TV show and it seems like that kind of money could've bought way better writing and acting. Instead of a large production made with an insane amount of money from a powerful corporation it seemed like a well funded UA-cam fan channel production. I especially had this same feeling with BOBF and Obi-Wan.
I did get the standard issue Osha. I think she looks really good. Everything else was an easy pass.
Totally fair assessment! -Justin
The Holocomm Collection is one of the most ridiculous mistakes ever made by Hasbro; baffling. Holocomm figures yet we still lack a post-2019 quality figure of EpisodeIII Anakin/Vader.
Luckily ROTS Anakin and Obi-Wan are both rumored. New sculpts. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement UoooH!
The Acolyte figures (except for master Sol and the mysterious Sith lord) will be in stock for over a decade. Mark my words.
Maybe if they stay full price but once any of the Jedi hit a sale price they will be scooped up for customs
I don't have Shin yet so picking her up with a poncho seems like the right play... 🤷🏻♂️
You gotta do what's right for you! -Justin
Way too many holocrons. The collectors have voted with their wallets, we dont want holocron figures. Ps the acolyte is abysmal, its currently at a 18% on rotten tomatoes. like with the holocron figures, we have voted and expressed the acolyte it not what we want.
18% audience score, eh. -Justin
See, the Shin figure thing is real scummy. But I won’t lie. She’s one of my favorite characters and I’ll absolutely pick this one up if I see it just because I’d like a second figure of her
Nice. -Justin
We're going round in circles. Hasbro just repaint troopers how hard is it? You'll make so much more money.
Or Battle Droids, or Stormtroopers, or...
Great honest take on the offerings this week. Holocomm-couldn’t care less about any of them. OSHA looks great but no connection to her. I am picking up Shin because I never got around to ordering the first one. Like you two, adjusting my collecting habits
Thanks for watching, Colonel! -Justin
I’ll not be getting any of these figures, and I got my Holcomb Bo katan for $6! I would like to see light piping improvements in the series as well as better selection
Give me that Holocomm Darth Vader! Only one I'm excited for. -Justin
This is random but is archive dead for the United States???? I feel it’s been so long since the last wave
It is weird...US is getting the reissues while Archive is going international? It's hard to say. -Justin
The Max Rebo band will be an exclusive for next year. It will be up right before the Cantina is being shipped out.
Source? -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement Take it with a grain of salt. Nothing's been confirmed yet.
There’s is nothing fun about the Acolyte, every figure for me is a hard pass
I think it's alright. -Justin
Better cancel your preorder my dude, with how the show is going, you will get the figures cheap in the future. Then again by that time, you might not even want the figure anymore
Who? I don't think we pre-ordered any of these. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement I think somewhere in the video, one of you said you have a preorder of a jedi figure.
@@doccavs723 Oh yeah those were previous pre-orders. Not the ones mentioned in this video. -Justin
I don’t have a Shin and if they had fixed her height I might have grabbed her but for me it’s a pass. This type of shenanigans is why I mostly don’t buy black series anymore. I just wish TVC got as many characters as black series.
Just pass on what you don't like and pick up the ones you do like. I don't see it as a reason to drop the line as a whole. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement if it’s a character that’s a favourite or a figure I really like I absolutely pick it up. Can’t wait for my Ki-Adi Mundi to arrive. But I don’t pick up multiples of troopers and the like. Plus I’m Australian so figured cost a lot more here and are harder to find.
Hasbro is a customer of Disney, right? So.... The Osha figures make sense.
A customer of Disney?
@@OutOfTheBasement I mean (probably not stated in the most eloquent way) that Disney is much much much larger of the two corporations (and is worth that much more) and Hasbro is using Disney's IP. They are in contract with one another and both exist to profit but Disney sets certain terms and Hasbro has to meet those terms. It's the very nature of the power dynamic at play. Disney has their own agenda and if Disney wants The Acolyte figures, Hasbro is going to make The Acolyte figures even if it means limited resources be allocated to those The Acolyte figures. Doesn't really matter what the old core fans want. Personally, I would love to see more aliens, Stormtrooper variants and Legends/EU figures. I'd also like to see more updated reissues of in demand figures. It would also help bring down the scalper prices and give the people what they want. Anyways, I hope that makes more sense.
I am NOT picking up ANY of them. Thank God Plo Koon was available that day.
Such a good candidate for a reissue! -Justin
The power of one, the power of two, the power of many wallets voting. The power of one, the power of two, the power of many wallets voting….😂
LOL