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    Your best guess at a fanmode is righteous. Well done! I'm not familiar with the animation or the earlier mainline release of these figures so I can't really suggest any alternatives. I feel bad for those folks whose bot(s) arrived broken or broke during transformation. But I'm exceedingly thankful for the folks who got theirs before me and put out an alert on the potential QC issues. I **rarely** transform my bots - hardly ever handle them out of packaging because I don't have any room to display them - but at least now I know what to keep an eye on next time I pull them out of storage.
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    ...and yet your handle is "Sanity is Optional?" 🙂 Preach on, brother. I might fall victim to the late tax on this one, but I'm with you on wait-and-see.
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    Got my shipping notice from Hasbro: Both are scheduled to arrive Wednesday. I wasn't/am not all that familiar with Deathsaurus so I didn't bother ordering. The figure looked fine and the price wasn't terrible given everything included. Just didn't have a connection to the character.
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    I'm jealous. I ordered two (in the same order) within milliseconds of the preorder option going live. I'm wondering now if ordering more than one somehow puts you at the tail end of the queue.
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    I could not disagree more. I love how blurring the visuals really captures just how crazy-fast and frenetic the action is to a bystander, because we, the audience, are bystanders ourselves. You might not have gotten far enough into season 2 to see three scenes where highly skilled hunters are dumbfounded that they can't follow the action because it drives home the point just how OPed our protagonist is compared to S ranks. Those particular scenes would have been far less impactful for me if the animators had animated smooth and clear visuals of each battle. My preferences aside, I totally get your point and I can understand someone wanting a bit more from the animation. I can't wait for season 3!
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    Speaking of voice acting... Just started Devil May Cry on Netflix. I'm 4 1/2 minutes into the first episode and I am in love with the voice acting! Producers of Lazarus: THIS IS HOW YOU VOICE AN ANIMATION!!!!! [And the animation itself is top notch too. I'm not familiar with the IP so I have no idea if what I'm seeing here is the usual or an exception.] Edit: I hope I didn't speak too soon. The protagonist showed up at about 8 minutes and the voice actor is only slightly better than the typical English/American talent.
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    Watched the premiere of Lazarus on HBO Max. I spent more than a decade as a neuroscientist so I was pretty stoked to explore a world driven by an artificial neuromodulator. Unfortunately, it was a tough watch. While the story's concept is exciting, the episode was *very* difficult to enjoy simply because of the incredibly flat and off-putting voice acting. I tried the alternative languages but none was any better than the English track. Not sure if it's worth sticking with it.
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    "...big names like the TLK version of Megatron haven't gotten a figure since the TLK movie line." Bayverse is terrible: nonsensical plots, humor that misses more often than not, and bots that appear to be made of cheap aluminum foil. This is music to my ears.
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    The Dream Star constructicons look amazing. I love their design, finish, and transformations.
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    Don't I know it. I've got the tactical pod, the officer's pod, and two fighter pods on preorder.
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    Love the update. TY! I received my battlepod and two artillery battlepods on Monday. I love their size and heft. My only complaint is that I would have bought 1 more if the S&H hadn't been so outrageously expensive.
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    Solo Leveling season 2: GIVE ME SEASON 3 TODAY! I didn't read the source material and I avoided spoilers all season long. Season 2 was a delight, start to finish. And that opening theme song is a banger.
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    I gave Gundam a chance. I watched a couple different series (I think the original, Char's revenge, and a third one) but gave up on the IP when it seemed like they were all rehashing the same plot with similar/related characters. But back to aesthetics. Gundams don't make any sense to me (see attached pic). If I'm designing mecha, am I going to waste time, materials, manpower, money, etc. making every other facet pointlessly pointy? No. There's nothing elegant about a Gundam's design, and that's their fatal flaw for me.
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    The head sculpt channels Gundam a bit too much for my tastes.
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    I'm an OG G1 die-hard...but I feel like it's time to move on and establish a newer, richer cast of multi-faceted characters and an internally-consistent universe. And for the love of God, make it a universe that doesn't revolve around kids! I give every TF series an honest chance, but I keep returning to G1 simply because none of the follow-up series released thus far has captured my imagination in any compelling or lasting way.
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