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  1. Mog
    Regarding the blade tabs, personally, I would have had the tabs stick out on the bottom part of the gauntlet (the part that faces the ground in bike mode). It'd result in a gappy slot/track where the tabs would slide about, but it would be slightly less obvious than having the tab on the blade. Worse comes to worse, I'll just slice the tab off and use a push-pin to slide the blade in and out. Honestly, I can live with it: Don't know if the Sisko is supposed to represent us or Sentinel's design team.
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    ^^As long as the blades slide completely into the gauntlets, I'll learn to live with the design compromise. And the bit about the helmet was just a "Oh! Cool little difference" moment/observation. Nothing more.
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    ^^Welp, someone finally gave us a nice big BLOWSUPERIOR. Hopefully, they'll also FUKE us to completion. . . . . I'll see myself out now.
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    Yeah, I'm not feeling either of these two design choices. Hopefully, they made it so the blades fully retract (since it didn't look that way with the last bike prototype pics). And I'd like to see someone make Yellow whip out those "mitty tissiles," just to confirm that they're under there. Also noticed that the helmet is slightly different from Stick and Rey's. . . . . But of course, I'm gonna be pre-ordering this the first chance I get! If Sentinel really wants me to purchase their Legioss, they should show CAD designs for a connecting TREAD. Lastly, I take it that it's too early for them to show a prototype for Fuke and the Bartley?
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    ^^Not gonna disagree about the Toynami's having razor thin tolerances, having key parts made of brittle plastics (the hands and hip joints come to mind instantly), and having parts and joints that are a major a source of frustration. But as a display piece (especially with its badass Beta backup), it's still reasonably priced and blends well with the rest of my collectibles:
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    ^^As much as I'd like to see Hasbro release more Clone Troopers in support of the last Clone Wars story (stories) finally eventually streaming*, I highly doubt Hasbro will release any figures to commemorate the occasion. We're more likely to see figures to support Disney's newest thangs in Star Wars: Resistance, if anything. Regarding distribution, Hasbro really needs to change it up and go for some sort of pre-order process to help figure out demand (pun somewhat intended), at least for its more collector-focused products. If no one wants Poe in his Last Jedi outfit but tons of people are pre-ordering Sabine, perhaps you short Poe's numbers and up Sabine's numbers before you go into full production. * I believe one of the final Clone Wars stories will involve how Ahsoka and Rex make it out of Order 66. And again, for all its initial meh-ness, Rebels did do a really nice job of concluding the story for a few of those key carryover characters from Clone Wars.
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    Side Observation: As Rebels got better and “more mature,” there were less toys to support it. Where was blind Kanan, buzzcut Ezra, Old Master Maul, Hera in traditional Rebel flightsuit, Thrawn, Ahsoka the White, Kallus in Rebel gear, etc.?
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    I know Joes originally started as a 12-inch line, but I’m one of those collectors who wouldn’t follow them into a new 6-inch line for the following reasons: 1) Don’t want to restart recollecting figures at a new scale, nor deal with the billions of Snake Eyes, Duke, Cobra Commander, and Destro figures that will get released and re-released by Hasbro. Also, you can fit two to three times more 3-3/4 inch figures in the same display space as you would the 6-inch scale figures. 2) At the 6-inch scale, they will more than likely never ever release any vehicles for that line. Lot of those Joe vehicles are inconic, and they’d be cutting themselves off from some potential revenue opportunities.
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    ^^Yeah, they’re both evil. . . especially for CHICKENS!!
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    The Joe lines have been pretty much non-existent at retail stores for about 3 to 5 years now. About the only new product being pushed out has been the monthly Fan Club Figures. Roy Focker's right: They're in the early stages of making a Snake Eyes movie, so there is the possibility of them producing toys/figures in support of the film's release. But they need to stick to the "war vet with horrible luck" origin and not drift too far off from that basic story. Balance Snake's commando and ninja sides.
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    Both Colonels are sporting goatees. . . . How will I know which one is the EVIL!!11! one?
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    Anyone watch this twisted little Choose Your Own Adventure tome? Didn't work with Apple TV, but was able to watch it on a smartphone. The story/(ies) are a fun little mind-frak to go through. But I should have remembered I was watching Black Mirror:
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    Sentinel had a similar picture on their Twitter feed. But this OP-inspired pic is only half done: Just waiting now for a fullly colored prototype of Yellow.
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    Personally, I think Seasons 5-7 were the absolute, stand-out best of the entire series. Unfortunately, Season 8 didn't completely stick the landing. I found the mecha fight scenes kinda meh, repetitive, and suffering from Michael Bay's "let's film this way too close and make you completely loss about the flow of the battle" style. I get why the focus was on the six paladins, but it felt a bit much once I would have liked to have gotten more on Axca's motivations and the deal with her and Keith. It probably would have helped if they used a different animation style/technique to differentiate the "normal" scenes, from the scenes in Honerva's mind (Probably make the scenes seem like they're filmed underwater?), and from the flashback scenes (black and white instead?). It would have been a subtle way to make the story easier to follow. I found at the end a bit sudden. HOWEVER, Season 8 did do a bang-up job on the character side of things. The Allura-Lance relationship was nicely paid off. It was easy to relate to Honerva's motivations (even though she was going about it in a completely crazy way). I like that Keith and Lance have grown from a rivalry to brothers who are okay busting each other's chops. I liked the moments with the Most of the character endings made sense. Although I wasn't completely sold on the ending resolution at first, the more I thought about it, the more I'm cool with it. And lastly, you know I squeed at all the Vehicle Voltron teases.
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    I find it ironic that Asgardians, Thor and Valkyrie, are tracking down aliens on Earth.
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    Best way to get kids interested in Star Wars? IV, V, II, III, VI.
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    This sucks. I suspect Season 2 of Punisher will be solid (with Castle and Russo gunnin' after each other). But part of Season 1's charm was the banter between Micro and Castle, and I can only think of seriously messed up ways to bring Micro back into the fold (which I'd rather they not do). Not sure I'm feeling the need for another season of Jessica. Sure, we got the Hellcat angle to develop. But I read the synopses for Season 2 and never found any motivation to finish up that season. Honestly, I don't think either of them can ever top this past season of DD. So with the Netflix series closing shop and Agents of SHIELD on hiatus until after Avengers IV, is there really any excuse why these heroes (or their villains) can't show up on the big screen now?!
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    The ending "fight" scenes may be a little intense for the kiddo. But the last scene after the credits is definitely for the grown-ups (more so than for the kids).
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    Just got back from watching the film with the family. Was really worried that they showed all the good jokes in the trailers, but that's definitely not the case. Lots of meta-jokes for the grown ups in the audience, . . . . and you'll never look at Zangief the same way ever again. Lastly, am I the only dad that got kicked in the feels and wanted to say to their daughter: P.S.--Stay to the very end for Frozen 2!!!!!!
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    Taking another look at the above pic (assuming it's an accurate portrayal of the eventual toy), I'm guessing there's gonna be a bunch of new parts to mold. About the only things that they can possibly carry over from the Mospeada types are the following: Crotch armor; Hip guards; Wheels and related assemblies; Windshield/upper back armor; Thigh armors; Lower arms and hands; and Upper arm guards. Practically everything else will be new or modified parts. If they decide to make Houquet more petite than the boys, then at the very least, those last three parts above have to be modded too. In other words, I'd be very surprised if we see a Bartley prototype before the end of the year. For me personally, I do hope they mod the Houquet figure to have a more feminine V shape going from the hips to the feet.
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    Thoughts after watching Season 2? It's not as action packed as the shortened first season. Although it develops the newly introduced characters alright, there's just a ton of backstory to get through in the front end of the season. Also, the banter between the main three protagonists can be a bit much at times (if this were an anime series proper, I feel like they would have gone full-bore and chibi-fied the characters during these scenes). And although I understand the ending, some could view it as being a little bit emo. But when those action scenes hit, this series absolutely shines! Loved the team work that was on display during these moments. And they did a good job of fleshing out the characters of Dracula and Isaac quite well, making you ALMOST sympathize with them. Although it has some flaws and meh parts, I'd still give Season 2 a recommendation.
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    Season 2 comes out this Friday:
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    It's too bad they can't go back and re-do Snake Eye's origin to be more like his comic book origin. Some elements of it can be over-the-top, but I can see it translating really well cinematically.
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    Regarding Daredevil Season 3, I went on a tear and finished it last Friday night/Saturday morning. Yeah. . . they knocked this one out of the park. As someone steeped in Daredevil's mythology and a kid who read the Born Again comics when they first came out, this past season just checked a ton of boxes for me. There are elements from other Daredevil stories too, and they were all beautifully weaved together. Yes, you can find some story threads that may feel like tropes to some folks. And there are some filming/storytelling techniques that may rub some people the wrong way. But they absolutely nailed every single character, making you care about their backstories and respective situations. Both the old characters and the new ones are very well developed. There are so many things I'd like to comment on, but there's one thing I have to make note of: After being in God-mode during Defenders, I absolutely LOVE that Matt's back to having knock-down, dragged-out fights, taking damage and trying to give it back tenfold. If this is how the Marvel-Netflix pocket of the MCU ends, they ended it on a high note.
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