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G.I. Joe Rise Of Cobra M.A.R.S. Base Viper Set
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12-03-2008, 10:40 PM
Tuscan
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Is it just me or is the current joe line resonating with the exact same frequency as the original line? Think of it this way:
-The original line released with a small selection of figures, and they were re-released directly afterwards. The current line also featured a few select figures at the start who were also re-released directly afterwards (on single cards).
-The original line started with very basic figures, and as the line went on the figures became more and more exotic. The current line started with basic figures (duke, snake, scarlet) and they are slowly becoming more exotic (croc, trakker, ect).
-When the original joe movie came out, the line started to become watered down with too many odds and ends releases and licensed product. Combat heroes. Resolute.
-once the original line started with the spring loaded weapons the designs started to become more and more outlandish. We recently received the B.A.T. in the dvd pack with a spring loaded missle, followed by Matt Trakker, the announcement of Alley Viper, ect.
-Alley Viper signaled the death of the original line. It was simultaneously the best and the worst joe. It had an awesome kit (shield=win), a freaking cool facemask, and it was orange and blue! Unfortunately, it had a funny shield and it was orange and blue. Normally these colors on a commando would be ridiculous, but for some reason Hasbro pulled it off and figured the sky was the limit. well, they were wrong, and Alley Viper is only months away.....
So yeah, this is all pretty basic, but I've definitely noticed similarities between the timeframes of the two lines. All this new movie stuff seems light years apart from the joes that started it all, just like it was in 1989. The current one is just a super condensed version of the original.
Anybody familiar with novelty theory?
Tuscan
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