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Did GI Joe jump the shark??
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08-28-2009, 12:30 PM
JoeMama
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The whole Battle Force 2000 seemed to be the first nail in the coffin. The last nail was Sgt. Savage.
Or was the Fridge the first nail? Everyone makes bad decisions, but when there were complete off-shoots that were bad ideas, I think that was when the line started to tank. Test markets be damned - just give the hardcore fans what they want.
Yes. Any incorporation of non-militant celebrities is a cry for help. It's like casting Wolverine as a cameo in a failing comic book to boost ratings.
The Fridge + any joe in sports attire= nail 1
Python Patrol & Tiger Force were actually kinda cool. The concept was neat; Python Patrol used MARS technologies to develop stealth / near invisibility for their units... Tiger Force was initially a special mission rescue team led by Flint & Duke. Interesting.
The Marauders had the BEST paint schemes, and much neaded updates of classic figs. They were great. They pinnacled right there.
Than came the DEA, Sonic Fighters, Street Fighters, Ninja Force, Battle Corps, and Eco Warriors.
All toylines should stay independent of current event / political tie-ins. The entire pro-earth rage that started in the '90's= nail 2.
DEA joes casting militant special ops / counter terrorist teams as drug enforcers= nail 3.
Star Brigade= nail 4.
Joe Extreme= nail 5
Sgt. Savage actually netted some pretty cool vehicles, and started the return to the Joe franchise as a special op's militant group. From there, slow revival.
That coffin was close to being burried, but suddenly revived as Hasbro realised it needs to hold the course, remember the mission statement.
GI JOE is synonomous with military, special ops, high tech weapons, and camo / real-world paint schemes.
Sometimes when they forget GI means general issue, things go astray.
When they remember, and bring it back, things get golden.
Yo joe.
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