25th line ending?

[Gatchaman]

Is the 25th line actually going to end or is Hasbro just putting it on hold while they do the movie figures? I just can't see Hasbro taking something that is as hot as the 25th line and just ending it. There is an almost endless amount of stuff they could do with it, why end it?

Does anyone know the truth in this matter? Is it really going to end? Or just be placed on hold for a while?

Thanks

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

the day it ends i will be one bored man looking for sumthing to do with my free time lol

i hope it keeps going tho

[L.T. SEAL]

Yeah man me to i will be bored out of my mind... wow and u live on staten island man your gonna be bored...lol just joking

[gunslingercbr]

it's been said numerous times that it will be put on hiatus for the duration of the movie line and will return in 2010. that's smart on several fronts. Hasbro doesn't run two Joe lines that essentially compete with each other, and it extends the life of the 25th line into an extra year.

[dgnr82]

the day it ends i will be one bored man looking for sumthing to do with my free time lol

i hope it keeps going tho

the day this line ends, i will not only be bored, but a little more rich, as I won't be spending so much money on it.

[Gatchaman]

Rich yes, unhappy ....YES.

Well thanks for the replies. I am very glad to hear it will be coming back. I thought it would be dumb on Hasbro's part to stop a line during its popularity height.

[DrKain]

I will mourn its passing when Hasbro ends it next year, but at the same time, my wallet will be happy. After all, it is getting hard to afford GI Joe, Transformers, JLU, DC UNiverse, and Spectacular Spider-Man, while buying video games, Blu-Ray movies, anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, and paying for rent, school loan, and bills.

However, they must do the following 8 figures before they end it:

Dr Mindbender
Zarana
Zandar
Cover Girl
Sgt Slaughter
Tunnel Rat
Jinx
Raptor

[Agent-GHQ]

There's still a lot of vehicles and characters to be made, so I don't think its gonna end anytime soon.

[Shin-Gouki]

The day they put it on hiatus for the movie garbage is the day Hasbro get's a LOT less of my money.

[poddie]

I have almost zero interest in the "movie line" (judging from the character pictures on the web). Hasbro will save a lot of money on paint by just molding everything in black plastic, but they will also loose a lot of money when they realize that nobody wants an entire Joe team whose only differance is the heads.

I AM interested in seeing the movie... so far the changes sound disastrous (M.W. as Rip Cord is a major character? Scalett likes him instead of Snake Eyes?? Good lord...), but i should be an entertaining popcorn flick. And Snake Eyes and Baroness look pretty well done...

[Dr. Henry E. Miller]

The day the 25th line ends is the day Hasbro gets the same amount of money as they are getting from me right now.

[Headman]

The day they put it on hiatus for the movie garbage is the day Hasbro get's a LOT less of my money.

Agreed. I'll go back to collecting vintage stuff while the movie line is going.

[QBERT]

I guarantee all of you will collect the movie line. I would bet my entire collection on it.

[Shin-Gouki]

I guarantee all of you will collect the movie line. I would bet my entire collection on it.

Hand it over now because I'm here to tell you Absolutely Not!

As some of you know I was very prominent in the TF community up until the TF movie line came out. From Car Robots (RID)-Cybertron I was a qusi-completest. The Movie Line came out and I was done. I own 1 Prime for my Prime shelf, and the two Bumblebees for that shelf and THAT IS IT! They don't look like TF's to me and so I did not collect them. Animated is the same for me. (Except again for a Prime and a Bumblebee). Classics came back and I am buying SOME of those.

This movie will be the same thing for me. The figures based on the actors will not look like Joes to me so I will not buy them. If they do some classic vehicle molds in the Movie line I will buy them, but I can tell you right now if it has no connection with RAH I have zero interest.

[PhilDAgony]

I was at the Hasbro panel at SDCC, and the lead designer said the line will be put on hold for the movie product, but that they would resume with the regular line afterwards (think Transformers). They also assured us that the movie figures will be in the same sculpt and that the movie cobra soldiers should fit right in with the existing line. That was good to know.

[topnotch97]

ending?!?! oh. i thought everything was put on hold because of the Olympics? :D

so after the olympics, they all go back to work. right? :D

[Hicks_Royel]

it's been said numerous times that it will be put on hiatus for the duration of the movie line and will return in 2010. that's smart on several fronts. Hasbro doesn't run two Joe lines that essentially compete with each other, and it extends the life of the 25th line into an extra year.

Yeah, the last we need is for the Joes to wind up like Tranformers where there's three or four separate lines running at the same time.

But then, I bet there'll still be Combat Heroes, Might Muggs, and other "cute" gimmicks sitting on shelves during the movie. I suppose those things sell since they keep making them... I just don't where.

[Crimson Rage]

So nobody will be buying the movie Baroness figure, or that cool snow sled?
I'm sure!

I'm glad of the hiatus too, so I can spend more money on movie toys! No way do I want multiple lines running at the same time.
A good Joe toy is a good Joe toy, and as long as they're the same body style I plan on army bulding movie Vipers as much as 25th ones.

[Blaster'spunchingbagg]

Some people are so no, not me, not ever, not never. But I tell you I used to be an active member of a trans board and when people started in with how great the movie line is and how they can't wait for the animated line, I just had to hike up my skirt and get the f out of there. Times change but it should be for the better, Though I'm an adult now, I'll reserve judgement for when I see the actual figures, though they really won't fit in very well I imagine, because none of us were happy with casting choices.

[DarthBrett]

I guarantee all of you will collect the movie line. I would bet my entire collection on it.

I'll take that bet. I have zero interest in collecting any movie figures. I'll go see the movie, but I am not interested in collecting figures based on it. Same as Star Wars, I went to the prequels but never bought one figure from the prequels. I collect Star Wars and GI Joe for nostalgic/sentimental purposes so the new toys do not interest me one bit.

I also don't collect the new figures that aren't based on old ARAH designs (like the Wraith, the Bazooka Trooper or the Para-Viper).

[Texas Swamp]

I Hope It Dont End, Its The Best Thing Out Now In My Opinion

[Money-B]

I also don't collect the new figures that aren't based on old ARAH designs (like the Wraith, the Bazooka Trooper or the Para-Viper).

DarthBrett, If you come across those figs, go ahead and pick them up. We can either work out a trade or I will buy them from you.

[brock Samson]

The crazy thing is that the movie line joes will be of a lower quality and will be utter crap. I'm stating it now for the record, they'll be cheap junk that you look at with the same disdain as speed racer, hulk, and every other crappy toy line that comes and goes with the movie.

[Batmandk02]

I need a small break from the Joes to catch up on cash to buy more of them. But.. THEY BETTER NOT END IT!! I love the hunt.. sometimes I hate the results, but it sure does feel good when you find some good things. So keep em coming Hasbro... or the boredom will slowly eat my life away.

[xFlintx]

Yeah man me to i will be bored out of my mind... wow and u live on staten island man your gonna be bored...lol just joking
I live their too, it's true..lol

[Syn3sthesia]

All good things come to an end. But not just yet Hbro we got so much stuff you can put out before you call it quits.

[Headman]

I guarantee all of you will collect the movie line. I would bet my entire collection on it.

I'll take that bet. I'm a TF collector and not only have I not bought any movie figures, I haven't bought a TF (vintage excluded) toy since. In the time away from collecting I directed my interests elsewhere and never really got back into the new stuff.

[Deckard]

The day they put it on hiatus for the movie garbage is the day Hasbro get's a LOT less of my money.
My sentiments exactly. Boo to movie crap. yah to non movie stuff.

[Agent-GHQ]

I collect Star Wars and GI Joe for nostalgic/sentimental purposes so the new toys do not interest me one bit.

I also don't collect the new figures that aren't based on old ARAH designs (like the Wraith, the Bazooka Trooper or the Para-Viper).

I feel the same way too.

However, things could be different when you see the movie figures in person. At the SDCC, the sculptor says the fans will be very pleased by the details of the movie figures.

I will not make any commitment until I see the movie figures in person.

[BHiga6181]

Im sure Ill get SE, Storm Shadow and a few others but I wont be spending nearly as much as I am on the 25th line.

Itll be a nice 6 months off for my wallet. $$ that will go to TF and SW.

[Deckard]

Well I know I, as a fan they say will be pleased, will not be if they look like the actors and are in power suits and that grey camo outfit crap.

[Shin-Gouki]

However, things could be different when you see the movie figures in person. At the SDCC, the sculptor says the fans will be very pleased by the details of the movie figures.

I will not make any commitment until I see the movie figures in person.

If they look like Marlon Wayans and Chaning Tatom or however you spell their names, and they are all wearing their stupid X-Men suits they can have the greatest molds and detail ever seen and be made of pure gold and I still will not stop to take a leak on them if they are on fire.

This sums it up for me too I think (Except I don't collect Star Wars any more)

I collect Star Wars and GI Joe for nostalgic/sentimental purposes so the new toys do not interest me one bit.

[Agent-GHQ]

Hey, I actually like the gray camo!

[mister_e]

Hey, I actually like the gray camo!

Me too...on Firefly :P

[Deckard]

Hey, I actually like the gray camo!
its great for like...fire fly. but not on a BLOND cover girl and why is hawk wearing a goram beret. He aint flint or falcon or dial tone. green cam pants and a brown frackin bomber jacket? does it get any easier?

[Agent-GHQ]

We will see guys. We will see.

[Shin-Gouki]

My prediction? Like Transformers was a good Robot Action Movie that had a passing resemblance (Even that we had to kick and scream for) to the Transformers we know and love, G.I. Joe will be a good Military Action Movie that has a passing resemblance to the Joes we know and love.

Will I see it? Yes. Do I think it will be good? Probably. Do I think it will be a G.I. Joe Movie? Hell No!

[Gung.Heaux]

I will mourn its passing when Hasbro ends it next year, but at the same time, my wallet will be happy. After all, it is getting hard to afford GI Joe, Transformers, JLU, DC UNiverse, and Spectacular Spider-Man, while buying video games, Blu-Ray movies, anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, and paying for rent, school loan, and bills.

However, they must do the following 8 figures before they end it:

Dr Mindbender
Zarana
Zandar
Cover Girl
Sgt Slaughter
Tunnel Rat
Jinx
Raptor


add recondo to your list for me.

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

Yeah man me to i will be bored out of my mind... wow and u live on staten island man your gonna be bored...lol just joking

hahahaha i swear u are right brother
im a brooklyn boy

So im bored as hell out here

[ambushbug74]

I have almost zero interest in the "movie line" (judging from the character pictures on the web). Hasbro will save a lot of money on paint by just molding everything in black plastic, but they will also loose a lot of money when they realize that nobody wants an entire Joe team whose only differance is the heads.
Unlike all the people that will buy multiples of the same character to "Troop build". Why not wait and see what they look like before saying you won't buy it?

The crazy thing is that the movie line joes will be of a lower quality and will be utter crap. I'm stating it now for the record, they'll be cheap junk that you look at with the same disdain as speed racer, hulk, and every other crappy toy line that comes and goes with the movie.Yeah, like the Iron Man figs and the Batman Movie Masters!! I think the Speed Racer and Hulk movie figs came and went cause the movies themselves came and went. I dunno about the quality of the Hulk movie line, but I bought one of the Speed Racer figs and the quality was pretty good. Again, wait and see.

[Gung.Heaux]

We will see guys. We will see.

i will continue say this until the movie is released or i die, whichever happens first.....

I LOVE GI JOE! and win or lose...i WILL support the film, no matter what i see during production. BECAUSE I SUPPORT JOE! when i leave the theater, on opening day, then i will declare MY verdict.

for all the ruttin' money im spending on GI Joe right now....im sure as hell not going to withhold my $6 and skip this movie!

[barbecue]

it's been said numerous times that it will be put on hiatus for the duration of the movie line and will return in 2010. that's smart on several fronts. Hasbro doesn't run two Joe lines that essentially compete with each other, and it extends the life of the 25th line into an extra year.

If that so I'm relieved to hear that. I can just spend my money solely on MOTU classic figures during the hiatus without worring getting broked by collecting two toylines at the same time.

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

well if the movie figz are in the same build as the 25th line
i can see my crazy a#* buying them lol

[Lody666]

Hand it over now because I'm here to tell you Absolutely Not!

As some of you know I was very prominent in the TF community up until the TF movie line came out. From Car Robots (RID)-Cybertron I was a qusi-completest. The Movie Line came out and I was done. I own 1 Prime for my Prime shelf, and the two Bumblebees for that shelf and THAT IS IT! They don't look like TF's to me and so I did not collect them. Animated is the same for me. (Except again for a Prime and a Bumblebee). Classics came back and I am buying SOME of those.

This movie will be the same thing for me. The figures based on the actors will not look like Joes to me so I will not buy them. If they do some classic vehicle molds in the Movie line I will buy them, but I can tell you right now if it has no connection with RAH I have zero interest.


How many people said that about Sigma Six? I was one of them. I have about 12.

I dunno, sounds like a Catch 22. I don't collect ANYTHING TF Movie OR ANYTHING TF Animated EXCEPT...

Movie or not, cartoon or not-if you like them-they will sell.

The whole point is that hopefully enough of the community WILL love them and it will also bring us an all new generation of GI Joe lovers when children and parents get into them BECAUSE of the movie and the merchandise.

[spacemonkeymafia]

it's been said numerous times that it will be put on hiatus for the duration of the movie line and will return in 2010. that's smart on several fronts. Hasbro doesn't run two Joe lines that essentially compete with each other, and it extends the life of the 25th line into an extra year.

My question is this....they wont do it for Joe (2 toy lines) but are doing it With Transformers (Classics 2.0/Universe and the Cartoon toy line) and doing it with Star Wars (Clone Wars and whatever you call the other line). Why not do the same with GI Joe?

[Irid70]

My question is this....they wont do it for Joe (2 toy lines) but are doing it With Transformers (Classics 2.0/Universe and the Cartoon toy line) and doing it with Star Wars (Clone Wars and whatever you call the other line). Why not do the same with GI Joe?


Because Transformers and especially Star Wars are bigger properties than G.I. Joe, plain and simple.

[coola784]

the only thing that will suck is if lil kids get into gijoe during the movie hopefully they will only want movie figs. becaue when the 25th line comes back around thats just more competition, not saying lil kids can buy as much as us seeing as they dont have money like us but theres alweys your few rich kids who's parents buy them everything. so just a thaught.

[Deckard]

the only thing that will suck is if lil kids get into gijoe during the movie hopefully they will only want movie figs. becaue when the 25th line comes back around thats just more competition, not saying lil kids can buy as much as us seeing as they dont have money like us but theres alweys your few rich kids who's parents buy them everything. so just a thaught. See thats been my worry from the get go. That we won't see any classic modern styled stuff and any future characters will be moviezed. Open mind or not I do not want movized version of characters yet to be released. Honestly I dont want any movie crap but i know they'll release them to sell to kids. Im just worried we wont se the regular homige line return normally, only movied crap. I dont want 2 years of movie toys and have to wait 2 years to buy regular looking non movie joes.

[topnotch97]

what worries me is the possibility of the movie getting flopped. then the toyline will be warming pegs and shelves. look at the movie lines: the Indy and the Hulk toys right now.

if that happens, retail stores will again think twice of getting the future products at large quantities.

[spacemonkeymafia]

Because Transformers and especially Star Wars are bigger properties than G.I. Joe, plain and simple.

I sorta agree with you but the Difference between all 3 lines is GI Joe sales out they dont.........

[Shin-Gouki]

How many people said that about Sigma Six? I was one of them. I have about 12.

I dunno, sounds like a Catch 22. I don't collect ANYTHING TF Movie OR ANYTHING TF Animated EXCEPT...



That's just it. I have had a long standing shelf dedicated to Primes over the years, and a smaller one for Bumblebees. It's not "hey that one is OK looking I'll get it". It's "It's a Prime, damnit it's ugly as sin but it's a Prime". (Grumbles as he buys it) The thing there is I am not stopping my long standing sub collection because they screwed up the line.

Thank god I never started a say Snake Eyes shelf, I would have some of those ugly ass S6 figures. Thankfully I can say that none of those and none of the upcoming Movie Figures will darken my doorstep.

[Shin-Gouki]

My question is this....they wont do it for Joe (2 toy lines) but are doing it With Transformers (Classics 2.0/Universe and the Cartoon toy line) and doing it with Star Wars (Clone Wars and whatever you call the other line). Why not do the same with GI Joe?

Because Transformers and especially Star Wars are bigger properties than G.I. Joe, plain and simple.

That and they are Kissing Lucas' Ass.

[QBERT]

Someone save this thread...many of you will be eating your words. It will be new, different, and same scale. Wait til you see them in your face, you will buy them....mark my words.

[Headman]

Someone save this thread...many of you will be eating your words. It will be new, different, and same scale. Wait til you see them in your face, you will buy them....mark my words.

What words are there to eat? Most of us have already stated that we could care less how great the molds, articulation, or whatever else is "cool" about these movie figures. The point is that the GI Joe movie line is not based on ARAH versions of the characters, and we simply have no interest in owning action figures based on the actors in this film. A cool sclupt is not going to make me change my mind and start troop building movie Joes anymore than a cool looking Indiana Jones toy would have me stocking up on wonderfuly crafted Nazis. Some of us just don't have to have every single item with GI JOE stamped acrossed the package.

[Agent-GHQ]

what worries me is the possibility of the movie getting flopped. then the toyline will be warming pegs and shelves. look at the movie lines: the Indy and the Hulk toys right now.

if that happens, retail stores will again think twice of getting the future products at large quantities.

Possibly, sure? But we are also getting the Resolute cartoon as well. And judging from the fan's responses, its looking pretty good.

Keep in mind, when the 25th line debuted last year, Hasbro was caught off guard due to the demand and popularity. As this continues, Hasbro will more than likely continue to make what we want. Provided the molds are present and such.

[Deckard]

to hell with present molds. they're pretty much scalping us already so damnit iff they cant afford to make some new goddamn molds for the modern line. Frack the movie crap.:>
Hail Cobra!!! not JG LEVITT

[Agent-GHQ]

I sorta agree with you but the Difference between all 3 lines is GI Joe sales out they dont.........

Again, GI Joe has much lower units than the other two. Not ALL stores will carry the same amount as others do.

[Crimson Rage]

All this talk of "movie crap" and "movie garbage"... Saying it over and over won't convince me you know! I'll actaully see them, then decide how good or 'crap' they are, the same with every other modern Joe released!

[Agent-GHQ]

to hell with present molds. they're pretty much scalping us already so damnit iff they cant afford to make some new goddamn molds for the modern line. Frack the movie crap.:>
Hail Cobra!!! not JG LEVITT

Excuse me!?

The Mocasin, Claw, FANG, Zartan's swamp ski, etc are completely new design/sculpt based off the originals.

From a business stand point, you can't just jump right into something new with out first establishing a foundation. Should the vehicles sales really well, perhaps we will see better and bigger and new molds.

As for the movie stuff, hey you are entitle to your opinion.

[Deckard]

I meant new figure sculpts. ENTIRE new ones not just rehasing an old one and then cleverly disguising it to not look like a rehash ie barbeque. A good figure but nothing more than a solid rehash with a tank and shoulder guards to hide the fact. With as much money as hasbro is pullin in right now one would think that we could get some completely new, no re-use parts, figures. But thats just me :>

[Money-B]

That's true Deckard, but you gotta love how they made a blue cg with hooded cc head for the wave 5 comic pack.

The best part about the hiatus will be that it will happen around the same time that my local WM becomes a Supercenter.

The best thing that could happen for all of us would be if Hasbro used the hiatus as a chance to stop making more waves of repaints and give us revision waves of army builders and frequently missed figs. Hopefully someone at Hasbro has already thought of this.

[Agent-GHQ]

Personally, I have no problem with reusing the same molds as long as its done right with the colors and paint applications. For example, Major Bludd, VAC, Tripe Wire, ect looks fine to me.

Now just because Hasbro's stock jumped a few cents/share, they still have to cover their adminstrative cost and maybe employee bonuses. I don't know?

[Unclassified]

2 weeks ago i didnt want it to end for some reason last week i actually cant wait for it to end, it really is messin me up . i have a big feelin im gonna end up sellin my stash or stop buyin doubles for open an unopen. i'll see how i feel this week

[spacemonkeymafia]

That and they are Kissing Lucas' Ass.

Ok But who in the Transformers departments ass are they kissing

[statesofeuphoria]

I'm actually glad it is going on "hiatus". I will soon have some breathing room. This line for me has gone from feeling like a kid again to a source of constant frustration, but I am determined to see it through.
I will be taking a break when the movie line hits, and plan on getting only a couple of figures/vehicles that fit in with the 25th in looks.
In 2010 I'll be in no hurry since I'm sure the first few waves of figures will "re-establish" the line with countless Dukes, Snake Eyes, Destros, Storm Shadows, Cobra Commanders, etc., etc. Only when they start updating/improving on classic characters will I start up again.

[Gunzlingr]

If they are good sculpts I will buy them. I can always use them as cannon fodder in the dios instead of the movie characters.

As for repaints, and reusing parts hasbro has done that since the the beginning. I don't understand the hate in that regard.

[arch2b]

i'm actually looking forward to the break. so is my wallet. i'll finally get the chance to look for more desired items and sell off less desireable items.

[paulpratt]

So if the movie line pops up with a new Night Raven none of you would buy that? The cockpit redesigned to hold the movie figures, which are, in turn, designed from the new Modern Era sculpts? That would be off limits?

How about if the sequel gets us a Terrordrome?

I think that when a movie style Baroness figure pops up we'll buy it. What if the Viper figures looked like the ones we have now, except that their uniforms are black and their hands are fixed? I think a few of them would sell.

Who here honestly isn't going to pick up a Christopher Eccleston Destro figure? To me, that sees like a given.

Granted this is all speculation, but these are some of the things I think Hasbro is hoping for. They want the opportunity to bring us some larger vehicles and the movie is the only path to that right now.

If and when the new cartoon is aired, and even if it does very well, Hasbro will still need time to get a regular series together. The cartoon would have to do extremely well, and ride the movies wave of success, if it has one, in order for us to get any other of the larger, obscure, or newly molded vehicles.

Maybe when they get to that point, Cartoon Network could air the "Pre-Adult-Swim-Friday-Night-Hasbro-Toy-Whoring-Night-O'-Toy-Cartoons? The line up could include Star Wars, GI Joe, and a new, more adult, Transformers show (which is being discussed last i read). That could go from 7 to 9 on friday night and lead into Adult Swim.

[Irid70]

That and they are Kissing Lucas' Ass.


Oh, of course! It must just be that. How could it possibly be because Star Wars is a billion-dollar, multi-media property that has a 30 year legacy of top-grossing films, a thriving novel series, several long-running comic book series, tv shows, video games, RPGs, miniature games, models, etc etc. How could it possibly be that Hasbro has to pay big money to get the license to produce Star Wars, and that Star Wars is and will likely remain bigger and more profitable for them than G.I. Joe in the coming years.

It must just be "kissing Lucas' ass."


Jeez.


And, for the record, I don't collect Star Wars toys. I'm just capable of using logic.

[Irid70]

And as for the movie figures, fine, don't buy them. More for me.

[Lt Falcon]

I will mourn its passing when Hasbro ends it next year, but at the same time, my wallet will be happy. After all, it is getting hard to afford GI Joe, Transformers, JLU, DC UNiverse, and Spectacular Spider-Man, while buying video games, Blu-Ray movies, anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, and paying for rent, school loan, and bills.

However, they must do the following 8 figures before they end it:

Dr Mindbender
Zarana
Zandar
Cover Girl
Sgt Slaughter
Tunnel Rat
Jinx
Raptor

I agree with all of your choices! These need to be released before the line ends! Especially Zarana and Zandar, they're two of my fav's