Sargent Savage and the Screaming Eagles

darth_henning · 11-17-2008, 10:19 PM

Would you buy a 6-man 25th style Box Set of Sargent Savage and the Screaming Eagles with Savage, D-Day, Dynamite, Grill, Head Banger, Mouse and Tank ?

skatezaz · 11-17-2008, 10:25 PM

i still have the video tape, but i dont think it belongs in the modern line

darth_henning · 11-17-2008, 10:28 PM

I have to disagree with you. They are joes, and the characters themselves are not what caused that line to fail. That was poor marketing and construction.

SITHLOU33 · 11-17-2008, 10:30 PM

Depends on how wellthey are done.

Lifeline 71 · 11-17-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by darth_henning

I have to disagree with you. They are joes, and the characters themselves are not what caused that line to fail. That was poor marketing and construction.

I agree on the marketing aspect, at least. They were cool characters who could have flourished if the line had been marketed better. And the video clearly establshes them as part of the established Joe team. In fact, I think the explanation of Cobra Commander being tied into Nazism is far more plausible than him being part of an ancient society based on organic technology. Hasbro could have done a lot with this line-like bring over established Joes to be on Savage's squad. Lifeline, Mainframe, Dial Tone and Low Light, as they were portrayed on the 'toon, would have been good choices (IMHO), since they didn't quite "fit in" with the rest of the team at that time.

darth_henning · 11-17-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lifeline 71

I agree on the marketing aspect, at least. They were cool characters who could have flourished if the line had been marketed better. And the video clearly establshes them as part of the established Joe team. In fact, I think the explanation of Cobra Commander being tied into Nazism is far more plausible than him being part of an ancient society based on organic technology. Hasbro could have done a lot with this line-like bring over established Joes to be on Savage's squad. Lifeline, Mainframe, Dial Tone and Low Light, as they were portrayed on the 'toon, would have been good choices (IMHO), since they didn't quite "fit in" with the rest of the team at that time.

I think a lot of it had to do with the change in style and storyline as well. The figures no longer looked like Joes, and that put a lot of people off. Similarly, telling a story set at least a decade later with a supersoldier form WWII was a bit unrealistic. Savage could just be a newer member of the Joe team who had a squad of crack commandos the Joes wanted to tap for members as part of the team. I think they deserve another shot at life.