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Should Hasbro/Paramount just have rebooted the GI Joe franchise? | 16 | 29.09% | |
Should GI Joe establish a good cartoon series before looking at doing live action movies? | 40 | 72.73% | |
Should Hasbro "stand down" GI Joe for a few (4 or 5) years, maybe keep the "Collector's Club"? | 6 | 10.91% | |
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05-31-2012, 09:45 PM | #21 |
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YES! This too. Why aren't there toy commercials like there used to be? I've thought this before....it just doesn't make sense. Why don't toy companies ADVERTISE???
It's not just G.I.Joe. Transformers is the same way. On the rare occasion I see a TF commercial - I'm psyched! I don't get it....elaborate! |
05-31-2012, 09:50 PM | #22 |
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Try to be the best comic cartoons of all, Justice League Unlimited and X-Men TAS.
I am dead serious with this, adapt the comics, write new stories with characters you find interesting, update the costumes and poof, done. The comics are generally considered pretty good, other cartoons have had quite a bit of success adapting comics. People want ARAH. Seems like a no brainer, huh? I know Hasbro may cry fowl when Storm Shadow won't appear for some what, 20 episodes, lack of real ongoing plot, Snake Eyes isn't a Ninja for a while, but it might be the only sensible thing to do. |
05-31-2012, 09:58 PM | #23 |
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I'm glad you started this thread, OP. I've had this thought for a while now.
I think G.I.Joe somehow needs to "get with the times" and modernize the brand. Somehow latch onto new technology, recent trends, things that kids will like, understand, and get into. A plain ol' action figure isn't gonna cut it with today's kids. It just isn't, IMO. Exactly what do you mean, CT? Well...off the top of my head...things like that Facebook (is it Facebook?) game. That's a good start. Beyond that? I'm not sure. Maybe some type of badge on the figure that you could scan with your phone that links to the Joe website and plays some type of action scene with the figure you just scanned. I dunno...I'm just thinking out loud. Here's the product that got me thinking about this. I think this is a good example of how an old brand can stay current. Maybe this will convey what I mean a little better. |
05-31-2012, 10:00 PM | #24 |
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I could personally give two shits about crappy media tie ins. Just keep the F-ing pegs stocked with product and my wallet so empty that I am hitting up moms for gas and lunch money.
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05-31-2012, 10:36 PM | #25 |
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They could start by putting product on the shelves for the remainder of the year. Seriously 1 wave of figures for the whole year? Or how about making the dg figures available to online retailers? Or at least some online exclusives for the rest of the year, singles only please I'm not buying exclusive 4 packs when they have "repack varients"
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05-31-2012, 10:44 PM | #26 |
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it needs none of the above, just a plain old swift kick in the ass
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06-02-2012, 09:12 AM | #27 |
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I think G.I.Joe somehow needs to "get with the times" and modernize the brand. Somehow latch onto new technology, recent trends, things that kids will like, understand, and get into. A plain ol' action figure isn't gonna cut it with today's kids. It just isn't, IMO.
Exactly what do you mean, CT? Well...off the top of my head...things like that Facebook (is it Facebook?) game. That's a good start. Beyond that? I'm not sure. Maybe some type of badge on the figure that you could scan with your phone that links to the Joe website and plays some type of action scene with the figure you just scanned. I dunno...I'm just thinking out loud. Here's the product that got me thinking about this. I think this is a good example of how an old brand can stay current. Maybe this will convey what I mean a little better.
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06-02-2012, 09:19 AM | #28 |
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I think Hasbro should abandon any idea that having a movie and a cartoon is somehow a mutually exclusive proposition. I don't even see any need for any sort of tie-in or continuity between them given that the needs of appealing to a general audience with a feature film are going to be substantially different than appealing to the 6-14 croud with a cartoon.
It's not like anyone would confuse a cartoon series with a live action movie, and it would give you two mediums from which to market product. I do not see how killing Renegades was a good idea, movie or no movie....
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06-02-2012, 09:31 AM | #29 |
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A Resolute quality cartoon series, toned down a bit for the kids (language and blood-wise); a quality video game as many have mentioned above (I don't play, so I'm not sure what the best comparisons would be, but something along the lines of the more recent Call of Duty/HALO stuff but again, age appropriate--doesn't mean us big kids still couldn't enjoy it too); and a toy line on the same level as POC/30th, with one or two bigger vehicles each year all featured in said video games/animation.
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06-02-2012, 09:43 AM | #30 |
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