[sbartek1974]

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Originally Posted by Goin' Commando

Agreed on the retro stickers. I hate those.
I use a hair dryer to remove mine.

It doesn't leave an adhesive residue behind?

[JediJones]

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Originally Posted by ozzie92

Where did you see Elmer Fudd lose his hunting (HUNTING!!!) musket?!

Was all over the media a week or two ago after the debut of the new series on HBO Max. Turns out even Yosemite Sam is losing them.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/el...mite-sam-guns/

Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam will lose their rights to bear arms in the updated HBO Max version of the beloved “Looney Tunes” cartoon series, according to a recent New York Times interview with the showrunner.

In an interview with the Times, Peter Browngardt, who also serves as the executive producer of “Looney Tunes Cartoons,” said: “We’re not doing guns … But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in.”

Yes, we live in a world run by politically correct wusses.

[axonrey]

I don’t know- trigger happy psychotic midgets might not be super appropriate for kids cartoons.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by axonrey

I don’t know- trigger happy psychotic midgets might not be super appropriate for kids cartoons.

True that, much better to give them edged weapons


;)

[Dusty Ayers]

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Originally Posted by JediJones

Was all over the media a week or two ago after the debut of the new series on HBO Max. Turns out even Yosemite Sam is losing them.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/el...mite-sam-guns/

Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam will lose their rights to bear arms in the updated HBO Max version of the beloved “Looney Tunes” cartoon series, according to a recent New York Times interview with the showrunner.

In an interview with the Times, Peter Browngardt, who also serves as the executive producer of “Looney Tunes Cartoons,” said: “We’re not doing guns … But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in.”

Yes, we live in a world run by politically correct wusses.

I'm not sure how they made this decision. Guns are "bad," but explosives are okay? Are they concerned about real world implications? What about the Boston bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing?

Fuck it Dude, let's go bowling.

I can't wait to see pics of these retro figs.

[cappeca]

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Originally Posted by Goin' Commando

It would be great to have a line similar to Star Wars TVC where the classic packaging contains 50th/POC Styled ME figures such as an updated ARAH Duke, Flint, etc.

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Originally Posted by jlw515

I really hope these are POC/50th Kit-bashed figures on classic cards

That's literally what they already did back in 2008.

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Originally Posted by JediJones

They did it a little. Lots of the mid-2000s comic packs of ARAH o-ring figures had new head sculpts. And some of those were carried over into convention sets.

I can't believe how underrated those figures are. The comic packs and the 6 figs set were the best we had, and we just didn't know that. That was right before GIJoe stopped being a toy and became a desktop collectible. Modern figures are beautiful to look at, but ultimately UNPLAYABLE.

[Sentinel Red]

I'm expecting Retro to be OG o-ring style figures, which I'm no longer interested in. What would be nice is if the vehicles use the more recent remolds so they're at least 25th/30th/50th compatible as well not to mention the newer versions were mostly improvements over the originals, Skystriker notwithstanding. I think there could be a hell of a market for the vehicles given the various issues and wear & tear on the 80s ones.

I mean, I can't imagine anyone would want, say, the original version of the Vamps over the 2008+ ones with headlights, more legroom, etc.

[Allamaraine]

In order to understand the changes they made with regard to guns, the key phrase to keep in mind is "reproducible violence". The idea for decades has been to keep the action kids see outside the realm of what they can accomplish, which is why the Joes used laser guns, Power Rangers don't use martial arts anymore, characters haven't been thrown through glass since the '80s, etc..

So while bombs and scythes are capable of great violence, they're not readily available. Kids don't have access to those things to the same extent as windows or guns (the US has more guns than people!) and that ability to reproduce the violence they see is the key to the decisions they make.

Not saying I agree with it, but it's good to know the thinking that fuels it.

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Originally Posted by Sentinel Red

What would be nice is if the vehicles use the more recent remolds so they're at least 25th/30th/50th compatible as well not to mention the newer versions were mostly improvements over the originals, Skystriker notwithstanding. I think there could be a hell of a market for the vehicles given the various issues and wear & tear on the 80s ones.

All of this! Barring the Cobra Triumvirate, I am 100% about vehicles for this retro line.

[Dusty Ayers]

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Originally Posted by Allamaraine

In order to understand the changes they made with regard to guns, the key phrase to keep in mind is "reproducible violence". The idea for decades has been to keep the action kids see outside the realm of what they can accomplish, which is why the Joes used laser guns, Power Rangers don't use martial arts anymore, characters haven't been thrown through glass since the '80s, etc..

So while bombs and scythes are capable of great violence, they're not readily available. Kids don't have access to those things to the same extent as windows or guns (the US has more guns than people!) and that ability to reproduce the violence they see is the key to the decisions they make.

Not saying I agree with it, but it's good to know the thinking that fuels it.



All of this! Barring the Cobra Triumvirate, I am 100% about vehicles for this retro line.

Power Rangers don't use martial arts anymore? Do they only fight from their zords now?

[Allamaraine]

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Originally Posted by Dusty Ayers

Power Rangers don't use martial arts anymore? Do they only fight from their zords now?

The hand-to-hand stuff is there, but with a lot more visual effects (energy blasts and the like) to reduce the physical contact, and a lot of wire work to have them do 20-foot jumps in slow motion, that sort of thing. The fights are still there, but highly abstracted for the most part.