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08-15-2012, 08:00 PM | #51 |
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You could be right. But who knows? They might actually get something right.
It's not like Hasbro is doing such a stellar job themselves right now.
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08-17-2012, 07:23 AM | #52 |
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Can't say I find it too likely that Lucas is seriously eying Mattel. The Hasbro/Kenner partnership has been extremely lucrative for both parties, and I'm betting the folks at Lucasfilm are smart enough to realize the franchise is on a downward swing.
I suspect that, barring the live-action TV series actually happening, Star Wars will simply "go away" for a while when the license expires in..2017, I think it was? -Maybe- a year or two extension for Hasbro, but I think it's coming around that Star Wars is going to fade back into what it was from about '87-'95. It's been on a long "high" and had a heck of a ride but the fact of the matter is that if they're not going to commit to going "EU Heavy" they're running out of things/characters to make. Which is also why I think the Mattel rumor is bogus: I think Mattel and Lucasfilm are both likely to realize that most collectors aren't going to be keen on picking up a new line. While I could see a 6" scale "highly detailed and articulated" line being successful for a few waves (enough to get the main characters out), or a couple years as a "subscription product", but I think support would rapidly fade once the "heavy hitters" were all done. Plus, the Star Wars license would be so expensive that there's no way Mattel would do subscription-only with it. They'd HAVE to have mass-retail offerings to make up for their costs. Though if Mattel wanted to be smart, they'd do mass-retail offerings of the movie-based stuff, and do a subscription for Expanded Universe characters.... |
08-17-2012, 02:28 PM | #53 |
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There's supposed to be some major announcement by Kennedy at C6. Speculation is that this will be in regards to the new television show.
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