z-span wrote: He just isn't worth it to me. Maybe that's because I had him.
Erailea wrote:
I'm one of the people that pre-ordered Fort Maxx but it was only because it was on BBTS. If I can't scramble the cash together by the month before it's release, I'm going to have to cancel it. At a glance I'm pretty sure I can muscle it together since it's 5 months away (well, 5 until my deadline anyway), but one never knows what emergencies or distractions will come up.
DJrasmo wrote:
Anywho, seems to me OP wasn't really opining (see whut I did thar?) about peer pressure, per se.
Well, tough rocks pal. I don't have 1/10 the amount of figures Duque has, but I don't go getting my panties in a bunch and being all like "could you not post those pics please...makes my epeen feel real small..." When I see people who have rare and/or expensive bots (especially those few around here who have the entire MP line), I ignore that giant Big Gulp of Hatorade and realize that, either they have made sacrifices in their lives to be able to afford it, or they have made good decisions and worked hard in life so the don't need to sacrifice.
Agreed. I have never encountered a bragger and I don't really want to.I feel almost NO competition around here at all...and I have NEVER read a post by someone and gotten the inclination that they were being haughty or snobbish, rubbing some new acquisition in the forum community's faces. Admittedly, there is a little bit of a "bragging" undertone occasionally...but I mostly attribute that to excitement brought on by "shiny new toy" syndrome than anything else.
1. In the series, the characters basically sucked anyways. All three were the Keanu Reeves of the TF universe.
2. The toys Sucked also...thats right, with a capitol S. The originals were big, bulky, had crappy articulation/posability, the transformations mostly sucked (I am looking at YOU, tripticon!), and they broke more often than not.
3. I am intelligent enough to understand that, in this case, these companies are not pricing a toy based on the value of the actual merchandise, cost of production, etc. Fort Max is basically half a dozen square blocks of plastic that stick together and rotate around a little...how much production cost could that be? I could design him on Shapeway. The reason these people are charging $350 for him is because they are trying to sell nostalgia...and I find it insulting that a company would put out a chitty product with a ridiculous price tag because they assume I am an emotional sucker.
datguy86 wrote:
So yeah - collect what you want, but sometimes it's best to pull the trigger now than it is later.
fenrir72 wrote:
What I get from our peers here about are the massive info dump on trends, what to and what not to do in collecting. Do I envy my peers? Human nature allows for it thus......well, collections like Ryan's is a standard I want to emulate, more like a pipe dream, but hey, we all are allowed to dream no?
And thanks btw Diem for the fast replies.
Diem wrote:The Rebirth is a fantastic story
Rodimus Prime wrote:Diem wrote:The Rebirth is a fantastic story
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I think I just had a stroke.
I understand you're entitled to your opinion, but I had to say something. Rebirth is so inadequate when it comes to the story of the Headmasters and Targetmasters, especially considering how good the Japanese Headmasters and the comics versions of the story were. If those hadn't existed, maybe Rebirth could pass, but this way? It's kinda sad knowing its wasted potential. I do understand it was made that way because the cartoon was canceled, but then they should have just left it alone and ended it with the Return of Optimus Prime. But, there were toys to be sold, so of course the promotion had to be done. But that's the only purpose I see to "season 4."
Diem wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Diem wrote:The Rebirth is a fantastic story
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I think I just had a stroke.
I understand you're entitled to your opinion, but I had to say something. Rebirth is so inadequate when it comes to the story of the Headmasters and Targetmasters, especially considering how good the Japanese Headmasters and the comics versions of the story were. If those hadn't existed, maybe Rebirth could pass, but this way? It's kinda sad knowing its wasted potential. I do understand it was made that way because the cartoon was canceled, but then they should have just left it alone and ended it with the Return of Optimus Prime. But, there were toys to be sold, so of course the promotion had to be done. But that's the only purpose I see to "season 4."
At the risk of going off topic, you'll have to go back and tell my 6-year-old self that it isn't awesome but he won't be able to hear you over watching his scratched VHS copy for the 2000th time.
I do agree that it's a terrible shame that a season had to be condensed into a five-parter, and then into a three-parter. But despite that I would say that the franchise is better off for it existing and that it's a way more satisfying ending than Return Of Optimus Prime.
Sure, with adult hindsight it's easy to see the pacing and animation issues that plagued that three parter but I would still argue that The Rebirth is an excellent story. It has a 3-act structure that is smooth and condensed. Act one: introduce all characters and plot. Act two: the bad guys win, with a giant bloody scorpion and Galvatron takes Cybertron. Act three GIANT GIANT ROBOT BATTLE, happy endings all around, stinger for the future episodes (that sadly never came).
Given the huge number of characters introduced it does a good job of getting a lot of the personalities across with dialog and actions rather than exposition (with the exception of the infamously awkward but undeniably memorable Punch/Counterpunch scene). The script is very sharply written for a cartoon of the period and everyone gets their turn at being awesome. Do you not feel a little shiver of excitement when the 5 new Headmasters step out into the middle of a Decepticon camp, confident they'll win against twice as many foes? When Spike, knowing his son has been kidnapped BUILDS A GIANT FORTRESS ROBOT and personally flies it into Decepticon space, leading an Autobot pacifist to fight off the Horrorcons and Decepticon Targetmasters, before holding his own against a rampaging warlord wh has already captured or defeated all other Autobots? When the Autobots, rallied by the arrival of Prime think they've won, only for a city to literally rise up from the ground and turn into a scorpion? When Snapdragon bites Daniel and throws him to the floor (YAAAAAAAAAAY)?
I'd certainly argue whether or not Rebirth is better than Headmasters. They're both excellent, while suffering from a few plot holes. They're both great examples of epic space opera. And they're both the wrong length (Rebirth is shorter than it should be, Headmasters is longer than it should be). But Rebirth is SOOOOO much better than the Marvel Headmasters mini-series it isn;t even funny. Rebirth is exciting, has a satisfying ending and the reason for the introduction of the Headmaster gimmick was well justified. Marvel Headmasters is slow, dull, and makes no goddamn sense.
Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
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