Midnight_Fox wrote:ChrisRiss wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Midnight_Fox wrote:ALL MY WANT.
I will stalk HTS to pick this up.
No stalking required. It'll be available for months (or years) to come, and will end up on clearance sooner or later.
It's a little sad that you don't think this is going to sell super fast, because I have no doubt that it will. Who woulda guessed that there would be a large amount of crossover between people who grew up in the 80s and listened to this music, and Transformer fans.
I'm with you, I think this'll go really quick. There's a lot of 80's nostalgia out there, doubly so with Transformers. It really seems only the internet TF fans hate it, everyone I've shown it to thinks it's hilariously awesome, TF fan or not.
Sledge wrote:Finally! Wheelie will get the credit he's due with a set of five Wheelies.
ScottyP wrote:Kid 1 "What did you get for Christmas?"
Kid 2 "Steve.........What did you get?"
Kid 1 "John Cena!"
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Seibertron wrote:My thoughts on this ...
Hopefully we don't look back at this and determine that this is when Transformers officially jumped the shark.
ChrisRiss wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Midnight_Fox wrote:ALL MY WANT.
I will stalk HTS to pick this up.
No stalking required. It'll be available for months (or years) to come, and will end up on clearance sooner or later.
It's a little sad that you don't think this is going to sell super fast, because I have no doubt that it will. Who woulda guessed that there would be a large amount of crossover between people who grew up in the 80s and listened to this music, and Transformer fans.
Midnight_Fox wrote:Dead Metal wrote:Midnight_Fox wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Ok, before I give my opinions there's something I need to say, the term "Hair Metal" is derogatory slur created by Rolling Stone magazine and the Alternative music scene to deride and diminish the work that 80's Hard Rock musicians did to bring some joy to the world. I'd ask all of you to please refrain from using the term, instead the terms "Melodic Rock" or the aforementioned "80's Hard Rock" are acceptable. As a fan and a musician I thank you.
Yeah, good luck with that, it'll go over as well as trying to eliminate CHUG as a term amongst this fandom despite its actual racist meaning.
What? I agree CHUG is a stupid anagram, but how is it racist? I mean it looks like chug, as in chugging drinks at the pup. But I fail to see how that could be racist? Or does it have another meaning besides drinking where you?
It's also used as a derogatory term for Native Americans.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Yeah, Comic-Con exclusives are about appealing to the greatest majority of people -- literally, like, the folks who only buy Transformers at shows like that. Comic-Con San Diego is like the church that some religious people go to once every year, like on Christmas or Easter. You don't try to sell something niche. You try to sell something broad. That's why there's often Optimus Primes and Soundwaves. Making up a set about a comic book that sells only 10,000 paper copies per issue? Not a San Diego Comic-Con idea. That's a BotCon idea, if that.
Optimus, Jazz, Megatron, and Soundwave as a hair band is, in fact, the SDCCest idea of all time.
Yep - this is pretty much the perfect SDCC exclusive: totally ridiculous, unexpected and never-to-be-seen in regular retail. The worst exclusives are the ones that fill genuine gaps in collections thereby assuring extortion by scalpers. This is fun but shouldn't leave anyone feeling sad or bitter if they can't add it to their collection.
To me, this is a GREAT SDCC item:
It is something that would NEVER, EVAR come into existence as a retail item
It pays homage to the era from which Transformers came
The cheese factor plays GREAT to many casual nerds (so the set will get a lot of press and attention, bringing attention to other things going on in TF world)
But it also isn't something essential to casual fans. Great novelty piece, certainly a conversation piece, but if I don't get it, I will never feel as though my collection isn't complete (again, unlike Sgt. Slaughter, Zarana and Jinx in GI Joe)
This is one of those times where when I see people hating on something, I assume they must just hate fun. Sure, maybe it's not a thing you're into, but if you think it's stupid for the brand team to indulge some crazy for an SDCC exclusive--which traditionally means souped-up extra paint versions of A-listers anyway--then I think you're probably taking this franchise too seriously.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
xRotorstormx wrote:Optimus?
Anywho, I have to say this is excellent. I mean it is something out of the ordinary and completely out of left field. Exclusives are meant to be different and fun. I love the concert posters that come with this set, its genius! I do think $185 is a wee bit much for something that, in all honesty, has a niche fan base (80s hair metal) but considering all you get I'd be more than happy to give Hasbro my money for this set.
bruticus1978 wrote:Does anyone know when this set goes on pre-order?
-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
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