I'm convinced originality in the toy industry...

... is dead.

I mean, is it really necessary for every toy company to have a Kubrick line?

It was exciting a couple of years ago to see these companies coming up with all new ideas, and finding their niche. But now the industry is just turning into one big stinky, steamy, smelly incestuous pile of shit!

So we have Kubricks, Mini-mates, Mez-Itz, Geoms, and now Palz? WTF?

Why don't companies like Palisades just stick to what they're good at, and focus on that?

http://www.toymania.com/news/images/0604_xfiles.jpg

Palisades X-Files Palz

probably because most companies arent out to please fans - they're out to make money, and lots of it, from the general mass media

again, i said 'most'. every now and then a company will think of the fans.

but if something is selling like hotcakes, go for it

I hope you are not dissing Kubrick's. Medicom is the very definition of the word originality.

its all about making money dude. if something works, others are going to copy and try and get their bit of the money

Well we all know Todd's stance on making crap like that.

He said he wouldn't do it. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

we do?

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Originally posted by brooks55:
I hope you are not dissing Kubrick's. Medicom is the very definition of the word originality.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't have a problem with Kubricks, Asshat. That's why I mentioned them first. [img]wink.gif[/img]

And I'm well aware that these companies are in it for the money. I mean, why else would they be in business?

I'd just rather see them focusing on innovative projects, instead of same-old, same-old.

Palisades busts kick complete ass. They should spend more time and licensing cash on those, and leave the other stuff to the companies that specialize in it.

<font color="#dedfdf" size="1">[ June 16, 2004 08:37 PM: Message edited by: TheWraith ]</font>

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Originally posted by Peter Hoffman:
He said he wouldn't do it. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yeah, unless of course he knew it would make TMP another million or so......in which case it'd be McMiniPalz time.

<font color="#dedfdf" size="1">[ June 16, 2004 08:36 PM: Message edited by: werewolfoz ]</font>