tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post8776343847799257969..comments2024-03-27T12:44:10.909-05:00Comments on Diary of a Dorkette: An Eclectic DecemberMichael Lynn P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-53794437158510745122015-12-21T12:51:11.096-06:002015-12-21T12:51:11.096-06:00Yeah I'm still a fan of Star Wars, but when I ...Yeah I'm still a fan of Star Wars, but when I read comments like yours or from my other friends, I see that my fandom is not as rabid. Like i still haven't seen it yet. I am hoping to this week, but I am fine waiting. Now if this were She-Ra it would be different.<br /><br />I am onboard though for this trilogy. I want to see them. I was there collecting the toys the night they were released on Force Friday a couple months ago. I love Rey. I don't know anything about the character and am fine knowing nothing, but from what I have seen she seems like a really great character. I also like the idea that a female character has a the potential for a bigger role in this trilogy. I know Leia was important, but I feel like she could have been used even more. When I look at that original trilogy I feel like it is more focused on Luke and his father when Leia has just as much of an impact with it too and it felt like there wasn't as much played with that. <br /><br />I will see it though. So far I have a Rey figure, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma. I like the looks of those figures. I'll also be going after other toys from the movie too at some point. <br /><br />Now Gremlins 2 is what we need to hope gets made! Practical effects would be awesome. I have read that they are wanting to do a Gremlins 3, but I don't know how much of that is rumor or truth. I really hope it comes to pass. I have even read that Joe Dante would be behind it which works for me big time. anyways, I hope you are doing well!Michael Lynn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-75405556391217041072015-12-21T12:38:16.167-06:002015-12-21T12:38:16.167-06:00Yeah, there is a push for BB 8 to be a beloved cha...Yeah, there is a push for BB 8 to be a beloved character. This is where I feel like I'm not a rabid fan, because with the other films I liked R2D2 and C3PO, but I wasn't obsessed with them. I was more a fan of jabba's back up dancers or Oola. I remember freaking out when they made figures of them in the 90's and wanting to find them so bad. <br /><br />Have you seen the movie yet? I am thinking I'll see it this week. I've heard good things, so that sounds nice. I know I'll enjoy it. I hope you are doing well!Michael Lynn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-30378537464272915422015-12-21T12:31:25.858-06:002015-12-21T12:31:25.858-06:00Ha! Yeah, it's gotten insane. Thank you for th...Ha! Yeah, it's gotten insane. Thank you for the comment and the link! Hope you are doing well!Michael Lynn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-77556224803541254662015-12-21T12:30:55.105-06:002015-12-21T12:30:55.105-06:00Oh I totally forgot that aspect! The peeling proce...Oh I totally forgot that aspect! The peeling process is too much work too! Maybe my New Year resolution will be to find a way to eat and enjoy oranges. lol We'll see how that goes.<br /><br />I can't believe Christmas is here too, very very close. I am thinking I'll see Star Wars this week. I am looking forward to it because I am a fan just not on the same level of like She-Ra or something. lol Hopefully Eclectic Mayhem has put you in the Christmas spirit!Michael Lynn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-23408883808969393212015-12-21T12:28:38.273-06:002015-12-21T12:28:38.273-06:00Oh that would be fun! Playmates has been such an i...Oh that would be fun! Playmates has been such an interesting company, there have been times where they have really put a great level of detail with female figures like they do with male figures and other times they have totally dropped the ball.<br /><br />In terms of collecting, I feel like I have collected more Star Wars than Star Trek, but my goodness I loved collecting Star Trek toys back when Playmates had the license. I have a great deal of those figures. Such a fun line. Michael Lynn P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03371185397200027726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-27459749247799576832015-12-21T00:33:39.882-06:002015-12-21T00:33:39.882-06:00You lost me with "I am not a rabid Star Wars ...You lost me with "I am not a rabid Star Wars fan"-but you won me back with "Gremlins 2 deserved the same amount of merchandising, if not more."<br /> Seriously, as a person who played the parts of Han Solo, Yoda AND the Emperor in Return of the Jedi school plays that my friends and I put on in both seventh and eighth grade, I think it is fair to say I am a RABID Star Wars fan! But even I was disgusted with the lengths Disney went to JAM Star Wars down our throats!! I kept wishing they would make a button you could click anytime they were gonna show a Star Wars advertisement that said, "I do not need to be convinced to see Star Wars" so I could get passed the ads! I got to a point where I was losing my enthusiasm for the film! <br /> But I did, of course, go to see it and yes, it is everything a Star Wars fan boy would want! Or a fan girl! Daisy does an amazing job as the lead and you REALLY need to get into this trilogy, even if you didn't care about the other ones, cuz they are doing the Hunger Games thing with her and making the girl, more or less the star. I never agree with you on the whole, "I don't collect toy lines unless they have girls in them" thing, mostly because I would totally collect a toy line of a franchise with just girls, if they made them right. (Like, a Totally Spies action figure line with only the girls I would have bought!) but in this case, there is gonna be a TON of good girl power figures in the new Star Wars line! I was waiting until after I saw the movie to look into the toys but now I SUPER want a Rey figure!! <br /> Oh and Gremlins 2 is still the best! They did a lot of practical (Non-computer) effects in Force Awakens, I am hoping that means, one day, Joe Dante's dream will come true and we will get a Gremlins sequel with practical effects! That would rock!! Nick Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262694760208589236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-50788953488324361522015-12-17T17:13:08.587-06:002015-12-17T17:13:08.587-06:00The Star Wars Merch is really out of control i fee...The Star Wars Merch is really out of control i feel to the point am sick of that little BB robot and i haven't even seen the movie yet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151310331721753861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-19165040664653152542015-12-16T01:35:35.401-06:002015-12-16T01:35:35.401-06:00The merch is insane. I submit as evidence: https:/...The merch is insane. I submit as evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPsJQ-qGH2ADarwin's Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078723155078034431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-53353234526590317472015-12-15T23:18:41.657-06:002015-12-15T23:18:41.657-06:00I'd probably eat more oranges if they weren...I'd probably eat more oranges if they weren't so darn hard to peel. You also can't put them on your cereal the way you can with bananas, blueberries or strawberries. Mm. Now I want to go to bed just so I can get to breakfast that much sooner!<br /><br />I'm right there with you on Star Wars. While I grew up and fan, but theres just been so much since then thats taken its place. Personally I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Christmas is in less than two weeks, and I haven't really done anything for that either! Maybe this new episode of Eclectic Mayhem will put me in the spirit.Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132358890134520474.post-49176363628007733492015-12-15T20:13:15.629-06:002015-12-15T20:13:15.629-06:00Maybe when I get back from vacation, we can hang o...Maybe when I get back from vacation, we can hang out. :) I'm not a huge SW fan either. I'm more into Trek TNG, and Voyager- I'm still pissed that Playmates didn't give us a good 12" Janeway. They gave us a fugly one :(actionman81https://www.blogger.com/profile/00496104909385829123noreply@blogger.com