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THIS WEEK'S FORUM POLL
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AUCTION OF THE WEEK
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SHOW NOTES
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This week Marjorie & Arnie look back to 1999 and recall the release of The Phantom Menace,
including the midnight madness toy runs, the sitting out for tickets, and the fast food tie-ins.
There were countless thousands of Star Wars items released that year and Arnie and Marjorie have
to pick only one. Which one...? Also this week, Nathan gives us a June, 2007 stories report and
Darth Cheddar brings us up to speed on the latest expansion pack from Wizards of the Coast's Star
Wars Miniatures game.
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QUESTIONS HASBRO ANSWERED
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1) We recently polled our site to see what they felt was the best
source of Expanded Universe Star Wars materials. By a large margin the
most popular source of EU was Star Wars novels, 62%. In second place
was video games with 16%, and comics in third at 10%. However, while
Hasbro has toyed (no pun intended) with characters from video games
such as the Republic Commandos and the upcoming KOTOR figures, the
majority of your EU offerings have been from the comics, both Dark
Horse and Marvel. We understand that with the comics you have the
unique packaging opportunity to introduce buyers to the character in
comic book form at the same time they buy the figures, but is there
hope for the large number of book fans to get some figures in 2008?
2) The upcoming Mara Jade figure has generated a lot of chatter on
our web site. People were wondering, is this just a retooling/repaint
of the original Power of the Force Mara, or is there a new head
sculpt, added articulation, etc.
To find out the answers to these questions,
listen to this week's episode!
Got a question for Hasbro?
Post it here
and maybe it will be answered by Hasbro!
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ANDREW'S TOYZ CONTEST
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Andrew's Toyz and Star Wars Action News have teamed up for another contest
win a Gentle Giant Darth Vader maquette.
TO ENTER ONLINE send an e-mail containing your name and shipping address to
vadermaquette@reviewstarwars.com
For additional entries, make a purchase at
Andrew’s Toyz
and mention in the COMMENTS section that you would like to enter the
Star Wars Action News/Andrew’s Toyz contest for the Gentle Giant Darth Vader Maquette.
One entry will be allowed per individual order placed on the site.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2007. Winner will be
announced on Star Wars Action News’ episode posted Monday, July 16, 2007. Winner does
not need to listen to the show to win; the prize will be shipped out within 60 days of
the contest closing.
Official Rules
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LEGO CONTEST
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LEGO STAR WARS™ MOVIE MAKING CONTEST
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
THE LEGO STAR WARS™ MOVIE MAKING CONTEST
A time of creativity is upon us! The Jedi Council has issued a mighty challenge: create a 3-minute or
less video featuring LEGO® STAR WARS™ sets. Fans from across the galaxy are using their cinematic Jedi
skills to create and upload their own digital video in answer to the Jedi call. Select movies will be
featured in the LEGO® STAR WARS™ gallery, and then voted on by fans… and those deemed the best of the
best shall win amazing prizes chosen by Yoda, the Jedi Master himself!
Click through to the
contest page
for more details.
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LINKS DISCUSSED ON THIS SHOW
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