Mondragon
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OMG news!?
Oh, nothing new, people still *itching about...
Or others who convinced Ford has some personal vendetta against them having the figure, Imagining he personally denied the licence to spite them.
It's more likley Hot Toys looks for windows, when things will sell most (not average), and adjust accordingly. New shows (and even their new secondary characters), with hot "new" gimmicks, themes, (paint aps), etc. all get bumped ahead, as the windows to sell them while they are still "new" is limited. They'll only sell while the show or gimmick is still hot, but not after the fact.
While classic characters like a Han will always sell well, about the same regardless of when they are released, so they can sit on them indefinitely, always maintaining anticipation in the line. While other characters with small (now or never) windows get bumped ahead.
It's like Pokymonkey, they know once you get that final golden snitchakoo, the high fades, you'll lose interest in the line, and stop buying all that other random secondary crap they shove out there.
Oh, nothing new, people still *itching about...
As to the supposed "offense" ...
Just some oversensitive delusional fans inserting themselves and their feelings in the narrative.I doubt anyone (who isn't an over sensitive fan without a sense of hummer) took it personal, it was obviously a gag.
If anything anyone at HT were likely excited to see the figure show UP on Late Night, even to be cantankerously destroyed by Ford.
Ford has been playing the grouchy I want out of Star Wars guy for decades, Carrie Fisher used to joke about being haunted by the character and merchandise too, she made a whole beloved routine about it. The whole shtick is about actors surviving beyond a beloved character and their own merchandise and likeness - that seems to become greater than anything they'll ever do or say after the fact. Always overshadowing and intruding on everything else they may do.
They both wonderfully play(ed) that bitter part to a hysterical degree for laughs,
Yet in any serious context they both always praised Lucas' characters, and his vision. Everyone gets it, except the most uptight fans.
This is comedy.
Or others who convinced Ford has some personal vendetta against them having the figure, Imagining he personally denied the licence to spite them.
It's more likley Hot Toys looks for windows, when things will sell most (not average), and adjust accordingly. New shows (and even their new secondary characters), with hot "new" gimmicks, themes, (paint aps), etc. all get bumped ahead, as the windows to sell them while they are still "new" is limited. They'll only sell while the show or gimmick is still hot, but not after the fact.
While classic characters like a Han will always sell well, about the same regardless of when they are released, so they can sit on them indefinitely, always maintaining anticipation in the line. While other characters with small (now or never) windows get bumped ahead.
It's like Pokymonkey, they know once you get that final golden snitchakoo, the high fades, you'll lose interest in the line, and stop buying all that other random secondary crap they shove out there.
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