hellpop Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) @BHM: Thanks for the support. @ Lobsterman: I think "suffering" is a little strong. I mean, it's just toys. I've had Minimates I dearly wanted (the Spirit comics set!) that didn't see the light of day, and I got over it. But yes, I do dislike Kevin Smith that much that I wish his career ill. I root for his movies to bomb; why should the Minimates be any different? @Donny B: Nah, I don't feel ganged up on. I knew what I was saying when I said it. To me, there's a difference between "I'm not into that" and "I really dislike that", and with this property I fall in the latter camp. And, it just occurred to me, my putdown of View Askew was probably less voracious then that of Big Bang Theory. I didn't suggest I couldn't be friends with someone that likes Clerks, after all. BTW, the "Batman shat himself" bit was in The Widening Gyre. And, best of all, it's a retcon to Batman Year One! Kevin Smith is the worst. Edited January 31, 2014 by hellpop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 But YOU'RE saying that I shouldn't have my own opinion of your junk food, which isn't any better.Yeah, no, I never said, nor even implied that. You inferred that, and it's incorrect. You are blatantly saying you want the junk food banned so no one even has the option of eating it or not. You are the vegetarian calling for meat to stop being served on the planet. That's not stating your opinion. That's demanding that everyone kowtow to it. "I don't like eating meat, so I don't want anyone else to." That's what you're saying. My opinion is always "I don't like it, but everyone else is free to". I may use hyperbole such as "liking Big Bang Theory lowers my opinion of someone", but not once have I ever said "I wish that show were cancelled." You're free to hate Kevin Smith all you want (there - I just said the exact opposite of what you claimed I was saying). But you saying you hope the Minimates never come out, or we never get more than what already has, is telling me I'm not allowed to like it. Plus, from a business standpoint, if a new license fails, isn't a company more hesitant to pursue others? I could be completely wrong, but if that's even a little right, then View Askew tanking could mean you never get a brand you're dreaming of. Which, if you hope I can't get ones I like, then I absolutely don't want you getting what you like, simply out of spite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm shocked that this thread has turned into arguments and anger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Its healthy banter more than argument. Sometimes a disagreement can be an education for a few. A thread like this is almost guaranteed to stir disagreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Haha this is the best trolling thread ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Its healthy banter more than argument. Sometimes a disagreement can be an education for a few. A thread like this is almost guaranteed to stir disagreement. I disagree . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Haha this is the best trolling thread ever. Which is funny because my intention was the opposite. My most recent post in this thread is an example of NOT trolling a thread requesting anime Minimates. Rather than harsh everyone's mellow over there by saying, "I don't like anime and have no interest in Minimates based on it," I came in here to vent. When I started the topic, I was pretty sure that there were others who felt as I did even if we didn't dislike the same properties. Based on the responses I was correct. I wouldn't go so far as to say "I hope an existing line bombs" or "I'd lose respect for someone who liked something I didn't" (unless it was something racist or child porn or shit like that) but I fully expected varying degrees of disdain for popular properties. And I'm okay with that. So just because a handful of people here don't like The Big Bang Theory isn't going to keep me from watching it religiously and petitioning for Minimates of the cast in Star Trek uniforms with a variety of little nerd-friendly accessories like cosplay weapons, RPG boards, video game controllers, and laptops with Einstein screensavers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Shakespeare Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Doesn't the argument healthy banter seem a little silly anyway. No one here has the ability to hate something out of existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 @Zombie Shakespeare: Definitely. Believe me, if I had that power, I'd have used it ages ago. But, then again, all our discussions are a little silly. I'm not quite sure why you're taking this so personally, Ten; it's not like I'm organizing a boycott or anything. But I've said my peace on the issue, and don't see a need to keep bringing it up. As far as whether or not one line failing might effect future efforts, while I'd say there's definitely some precedent (Godfather and Beverly Hills Cop not getting enough orders to go into production sure seemed to kill movie box sets), but in this case I can't see much of a parallel. I suppose if View Askew (and Kill Bill) tank, the lesson is "don't go after '90's cult movies". Though I think the real lesson would be "Kevin Smith's a polarizing pop culture figure whose popularity peaked years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Star Trek Dragon Ball Z My Little Pony A-Team Alf Edited February 1, 2014 by MisterMiracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No one here has the ability to hate something out of existence.Don't be so sure. There are many things in this world that can not yet be explained by science. Not every Twilight Zone episode was fiction.Ever hear of Betty Mae's Lyrics of Love? Small Wonder Version 2.0? Fascination Time with Uncle Edwin? The Twinkie Sunset Brigade of Northern Idaho? Brad and Carl Teach Cool Algebra? Mr. Robot Loves You? The Suite Life of Zach and Cody? No? You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 @Zombie Shakespeare: Definitely. Believe me, if I had that power, I'd have used it ages ago. But, then again, all our discussions are a little silly. Many of our discussions can be quite silly & as MOC quite rightly said about my post count "when are you going to say something worth reading ?" sic TBH & from where I'm sitting this thread is quite tame . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcansFury Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 DC Comics Anime Golden Girls Big Bang Theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 DC Comics? Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I can agree with DC, no interest here as we already got the big names that I care about from DC, although I wouldn't be against an all Batman line to fill out the missing rogues gallery, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 My only objection to DC would be that we'd probably only get New 52 costumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I don't want DC either. I used to... before they ruined it (in my opinion) with the DCnU junk. I was a devout fan and I tried the new stuff for a year but it didn't stick. Now, I don't read DC books and don't care about 'mates getting made. Whereas before the DCnU debacle, I'd have snapped up more of them had they made them. If they released them based on the Batman '66 stuff I'd buy them, though. That's good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Disney, Hanna-Barbera, anything else that involves ‘cartoony’ designs. Good cartooning is about silhouette, and being all on the same base is going to ruin that. (ie- Fred has better posture than Shaggy, and Shaggy is skinner than Fred. Or Belle is a tiny little woman and Gaston is a giant meat head. But as minimates all four of them would be the same size.) It bugs the hell out of the Street Fighters are all out of whack. Chun-Li is as big as Ryu and Ken, all three of whom are bigger than Guile, Cammy is one of the shortest characters who’s gigantic next to Sagat who’s one of the tallest and is down right puny. Zangief and Haggar have HUGE chest with tinny little limbs because lord forbid waste-of-a-slot Rufus look out of scale when he gets properly beefed up limbs... thankfully Street Fighter is dead (and yes, I’d rather have no minimates from one of my favorite properties than badly done ones) is this isn’t going to be a continuing problem for me, but I don’t want other lines where this is going to become an issue. There’s some lines within those license where they’d work as minimates (Aladdin for example... Jasmine, Aladdin, and Jafar are all about the same size, throw in a mega-rage Genie since he’s so much larger. DONE! Hanna-Barbera talking animals wouldn’t work... but their ‘superheroes’ like Space Ghost, Birdman, and the Herculoids are all about the same size so they’d work nicely.) but the idea of an overall blanket line that would include characters who wouldn’t work as a block figure is what I’m against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 OK I can live without DC 'mates but no more Batman stuff is depressing .....are you telling me that ther are some people out there without any affinity to any of the Batman incarnations ? Can't believe it ....just can't ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Shakespeare Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Hold on, everyone's commenting on VulcansFury not wanting DC, but he also doesn't want Golden Girls mates?!? I had never thought of it before, but I now believe that would be the best thing ever! I can't unthink it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcansFury Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 It's not that I have anything personal against the Golden Girls, I just don't want Blanche to spread her Herp to the rest of my mates. An Estelle Getty mate would allow us to recreate "Stop or my Mom Will Shoot" with our Stallone mates, so I guess it's not all bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Plants vs. Zombies. It's just not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Turns out Walking Dead is one for me. I enjoyed the comic and TV show, and was a massive George Romero fan for the longest time. Even bought an XBox 360 mostly for Dead Rising. But I still don't own a single WD Minimate. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 TWD (I only like the zombies) TMNT, Star Trek, and DC mainly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Plants vs. Zombies. It's just not for me. It's an odd, disconcerting feeling, isn't it, loving a format like Minimates so much that you think "I will buy anything they make." And then one day, no, you won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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