Yeah, share with you a lot of the same observations/feelings/connections about these tiny plastic figures.
Its hard to tell what is happening or coming our way. Things seemed very solid when we were getting about 2 Marvel waves at a time every 6 to nine months and C3 first hit shelves. Now lines are becoming extinct before they even get a fair shake on the maket and its been (seemingly) an eternity since we got a fresh Marvel wave.
SFII minis seemed like icing on the cake, but were never going to peak my interest much.
Speed Racer was a huge part of my childhood television days. To me, Speed Racer and Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman) were the coolest shows on the planet back in the day. Seeing Speed in minimate form will be cool, but not epic.
BSG is a cool show, but seemed cooler back in the original episodes (which I never missed). For some reason, I just can't get excited about this line. I am not sure if I am just not interested anymore, or if I might subconsciously think the line is doomed before it even sees the retail light of day. So why bother. Not trying to be pessimistic, just realistic.
Rocky & Cereal mates. Why? Cool for mini-mates in general (I guess), but I fear they could continue the trend of cancelled mini-mate projects and bring even the big licenses like Marvel down with them.
DCD. Bring these on! I am ready already, whats the dang hold-up!