tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post1971358121576481340..comments2024-03-14T15:03:31.377-07:00Comments on Galactic Hunter's Star Wars Figure of the Day with Adam Pawlus: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,034: BoShekAdam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-67404414114572013932013-06-25T13:40:31.052-07:002013-06-25T13:40:31.052-07:00Finally finished working my way through all of the...Finally finished working my way through all of the entries. A fantastic look over an ever expanding toy line and you didn't even touch on the original vintage series (wouldn't have minded reading your thoughts on some of those). I do feel this would compile into an awesome book, one to rival Sansweet and co and even the Kellerman bible. Thouroughly enjoyed reading it so thank you for your hard work and dedication that you have put into it. All the best for your next endeavour. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212874426806007927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-51031386137181024902013-05-27T01:33:41.680-07:002013-05-27T01:33:41.680-07:00Adam, I have been reading FOTD religiously for yea...Adam, I have been reading FOTD religiously for years. Not stopped have you...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-23542677810459403472013-04-12T00:52:49.388-07:002013-04-12T00:52:49.388-07:00Alright. I guess two weeks later, it's time t...Alright. I guess two weeks later, it's time to give up the hope that it was a really elaborate April Fool's joke. I mean... two weeks? That's too much discipline for a joke.<br /><br />I have been reading FotD regularly for a couple of years now, ever since coming across the entry for Isabet Reau while browsing google for info on the characters from that bounty hunter set.<br /><br />Always informative, bringing me insight on cool and interesting figures that I would have otherwise overlooked, and always with a bit of sarcasm and disdain towards figures that cannot fit in their associated vehicles (although I must admit I kinda tuned out of some of those Clone Wars clone trooper reviews because, well... I found the figures themselves quite repetitive) your column was very entertaining and helped to inform some of my purchases. You shared my quirky passion for droids and my bitterness and weary resignation toward the launch of the Disney B-A-D program. And I especially enjoyed your reviews of all those figures tagged as "Bad Figures". I hated the launching lightsaber R2 from the start and - although he didn't make the cut - I also felt oddly unsatisfied after purchasing my Star Tours Security Droid.<br /><br />It was an admirable effort to review all of these figures, I am glad I was along for the ride, and I will miss this column and hope that one day it starts up again. Until then, when are you compiling this column into a book?Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147371764764136852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-78875852650147729652013-04-10T10:36:44.584-07:002013-04-10T10:36:44.584-07:00Just to bring it all full-circle, I came across th...Just to bring it all full-circle, I came across this while re-reading (I was there from the start) your ancient Q+A's on RS via the Internet Archive---from August 6, 1999, the very first BoShek question and answer!:<br /><br /> 4<br />Why hasn't Hasbro made a Bo Shek figure yet? They're making a couple of minimal characters like Admiral Motti and Wuhrer, but no Bo Shek.<br /><br />Sure, I'll probably buy Motti and Wuhrer, but realistically these two figures are only going to be bought by older collectors, not kids. A figure like Bo Shek would be interesting enough that younger kids might actually want it just because he looks cool.<br /><br />And I just don't think kids will want to play with a fat-bottomed booze jockey...<br /> -Mike<br /><br />I've been following the POTF2 line since its rumored conception in 1994 (before if you count obsessively reading any sci-fi or toy mag for info), and I must say, this is the first time I have ever heard anyone ask for Bo Shek (for the uninitiated, he's the one Ben is talking to in a grey flight suit in the cantina.) I'm not saying it's weird, but it is a first-- I didn't think he was on the top 10 of anybody's want list, but hey, this proves the Star Wars Pizza Theory. (See below for more on that.)<br /><br />Why not? Well, when it comes to cantina characters, the fan demand is generally just "more please" without many requests for specifics. Wuher was a popular character because a lot of us thought Hasbro defied what we considered a shoo-in, and that was having him as the pack-in figure with the pop-up diorama instead of the Sandtrooper. Like you said, Wuher's not for the kids... he's for us. Well, "us" meaning the people that have a Cantina Diorama set up and realized "hey, who the heck is supposed to go behind the bar? Sure, we could use the Jabba Dancers as waitresses, but we need a fat-bottomed booze jockey!!!"<br /><br />Motti? Well, I've never talked to a collector who hasn't expressed interest in more Imperials... soooo... well, he's a good one. Anybody with a choking action is a must-buy in my book! :) Put those 27 Vaders to good use, I say.<br /><br />Minor characters are like pizza toppings. Statistically speaking, it is impossible to fill a room with people and get them to agree on any one of these things. (Especially those "cheeseless pizza" freaks.) Yes, Motti and Wuher are aimed at older fans, but let's face it, so's Bo Shek, and Motti is a wee bit higher on the recognition scale... plus, as many of you would chime in, he makes better custom fodder.<br /><br />I, for one, cannot wait for those two figures... but then again, I'm one of those people who has a room whose population in 4" people rivals many a midwestern town. Like the one near Doane in Nebraska. (Actually, I think the toys could take the town...)Eddie Utratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308338368519263084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-27041657443348348372013-04-07T02:08:23.738-07:002013-04-07T02:08:23.738-07:00That's it? Say it isn't so!.. :(
My &quo...That's it? Say it isn't so!.. :(<br /> <br />My "Go to guy" for an insightful, honest and delightfully cynical, if not sarcastic, look at the little plastic works of art I love.<br /><br /> I didn't read your column every day, but the fact that you posted a new figure each day was one of the most obscure phenomenons I have ever encountered. Much respect. You will be missed!the Leatherymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069001583026992150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-39747169605910347212013-04-06T16:38:57.508-07:002013-04-06T16:38:57.508-07:00If this really is it, thanks a lot Adam. I've ...If this really is it, thanks a lot Adam. I've read every single one of these from day one and it's been a part of my morning routine for years. I'll miss the column but thanks so much for years of quality entertainment.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166367613526908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-40663807017065304282013-04-04T23:04:30.225-07:002013-04-04T23:04:30.225-07:00Thanks Adam for your years of hard work on this fe...Thanks Adam for your years of hard work on this feature. I was a reader for day one and have used your body of work over the years time and again. Reading Figure of the Day has been part of my daily routine now for many years, sad to see it go but I wish you the best. Thanks for all the awesome.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931809562522084959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-26384458409791542132013-04-04T08:23:46.892-07:002013-04-04T08:23:46.892-07:00Please keep FOTD going!! I love the column and I ...Please keep FOTD going!! I love the column and I need a reason to log on every day!safari4adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839318044060820873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-89811314087612835622013-04-03T21:24:26.171-07:002013-04-03T21:24:26.171-07:00Please do not be the last FOTD. PLEASE!
Just redo ...Please do not be the last FOTD. PLEASE!<br />Just redo some if you have to. We need it!.Madezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098281711398207760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-81500970760898316582013-04-03T21:24:24.525-07:002013-04-03T21:24:24.525-07:00Please do not be the last FOTD. PLEASE!
Just redo ...Please do not be the last FOTD. PLEASE!<br />Just redo some if you have to. We need it!.Madezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098281711398207760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-61430750970764200692013-04-03T04:04:58.733-07:002013-04-03T04:04:58.733-07:00I was sure this was an April Fool's Day prank,...I was sure this was an April Fool's Day prank, but here it is April 3 and no follow-up? <br /><br />What of the thousand other barely discernible repaints?<br /><br />Oh the humanity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-25151218242926113542013-04-02T09:33:23.217-07:002013-04-02T09:33:23.217-07:00I, too, hope this is a joke! Keep the FOTD coming!...I, too, hope this is a joke! Keep the FOTD coming! We love it!Sy_Snootles_Is_Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608342461902577763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-6352660118805040682013-04-02T05:46:50.125-07:002013-04-02T05:46:50.125-07:00hope this is an april fools;)
check out this imag...hope this is an april fools;)<br /> check out this image: http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/944x531/p012340h.jpgMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166367613526908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-85873807275967116452013-04-01T23:35:40.118-07:002013-04-01T23:35:40.118-07:00Bo Shek's Spacesuit (and Bossk's) have a m...Bo Shek's Spacesuit (and Bossk's) have a much longer history that most SW fans know.<br /><br />I first saw them in the 1966 Doctor Who story the Tenth Planet and they're reused again in 1968's The Wheel in Space. There's a picture of the astronauts wearing them on the Tenth Planet entry on the Tardis Wikia.<br /><br />m'learned colleagues tell me that Doctor Who wasn't the first time they were seen either - apparently The space suits are also used in the 1964 Harryhausen version of The First Men in the Moon. Philip Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056519803620199653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-18238907436659626982013-04-01T23:34:30.442-07:002013-04-01T23:34:30.442-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Philip Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056519803620199653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-71858282390867927562013-04-01T19:10:32.540-07:002013-04-01T19:10:32.540-07:00Really hope this isn't the last one -- have lo...Really hope this isn't the last one -- have loved the column, along with everything else you've done for your fellow action-figure dorks over the years.Jason Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766626857328177909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-88089966041671416112013-04-01T18:56:13.196-07:002013-04-01T18:56:13.196-07:00Ok... perhaps I'm the only person that reads a...Ok... perhaps I'm the only person that reads anymore, but tell me this isn't the last one? April fools? Please?KKNIGHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481930420875733043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-7970880835057613382013-04-01T18:55:30.727-07:002013-04-01T18:55:30.727-07:00Ok... perhaps I'm the only person that reads a...Ok... perhaps I'm the only person that reads anymore, but tell me this isn't the last one? April fools? Please?KKNIGHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481930420875733043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-22172882910606216802013-04-01T18:53:50.711-07:002013-04-01T18:53:50.711-07:00Why the last figure?! We haven't gotten all t...Why the last figure?! We haven't gotten all the figures, have we? Have we? WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO READ EVERY DAY NOW MAN? BOOKS? PFT!! Rezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528986627218661011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-50871305798107672962013-04-01T18:53:19.763-07:002013-04-01T18:53:19.763-07:00Why the last figure?! We haven't gotten all t...Why the last figure?! We haven't gotten all the figures, have we? Have we? WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO READ EVERY DAY NOW MAN? BOOKS? PFT!! Rezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528986627218661011noreply@blogger.com