Author: Josh 'Ramen' MillerJosh 'Ramen' Miller Date: Jan 18, 2007 09:10
Aaron J. Bossig wrote:
> I'm pretty focused when I toy-hunt. I look for the lines that interest
> me and skip anything else. Still, there's one thing that keeps popping
> up that I can't help but get irritated by just by its mere presence.
>
> WHAT is the deal with the Star Wars Transformers figures? Who in the
> hell ever thought these were a neat idea. Talk about two lines that
> should never, ever intersect! The "robot" versions of these characters
> are sickening mutants of the people they're supposed to represent. It
> strikes me as one of those lines that's made without any consideration
> for the fans. I really have a hard time believing anyone ever wanted
> these things for any reason.
>
> Each time I see them at Wal-Mart, I get pissed. First because they
> exist and second because they never seem to go anywhere. I'm hoping
> that means every other collector out there finds them equally as
> distasteful.
>
> I mean, why not do a GI Joe/Transformers crossover? Granted, I wouldn't
> buy that either, but at least there's been a history for that. Or a ...
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