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Post by someoneinatree on Jun 15, 2016 16:01:39 GMT -5
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Post by citizensmurf on Jun 15, 2016 21:32:45 GMT -5
Hands up who wants a Manos action play set, with Kenner style Torgo and Master?
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Post by someoneinatree on Jun 15, 2016 22:24:07 GMT -5
Hands up who wants a Manos action play set, with Kenner style Torgo and Master? Well, that doesn't mean they have the rights to exploit the characters from the movies, unfortunately.
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Post by SoCalChevy on Jun 15, 2016 23:09:31 GMT -5
Hands up who wants a Manos action play set, with Kenner style Torgo and Master? Well, that doesn't mean they have the rights to exploit the characters from the movies, unfortunately. Dang it, I wanted that!
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Post by citizensmurf on Jun 15, 2016 23:21:23 GMT -5
Hands up who wants a Manos action play set, with Kenner style Torgo and Master? Well, that doesn't mean they have the rights to exploit the characters from the movies, unfortunately. Why not? If they can license a movie, they could license the marketing rights as well.
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Post by someoneinatree on Jun 16, 2016 0:07:15 GMT -5
Well, that doesn't mean they have the rights to exploit the characters from the movies, unfortunately. Why not? If they can license a movie, they could license the marketing rights as well. Theoretically, yes, they could try to make such an arrangement, but I doubt we'll get anything like that out of the gate. For one thing, we really don't have much info to gauge how well MST3K merchandise will do out in the wild. Until recently, the only way to get official merchandise (not to be confused with media) was to go through Best Brains with the occasional random shirt here and there. Also, if the movie rights holder is in the position to think they can make money off of toys, why bother to go through Shout! when they could potentially make arrangements themselves and enjoy a larger margin of the profits? If Manos had a clear cut copyright holder, there would be no shortage of vendors willing to do business with them without the need for Shout!
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Post by Torgo on Jun 16, 2016 0:07:29 GMT -5
At first I was concerned hearing someone from Saban was touching this series, then I realized it wasn't a creative position.
I'll give the folks at Saban one thing, they know how to sell a product. If you watched Fox Kids in the 90's, I guarantee you were watching Power Rangers, X-Men, and Beetleborgs. Having someone who worked under them in a similar position for this show is actually pretty exciting.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Jun 20, 2016 11:16:51 GMT -5
I agree with your thoughts there, Torgo, but I was sort of the exception to that rule. I mainly watched Fox for Batman, Animaniacs, and whatever else could fill the time before WPWR TV's shows started up on channel 50. I mean, that's where the Ninja Turtles were.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 7:42:46 GMT -5
Does this deal mean we'll be getting Johnny Longtorso action figures?
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Post by SoCalChevy on Jun 21, 2016 22:19:39 GMT -5
Does this deal mean we'll be getting Johnny Longtorso action figures? It would be good if they could make some things based on invention exchanges!
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Post by Triple_sSs on Jun 21, 2016 22:43:22 GMT -5
Could I finally be able to buy my very own Porkarina???
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Post by SoCalChevy on Jun 22, 2016 0:58:17 GMT -5
Could I finally be able to buy my very own Porkarina??? Or a chocolate bunny guillotine?
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Post by Mod City on Jun 22, 2016 19:57:14 GMT -5
Merchandise? We need to think bigger! I'd eat at a real Clay and Lar's Flesh Barn if one existed. Though I'd prefer a Thruster Buster from Deep 13 Cool to see Shout and Joel thinking bigger picture, though.
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Post by someoneinatree on Jun 22, 2016 20:02:51 GMT -5
In the most recent Kickstarter update, Joel is encouraging backers to leave comments in the update suggesting what kinds of merchandise you'd like to see.
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Post by Torgo on Jun 22, 2016 20:10:00 GMT -5
Tom Servo shaped vibrators for da ladies.
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