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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Haven't been so excited to get a big ol box on my door step in some time! So glad Big Bad Toy Store had some of these left. What can I say, I love all the insane little details. Beaker is of course my fave, aka "Buff Beaker". Bunsen of course is super groovy. Only complaint there is I wish there...
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    The Muppets on Netflix? Hulu? Amazon?

    One step forward, 10 steps back. The last 5 years have been weirdly frustrating with Disney. We've had two theatrical movies(one which got insane rave reviews) and a new (single season) tv show. We now have a new action figure line. An expansion of the Muppets at Walt Disney World. But... I...
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    The Muppets on Netflix? Hulu? Amazon?

    I still don't get (I won't name em) how certain unfunny one joke stereotype shows keep getting renewed on ABC but the Muppets get cancelled after (a weirdly truncated) 16 episodes. Why did they change management and fix/retool the show over half way thru only to get it canned? It *could* be on...
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    The Muppets are coming to Disney World's Liberty Square in a new attraction

    Whoah, I assumed it'd be early 90s full bodied costumes...actual puppets is so much more amazing. And loving the Muppet restaurant coming. A shame theres not a hint of Muppety stuff anymore at Disneyland in California, but looks like they indeed have a permanent home in Orlando.....now if only...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Yeah my money would be on Series 4 having Dr Teeth and Zoot as a two pack(least I hope?) Im guessing Swedish Chef would be a safe bet. Soo hoping the line does well so we can start getting big monsters :p What I like about these compared to Palisades is that their much smaller so they take up...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    thanks for the heads up! Just ordered em. Not sure I need more Animal product, but that drum set is pretty bad *** I was going to wait til Toys R Us carried the slightly truncated versions; but Im impatient and no way that big beautiful balcony mini playset would be coming with the $12.99 version:)
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Ugh, Big Bad Toy Store sold out:( They seem to be the only place online to order Wave 2. Other than ebay. Anyone know of any other reliable site to order Wave 2 without them being overly expensive?
  8. beaker

    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    As people did in the Palisades era, I feel people are overly nitpicky with the aesthetics. More pictures I see of these, the more amazing they seem. And while I may be one of the only few Muppet collectors who has long dreamed and rallied for a 3-4" scale Muppet figure line, in case there is...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    People probably remember my posts on MC forum from 1998 saying how badly I wished for a Muppet figure line closer to the 4" range, and how I had hoped the Palisades line was to be 4"(instead of 6") I knew Diamond Select was being coy with not revealing the true scale of the new Muppet figures...
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    Muppets Courtyard Area coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

    This is some of the most exciting news in some time. I was worried when I saw Muppet Stuff's headline about MV3D at WDW, the story would be about the permanent closing of MV3D (like how they turned MV3D into some awful Frozen thing at California Adventure at Disneyland) An expanded Muppety...
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    The expressions...oh man, the endless expressions and subtle nuances of Judy Hopps was so amazing. I just loved the heck out of her personality and the other characters, especially Belwether. I even bought a Belwether plush. Def plan to see this again soon(tho not in 3D, 3D at night while worth...
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    Just saw a late night 3d showing! If there is one film I recommend 3d, it's this. I may write a long review running...but the five main things I took away was: 1) This is probably the darkest/most adult Disney animated kids film they've done, kind of a stark contrast to the happy bright filled...
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    RED ALERT! "The Muppets" fans need to contact ABC **NOW**!!

    Also best way to get people to notice the Muppets is through memes. Sadly that seems to be the only way the cool kids communicate these days. Things like the mass fandom surrounding Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Deadpool happen partly because of marketing, but because you don't want to feel...
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    RED ALERT! "The Muppets" fans need to contact ABC **NOW**!!

    Disney execs are big Muppet fans. They'll renew it just for the sake of having fun with new episodes. Been saying this all along. Even if it's another truncated season like this one
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    @Dr Tooth: All good points! Man, more I read reviews, more I can't help but get goosebumps. This review said it's one of the greatest films Disney has ever put out since the start of the company. http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Zootopia-69397.html This review says it's the rightful heir...
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    I think heart has to be there for me to love a Disney animated or any animated film. It's why I can watch Up and Ratatouie over and over, but have a hard time sitting through Dreamworks animated films(cept Monsters Vs Aliens, love that film!) Big Hero 6 had so many amazing visual elements and...
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    Same here! I mean, everything about Big Hero 6 should appeal to someone like me(Japanese pop culture, anime, mechs, Tokyo architecture, bright colors, monster shows) but I never felt invested in the characters or the story. It looked nice tho. Saw it in 3d and the final boss fight and the Baymax...
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    Zootopia! Never been so excited for a CG film

    awww, loving "Mayoral Assistant Bellweather", the lady sheep character Some early reviews coming in. What I'm reading is that the movie is essentially a take on the sort of 40s-50s noir vibe of LA Confidential, Chinatown, or even Amblin/Disney's Roger Rabbit mixed with heavy doses of...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    That mini playset balcony two pack is just jaw dropping. Like everyone I was a champion of Palisades, but they never made the beyond iconic S and W theater box seat balcony. This is just beautiful beyond words
  20. beaker

    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    I saw Diamond's response to the issue with Beaker, and it could be Diamond is brave enough to make a Beaker that resembles the promotional pose Beaker photos in a way that hasn't been done before. I'm so used to the Palisades Beaker, that I never stopped to realize in all the promo pose photos...
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