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Episode 331: Party Like It’s 1999

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The Phantom Menace is returning to theaters and the Star Wars marketing machine is partying like it’s 1999! Puzzles, 3-D glasses, notebooks, coloring books, and more is hitting shelves to tie into the theatrical release hype. And with Valentine’s Day coming a few short days after The Phantom Menace’s release, the Valentine’s Day Star Wars items have exploded all over the Target holiday aisle. Classroom Valentine sets, boxes of chocolates, candies in steins, plushies, teddy bears, and so much more, we run it all down on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 330: 2012 Big Bang — Figure Reviews

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On January 30th all the stores on your toy runs will have the new stock of Star Wars figures from Hasbro. From Vintage to Movie Heroes to Clone Wars, Hasbro has figures, battle packs, fleet vehicles, and more ready to be released. But across the country, mostly at Wal Mart, toys have been spotted early. And on this week’s Star Wars Action News, your hosts Arnie and Marjorie have a bunch in hand to review.

Listen to this week’s episode of Star Wars Action News for hands on reviews of the new Titanium Vehicle 3-Packs, the Toys”R”Us exclusive battle pack, the new Hasbro Fleet vehicles, the full first wave of Hasbro Movie Heroes figures, as well as The Vintage Collection figures like the Battle Droid, Ben Quadinaros, and Quinlan Vos! Plus, be sure to check out the enhanced podcast with pictures of all these new items as well!

With Star Wars Valentine candy that may make your mouth bleed, and a moving-lips Yoda plushie, it’s all this week on the Star Wars Action News podcast!

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Episode 329: A Fistful of Figures

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Last week on The High Cost of Collecting Marjorie and Arnie ran down Hasbro’s plans for 2012, which includes new lines of toys, as well as higher prices. This week, the hosts of the Star Wars Action News podcast play some listener voicemails discussing their thoughts on collecting in 2012.
And 2012 is here, and despite Hasbro’s street date of January 30th, new figures and vehicles are being found on a daily basis. Some stores are preparing for a major release, and even if your local stores don’t have the items on shelves many are available to ship now online! Listen to this week’s episode to find out where you can get new Vintage Collection, Movie Heroes, and exclusive figures now!
With a run down of store clearance sales and more, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News Podcast!

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Episode 328: The High Cost of Collecting

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New toys have been found coast to coast. Despite Hasbro’s intent that new Star Wars figures be held back until Jan 30, many stores are putting new figures and vehicles out early breaking street date. What is out there and where can you find it? On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie run down all the new Star Wars items hitting. In addition to new Hasbro toys, they run down the new Valentine’s Day items showing up at Target, and post-holiday discounts as well.

But almost as shocking as new figures found before street date is the new sticker price. Star Wars figures have gone up $1 in price in 2012, and deluxe figures with mini-rig vehicles and mid sized vehicles have gone up even more. What does this mean for collectors? Hear the hosts’ take, and then give your thoughts at 415-508-JEDI.

With a review of the new Star Wars novel Shadow Games and some Star Wars Christmas Gifts, it’s all this week on Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 327: Final 2011, Looking to 2012

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In the last episode of our year-end retrospective, Jerry, Jay, Steve, Berent, Arnie, and Marjorie take one last look back at 2011 for Star Wars collector., They look at the generalization of Star Wars merchandise, from the housewares to so more T-Shirts than could be worn at a con. They also discuss the final Robot Chicken Star Wars special and their favorite Star Wars acquisition of 2011.

Then they turn their gaze forward. While “always in motion is future”, the hosts discuss the Hasbro toys revealed for 2012 some of which are appearing on pegs now! They also discuss their hopes for the Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3-D rerelease and Celebration 6.

All this and more in the first Star Wars Action News of 2012!

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Episode 326: 2011 Year in EU

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The Padawan Menace video, The Old Republic game, the Fate of the Jedi novel series, and so much more! In the third installment of our 2011 year in review show, Arnie, Nathan and Brock look back on how 2011 expanded the Star Wars universe. From the Clone Wars TV series to non-fiction like the Star Wars Blueprints and The Complete Vader, they cover it all, and also look at the recent Star Wars eBook initiative! All this and more in our continuing 2011 Year in Review series!

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Episode 325: 2011 Year In Review Part 2

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In addition to Hasbro Star Wars items, which we covered in Part 1 of our Year In Review Series, 2011 saw many other new additions to Star Wars collecting from the four-figure priced Sideshow Legendary Scale figures to the Star Wars magnetic mini licence plates from Topps, and so much in between. On this week’s second part of our Year in Review series, Arnie, Marjorie, Jerry, Berent, Jay, and Steve look at all the other Star Wars collectibles this year.

And also this week we look at perhaps the single most popular Star Wars product of 2011–the Blu Ray release! Tweaked versions of all six films in the saga, available in high definition with newly remastered sound, these have been top sellers on Amazon for much of the holiday season!

From Hot Toys’ Bespin Luke to Vinylmation’s Disney Theme Park exclusives, Gentle Giant, Kotobukiya, LEGO, and much more. It’s all in this week’s episode of Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 324: 2011 Year In Review Part 1

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This year’s biggest Hasbro Star Wars items may be the ones you DON’T own… Wedge Antilles from The Vintage Collection, the San Diego Comic Con Death Star figure set, the Toys R Us and Wal Mart exclusive mini-rig vehicles. But while item scarcity was a big topic for Star Wars collectors in 2011, there were also some great waves of figures, from The Vintage Collection fan’s choice Bastilla Shan to the Wave 3 Gamorrean Guard to R2 with the serving tray, and in the Clone Wars line Bariss Offee, Seripas, and not one but two Savage Oppress figures!

On the latest Star Wars Action News podcast, Arnie and Marjorie are joined by Steve, Jerry, Jay, and Berent as they look back at 2011 for Hasbro Star Wars collectors for this first in the multi-episode 2011 Year in Review series.

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Episode 323: Rip-ping into Paul S. Kemp

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With Crosscurrent, Paul S Kemp made his mark on Star Wars fiction by telling an exciting and violent tale of Jedi locked in battle with Sith, but when that story ended fans were left wondering what the future held for Jaden Korr and the mysterious Jedi clones he encountered. Now Kemp is back with the sequel novel Riptide, and back on Star Wars Action News to talk about the development of the novel, it’s themes of identity and nature versus nurture, and where the story of Jaden Korr might lead.

Also on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie provide an update on the packing of the Sithsonian, we have a store report about new Wal-Mart exclusives, and a Hasbro Q&A. All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 322: Black Friday & Star Wars Holiday Gift Guide 2011

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They say Christmas gets earlier every year, but now even Black Friday isn’t just for Fridays any more! Starting Thanksgiving evening stores are opening with Black Friday deals to bring out the compulsive savers. On this episode of Star Wars Action News, it’s our annual Black Friday sale show! Listen as the hosts run down all the Star Wars items on Sale from Toys R Us, K-Mart, Best Buy, and others so you can map out your strategy for savings! And also we list the Cyber Friday and Cyber Monday sales announced as well!

And then after Black Friday has come and gone, are there still Star Wars lovers in your life needing a gift? Star Wars Action News is back with their annual show to tell you what to get a Star Wars fan for Christmas (when they already own a comb)! Items of all price ranges, all types, and for every type of Star Wars lovers, from Lego to Hasbro, from Kotobukiya to Sideshow, the books, the games, and the ultimate gift for Star Wars fans. What is it? Listen to find out!