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Episode 314: Blu and You

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Have you read the headline? The Star Wars Blu-Rays are the best-selling Blu Rays of all time! Did you buy the set? This week on Star Wars Action News’ podcast, Marjorie and Arnie break down what the sales of the Star Wars Blu Rays mean for Star Wars and the future of home video in general.

Also, on last week’s Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie gave a detailed review of the Star Wars Blu-Ray release, and now it’s time for the listeners to give their thoughts on the biggest Star Wars collectible of the year. From Star Wars fans who passed on the release to fans blown away by the quality of the sights and sounds, hear the thoughts of the Star Wars community on the Blu-Ray release on this week’s podcast!

With discussion of popcorn tins, Pringles cans, and cereal boxes, plus a chance for you to win a Wal-Mart exclusive Blu-Ray Boba Fett poster, it’s all on this week’s podcast!

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Episode 313: Blu Harvest

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First there were the rumors. Then we had the announcement. Details trickled out for months. Now they’re here–The Star Wars Blu Rays. Met with responses from “Noooooo” to “Who Cares?” to unbridled dancing around like an Ewok, this series is both the first high-definition release of the Star Wars films as well as another iteration of Lucasfilm’s tinkering.

On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie break down the release, from Wal-Mart midnight releases met with mixed success to Target’s limited lithographs, they run down the first-day buy, review the Blu Ray set, and discuss the overall importance of this release both to Star Wars as well as home media entertainment worldwide. All on this week’s Star Wars Action Blu’s!

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Episode 312: Blu Horizon

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Jerry and Dan are back with some help from another member of Republic Forces Radio Network… Jen! The saga on Blu Ray is on the near horizon! Well for some of us it’s already here! But that’s later in the show…

And what a show we have for you this week! We’ve got a rundown on all the offers that stores will be using to try to tempt you into buying your copy of the Blu Rays from them! We’ve have lots of Store finds, Online finds, news about NYCC, and a Hasbro Q&A!

Think we’re done? No way! Our own Steve the Ginger Prince was one of the lucky folks to get a copy of the Blu Rays early! Be sure to catch his first look into all the goodies!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 311: Blink and You’ll Miss It

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The internet has burned up this past week with Star Wars news and, to the surprise of no one, Lucas has made further changes to the Star Wars saga for their blu ray release. “Leave Star Wars alone” one faction typed loudly. “It’s Lucas’ property, he can change it however he wants” the other faction replied. On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie give their opinion on the changes, why minor changes mean so much to Star Wars fans, and why all the internet ink in the world protesting the changes doesn’t matter.

And Hasbro is once again doing a Fan’s Choice figure poll! The top Star Wars collecting sites are asked to gather fans’ Top 10 figures for a new vote, the results of which will be announced at Toy Fair in 2012, and the figure released in 2013! Listen to this week’s show for details.

Also on the podcast, R2-D2 is sick, and only you can make him feel better in Star Wars Operation! With a Toys R Us Clone Wars display, a new Blu Ray exclusive poster, vintage finds, a Backstage Toys.com giveaway for a Wedge Antilles Vintage Collection figure, and more, it’s on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast.

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Episode 310: The Good, the Bad, and the Hairy

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Saesee Tiin, Plo Koon, Kit Fisto, Eeth Koth, Savage Opress, and Chewbacca–all figures in the recent waves of the Star Wars Clone Wars figures! Arnie and Marjorie got these figures from Brian’s Toys One of Every Figure Club, and on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast they review these figures! Are they some you should add to your hunt, or an easy pass on the pegs? Listen to find out!

Also on this week’s show, your hosts run down the latest in Star Wars video game and Blu-ray news, and Nathan P. Butler joins them once again continuing his look back at the line of Hasbro Comic Figure 2-Packs.

With a talking Ewok and much more, it’s all on this week’s podcast!

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Episode 309: Bust-y

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Marjorie & Arnie are back from Chicago Wizard World and are here this week to review a handful of new purchases, all of which happen to be Gentle Giant mini-busts: The Entertainment Earth exclusive Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi, the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper, the Expanded Universe based Twi’lek Darth Talon, and another Twi’lek–Oola from Jabba’s palace. They discuss the details of these busts, and address the recent price increases among these and other high-end collectibles.

Also this week, Steve reports in from post-riot UK with what toys he’s finding on shelves, and Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest online finds, including some very cool new items from Kotobukiya that are not yet available in the states.

With TWO contests, one where you can win a custom Han in Carbonite Mighty Mugg and one from Backstage Toys where you can win the Toys R Us exclusive Battle of Geonosis figure set, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

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Episode 308: My Kind of Lego-Town – Chicago!

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Dan and Jerry are back to host this week’s episode while Arnie and Marjorie go on-location to Chicago Comic Con! We share all the latest on the new LEGO sets that have been hitting–most of which include new mini-figures! As Jerry has stepped in the world of a Nintendo 3DS with its latest price drop, the duo from Cincinnati take this week as an opportunity to reminisce about their favorite Star Wars video games of yesterday. Topped off with a store report from Justin and a con-report from Arnie and Marjorie, this week’s show is packed!.

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Episode 307: Voices of One

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The Star Wars toy finds continue as exclusives and non-exclusives keep appearing at K-Mart, Toys R Us, Walmart, and Target! Listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast as Marjorie and Arnie run down their store finds, and play your voicemails reporting what Star Wars Action News listeners have been finding, buying, and what they think of it!

Also this week, Star Wars Action News Book Club liaison Brock reviews the new Timothy Zahn novel Choices of One, Marjorie reviews the new Jedi Force figures, and Garmin uses the Force to help you find your destination! All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 305: SDCC 2011

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Last weekend saw Comic Con International hit San Diego, and it had everything you would expect, from cosplay superheroes to big name celebrities to the Star Wars Action News team covering all the great Star Wars collecting from the convention, from the exclusives from Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, and Hasbro to the Star Wars collectibles panel featuring Sideshow, eFX, and more!

In this episode of Star Wars Action News, Arnie and Marjorie recount all the Star Wars moments from the con, from the great new products on display to the not-so-great handling of the line at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth. Also Justin joins in to run down the new toys revealed by Hasbro, and Jakob reviews new Star Wars 6-inch figure prototypes from ThreeA.

Also on this episode, we interview representatives from Star Wars collectible companies Uncle Milton, Kotobukiya, and Gentle Giant, all talking about their new product reveals at the con, and Star Wars author Timothy Zahn talks to Arnie about his new novel Choices of One as well as looking back at his first Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire 20 years later.

All this, plus more, on this SDCC episode of Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 304: A Short Pre-SDCC Show

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As Arnie, Marjorie, Justin, and Berent prepare their trip to San Diego, they give a quick pre-con episode running down the latest in Star Wars collecting news from the Hallmark 2011 Keepsake Ornament release last Saturday to a monumental new announcement from Gentle Giant!

And also on this show, listen to find out all the details about the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Star Wars Fan Breakfast! With prizes donated by Hallmark and Star Wars Action News, and such collectors as Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, and Duncan Jenkins attending, there’s no cost to attend, just pay for what you order off the menu, and a great way to start off what has always been known as Star Wars day at SDCC with a group of other Star Wars fans! You need to RSVP by Wednesday, so listen to the details and RSVP today!

With a London Film and Comic Con report by the Gingerprince, and more, it’s all on this week’s first Star Wars Action News podcast!

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