Listen to Wetanut. You should have been here back at the end of the SS/Weta line. At the Battle of Sideshow's Deep. We got through the first wall of defense but our torches fizzled out and our pitchforks rusted in the rain. The final straw was when Brant picked up and tossed a fiesty Chris within our midsts. Needless to say, we turned around and went home, heads down and teary-eyed...
I agree listen to Wetanut but he's right on how things went. I cried for months and yes even got ticked a little @ SS.
Chris did beat us down though. Follow your instinct and don't email next time. The simple fact is that LOTR is a slower francise, we are not in the heyday we once were. Beyond that, Sideshow can't win in most cases: a) they either release them too close together and are accused of being money-grubbing, and disrespectful to fans and their budgets; b) rushing figures with lackluster details; c) not releasing thing fast enough.
What always strikes me as odd whenever these types of questions are asked is how little many people seem to understand about business. Does anyone think for a minute that Sideshow DOESN'T want their product out there? As if Sideshow would deliberately delay a product, or allow it to be mired in setbacks to the detriment of their profits! There exists a huge push to release an item in a timely manner, but one that will also maximize profits, and the bottom line is - a LOT of this stuff is still on second-chance; Star Wars is more of a cash cow.
On target with that one Matt. Totally 110% correct.
