I just think Stevens looked the part more, had a better presence, and was more intimidating. I didnt like the last guy.
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HotBallsJohnson
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If you've read the books then you're aware how still relevant house greyjoy is and if Victarion's current mission is successful he'll be standing next to one of the most important characters. Add to that he's a POV character and contender for the monarchy..... longshot like all of them yes, but I guess that depends on the license workings, expense, and show changes. They'll probably make them even bigger characters in the show to cut down on secondaries. Again, kinda depends how the show travels and how expensive it is to make these characters and get likeness rights. At 160 or less a pop why the heck shouldn't they make many. Bronn should also be a shoe in. I'd ALSO like to see two packs since the price tends to be so reasonable (especially if the pack consisted of a smaller character or some reusable material). So many options Reek+ Ramsay, Theon +Asha or Victarion, Sansa+ Petyr, Joffrey+Tywin or The Hound. if there's ever a line to be hopeful on it's this one.
Tell you this, I'd rather a Roose Bolton or Bronn over a FRICKEN WALKER (peeves me they made them glorified zombies on the show). Talk about a character with impact and cult following. POV and badass characters please and thank you.
Last point, as far as expansion to the line, how well does it have to do to expand, has anyone heard or have knowledge? Consider the more important characters that haven't been mentioned (OVER A WALKER BLARGH); Stannis, MEL, Loras, Tywin, Jorah/Jeor Mormont, Stoneheart etc. I can't imagine them stopping at 7 because this is the number one pirated show and number one selling bookseries, two mediums separate, AND IN ADDITION to sixth scale enthusiasts. Mark my words, if HBO ever does ANY marketing this line will get bought out in seconds.
*If possible Darklord or anyone else kind enough, I'd love to see another set of questions specifically regarding this line, the likeness rights process (OR a general idea of difficulty) and future plans.
**Victarion has
Tell you this, I'd rather a Roose Bolton or Bronn over a FRICKEN WALKER (peeves me they made them glorified zombies on the show). Talk about a character with impact and cult following. POV and badass characters please and thank you.
Last point, as far as expansion to the line, how well does it have to do to expand, has anyone heard or have knowledge? Consider the more important characters that haven't been mentioned (OVER A WALKER BLARGH); Stannis, MEL, Loras, Tywin, Jorah/Jeor Mormont, Stoneheart etc. I can't imagine them stopping at 7 because this is the number one pirated show and number one selling bookseries, two mediums separate, AND IN ADDITION to sixth scale enthusiasts. Mark my words, if HBO ever does ANY marketing this line will get bought out in seconds.
*If possible Darklord or anyone else kind enough, I'd love to see another set of questions specifically regarding this line, the likeness rights process (OR a general idea of difficulty) and future plans.
**Victarion has
either A. The Horn of Winter able to bring down the wall, B. DragonBinder, a horn for capturing dragons, or C. the real Lightbringer. All ontop of being on the way to steal Dany. I'd stake my life on the notion he gets a major expansion in the show and thus not as big a longshot as you'd think Plus the artwork of him is RIDICULOUS.
Pixelpiper
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HotBalls, you've just described a roadmap to bankruptcy for ThreeZero. I love Game of Thrones, and I hope ThereZero doesn't go overboard to the point where it would hurt them financially. I don't think they could ever sell enough of some of those characters to make up their development and production costs.
HotBallsJohnson
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Which one being the biggest longshot? Most non nerd fangirls knew who the actor playing *Ramsay was before he ever appeared. Tywin is a really well known actor too, same with jerome Flynn. I'd again ask what they cost vs to make and how much they make per figure (roughly speaking) because there's an enormous fanbase and they pay by the figure anyway. Books have been around forever and darkhorse has been making cheap figures of random characters forever too.
Dude if they can sell AND SELL OUT of 6 foot replicas of BOOK ice then these HBO figures shouldn't be an issue.
Dude if they can sell AND SELL OUT of 6 foot replicas of BOOK ice then these HBO figures shouldn't be an issue.
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Ahh okay, found it. THANKS!
I'm pretty bummed that I missed out on the Tyrion pre-order bonus. What's the best place to order Tyrion at the moment?
SurlyJ
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I heavily agree.
Pixelpiper
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There just isn't a market large enough for high-end 1/6 figures to warrant making absolutely everything. Remember that most people will not commit to an entire series, even with something as big as Star Wars. And regardless of how popular GoT is, it's a drop in the bucket compared to Star Wars.
No one is going to buy Sansa, Stannis, Loris, Ramsay, Reek, among others.
I can understand being excited about the license, but what you're describing is simply unprecedented, apart from SW, so I wouldn't get my hopes up.
No one is going to buy Sansa, Stannis, Loris, Ramsay, Reek, among others.
I can understand being excited about the license, but what you're describing is simply unprecedented, apart from SW, so I wouldn't get my hopes up.
HotBallsJohnson
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I want you to be wrong but know in my heart your experience isn't wrong. I'm telling you, the second HBO markets these (still think box art will dictate alot) they'll get snapped up. Isn't the problem when they over produce and don't sell? So many of these would borrow from each other anyway and doesn't HBO handle rights themselves without nitpicking among actors? As a book fan I'd buy every figure you just mentioned if they were done well and had cool box art. Specially at 160 or around. Maybe not Sansa, she always misremembers stuff in the books which peeves me.
Shown is the darkhorse Victarion.
Difference with starwars and even LOTR vs Westeros is everyone can relate VERY closely to a character in westeros (minor, major, if you're a realist you can find your doppleganger). That's a damn cool feature of a book and tv series. You're gonna get people buying not for LED features, extra sculpts, trending factor and whatnot, but because they LOVE a character (or LOVE to hate). At the very least characters like Roose and Ramsay bolton shouldn't be longshots down the line as they are BENCHMARK characters and villains that aren't nasty zombies.
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Ramsay was in one of the show's season advertising photos and he was already well known.
Both are critical to the show's story and both are long lived characters.
AGAIN, how much do you estimate they make per figure? In the sense of, do they make a decent amount or barely skim? I was fully expecting a high price point from HBO.
I only got into this when I randomly came across an ad for SS's 1/6 scale Raynor when surfing battlenet. I've spent a crapload now as a more unique and cool form of artwork (swap stuff out depending on season, movie release, feelings that day, etc) that appeals and relates to me (If I see another paper copy of Starry Night I'll vomit, girl you ain't into guys who send severed limbs), and game of thrones will do the same thing but exponentially more. That's why I hope for something unprecedented, there's a whole fanbase that's clueless about these figures, and that fanbase happens to be both enormous and diehard.
*Ned Stark first died like 16 years ago or so keep in mind, so if HBO markets Ned after release his success would be very indicative of others
Shown is the darkhorse Victarion.Difference with starwars and even LOTR vs Westeros is everyone can relate VERY closely to a character in westeros (minor, major, if you're a realist you can find your doppleganger). That's a damn cool feature of a book and tv series. You're gonna get people buying not for LED features, extra sculpts, trending factor and whatnot, but because they LOVE a character (or LOVE to hate). At the very least characters like Roose and Ramsay bolton shouldn't be longshots down the line as they are BENCHMARK characters and villains that aren't nasty zombies.
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GIFSoup[/URL]Ramsay was in one of the show's season advertising photos and he was already well known.
Both are critical to the show's story and both are long lived characters.
AGAIN, how much do you estimate they make per figure? In the sense of, do they make a decent amount or barely skim? I was fully expecting a high price point from HBO.
I only got into this when I randomly came across an ad for SS's 1/6 scale Raynor when surfing battlenet. I've spent a crapload now as a more unique and cool form of artwork (swap stuff out depending on season, movie release, feelings that day, etc) that appeals and relates to me (If I see another paper copy of Starry Night I'll vomit, girl you ain't into guys who send severed limbs), and game of thrones will do the same thing but exponentially more. That's why I hope for something unprecedented, there's a whole fanbase that's clueless about these figures, and that fanbase happens to be both enormous and diehard.
*Ned Stark first died like 16 years ago or so keep in mind, so if HBO markets Ned after release his success would be very indicative of others
I can see a Stannis maybe. Not the others.
HotBallsJohnson
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They'll do a Mel before Stannis. But I'm betting both. Stannis has basically been the crown's main enemy for 4 seasons.......so why exactly is that a longshot? Easy yet unique costume, "last" remaining Baratheon, POV characters with significant screen time.....If they don't get made it'll be because they aren't continuing the line or because they chose poorly (THAT FRICKEN WALKER BLARGH).
For gods sake MEL MIGHT BE THE ONLY REASON JON SNOW LIVES
HotBallsJohnson
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I'm more worried that they'll make dany with her boring basic dress. I want mereen partial armored version. AKA targaryen warrior princess like she should be.
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The greatest thing ever would be if she came with multiple dresses. I mean, in the show she shows off many beautiful dresses that all stand out, I would love if 2 or 3 of them were included.
HotBallsJohnson
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Goodman. Jon is, I believe, the most popular character according to polls so that'll be another that indicates the lines possible success. Yeah Oberyn is the one I'm afraid to whisper about because him and Roose are my number one and two hopes. Also.......
HotBallsJohnson
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Yeah that'd be awesome especially because of how much she changes and grows from each conquest (and consequent outfit worn)
Eh, I'd prefer the Mother of Dragons outfit for Dany. She's not a fighter, she doesn't really need armor.
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There are so many to choose from, I honestly don't know what I'd want. I'm sure I'm forgetting some of them too. PS: #6 is a joke, bonus point of they do a "dragon dress" lol 
I don't know if I would get a Dany but if I did id want #1
Pixelpiper
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Over production means there was over optimism of the demand. However, a certain minimum number of figures needs to be produced to make any profit at all, and that of course depends on how much money went into development, tooling and final production, plus the margin on each sale.
While a lot of people love the show, maybe even the books, there are far fewer people interested in 1/6 and that's the reality of the situation. To add some perspective, though completely unscientific, I think saying this series is 1/1000th as popular as Star Wars would be a gross overstatement. There are plenty of people here on this forum alone that have never even watched an episode. Yeah, it blows mind mind too, but it's true.
In any case, the characters they've chosen to debut (the ones we know about) seem like very wise choices and pretty safe bets, giving them a decent chance of selling enough figures to keep them (ThreeZero) interested in the license from an income perspective.
GeneralZodLives
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Pixel is mainly going by what he knows from the show not the books. Who knows how many characters they'll end up making--however, there are a lot of characters that the show hasn't gotten to their important moments from the books to the overall story. If the line continues like it should, at least a few characters could get a figure, though some might not think deserve one now.
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