Hasbro Sit ‘N Spin ROTS Style
Grok Headline matches for Hasbro Sit ‘N Spin ROTS Style
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Han Solo
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Han Solo
05/26/2004 10:49 AMHasbro updates today with the spotlight turned onto the vintage styled
Han Solo. With 14 points of articulation, this promises
to be the best representation of the cocky Corellian yet.
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Luke
Skywalker
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Luke
Skywalker
05/26/2004 04:41 PMHasbro updates today with the spotlight turned onto the vintage styled
Luke Skywalker. The Tatooine farmboy also has 14 points
of articulation, and includes a soft-goods removable tunic, and is
ambidextrous, allowing him to hold his lightsaber in either hand.
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Darth
Vader
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Style Darth
Vader
06/04/2004 10:45 AMHasbro updates today with the spotlight turned onto the vintage styled
Darth Vader. Click the thumbnail above for the full
details on this figure.
MEDIA SPIN
AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION
MEDIA SPIN
AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION
05/25/2004 04:27 PM
 Ira Basen, a producer
with the CBC and a friend of mine from Carleton University days, is
writing a book on media spin,
a term often used interchangeably with bias. But Ira says spin is actually subtler and more
insidious. It is the shading of
meaning or interpretation of events in favour of a particular point of
view, and it is sometimes inadvertent or even unconscious.
There are several ways spin will creep into a story, including:
- The use of emotional words: The use of terms like
'terrorist', 'freedom fighter', and 'resistance movement', for
example. Did you know that Reuters' policy
is not to use
these, or similar terms charged with emotional baggage, unless they
are
used in quotation marks with the unambiguous source of the quotation
cited, even with pseudo-qualifiers like 'alleged' or 'so-called'. The
job of the media is to report the facts, and to avoid subjective
labels, even if they may be substantiated in the reporter's, or most
people's, minds. In some cased, this spin technique can be used in
reverse: the term 'abuse' instead of 'torture', or the use of
'casualties' or the infamous 'collateral damage' instead of 'dead
civilians'.
- Orwellian misuse of words: The Bush Administration is
notorious for this, using words like patriot, freedom, and peace
to mean nearly the exact opposite, and attempting to entrench public
and media misuse by naming programs and laws with Orwellian terms
(Patriot Act, Operation Iraqi Freedom). Improper personification and
similar techniques (e.g. using the name of a country or the name of
its
people instead of 'the government of', to confuse government policy or
actions with popular opinion: "Iran Building up Nuclear Arsenal",
"Syrians Refuse to Stop Funding Terrorists") can accomplish the same
end more subtly.
- Self-censorship -- What is not reported:
The choice of what not to report at all, and when (before or after the
public is focused on it) and where (front page or at the end of the
continuation of a story on page 32) to report, can have a greater
impact on viewers or listeners than what is actually, factually
reported. Recently, for example, the media had an abrupt about-face,
ceasing their self-censorship of showing flag-draped coffins and even
reading the names of American dead (oops, casualties)
in the Iraqi war, because they realized to what extent that
self-censorship impacts public perception. Likewise, the media have a
natural propensity to not
report stories that they believe are complex (e.g. the violations of the Geneva Conventions
by the US Government), long-term
(e.g. environmental deterioration and biodegradation), distant (e.g. Third World genocides
and wars unless US troops are involved) or intractable (e.g.
famine in East Africa and North Korea), because they are hard,
expensive stories to do well, and hence do not offer the ROI of, say,
a
celebrity scandal or shaggy dog story. This is not especially
political
-- it's the same phenomenon that has led to prime time TV being filled
with cheap 'Reality TV' programs instead of serious drama or
intelligent comedy. It's about lack of money, more than lack of
integrity.
- The way something is reported:
Being in a commercial business, the media have a natural temptation to
sensationalize, to create extraordinary buzz, because it's good for
ratings or circulation. If CBS had chosen merely to describe what it
had learned about Abu Ghraib, and not to show the photos, the impact
of
the story would have been much different, and it is not surprising
that
the Bush Regime (oops. some senior
policy-makers in the US Government)
have since trotted out videos and photos of Saddam Hussein's brutality
and murder to counter the emotional impact of the Abu Ghraib
photos.
- Oversimplification:
Although I have an optimistic view of most people and believe they are
capable of and interested in learning in detail about issues and
programs that affect their lives, the media have a more jaundiced view
that the public (oops, the majority
of citizens)
either can't understand, or don't care about, such detail and
subtlety.
Especially in political campaigns, there is therefore a tendency to
try
to reduce the differences between the voter's choices to an absurd
degree of simplicity. The parties and candidates exploit this by
feeding the media sound bites and negative ads that exaggerate and
oversimplify (or outright misrepresent) their opponents' positions or
actions. So whether the public wants to be or not, the media are
complicit in the 'dumbing down' of issues to a dangerously
over-simplified degree. The only question, and one which I understand
Ira's book is going to address, is whether the media are pandering to
citizens' inability to understand complex and subtle issues, or to
politicians' desire to oversimplify these issues for political
advantage. Or perhaps both.
There are other 'spin' techniques, of course, such as Failure to present
opposing interpretations of the facts, Giving credibility to unidentified
and unsubstantiated sources ("One senior former official said",
"Saddam was believed to have...") and Assuming facts without evidence
(e.g. most of what we read about WMD), but I think these are the most
common and most insidious. Let's take a look at a case study. Before
you read the following article, please note -- this is important -- It
is slamming the media's spin in handling the Clinton Administration for its bombing of Sudan,
before 9/11 and before the recent
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, please read this
article. It's long, and a bit strident, but worth the read.
Finished? Did you shudder a bit when you read, in an article written about Clinton in 1998,
"Is bin Laden's new assignment perhaps to be a bogey-man of
convenience
whom the U.S. government can link to any government it wishes to
bomb?"
With the benefit of hindsight (and the opposing political party in
power) it's easy to see the incredible spin in the venerable Times'
reporting in 1998, and to see that to some extent this ubiquitous
media
spin contributed to the overwhelming bipartisan approval for the US to
launch a war against Afghanistan, against precisely the people we had
supported and financed earlier in their
war against the USSR, the enemy of that earlier day. I confess that I
had few misgivings about war with the Taliban, despite the fact that I
am a life-long pacifist. Why? Because nowhere (except the discredited
extreme conspiracy-theorist papers) were we presented with spin-free
reporting (or opposite-spin reporting, if you think spin-free
reporting
is an oxymoron) on what exactly was, and had been, going on in
Afghanistan, and why things were the way they were. There is almost always a rational
explanation for things that appear absurd or unreasonable in the
absence of the facts. We
are just now beginning to realize the degree to which our money and
support made the Taliban both popular and tyrannical in Afghanistan.
And still we are missing most
of the facts about that country, and about Iraq. The facts, alas, are
not the same as the news. The media's job is to report the news, not
to
dig up the facts. Investigative journalism is what we desperately
need,
but there is no money in that, surprisingly little demand for it, and
precious few willing to take the enormous risks to pursue that
thankless career.
It's easy to take sides, especially when the current US administration
is so unapologetically propagandizing (i.e. deliberately and
systematically spinning) every issue it deals with, to a degree not
seen since the Vietnam War. But the reality is that the media, taken
as
a whole, are neither liberal nor conservative. The political position
of each media outlet on any given issue is somewhere in the middle of
(a) the position of its editorial board, (b) its perception of the
position of the 'average' reader/viewer, (c) the position of the
reporters covering the story, and (d) the position of the people
presenting the story (usually the administration of the day). That
means that to right-wingnuts like this guy,
the media will always appear liberal, and to unabashed left-wingers
like me, the media will always appear conservative. But the truth is,
at least in their story
reporting (editorials and schlock talk radio aside), there is no vast
media 'conspiracy' at either end of the political spectrum. Most
people
in the media are doing their best to do their jobs in a way that
balances the views of the above four 'interest groups'. They are
vulnerable to the spin techniques listed above -- if you've ever
interviewed someone, you'll appreciate that unless you're really
treated abusively there's an earnest desire to represent what they had
to say clearly, favourably, but above all objectively.
To the extent they get it right, they deserve a lot of credit -- it's
a
difficult, thankless, often dangerous and tedious job. To the extent
they, and their editors, let spin creep into their stories, we
have a duty as readers and viewers and citizens to recognize it, and
discount it accordingly. The fact that so many of us are using the
Internet to learn more, to check out other interpretations of events,
and to get behind the stories so we can understand and talk about the
issues facing our world more knowledgeably, we are contributing to the
democratic process, and helping to reduce spin. At the same time,
there
is a tendency in the blogosphere to frequent sites authored and
populated by like minds, and some of the hysterics of extremists of
every stripe are quite frightening. My blog wears its left-spinning,
overtly editorial stripes quite proudly and unapologetically, but I
make a point of reading a few of the more moderate conservative blogs
on each new issue, and occasionally some of the bizarre extreme
leftist
blogs -- because the danger of exposing yourself to a lot of spin is
that, if you're not careful, you can find yourself permanently
off-balance.
And as we all know, "fair and balanced" is another term that's subject
to a lot of spin. George O. must be 'spinning' in his grave.
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SIGNATURE STYLE Goody Steinberg Letting
in the light Silicon Valley homes
exhibit modern style tailored to fit
SIGNATURE STYLE Goody Steinberg Letting
in the light Silicon Valley homes
exhibit modern style tailored to fit
05/01/2004 06:27 AMSan Francisco Chronicle May 1 2004 10:24AM GMT
Help Hasbro
Help Hasbro
04/07/2005 05:35 PMHasbro are contacting site registrants to take part in a
Star
Wars survey -
click here to take part.
Hasbro Has-Been?
Hasbro Has-Been?
04/19/2004 12:35 PMEarnings are up, but do soggy sales raise a red flag?
Hasbro Wants To Know
Hasbro Wants To Know
03/14/2003 04:00 AMWord out of Rhode Island indicates Hasbro's interested in knowing
which previously released Star Wars action figures or toys collectors
would like to see made available again. To help the process along,
Rebelscum readers are invited to send in their lists of the top three
re-releases they'd look forward to seeing make a return visit. Be sure
to send your list to Mark@Rebelscum.com, and I'll put them all
together to see which toys come out on top.
Starwars.hasbro.com Is All-New
Starwars.hasbro.com Is All-New
09/02/2004 07:45 PMWow, check out the new Hasbro
Star Wars site. Start with the
Action Toy Arena!
Starwars.hasbro.comHasbro Updates
Hasbro Updates
08/11/2004 03:18 PMToday we get a sneak peek at
four future figures to be released in pre-Episode III
packaging, plus a new Toys "R" Us exclusive
Y-Wing Fighter. There are a few minor changes to the
Original Trilogy Collection cards but they still look great! Click on
through for a peek at Queen Amidala with the Globe of peace, Sly Moore
(the staff aide for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine), Yarua (Wookiee
Senator on Coruscant), and Pablo-Jill (Jedi Knight).
Kudos For Hasbro
Kudos For Hasbro
03/13/2003 10:26 AMFor those not yet overwhelmed by all that the big H has to offer us
this next year, take a peek at the above image and see if you can spot
the similarities. Someone in Hasbro’s design team deserves a raise for
squeaking out a tribute to the film that ultimately made
Star
Wars possible –Lucas’ 1973 film
American Graffiti.
Hasbro Q& A At Comic-Con
Hasbro Q& A At Comic-Con
07/23/2004 04:36 PMLike the title says, here are the highlights from the Q&A session at
Comic-Con. Read on to find out what the company has planned for the
remainder of 2004 and early 2005
Micronations, from Hasbro!
Micronations, from Hasbro!
12/24/2004 12:21 PM
Micronations have existed for
some time. Some were
a
frauds and
shams. Some were
seized or
destroyed. Some for
profit and others for
promotion. Australia had a
rash of them. Meanwhile others were
lost dreams that others wish to
resurrect. Some were
created for
artistic reasons. Some were meant as
protests both
playful and
serious. Some dedicated to
old ideas and others to
new ones.
Hasbro Enjoying Playtime
Hasbro Enjoying Playtime
02/10/2004 02:45 AMGames continue to be big for the toy maker, which had a solid 2003
across the board.
New Hasbro Photos From Toy Fair
New Hasbro Photos From Toy Fair
02/15/2004 10:30 AMHasbro showed off a number of their upcoming
Star Wars
offerings for 2004, including the usual action figures, vehicles, and
role-play weapons. Not much in the way of new toys, but several
announcements for the
Original Trilogy Collection which is
slated to come out this fall when the DVD is released.
Watch for updates to the coverage on our
Toy
Fair page here and linked on the right side of the page.
Hasbro Announces Winners
Hasbro Announces Winners
03/19/2003 10:25 PMHasbro has announced the winners of their
Unleashed
sweepstakes. Already in route to the lucky ten are sets of the latest
figures, Slave Leia and Darth Vader: Redemption. For more details and
a complete list of winners, head over to the
Hasbro site.
Shop@Hasbro UK Updates
Shop@Hasbro UK Updates
03/14/2003 12:59 PMNow that HasbroJedi has caught up with the collector, it's the turn of
Hasbro UK's website, who have added the following figures to their
retail pages
Padmé Amidala (Droid Factory
Chase),
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Acklay
Battle),
SP-4 & JN-66 (Library
Droids),
Tusken Raider (Tatooine Camp
Ambush) and
Darth Tyranus (Geonosian
Escape). All figures are priced £5.99 plus postage (£3.50 for 3-5
days or £5.95 for next day delivery).
Multiple Updates At Hasbro
Multiple Updates At Hasbro
04/07/2005 10:17 AMLots of new toys have made their debut this week at Hasbro. Check out
the latest batch of figures (#s41-50) and the next wave of deluxe
figures
Special Event - Ask Hasbro UK
Special Event - Ask Hasbro UK
08/07/2004 10:20 AMGot something you want to share with Hasbro UK? Check out
Euro.Rebelscum.com for your chance
to put your question to their
Star Wars brand manager.
E3 Hasbro line for 2005
E3 Hasbro line for 2005
06/16/2004 03:05 PMA reliable source in the toy industry has informed us that Hasbro will
offer 15 different categories of products for Episode III in 2005.
Like basic figures, deluxe figures, playsets or lightsabers.
Hasbro 2003 Preview
Hasbro 2003 Preview
03/13/2003 10:26 AMHasbro is holding an advanced preview event for their upcoming 2003
toy lineup this afternoon at their Rhode Island headquarters.
Rebelscum will be on hand to bring home the info with more pictures
and coverage than you can shake a gaffi stick at! Tune in this
afternoon for all the glorious details!
Update: Our man Philip has checked in with a
quick pre-show update. Head on over and
scope it out.
Hasbro Is Solid Despite Nerfy Q1
Hasbro Is Solid Despite Nerfy Q1
04/18/2005 06:13 PMHasbro has a soft quarter, but the outlook for the rest of 2005 looks
fine.
Hasbro Wobbling but Won't Fall Down
Hasbro Wobbling but Won't Fall Down
07/16/2004 01:48 PMThe leading toy maker is trying to fight through an unsettling time in
the industry.
OTC Millennium Falcon At Hasbro
OTC Millennium Falcon At Hasbro
06/10/2004 09:26 AMHasbro updates today with details on the
Original Trilogy
Collection version of the
Millennium Falcon. In a year full
of repacks and rehashes, this new version of the most famous ship of
the franchise comes with a ton of new features. Click on the thumbnail
above for the full report, as well as news of a special value pack.
Hasbro Hints At Future Plans
Hasbro Hints At Future Plans
07/23/2004 02:34 PMFrom Comic-Con comes some details on what fans can expect from the toy
company in the coming months.
Hasbro Unveils Wookiee Flyer
Hasbro Unveils Wookiee Flyer
04/08/2005 03:44 PMThere's a new assault vehicle from
Revenge of the Sith on the
way, complete with a Wookiee Warrior Pilot! Check out Hasbro's latest
update of the
Wookiee Flyer from the planet Kashyyyk.
Hasbro Xevoz games go online for Mac and
PC
Hasbro Xevoz games go online for Mac and
PC
01/27/2004 02:49 PMHasbro has launched a new Web site to help market its new line of
Xevoz action figures --
customizable 5-inch toys that you can build yourself and then play
with against other Xevoz players. The Web site features
the
Xed Arcade -- games that can be played on either Macs or PCs
equipped with Macromedia Flash software.
Hasbro 500th Figure Revealed
Hasbro 500th Figure Revealed
08/31/2004 07:40 AMFrench website
Sithclan reveals the name of the 500th Hasbro
figure. It will be Darth Vader. He will be coming with the meditation
chamber seen in
the Empire Strikes Back.
Hasbro Presents The Vintage OTC
Stormtrooper
Hasbro Presents The Vintage OTC
Stormtrooper
08/03/2004 03:41 AMHasbro updates its Vintage Original Trilogy Collection with the
complete description of the
stormtrooper. He comes with 13 points of articulation and
also with a standard issue blaster that fits in a holster.
Hasbro 2003 Toy Gallery Mirror
Hasbro 2003 Toy Gallery Mirror
03/13/2003 07:22 PMWe've added a mirror to the toy gallery photos from the Hasbro 2003
preview.
Complete
Photo Gallery -
Complete
Photo Gallery MirrorHasbro Republic News Update
Hasbro Republic News Update
12/22/2004 01:32 AMHasbro's
Star Wars website has been updated this morning with
information on the VideoNow Personal Video Players and the Star Wars
3-pack which features: "The Story of Luke Skywalker", "The Story of
Anakin Skywalker" and "Behind the Scenes of Star Wars”. You can read
the whole story
here.
Hasbro 2003 Image Gallery
Hasbro 2003 Image Gallery
03/13/2003 10:26 AMThe images are here! 194 images from the Hasbro headquarters in
Pawtucket, RI are now uploaded for your viewing pleasure. Just click
on any of the thumbnails above to feast your eyes! Stay tuned for
more details...
Original Trilogy Collection From Hasbro
Original Trilogy Collection From Hasbro
02/13/2004 09:18 AMHasbro's Republic News has big news today. They are
officially announcing the Original Trilogy Collection, retro-style
packaged figures with cool black and silver card backers. Similarly,
there are going to be 12" figures with similar retro-styled packaging.
Read all about it at the link above.
Hasbro Clone Wars TV Spot
Hasbro Clone Wars TV Spot
10/29/2003 03:48 PMHasbro has made a new nice spot with action figures and vehicles from
the Clone Wars line. Click
here to watch it
in streaming format. Thanks to
4-inches.de for the
info.
e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order
from Hasbro
e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order
from Hasbro
03/22/2005 04:42 PMSlashdot Mar 22 2005 5:08AM GMT
Hasbro 2003 Preview: Collecting The
Coverage
Hasbro 2003 Preview: Collecting The
Coverage
03/20/2003 08:33 AMYou've seen the
pictures, you've
read the
coverage, but
did you get the
whole story? Several other
Star Wars
websites were invited to Pawtucket, Rhode Island and came away with
some great reports. Check out the special reports and see what
American Dream Comics,
Artoos
News,
Galactic
Hunter,
Sir Steves
Guide,
The Jawa,
Trade
Federation, and
Yakface had to say about this collector's event. The
Official Site and
Hasbro even put out their own reports, so be sure to check
those out as well. It looks to be an exciting year for fans and
collectors, and we haven't even seen everything yet!
Hasbro Selects Sensory for Shrek
Products
Hasbro Selects Sensory for Shrek
Products
05/31/2004 01:55 PMTechnology shootout leads to RSC-4128 in multiple new products at
Hasbro [PRWEB May 15, 2004]
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Styled Figures
Hasbro Spotlights Vintage-Styled Figures
05/20/2004 04:09 PMCurrently Hasbro is spotlighting their packaging and figure design for
the vintage styled
Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Princess Leia Organa. They seem to have put a lot of
thought and effort into these new replicas. Check out the links above
for the full scoop.
Hasbro Officially Announces Jedi High
Council
Hasbro Officially Announces Jedi High
Council
06/10/2004 09:26 AMHasbro officially announces the next series of Jedi Council Scene
Packs, which will exclusive to Toys R Us. Nothing else new to report,
but click on the thumbnail above to check out the images of the first
two 2004 sets.
Grok Description matches for Hasbro Sit ‘N Spin ROTS Style
GrokA matches for Hasbro Sit ‘N Spin ROTS Style
Target Lava Reflection Vader On-Line
Target Lava Reflection Vader On-Line
04/03/2005 10:38 AMTarget has their exclusive Lava Reflection Vader on-line with a limit
of one each. It says availablity in 4-8 weeks.
Target Vader $12.99. Thanks to Howard for the
link.
Star Wars fans get glimpse of new Darth
Vader
Star Wars fans get glimpse of new Darth
Vader
04/21/2004 11:44 AMBBC Apr 21 2004 3:48PM GMT
No More Star Wars LEGO?
No More Star Wars LEGO?
01/11/2004 04:54 PMRecent developments regarding their finances and quotes from the
president of LEGO all point to yes . . . .
Lego Star Wars: The Game
Lego Star Wars: The Game
04/18/2005 04:53 AMGet ready for the game based on the toy, based on the movie, based on
the idea from George Lucas. By Lore Sjöberg.
LEGO Star Wars - The Game
LEGO Star Wars - The Game
06/03/2004 08:42 AMThanks to
this forum thread we
now know that LEGO has a computerised version of their
Star
Wars minifigs in the works. Details are scant at the moment, but
expect this PC/PS/PS2/XBox title to be available during the summer of
2005.
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game
04/11/2005 02:37 PMRebelscum's
Brick
Polygons feature has now been extended with our review of the game
(be warned - there are spoilers) and a competition to win copies of
this title for the Xbox, PC, PS2 and GBA.
LEGO: Star Wars The Video Game
LEGO: Star Wars The Video Game
02/05/2005 09:09 PMThe official
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game website is
now live. The content is limited at the moment but the full site
should be fully armed and operational soon, so bookmark it to keep an
eye on updates for this game (coming April 2005). Thanks to
Eurobricks.com
for heads up.
LEGO Star Wars Comic-Con News
LEGO Star Wars Comic-Con News
07/14/2004 06:51 PMLEGO writes in with a hint of something new on the horizon:
"LEGO
Star Wars™ returns to Comic-Con International July 22-25
at the San Diego Convention Center! LEGO® Star Wars™ fans can swing by
the Lucas Pavilion (Booth 2813) to check out a life-size LEGO® model
of Darth Vader, made entirely of LEGO bricks, and other models and
cool displays. Visitors to the Lucas Pavilion can enter to win a free
LEGO Star Wars™
Millennium Falcon™, and get a FREE LEGO
Star
Wars™ Mini TIE Fighter™ (while supplies last). And, be prepared
for a totally exclusive LEGO
Star Wars™ sneak preview…"
In addition to
Star Wars, there'll be plenty of BIONICLE™
events as well, such as the exclusive Toa Vakama shown above.
LEGO Star Wars - Game Review
LEGO Star Wars - Game Review
04/07/2005 04:54 AMLEGO Star Wars Spring Events Calendar
LEGO Star Wars Spring Events Calendar
03/17/2005 03:11 AMAs previously
reported, LEGO BrickMaster magazine has the details for the
upcoming LEGO Star Wars promotions. Thanks to ArtooConvoy for the
scan.
LEGO Star Wars for Mac hits beta status
LEGO Star Wars for Mac hits beta status
06/24/2005 03:26 PMAspyr Media today announced that LEGO Star Wars for Macintosh has
reached beta status...
Build Star Wars LEGO Mural In New York
Build Star Wars LEGO Mural In New York
04/01/2005 02:08 AMLEGO builders in the New York City area are invited to come down to
Toys "R" Us and participate in a special event.
News: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
goes beta
News: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
goes beta
06/24/2005 04:53 PMAspyr announced that its Lego Star Wars game has gone beta, on track
for an August release.
Lava Vader Details
Lava Vader Details
03/25/2005 12:46 PMHere are a few details on Target's exclusive "Lava Vader" from
"Metalzombie".
I work for a Target DC, and on Sunday we had about four skid loads
of the Target exclusive Darth Vader's roll in. My buddy and me popped
a case open, and they look incredibly sweet. They come packaged in a
clear plastic case, like the vintage OTC ones, with Star Wars: Revenge
Of The Sith on the back. The bottom says Target Exclusive, with a red
picture of Vader to the left, and the sticker across the top simply
says "Darth Vader".Darth Vader (Lava Reflection) No Longer
Available
Darth Vader (Lava Reflection) No Longer
Available
04/07/2005 10:16 AMWonder why you can't find the Target-exclusive
Darth Vader (Lava
Reflection) figure on target.com anymore? Read on for the answer
Target Launches Star Wars Website
Target Launches Star Wars Website
03/27/2005 08:57 PMRebelscum reader Jose Nunez writes in to tell everyone that Target.com
has launched an online Star Wars website where you can play with three
interactive Star Wars games, plus enter to win am exclusive Lava
Darth Vader action figure!
Click here to check it all out!
Photo Archives: ROTS Darth Vader (Lava
Reflection)
Photo Archives: ROTS Darth Vader (Lava
Reflection)
04/06/2005 05:16 AMToday's
Photo
Archives update is the first of several exclusives that were
available at last weekend's debut of
Revenge of the
Sith toys. The Target exclusive
Darth Vader (Lava
Reflection) may be just a simple repaint of an older figure, but
with the frenzy felt from Midnight Madness, fans flocked to their
local stores to get their hands on this collectors edition. Even if he
does remind me of Azrael, this just goes to show that
Star Wars
fans love Vader!
Photo Archives: Target Star Wars
GiftCard
Photo Archives: Target Star Wars
GiftCard
04/06/2005 09:42 AMHere's another
Photo
Archives update from Target's exclusive
Revenge of the
Sith toys. While technically not a toy, this is sure fun to
play with! Just press the button on the
Target Star
Wars GiftCard, and you can hear Darth Vader's distinctive
breathing, as the Sith Lord's lightsaber ignites!
European Photo Archive: Greedo, Ponda
Baba and Death Star Gunner
European Photo Archive: Greedo, Ponda
Baba and Death Star Gunner
04/30/2004 04:46 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update accelerates with the three new
figures of the Galactic assortment of 1998:
Greedo,
Ponda Baba and
the
Death
Star Gunner. Hasbro Europe was using old material since these 3
figures were already released in the USA two years ago.
Target: Vader
Target: Vader
05/12/2004 05:20 PMDark Horse releases
Star Wars:
Empire #19 today, by Ron Marz and Brian Ching, and Brad Anderson.
The Dark Lord of the Sith pays an unexpected visit to an underground
hive of scum and villainy searching for clues to the whereabouts of
the hidden Rebel base. But when a group of Falleen terrorists set
their sights on Vader, all hell breaks loose! While the plot is very
weak, the artwork truly makes this issue stand out. All under a
fantastic cover by Doug Wheatley. You can check out an online preview
here<
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Target Exclusive Vader Ticket
Target Exclusive Vader Ticket
04/02/2005 11:52 AMThe fine folks at Target this morning let us keep our tickets from the
exclusive "Lava Vader". Click the thumb above to check it out !
Target Exclusive Darth Vader Details
Target Exclusive Darth Vader Details
03/14/2005 05:39 PMThe Target-exclusive Darth Vader figure will be available at stores on
April 2nd. However, we've gotten word that this figure will be limited
to 36 figures per store! Tickets will be handed out to the first
people in line just before the stores open at 8am. Above photo
courtesy MouseDroid.com
On a related note, we've also gotten word that on May 8th Target will
offer a limited edition poseable Clone Trooper. More details coming
soon...
Star Wars: Clone Wars Fine Art Giclèe
Print
Star Wars: Clone Wars Fine Art Giclèe
Print
05/09/2004 01:43 AMThe first authorized, limited edition art from the animated
micro-series
Star Wars: Clone Wars entitled "Heroes and
Villains" will soon be available from Acme Archives. Click on the
thumbnail above for more details.
FLASH: 'Star Wars: Episode III Revenge
of the Sith' is full title of final Star
Wars film
FLASH: 'Star Wars: Episode III Revenge
of the Sith' is full title of final Star
Wars film
07/25/2004 07:40 PMHere's the Lucasfilm press
release
starwars.com/episode-iii/bts/production/news20040724.html
track
this site | 3 links
Target LEGO Clearance
Target LEGO Clearance
01/07/2004 02:39 PMRebelscum reader David Snedigar wrote in today to let others know some
important information regarding the LEGO AT-AT and how you can get the
sale price of $50 or less at Target stores . . .
Finally Answered: Star Trek vs. Star
Wars
Finally Answered: Star Trek vs. Star
Wars
09/17/2004 05:45 PM
Gee
k Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs Star Wars' Empire By the
Numbers
Because we know the debate rages on......
Now if we could only resolve Kirk vs. Picard for once and all.
via Linux Notes Star Wars vs Star Trek in Five Minutes
Star Wars vs Star Trek in Five Minutes
09/18/2004 03:14 PMIn a straight-up fight, the Empire would squash the Federation like a
bug .. Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs Star Wars' Empire By
the Numbers
stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/FiveMinutes.html
track this
site | 3 links
Doctor number target 'is missed'
Doctor number target 'is missed'
07/23/2004 07:53 AMThe government has failed to meet its target to recruit 7,500 extra
hospital consultants to the NHS.
Clone Wars Target Ad
Clone Wars Target Ad
11/02/2003 03:12 PMFollowing up yesterday's report about the current
Clone Wars
sale at Target stores this week, here is the ad from today's
newspaper.
Clone Wars Figures On Sale At Target
Clone Wars Figures On Sale At Target
11/01/2003 04:16 PMTarget stores are getting marking down
Clone Wars figures to
$3.99 during a week-long sale November 2nd - 8th. Thanks to Matt
Schlein for the tip.
Hasbro Sit ‘N Spin ROTS Style
