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Q&A Hasbro-style!
Hey Everyone!
The second round of the 2009 G.I. Joe Q&A are due to me no later than Monday, May 4th at NOON eastern time. Any questions submitted after that will have to be used for the next round (not for another 2 months!) Please remember that you have three (3) questions and that you need to submit them We will get answers back to you by Friday, May 15th. Thanks! Mike Surabian for G.I. Joe |
Will there be a second season for the Resolute cartoon? If so, will it be half hour or five minute episodes?
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That sums up my question too. |
I just want to know would they ever consider doing a red shadows revival either in modern heros style or a then and now style ?
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Will Hasbro be supporting figures for Resolute?
And I agree, will there be a season2? |
Will the o-ring....
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A bit less of a "current-year" question, but...
What is the reason why the GIJoe figures released in 1997 and 1998 had their necks and torsos retooled to limit articulation? |
1 It was mentioned in the previous Q&A that we could let Hasbro know about other characters for the 1980 line we as fan wanted made for new modern line, what is that best way to do so?
2. Are there any vehicles form Gi Joe: Resolute planned for production? 3. I know there is no chance of getting a New USS Flag, but could we see play-sets based on sections of the new resolute Flag ,like the command center, armory, etc... and maybe on the section of the Cobra base as well? |
NICE Tracker!
You guys DO understand that i have to take 3 questions and submit them. And honestly, they are up to the mod/admin/powers-that-be's discretion. From what I see, I'll be sending Mike Surabian the Resolute Season2 question and honestly, I LOVE tracker's last question. Still, all MEMBERS should come up with questions AND if it comes down to it, SUPPORT each other's questions. ie; tracker's. |
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Jay, i'm not sure this ? can be answered. Fact is, the sculpting and head-of-department changes almost yearly. Back during the theme years, the BIG name was Daryl DePriest (sp). He was taken from GI Joe and given Star Wars. I don't remember who is head of GI Joe Sculpting but there WAS 1 guy in charge. And while he didn't want to be head of GI Joe, he got the position as a default. I do know this, each GI JOE HEAD has their own... biases. Believe it or not, a 12" fan was head of small scale GI Joe at one point. Then you get a head that is 1985+. Look at Josh Blaylock of DDP. He admitted not knowing much of the earlier Marvel Joe issues. HIS history came remotely later. ie; he would use Lifeline before Doc, Roadblock before Rock N Roll, Sci-FI before Flash. You get the idea. People that are the insiders of GI Joe have their biases. WHo knows, maybe an 8" fan will show up and we'll get small scale sigma suits and a PROPER LT. STONE! |
Wait! I think the default head of GI Joe figures was... Dwight Stall!
YOU guys might know him BETTER as Barrel Roll. BRv2 was modeled after him, btw. The v1 is more open to interpretation. And just FYI, Major Barrage's head was based off of GI Joe comic artist Tim... Tim something or other. JUST as the faction-only Steel Brigade got figures named after them. Thomas Wheeler sound familiar??? (if not, look up the LETTERS section of the Marvel series AND check out the early DDP run, you'll see his name. SOmtimes 2 months in a row!) |
I don't see how age can stop me from asking a question.
They may know the former heads of the department, someone who worked there then can still be around now, etc. Either way, the 97-98 era featured nothing but rereleased toys, with the exception of Volga's new head sculpt. Yet they were all retooled not for improvements but for inderance. I'd like to know why. I think anyone who's owned the Viper-who-can't-look-up mold since 1997 would like to know why their Vipers can't look up. |
Oh, got another one. This one is very much related to the things this site focuses on.
As a dio site, there's nothing the people here love more than having an awesome setting to shoot figures in. The old Headquarters, Terrordrome, USS Flagg, Mobile Command Center and even Tactical Battle Platform are popular pieces, granted the photographer has them. However, recent playsets (not just Hasbro's, but many companies's) seem to be focused on just being a façade with a handful of gimmicks, but very little in way of "put the figures in there and play out a scenario" (which I believe children and adults alike would enjoy). The "Conquest Of Cobra Mountain" playset from a few years back, the "Akator" playset from the Indiana Jones toyline and even the upcoming (and expensive!!) PITT playset from Rise Of Cobra are prime examples of such deficient playsets. Different safety laws and cost issues may prevent Hasbro from re-issuing things like the Terrodrome and the FLAGG, but might there any plans to create new playsets that could have the "playtime versatility" (for lack of an existing term) that GIJoe playsets of yesteryear had? |
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Wow... nicely said. I agree with this and add to it. What about the resolute Flagg or the Rise/Cobra PITT being produced in "modules"? The conrtol Room, Armory, Infirmary... and then put them all together to create a 8 foot aircraft carrier or a six foot headquarters. I know... I'm only dreaming. |
Jay, as far as I know, NONE of the sculptors that work on GI Joe before 2002 are still there. I was referring to 'age' as in, all those guys have moved on. It's a good question, I just doubt that there'd be an answer. You really think Mike Surabian will ask the sculptors if they remember so-and-so from 15 years ago? We ALL know how the answers will be in the end.
And the modular playset thing, I hear ya Black Knight. I also agree with Jay that the playsets have have been pretty sad. I was wondering if it'd be possible to do modular playsets (include a piece of the Flagg or whatever with a figure) but refrained from bringing up that concept cuz I figured I'd be dissed. I think it's a good idea myself. |
Well if you do use my question, it's lengthy enough that adding a "modular playset" sub-question would hinder it. I think they should be two separate questions, should they be chosen.
I also think we should steer clear of Resolute questions since that'll be the bulk of questions being asked by the various websites. |
Good call again, Jay. I'll refrain from submitting Resolute questions. That ok with the rest of you all?
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Well, every site will most likely be pretty heavily focused on Resolute questions, seeing how it's the "new thing"... I don't know if the management of each Joe site participating in the Q&A tries to coordinate themselves to avoid asking the same question twice... but judging by the submissions I've seen it feels like it'll be quite focused on Resolute stuff. Me... I'd rather know if we can get fun versatile playsets. Especially since we are JoeDios. :p Ultimately it's your call, I'm just giving my opinion on the subject. |
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Myself and Black Night would like to know about Resolute. |
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Be that as it may, the question you submitted is being asked on every other Joe forum as well. It's redundant. Extremely redundant. |
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Wow, thanks. |
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There is also the fact that there is a place to ask the Resolute crew your questions directly: http://www.hasbro.com/resolute/resolute/en_US/ask.cfm *just wanted to emphasize this* |
Not a question.
Just a sentence: Keep the o-ring alive. |
So... what questions did we send in?
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I think i actually sent in BOTH of yours Jay and 1 other. Oh, the "will o-rings ever come back" thang...
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Huh, spiffy.
Now... eleven days to go before we get the answers. |
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Are we gonna win this time? |
Jay, thanks for lettin me know how long the answer will take. I'm worried it'll show up in my junkbox and i won't see it. I figured, you DID have good questions, might as well use them since they aren't REsolute based.
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Well, according to the original message you posted, they're supposed to get the answers back to us by Friday the 15th, so... :p And I think if the original message showed up in your email inbox fine, the answers should too. |
Answer to the o-ring question:
We have no plans at this time. :( or We are unable to comment on that at this time. :( For that matter this will probably be the answers for all three! :confused: |
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Oh, have some faith, will ya? |
O-ring fans have passed the "question" thing.
O-ring fans just want Hasbro to know we are still here, willing to spend some money... |
Tomorrow's the big day, when we're supposed to get our answers!
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Hey there!
Here ya go. Have a terrific weekend! Mike > Mike, > > HOWDY from Joe Dios! Here are our 3 questions! > > 1. Will collectors and old time Joe fans ever get to see o-rings again? Most likely you will not seem them from Hasbro, but this is one of the reasons that the GIJCC exsists, to provide specific smaller runs of this type of product. > > 2. What is the reason why the GIJoe figures released in 1997 and 1998 had their necks and torsos retooled to limit articulation? According to a Designer who worked on G.I. Joe at the time, the figures were produced to mimic the originals in terms of articulation, but did need to be retooled. > > 3. As a dio site, there's nothing the people here love more than having an awesome setting to shoot figures in. The old Headquarters, Terrordrome, USS Flagg, Mobile Command Center and even Tactical Battle Platform are popular pieces, granted the photographer has them. However, recent playsets (not just Hasbro's, but many companies's) seem to be focused on just being a façade with a handful of gimmicks, but very little in way of "put the figures in there and play out a scenario" (which I believe children and adults alike would enjoy). The "Conquest Of Cobra Mountain" playset from a few years back, the "Akator" playset from the Indiana Jones toyline and even the upcoming (and expensive!!) PITT playset from Rise Of Cobra are primeexamples of such deficient playsets. Different safety laws and cost issues may prevent Hasbro from re-issuing things like the Terrodrome and the FLAGG, but might there any plans to create new playsets that could have the "playtime versatility" (for lackof an existing term) that GIJoe playsets of yesteryear had? The short answer is…today's playsets are created for kids to create a world of 3 3/4'' with. We do testing to understand how kids play and what they want and deliver it to them. That said, once you get your hands on the new G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters (and see the movie to understand the tie ins!), we think you will be impressed with the play versatility! |
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What a B.S. answer. You can't honestly tell me it's a realistic, versatile playset when it has bunk beds hanging off the outside of it . And honestly, at the price tag it's being sold at, the only way I'd get my hands on it would be if it were Terrordrome in quality and versatility. For 100$ US I can get an old, semi-complete (at least including the good stuff) 1983 G.I.Joe headquarters, which is a smarter purchase. |
I can think of A LOT of other things to do w/ $100 than pay for a monochromistic piece of plastic. Mabe it's dual-toned but in the end, as i was telling Carlito, the gimmick is that it changes forms and fires missiles. Which means, in hasbro's mind, they don't need to paint or use inserted plastic pieces to give it some depth. Kinda like the Vamp or Awestriker having green seats as opposed to something more like black or toned differently.
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Monochromicity is the least of its problems. The fact remains it's hardly a headquarters. Everything is exposed and nothing is linked together. Remember how with the Conquest Of Cobra Mountain playset, there was really no way to actually GET to the throne or the cage? No stairs, ladder, anything? The PIT is like that... times a hundred. Just look at it!!!! |
Gracias Graham
Sonneilon, thank you for including the O-ring question in this QnA round.
Next time we should ask: a. Why the CLub didnt release an O-ring set this year? b. Will the O-ring set come back in 2010? Ok. Engage your answers people. |
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Heh heh! :D Sadly Rambo, we already know the answer to that... :rolleyes: |
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