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Star Wars Action News is a weekly podcast focusing on Star Wars collecting with a special focus on the Kenner/Hasbro action figures. Broadcasting from Springfield, IL Marjorie & Arnie bring you store reports, figure reviews, and discussions on all things Star Wars and collecting.

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Episode CLV: The Clone Wars -- Spoiler-Free Review

Can you feel the electricity in the air? It's the feeling of knowing a new Star Wars movie is only 4 days away from being released. It's The Clone Wars, and for Star Wars fans this is THE summer movie we've been waiting for, not some movie about a guy with pointy ears, a rich man in an iron suit, or an aging man who still cracks a mean bullwhip. No, we want to see lightsabers, droids, clones, Sith, and more...and The Clone Wars has all of that and more! But being animated there's a lot of qu...

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[ Sun, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLIV: Hangover

This week collectors everywhere are recovering from their Midnight Madness spending, and coming to terms with their total expenditures. As Marjorie and Arnie were in San Diego during the official toy release, they had their own midnight madness a week later at Central IL Wal Marts. They recount their own orgy of consumerism. Also this week we have a Clone Wars EU report from Nathan P. Butler, and from the UK Steve weighs in on the London Film & Comic Con. Plus a Hasbro Q & A, it's all this wee...

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[ Sun, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLIII: ComicCon 08 Pt 4: Mission Bay Midnight Madness

Star Wars Action News' coverage of all things San Diego concludes with this video podcast filmed during the Midnight Madness event at Toys R Us in Mission Bay. Interviews with Hasbro's Darryl DePriest and others are included....

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[ Sun, 2 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLIII: ComicCon 08 Pt 3: Star Wars Day and Midnight Madness

Still out in San Diego, the Star Wars Action News team brings you up to speed on everything San Diego. The new toys and collectibles from Hasbro, Sideshow, eFX, Gentle Giant, Acme, Museum Replicas, Diamond, and more! With every company using Comic Con International 08 as an opportunity to make you drool over the upcoming releases, we tell you what is and isn't actually drool-worthy. But colliding with ComicCon was, of course, Midnight Madness across the globe as the new Clone Wars toys went on s...

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[ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLIII: ComicCon 08 Pt 2: Interview with Dave Filoni

Star Wars Action News Comic-con coverage continues with a special guest. Arnie and Kevin sit down with Dave Filoni, Director of the Clone Wars animated movie and upcoming series. We talk to Dave about what it's like to go from fan to celebrity, how his Star Wars movie differs from the others, and what kind of Star Wars collection he has. And to make it even better, we are presenting this interview in video! There's also an audio-only version for those of you who prefer it...but we HIGHLY rec...

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[ Wed, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLIII: ComicCon 08 Pt 1: Preview Night--eFX Collectibles Revealed

Comic Con 2008 has begun and one of the most anticipated things about htis year's San Diego Comic Con is that it is the official launch of a new Star Wars collectibles company--eFX Collectibles! For those of you who can't be here at the con, we have interviewed eFX's Barry Jones and he walks us through all the great items they have on display, such as the 1:1 scale McQuarrie Darth Vader helmet, the Studio Scale Luke Skywalker's X-Wing, Asoka's lightsaber from the Clone Wars, and much more! Plus ...

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[ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLII: Cons Near and Far Far East

What an exhausting time for Star Wars fans and Collectors. Never one to let us sleep, Lucasfilm has Star Wars Celebration: Japan the weekend before San Diego Comic Con. Celebration Japan is likely the biggest Star Wars party in the world for 2008 and Star Wars Action News' Larry is there to cover it. Mark Hammil signing, exclusive items, and new items being shown for the first time. It's a tremendous time to be a Star Wars fan in Japan, whether you live there or are just visiting. Then we have S...

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[ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CLI: The Hunt for the Great White Cards

This week's episode of Star Wars Action News is like Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick. Only instead of Ahab it's Arnie. And instead of being really really long it's only about an hour. And instead of a great white whale it's an even bigger treasure: white carded figures that have slipped out before release date. Marjorie and Arnie take you on a tour of stores trying to find employees who blithely disregard street dates in the name of efficiency. And we play voicemails from at least one ...

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[ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CL: eFX-tive

Tuesday July 8th marks a new era for Star Wars collectibles as 500 Star Wars fans will be able to purchase the first product from eFX Collectibles-the retouched version of Master Replicas' Stormtrooper Helmet. The mold is the same, the grill is a little cleaned up, and the base is totally different. Star Wars Action News has a hands on review of this product so you can make your final decision to whip out that credit card. Plus have you ever wished to have a vintage mint-on-card collection? I...

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[ Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLIX: The Girlie Show

Girls rule on this week's episode of Star Wars Action News! In Star Wars collecting women's voices are not often heard but this week sistas are doin' it for themselves in this all-female episode of Star Wars Action News. Marjorie and Andrea chat about the new Star Wars build-a-droid packs at Wal Mart, as well as some of their favorite collectibles, and Marjorie also talks to some women Star Wars fans and collectors about what they collect, why they collect, and what makes a Star Wars chick just ...

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[ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLVIII: More Nice Things

This week, the Star Wars Action News hosts are seeing red. They're red hopping mad, you might even say. Why? Because the new exclusive TIE Fighter "has got some red on ya" (to quote Shaun of the Dead). Yes, someone graffitied a big red garish Rebel symbol on the latest "big wing" TIE Fighter re-release, and they jacked up the price too, $53 at Entertainment Earth. Is this too much for the 4th release of this mold? Have we now got more TIE Fighters than the compliment of a Super Star Destroyer? F...

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[ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLVII: Cracking the Whip

Still frothing at the mouth for new toys, the Star Wars Action News team gathered again this week to look at the upcoming July releases from Hasbro. After focusing on the vehicles last episode, this episode the group talks about the new figures of both The Legacy Collection and The Clone Wars toy lines. Which do the team want more, animated style or non? Will the animated figures sell to kids? And what is Hasbro trying to pull with sending e-mails saying figures won't go on clearance, only to be...

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[ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLVI: The Barbie Dream House

July 26th is getting closer and closer (and to see how close check out all the nifty new countdown timers at swactionnews.com) and the excitement is palpable for new toys. None of the new toys has gotten the buzz as the new vehicles, and with Hasbro previewing the instruction sheets this past week even the buzz has buzz. The Star Wars Action News staff convenes for their first roundtable discussion of the season to discuss these upcoming vehicles, and will return next week with another roundtabl...

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[ Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLV: We've Got Jungle Fever

Over at Amazon.com's Target store the Jungle Rancor (which is called the Battle Rancor on the box) is still in stock. Star Wars Action News ordered some and they were delivered this week. Will there be a rumble in the Felucian jungle, or are these battle-painted beasties best left on store shelves? We review the Rancor and his rider this week. Also this week, items are starting to show up in the new Clone Wars packing. Star Wars Action News staff member Kevin has found some at his local Target a...

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[ Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLIV: Saga Legends Lunacy

The final five Saga Legends are an elusive bunch, perhaps because so many of them are "Shadow" troopers they stay well hidden. Despite their best attempts at camouflage Star Wars Action News spotted some this week. They review the figures chosen to be rereleased as well as their special coins. We also talk about the latest for Galactic Heroes packs to be released, with new Jedi and new clones! Also this week, Kevin brings us another vintage figure review. Which figure from your childhood is bein...

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[ Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLIII: I Love Star Wars

This week on Star Wars Action News, it's episode 1-4-3 and as those of you with old school pagers know, 1-4-3 means "I love you." As such, the hosts of Star Wars Action News take some time this week to remember why they love Star Wars and Star Wars collecting. In addition, last Tuesday saw the release of the final Legacy of the Force novel, Invincible by Troy Denning. Brock finished the book and provides a spoiler-free review, and Arnie sat down with Troy Denning at Borders in Oak Brook, IL to d...

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[ Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLII: And the Hunt Goes On...

Rancors with blue stripes, Stormtroopers in black armor, Darth Vader with slashes across his chest, battle droids on STAPs and Wampas and Tauntauns...these are the things people are hunting for. This week on Star Wars Action News, our Toys R Us employee bothan spy tells us which of these are showing up at Toys R Us, and in what quantity, and then our listeners fill us in on what they've been finding. Also this week, we take a close look at the remaining 5 Force Unleasehd figures, Battle Damaged ...

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[ Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXLI: The Listeners Speak

It's a great time to be a Star Wars fan, isn't it? There's not one but two toy lines hovering in the not so distant future, Star Wars returns to theaters in August overcoming all expectations, and there's a brand new collectibles company, eFX, breaking onto the scene. As such, listeners of Star Wars Action News direct the conversations for this week's show. We discuss some preferred method of storing loose figures, a re-edited version of Star Wars, some classic Star Wars records, and the trio of...

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[ Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXL: Attack of the Pod People

On this week's Star Wars Action News podcast we come to you from the Pittsburgh Comicon 2008 where the Star Wars Action News hosts held panels on Star Wars collecting. We report on the con and scour the vendors' booths for any Star Wars items available. Also this week, everyone knows that keeping a large carded figure collection can take a lot of space. A LOT of space. We look at the options of loosing some of those figures from their cards and ways to store the figures in a safe way. Finally we...

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[ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXIX: Fit to be TIEd

They're coming in too fast! The collecting community has been watching the progress of new Star Wars collectibles licensee eFX with great interest, and we were rewarded this week with the announcement of the first product from eFX--a full scale Stormtrooper helmet. Given how sought after the Master Replicas version of this helmet is, and with only 500 being released by eFX, this is sure to be a very hot seller. eFX CEO Bryan Ono sat down with us this week to talk about the Stormtrooper helmet, w...

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[ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXVIII: Something Unexpected...

This is a week of surprises. First, Star Wars fans were surprised over the weekend when the new, full trailer for the upcoming Clone Wars Animated Movie was leaked onto the internet (with Polish subtitles). As our first peek at the story of the seventh theatrical Star Wars release, Marjorie and Arnie give their thoughts on what expectations they have for the film, and discuss forum member's opinions of the trailer. Next, Galactic Hunter's Adam May broke some amazing news about a huge (literally)...

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[ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXVII: Execute Order 66. Again.

We don't know who at Hasbro the Target executive buyers have dirt on, but it must be someone as so far in 2008 Target has had the largest number of exclusives of any retailer. With the Galactic Hero packs, the Aayla Secura starfighter, the Order 66 2-packs, and the upcoming Force Unleashed Rancor, plus more, Target is the "spot" to shop. This week, the hosts of Star Wars Action News stumbled upon a trove of Target exclusives, and provide a detailed look at the new Order 66 2-packs. Also on th...

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[ Tue, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Volume 2: Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster -- Special Edition

In this episode of the Star Wars Action News Book Club podcast, Arnie and other book club members discuss the first "Expanded Universe" Star Wars novel ever: Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster. We discuss old Jedi, Yuzzem, and the Kaiburr crystal. (Some images courtesy of Wikipedia.org, Wookieepedia.com, JediTempleArchives.com, and Yakface.com) ...

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[ Thu, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT ]

Episode CXXXVI: Lines, Lines, Everywhere There's Lines

They did it for Episode I, they did it for Episode II, they did it for Episode III, they do it for every exclusive at cons, and most famously they did it to see George Lucas at Celebration III. Yes, that's right, I'm talking about Star Wars fans forming lines. This year we see what no one expected--Star Wars back in theaters with the Clone Wars animated movie on August 15, 2008 and the Star Wars Action News team have started their own lines. In New York, Dallas, Cincinatti, Mesa, AZ, and Springf...

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[ Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXV: The Theory of Evolutions

Jedi-Con 2008 was in Germany this past weekend, and while not a lot of hard news, some very interesting and "almost confirmed" rumors were floated about. Star Wars Action News reporter Steve was there and reports back to us with details about Celebration Japan, Celebration 5's possible location, and even another Celebration in a certain country down under. He also managed to score a Jedi-Con exclusive Shadow Trooper 2-pack for one lucky Star Wars Action News listener! Listen to find out how you ...

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[ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXIV: The Incredible Edible Watch!

As we prepare for Easter and the debut of Spring we find the regular stores full of Easter items. While there was no Star Wars Easter Basket to be found, there were some Easter offerings at Target -- A stuffed Darth Vader with jelly beans, an Easter egg dyeing kit, and an...edible watch? Marjorie and Arnie review these items on this week's Star Wars Action News. Also this week, the new Hasbro AT-AP is showing up in stores. We review that three-legged walker. Finally this week, Gawth returns w...

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[ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXIII: MR, GG, and Hasbro. Oh my!

Got Utapau Shadow Trooper Helmet? That was the question of the moment last Wednesday as hundreds of computers flooded Razors Edge Collectibles trying to get this final, exclusive Master Replicas MiniHelmet. This week on Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie discuss the brouhaha surrounding the staggered release of this exclusive collectible, and review another exclusive MR MiniHelmet, the Shadow Stormtrooper SDCC exclusive (arriving recently on he doorsteps of people who pre-ordered). Also...

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[ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXII: Behold the Power of Cheese

This week on Star Wars Action News we have musician Richard Cheese. Perhaps most famous for his version of "Get Down With The Sickness" which plays in the movie Dawn of the Dead, Richard has long been a Star Wars fan. On his latest album, Dick at Night, he has even included a version of the Imperial March! We talk to Richard about how he swank-ifies all the classic hits on his albums, as well as his affinity for Star Wars. Listen to the interview, and then head over to www.richardcheese.com to b...

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[ Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXXI: Toy Fair '08 Redux

Ever wanted to go to Toy Fair? Thinking of the glitz and the glamor of as yet unreleased toys? Well, this week Marjorie and Arnie bring you a special video podcast, reporting on all that goes on behind the doors at Toy Fair. Walking you through every step of their two day Toy Fair tour, you will get to see the Toy Fair floor, what's inside the private Hasbro and Gentle Giant showrooms, and exactly how cool that upcoming Hasbro AT-TE is in full motion video. Also this week we take a look at mini-...

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[ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

Episode CXXX: Toy Fair 2008, Gentle Giant, Kotobukiya, and More

Continuing coverage as Arnie and Marjorie travel to New York to bring you the latest news and images from Toy Fair 2008. See and get first impressions of the products your favorite vendors have. This promises to be a big year with The Force Unleashed hitting your console of choice and The Clone Wars animated series coming to both the big and small screen. What products are in store. Tune in to find out. Toy Fair 2008, Gentle Giant, Kotobukiya, and More. Arnie and Marjorie were quite busy today ...

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[ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 ]

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