Talk:McFarlane Toys

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this article needs PICTURES. I can make some if it is needed and does not break 900000 copyright violations? --Krakko 20:10, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Easily broken and depriciated 2 No criticism? 3 Twisted Land of Oz 4 This article needs to be updated

[edit] Easily broken and depriciated

Spawn toys may have been worth alot in the late 90s but now your lucky if you get a dollar for these figures.

[edit] No criticism?

No mention at all of how the figures have steadily declined in poseability? No mention of the controversy of The Freak from the early line.. something about teaching kids that homeless people are all chainsaw wielding maniacs?

[edit] Twisted Land of Oz

The versions of characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz created by McFarlane for the "Twisted Land of Oz" series are described in the articles for those characters (see Dorothy Gale, Scarecrow (Oz), etc.). I'm not sure that in the larger cultural context these "twisted" versions of the characters are noteworthy. They're worth mention in this article, in the context of McFarlane Toys, but I really don't think that Todd McFarlane's bondage Dorothy has had enough cultural impact on the image of the character to be worth mentioning in Dorothy Gale — it's certainly far less significant than the revisionist versions of Dorothy in Wicked and even Lost Girls. Would anyone object if I removed the McFarlane bits from the Oz characters' pages? I'm mentioning this here because I figured that whoever put the mentions in the Oz characters' articles would be likely to see the discussion. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 23:30, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

In the absence of any objection I'm going to remove them from the Oz characters' pages. The description here will stay, of course. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:57, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This article needs to be updated

It is true. McFarlane's toys have seriously been declining in quality. It has happened on too many occasions where they pick up a license and produce two lines of figures and then cancel the line. What happened to Lost, The Simpsons, and 24. It looks like McFarlane can not handle licensed properties outside of professional sports. Oh, congratulations on securing the Halo 3 license, since anyone could have picked it up. None the less, Halo 3 is the only licensed property McFarlane can gain money from, and maybe he still has some of that charisma from the good old days when he wasn't in the business of producing action figures that were family friendly. However, there is a lot that has not been added to this article. I know forums are not reliable sources for Wikipedia, but a long time ago someone posted on a Simpsons forum that McFarlane does not have plans to make a Series 3 of Simpsons action figures in 2008. They claim that they spoke to a representative at the San Diego ComiCon. Series 3? That is right, this article does not even have information about Series 2. Check the official McFarlane site and update this article. Heck, there might even be some boxed sets not even listed in this article yet. Also, I have noticed that McFarlane is not the same as he used to be. It looks like he has no plans to release any lines based on a licensed movie/TV Show/musician in 2008, besides The Godfather, which I have only seen at my local FYE, and on the McFarlane forums, many have bashed the product saying it isn't that great. It looks like besides Spawn, original creations, Halo 3, and Sports Picks, McFarlane has given up on everything else that has potential. I mean, he is focusing more on originals and less on licenses. The only licensed properties active in 2008 are Halo 3 and Sports Picks (which obviously span across MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL). What has happened to this company that was once the best friend to adult collectors? Either way, this article needs updates. It looks like Series 2 of The Simpsons is the last McFarlane will produce (much like Series 2 of Hanna-Barbera is officially the last produced of the line), and the 24 license never really exercised its potential since all we got is two boxed sets of Jack Bauer. It looks like McFarlane made a big mistake trying to become a mainstream manufacturer. Today, NECA is building upon the model that made McFarlane a once successful company. It is a shame, RIP McFarlane. You were once a great action figure manufacturer. The key word is once. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.42.195.35 (talk) 04:07, 8 June 2008 (UTC)