EEEEEEEEEE!
On Saturday I was over the moon!
I was so disappointed when Boba Fett only made a little cameo in the first episode of the Mandalorian season, after his actor being in filming had been so hyped up. I and others wondered if that was it. But awesomely, it wasn't! The episode from this past Friday had him again, and this time they really used him well. He came to get his armor, which The Mandalorian had. After problems not getting along at first, they have to come together to fight storm troopers. Then Boba goes and gets his armor and continues the fight. The Child gets kidnapped, and Boba feels like it's his fault because of showing up right when he did and then not being able to stop the abduction after promising safe passage for them if he got his armor back. He's going to help The Mandalorian get The Child back.
It's kind of a dream come true and a perfect Christmas present for the little five-year-old girl who became fascinated by Boba Fett and never stopped. This Boba Fett seems more compassionate and open than the fans or the old books wrote him, although him having a code of honor isn't a new concept. It's how I always wanted to see him written! I just hope Disney won't screw things up with either a betrayal or killing him off. Considering how they loved killing off the original trilogy leads after finally bringing them back, it doesn't seem like they can be trusted. But maybe The Mandalorian is handled by people who take more care than the crew of the sequel trilogy did.
I had to watch that episode as soon as I learned about it, of course. I've been waiting to see if anything would be worth starting up the Disney+ subscription again, at least for a month or so, and this most certainly qualified. I pounced on it, then starting watching The Clone Wars. I missed out on that when Netflix had it, so I'd better get my fill this month. I can probably only keep Disney+ for this month. I should also try to see some DuckTales episodes. I don't have the elusive volume 4 DVD set, and it went out of print shortly after it was released, aurgh. Disney probably won't release it again because they'll figure people should just stream it on Disney+. Some people prefer physical discs!
I was not in a good mood when I started this entry, but I hoped writing about the squee would make me happy again. So far it's worked. It's hard to stay upset when writing about something that kept me on cloud 9 all that day. I was squeeing so much, I couldn't settle down to work on my fic for hours.
It's so disappointing this year that Dollar Tree doesn't have much in the way of decent DVDs. Usually they have great stuff at Christmastime, if only then. I've found anime, Scooby-Doo, and neat DC movies and TV episodes in the past. Almost everything they've had this year is lame. There was one nice Christmas movie, just a couple of DC things that didn't interest me, maybe a couple of interesting nature documentaries, and maybe a few nice things for the little kiddies, and otherwise it's second-rate trash that nobody much wants to buy. (Seriously, there are DVDs that kick around for years at Dollar Tree.)
I saw a Looney Tunes Christmas shirt last week that was kind of cute and appealed to me, with Bugs, Daffy, Wile E., and Taz in Christmas clothes. I considered getting it, but didn't, and I've had one or two dreams with the characters since then. I don't really want it that much, though, even though I like Wile E. Give me Disney any day over Looney Tunes (although some of the old Disney shorts are rather mean-spirited too).
I really kind of want those re-issues of The Real Ghostbusters figures for Christmas, but they're almost $15 for one, so I know Dad wouldn't want to get them. Plus, figures from the movie are out right now too, and ten to one he'd get confused and might get the wrong thing. The cartoon figures were almost all gone again tonight too. I considered getting one with some cash of Mom's and then having her keep it until Christmas, but I don't really want to do that. It seems ridiculous to have to buy my own presents, even if I'd be using her money instead of mine. The only Egon left had a grease mark too. Looking on eBay, he seems to be the hardest to get too. That figures.
At least someone was finally at the fabric counter while there was black cotton to be cut. I'll make Kalin's clothes this week, probably.
I was so disappointed when Boba Fett only made a little cameo in the first episode of the Mandalorian season, after his actor being in filming had been so hyped up. I and others wondered if that was it. But awesomely, it wasn't! The episode from this past Friday had him again, and this time they really used him well. He came to get his armor, which The Mandalorian had. After problems not getting along at first, they have to come together to fight storm troopers. Then Boba goes and gets his armor and continues the fight. The Child gets kidnapped, and Boba feels like it's his fault because of showing up right when he did and then not being able to stop the abduction after promising safe passage for them if he got his armor back. He's going to help The Mandalorian get The Child back.
It's kind of a dream come true and a perfect Christmas present for the little five-year-old girl who became fascinated by Boba Fett and never stopped. This Boba Fett seems more compassionate and open than the fans or the old books wrote him, although him having a code of honor isn't a new concept. It's how I always wanted to see him written! I just hope Disney won't screw things up with either a betrayal or killing him off. Considering how they loved killing off the original trilogy leads after finally bringing them back, it doesn't seem like they can be trusted. But maybe The Mandalorian is handled by people who take more care than the crew of the sequel trilogy did.
I had to watch that episode as soon as I learned about it, of course. I've been waiting to see if anything would be worth starting up the Disney+ subscription again, at least for a month or so, and this most certainly qualified. I pounced on it, then starting watching The Clone Wars. I missed out on that when Netflix had it, so I'd better get my fill this month. I can probably only keep Disney+ for this month. I should also try to see some DuckTales episodes. I don't have the elusive volume 4 DVD set, and it went out of print shortly after it was released, aurgh. Disney probably won't release it again because they'll figure people should just stream it on Disney+. Some people prefer physical discs!
I was not in a good mood when I started this entry, but I hoped writing about the squee would make me happy again. So far it's worked. It's hard to stay upset when writing about something that kept me on cloud 9 all that day. I was squeeing so much, I couldn't settle down to work on my fic for hours.
It's so disappointing this year that Dollar Tree doesn't have much in the way of decent DVDs. Usually they have great stuff at Christmastime, if only then. I've found anime, Scooby-Doo, and neat DC movies and TV episodes in the past. Almost everything they've had this year is lame. There was one nice Christmas movie, just a couple of DC things that didn't interest me, maybe a couple of interesting nature documentaries, and maybe a few nice things for the little kiddies, and otherwise it's second-rate trash that nobody much wants to buy. (Seriously, there are DVDs that kick around for years at Dollar Tree.)
I saw a Looney Tunes Christmas shirt last week that was kind of cute and appealed to me, with Bugs, Daffy, Wile E., and Taz in Christmas clothes. I considered getting it, but didn't, and I've had one or two dreams with the characters since then. I don't really want it that much, though, even though I like Wile E. Give me Disney any day over Looney Tunes (although some of the old Disney shorts are rather mean-spirited too).
I really kind of want those re-issues of The Real Ghostbusters figures for Christmas, but they're almost $15 for one, so I know Dad wouldn't want to get them. Plus, figures from the movie are out right now too, and ten to one he'd get confused and might get the wrong thing. The cartoon figures were almost all gone again tonight too. I considered getting one with some cash of Mom's and then having her keep it until Christmas, but I don't really want to do that. It seems ridiculous to have to buy my own presents, even if I'd be using her money instead of mine. The only Egon left had a grease mark too. Looking on eBay, he seems to be the hardest to get too. That figures.
At least someone was finally at the fabric counter while there was black cotton to be cut. I'll make Kalin's clothes this week, probably.