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Happy New Year from the JTA Family! Here’s hoping everyone has an exciting and prosperous 2025!
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2024 is almost behind us now! The perfect time to talk about your personal Star Wars action figure of the year 2024! Please pick only a figure that was actually released in 2024, so if you bought a rocket firing Boba Fett prototype, good for you, but that figure would not be eligible. It doesn’t need to be a Hasbro figure, anything goes, Hot Toys, Funko, SH Figuarts, as long as it’s Star Wars and it was released in 2024! Also, no vehicles or playsets please, even if the Ghost has been shipped, let’s make this about figures only!
Post your personal pick for Star Wars action figure of the year in the comments! I will tell you about my pick after the jump!
And the award goes to….
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We got a new episode of Skeleton Crew earlier this week, because of the Christmas holidays my review follows somewhat later than usual, but I did watch the latest episode over the holidays!
And it was the most and best fun I had with Star Wars in ages. “You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates” was a near perfect lighthearted romp and adventure for the whole family, kids and adults alike can love this.
So even if you have turned into the Star Wars Grinch… maybe give Skeleton Crew a chance and see how your heart will grow a size or too… it may rekindle a spark inside of you!
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Hoping everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone here at Jedi Temple Archives!
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Prices updated for the latest round of pricedrops….
- The Black Series Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk Trainers –
$21.14$18.48 - The Black Series Captain Enoch Night Trooper – $13.44
- The Black Series R4-6D0 – $10.00
- The Black Series Mandalorian Nite Owl –
$10.08$7.91 - The Black Series Baylan Skoll (Mercenary) –
$10.08$8.81 - The Black Series Mae (Assassin) –
$16.33$12.82 - The Black Series Jedi Master Sol –
$16.74$14.63 - The Black Series Osha Aniseya –
$15.92$11.44 - The Black Series K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso) –
$16.23$14.19 - The Black Series IG-12 & Grogu – $15.48
- The Black Series Holocomm Mae (Assassin) – $9.66
- The Vintage Collection Cobb Vanth (Mandalorian Armor) –
$16.78$13.16 - The Vintage Collection Jod Na Nawood – $10.22
- The Vintage Collection The Mandalorian (Imperial Base) – $8.51
- The Vintage Collection K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso) – $8.76
- The Vintage Collection Osha Aniseya – $9.64
- The Vintage Collection Jedi Master Sol – $9.79
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Hot Toys unveiled the Wolfpack today. All three figures are now up for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles:
- Clone Commander Wolffe (TMS141)
- 104th Battalion Wolfpack Clone Trooper (TMS142)
- 104th Battalion Wolfpack Clone Trooper (Deluxe Version) (TMS143)
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Complete your Wolfpack with the 104th Battalion Wolfpack Clone Trooper (Deluxe Version) (TMS143), featuring both Phase I & Phase II helmets. Click through for complete details and gallery images.
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The Wolfpack troops are here! Check out the 104th Battalion Wolfpack Clone Trooper (TMS142) to add to the ranks!
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Hot Toys is adding the Wolfpack to their sixth scale line starting with Clone Commander Wolffe (TMS141). Click through to check out the full details and gallery images.
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Now this has nothing to do with Star Wars – or at least only very, very remotely. But since Kathleen Kennedy still thinks she can make a Rey Palpatine movie about some New Jedi Order with mega blockbuster superstar Daisy Ridley many people will certainly watch with great interest how Daisy Ridley’s upcoming action movie will do – in which she plays Girlboss McClane in a movie that is a blatant Die Hard ripoff. And no, this is no joke! Someone actually made a movie with Daisy as a female John McClane who has to stop a terrorist attack in a skyscraper and then gave it a different title hoping a few people at least may not notice the copy/paste job. Click through for more!
Clean Harder!
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‘Tis the season for Amazon markdowns. The Black Series deluxe IG-12 & Grogu is marked down to $17.28. Here are a few other deals of note:
- TBS Ahsoka Tano (The Mandalorian) – $7.85
- TBS Ahsoka Tano (Ahsoka) –
$11.99$11.41 - TBS Sabine Wren –
$21.63$19.71 - TBS Osha Aniseya –
$15.92$12.77 - TVC Jod Na Nawood – $13.02 $11.54
- TVC Cob Vanth (Mandalorian Armor – $12.49
- TVC Bo-Katan Kryze (Plazir-15) (VC339) – $10.85
- TVC Jedi Master Sol – $13.60
- TVC Endor Bunker – $44.00
- TVC Grand Admiral Thrawn – $11.90
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I will make this very quick. Luminate updated their charts with data from the last seven days earlier today (their cutoff date is always on Thursday at 11:59 pm). Which means Skeleton Crew episode 4 was added. And the show did not make the charts yet again.
Skeleton Crew could be the first Star Wars series never to make the Luminate streaming charts (however, since Luminate is still pretty new only Acolyte was ever on the Luminate charts). We will have to wait for Nielsen and what they are saying, but if Nielsen shows the same trend (and the show would never be on the Nielsen top 10 streaming charts) then Skeleton Crew will become the least watched Star Wars live action series ever and the first to never once break into the top 10 most watched original shows. Even though it is currently the #1 show on Disney+.
The #10 entry on the Luminate charts has 307.3 million minutes. Around this time The Acolyte had a very bad 262 million minutes on the Luminate charts. So in theory, Skeleton Crew could have more than The Acolyte at this point of course, as long as it’s less than 307.3 million minutes. But since Skeleton Crew underperformed The Acolyte in the previous two weeks that seems unlikely.
Lucasfilm is in dire need of some deep soul searching and honest in-depth analysis of the state of Star Wars in 2024 after Kathleen Kennedy burned one too many bridges. It may very well be that The Acolyte finally broke the camel’s back. Also, maybe don’t try to be Stranger Things in space again, even if it’s fun. Why not make something that is, well, Star Wars? What it is known for? Well executed of course. And that’s the crux with almost all of the Disney+ Star Wars series.
Jude Law surrenders
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Both of yesterday’s The Black Series and The Vintage Collection reveals are Pulse exclusives. Click below to pre-order (1 PM for Pulse Premium members, 2 PM for everyone else):
These will both be available on the Shop Disney website at a later date.
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Unfortunately the latest Skeleton Crew episode feels like a first major misstep for the show. The beginning is actually pretty interesting and sets up something potentially intriguing…. the ending is also pretty interesting, as in, it advances the plot… but the 20 minutes between those two segments are just an utterly bizarre throwaway side quest that literally makes no sense. At all. Like… what were they thinking when they wrote that, I wonder!
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Hot Toys has unveiled their latest exclusive, first teased all the way back in 2018 at SDCC. Check out the Range Trooper (MMS768) from Solo: A Star Wars Story, finally making its official debut. Click through for full details and gallery images. Look for this to go up for pre-order soon.
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Amazon has listed two (former) Pulse/Shop Disney The Vintage Collection exclusives, both in stock and ready to ship:
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The final Gift the Galaxy reveals two new multipacks. The Vintage Collection adds another Special Action Figure Set (The Journey of Anakin Skywalker) ($49.99) and The Black Series is adding a 2-Pack from Attack of the Clones featuring the Phase I Clone Trooper & Super Battle Droid ($39.99).
Both sets will be available tomorrow on Hasbro Pulse starting at 1 PM Eastern, and at Disney Store at a later date. Get the full report over at Comicbook.com.
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Amazon has a few good price drops to check out, including the deluxe The Vintage Collection Cobb Vanth (Mandalorian Armor) for $12.49. Thanks to JTA reader Jeff for the alert! Here’s a few others of note:
- TBS Ahsoka Tano (The Mandalorian) – $7.85
- TBS Ahsoka Tano (Ahsoka) – $11.99
- TBS Ahsoka Tano (Peridea) – $17.91
- TBS Sabine Wren – $21.63 (plus coupon option)
- TBS Osha Aniseya – $15.92
- TBS Jedi: Fallen Order 3-Pack – $56.49
- TVC Jod Na Nawood – $13.02
- TVC Bo-Katan Kryze (Plazir-15) (VC339) – $10.85
- TVC Jedi Master Sol – $13.60
- TVC Endor Bunker – $44.00
Click here to browse all of The Black Series figures for other deals
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While we still have to wait a while for Nielsen to include Skeleton Crew on their streaming charts newcomer Luminate (the company behind the US billboard charts) have updated their streaming charts with data from last week only yesterday, which means episode 3 of Skeleton Crew is included in the dataset.
And it does not look good for the latest Star Wars series. Click through for more!
Jude Law learns about the viewership numbers for Skeleton Crew
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Walmart has been dropping the price on their exclusives for the past week and have added another round of drops, including some non-exclusive TVC figures. Click below to check them out.
UPDATE: More price drops updated below!
- The Black Series Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk Trainers – $21.14
- The Black Series Captain Enoch Night Trooper – $13.44
- The Black Series R4-6D0 – $10.00
- The Black Series Mandalorian Nite Owl – $10.08
- The Black Series Baylan Skoll (Mercenary) – $10.08
- The Black Series Mae (Assassin) – 16.33
- The Black Series Jedi Master Sol – $16.74
- The Black Series Osha Aniseya – 15.92
- The Black Series K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso) – 16.23
- The Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) – $11.86
- The Vintage Collection Stormtrooper – $11.40 (Sold Out)
- The Vintage Collection Jetpack Trooper – $13.25
- The Vintage Collection Cobb Vanth (Mandalorian Armor) – $16.78
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Denuo Novo has kicked off their Holiday sale, featuring 10% off Star Wars items. Click here to browse their selection.
The Denuo Novo Holiday Sale is live! Get 10% off Star Wars™ costumes, kits, and helmets. Enjoy free domestic shipping and 50% off international shipping. Hurry, sale ends 12/18. Don’t miss out!
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Hot Toys has announced their next Revenge of the Sith sixth scale figure: Plo Koon (MMS785). Click through for full details and gallery images.
This is available to pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles.
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The adventures of the “Skeleton Crew” continue! We already got episode 3 out of 8 last night. And I can tell you right now that episode 3 does not dip in quality or fun factor. But, more surprisingly perhaps, Skeleton Crew proves to be pretty smartly written, at least for a Star Wars series on Disney+. It greatly outshines things like The Acolyte, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett or Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian season 3 in this regard.
This show appreciates the viewer.
Also, the show may not be what we thought it would be, Goonies lost in space. We may return to the home planet of the kids sooner than anticipated, because the plot advances pretty quickly! Instead we learn about new mysteries that actually promise to be more interesting than just seeing kids week after week who are lost in space.
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Pre-orders are open to Pulse Premium members at 1 PM Eastern, and everyone else at 2 PM. Click below for pre-order pages:
Both sets are Pulse exclusives with availability at DisneyStore.com at a later date.
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Expanded Universe fans are celebrating a second announcement for this week’s Gift the Galaxy. The Black Series is adding a Shadows of the Empire 2-Pack featuring Luke Skywalker (Imperial Guard) and Princess Leia Organa (Boushh). Retailing for $44.99, this set is available tomorrow starting at 1 PM Eastern for Pulse Premium members, and 2 PM for everyone else. It will also be available at the Disney Store at a later date.
Head over to Slashfilm for the full reveal.
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