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31.10.2025 12:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@theillustriousq.bsky.social
2026 breakout comic writer, Trekkie, Brony, still trying to figure out that 4th thing. Retweets do NOT equal endorsement. All opinions are my own.
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31.10.2025 12:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Surprised to see how often the sand crawler shows up in this season of Star Wars Visions
30.10.2025 21:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Peak. Cinema.
30.10.2025 19:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hasbro licensed the rights out to Playmates.
Biggest difference between licensing and selling: with licensing Hasbro gets a big check every year for renewal and a monthly smaller check for their share of the revenue.
Most of Star Wars is still based on kit bashed models and what they can build in a junkyard.
You know, when theyโre not having to rebuild the junk from 50 years ago for continuity reasons.
LEGO Transformers
LEGO DUPLO Peppa Pig
LEGO D&D
and nowโฆ
LEGO Power Rangers
Itโs incredible to see where the LEGO and Hasbro collaboration has gone over the past few years.
Now give us LEGO My Little Pony.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LEGO Power Rangers has been approved!
Thatโs another LEGO and Hasbro collaboration. Give us LEGO MLP!
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Charlie Morningstar
30.10.2025 02:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I so badly want to play Star Trek Adventures, but no one around me wants to play the game.
30.10.2025 00:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Starships, and especially the Christmas ornaments, sell well enough to keep making Hallmark a profit.
Ask them how well their non ornament products sold.
And there are countless artists, both licensed and not, who have carved out a little niche for themselves.
29.10.2025 18:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Star Trek Adventures is the longest lasting tabletop roleplaying game the franchise has ever released.
Star Trek Online is arguably the greatest video game the franchise has ever had.
Hero Within and Volante make high quality (with an equivalent price) jackets.
29.10.2025 18:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0That doesnโt mean there arenโt successful businesses operating with the Star Trek license today.
Fansets, for instance, has been operating for years in the world of licensed Star Trek pins. With new releases coming out twice a month.
That was TNGโs heyday in the early 90s.
Youโll notice NONE of that stuff sells today.
In fact itโs not hard to find them at goodwill.
You know, the very products that allowed Star Wars to become the cultural juggernaut it is today.
29.10.2025 17:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0So it is mainstream.
Hereโs the problem: its cultural impact, longevity, and audience appeal generally does not translate to purchases of licensed consumer products.
Its impact on society, especially with its influence on technology, cannot be understated. 
<looks squarely at my smartphone with access to the collective knowledge of humanity at my fingertips>
Star Trek has to be the only IP franchise in history to be both mainstream and incredibly niche.
Let me explain.
The franchise is incredibly popular. Itโs part of the cultural zeitgeist. So while not everyone has seen it, most people know of it.
The franchise has endured for 59 years (to date).
<looks up what this is>
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Okay. Thatโs worse than Haggis. FAR WORSE.
Holodeck #theowlhouse #toh
28.10.2025 14:00 โ ๐ 909 ๐ 202 ๐ฌ 30 ๐ 2โYโello. Youโll have to speak up, Iโm wearing a towel.โ
27.10.2025 23:47 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0if you see this post, your actions are:
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Chief, why do you say these things within earshot of Coach Gowron?
25.10.2025 15:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0*raises eyebrows*
Hela?! Wanda vs Hela?! The Scarlet Witch vs The Goddess of Death?!