and so it starts once more. or recommences, i suppose is right, look you see. for a while now i have been fortunate, perhaps, not to have been persuaded to purchase any items pertaining or in any way related to Boba Fett; the fictional character out of Star Wars widely regarded and factually accepted as being the third best character out of Star Wars after Lando and Lobot.
but of course, this has changed. hence this post existing.
i, in a moment of parental weakness (or maybe two moments) unwisely took young William to Toys R Us so as he may spend the bit of pocket money i unwisely gave him. see, i said two moments. anyway, i saw this set above, and indeed further pictured below.
the set had a rather attractive pricing on it; one which was south of £10. 2p south of £10, actually, as it was £9.98. whilst i toyed with the idea of treating myself to it, wrestling with all the other things i could spend the money on, William snatched it away from me, and said "yes Dad, you buy this for you, as Boba Fett is your favourite".
no, dear reader, Boba is my third favourite, after Lobot then Lando. relax, i have not changed my mind. but William quite likes to think that Boba Fett is my favourite, and who am i to dilute or ruin the dreams, visions and interpretations of children?
yes, i would indeed be north of 99.98% certain that William insisted i treat "myself" and buy this purely as he has every confidence that, sooner rather than later (perhaps by the time this "hits the web", so to speak), he will end up with it in his possession to play with. this is precisely what has happened to the other two Boba Fett figurines what i have purchased over the last four or five years.
my presumption is that anyone reading this would have no need for me to say much in the way of a description. but, to be covered, this is quasi Empire Strikes Back Boba Fett and Han Solo. i presume this on the long sleeved jacket what Han has on, but the quasi element comes in as i do not recall Boba twatting anyone with his smart flame thrower things in that film, or any other he has been in. his Dad did, i think, in the ever popular Attack Of The Clones.
indeed, it may well turn out that this set is all the more of a bargain than it is already, should some rumours come to be true. the rumours i speak of are, of course, all about this Solo film on the way; a motion picture which ostensibly tells of an early adventure (or two) of Han Solo. there is an assumption that Boba Fett will indeed feature in the film, with some going as far as saying that some of the "on set", behind the scenes images even show him being in it.
Lando is in the film, as it happens. the presence of Lando makes it one of the top three Star Wars films ever made, without anyone seeing it yet. should Lobot be in it too, that would be smart, and it would mean that the film is in the top two of the greatest of all Star Wars films ever to be made.
do i find it frustrating that i cannot purchase a set similar to this, but what features Lando and Lobot? yes, of course i do. but i also understand the Disney approach. in their infinite wisdom Disney have always taken a low key, low promotion approach to Star Wars, and are loathe to exploit it for money in terms of merchandising. according to their accountants, Disney are virtually running at a loss, or are at best a "not for profit" organisation. unleashing items pertaining to Lando and Lobot for sale would disrupt this business model somewhat, i fear.
am i interested in this Solo film? yes, because Lando is in it and Lobot might be and Boba probably will be. but also, no. it feels like they are throwing far too many Star Wars films at us. whereas Episode VII : Mission To Moscow was a splendid homage to the original film and Rogue One That Was Actually Renegade Ten had some smart moments, the last, Episode VIII : Battlestar Galactica proved that it was entirely possible to make a bland, dull, often boring and average film.
no, at the time of writing i have not opened these new character toys up to play with. perhaps i shall leave them in the box, until such time as William remembers i bought them, and gets around to asking me if he can "please have a look" at them.
anyway, that would be about that, then. as ever, if you are an enthusiast of Boba Fett or any other such imaginary space character famous for having a bucket on their head, i trust that this has all been a quite pleasurable diversion for you.
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