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The Toy Hunter debacle thread got me thinking. What would you as a collector like to see in a show? I think it would be great to have a show where every episode they'd take a line or a specific figure and go over the history of it, maybe show everything that came with it, including instructions. interview the designers, if possible. I remember when I first got a vintage SMDM as an adult, I'd forgotten how to make the arm work--a show telling people how-to stuff like that would be great. "This is how to operate Oscar Goldman's briefcase without breaking it" kind of stuff.
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I'd like to see more toys and less filler.
Don't show me you (anyone) in a car driving there --- that's a waste of time
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What I would like to see would be one similar in theme to the documentary I still want to make... Reunite non collectors with their favorite toy from childhood. I'd travel all over the country to keep it interesting (different regional perspectives on toys) ... mix in interviews with toy collectors who specialize in that particular toy and discuss the history of the toy, etc... It'd be a lot of fun... sort of like one of those makeover shows but better
Anyone want to invest? I figure I could get the first six episodes in the can for around $75 K
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Hmmmm....
I'm not a fan of the idea at all. It's got the same problem.... intentional or not.... that pretty much ever other "yard sale: the series" show does; it monetizes things. So you get a whole new crop of speculators come in 'cos they saw that some toys are valuable. Blows things out of proportion. (Of course, we ARE creeping back into the 90's again....) It'd be great if you could do a series that discussed the origins, ideas and cultural significance of different series, but that wouldn't fly with most people. (As I recall there WAS a show like that in the 90's, and it didn't last. I only remember it 'cos I saw the GI Joe episode, which is where I found out about the fingernail, and I saw part of the Barbie one, which is how I found out about Bild Lily.)
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I'm not an investor... but I'm out here in La La Land. And I do doc-type stuff. Maybe one day we can swing something collaboratively. That is a great, great concept for a TV series. Any of us here can see that value a show like that would have via the toys and via the nostalgia, and the emotions that that stuff brings up. It would be neat to try to evoke that out of more "normal" non-toy-geek folk. Because you just know that many people have that "kid" buried deep inside of them. That's a "kid" that we, ourselves, bring forth on a more consistent basis with our toy-collecting. A show with the main goal of documenting the transformation of all kinds of adults into kids would be great!What I would like to see would be one similar in theme to the documentary I still want to make... Reunite non collectors with their favorite toy from childhood. I'd travel all over the country to keep it interesting (different regional perspectives on toys) ... mix in interviews with toy collectors who specialize in that particular toy and discuss the history of the toy, etc... It'd be a lot of fun... sort of like one of those makeover shows but better Anyone want to invest? I figure I could get the first six episodes in the can for around $75 K"No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris MannixComment
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A show that focused on different toylines and properties would be a blast, and they could meet with different super-collectors of those properties. Obscure stuff would be great!Comment
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I'm not interested in picking, flipping, buying or selling. But I am interested in the history of the toys, vintage toy stores, commercials and toy nostalgia.You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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I'm so tired of seeing "it's worth this much!, or "with the box it would have been worth much more!".
The only reason why I have boxed items, is for the graphics. The artwork, how it looks in package.
I've opened up many many packaged items, to display loose, "destroying its value".
What I want to see in a toy show: the history. Who made them. How they were made. Lots of photos and footage.
Whenever Toy Hunter starts with the value, I no longer listen.
I basically want to watch the television equivalent of a phone book-sized glossy photo book. Just photos and history, no prices.
Just wondering, can anybody explain what happened in the "toy hunter debacle thread"?.
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I'd like the show to be hosted by nude womenComment
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Definitely focus on a particular brand or line with each show, and present a thorough account of the line... including details on the design process, who came up with the primary concept, including archival production drawings and concept art, early prototypes, any rejected designs and unreleased characters, etc.
If it's a licensed property I'd love to see interviews with the licensees and licensors, detailing what conditions, if any, were placed upon the merchandising agreement and why.
Each episode of the show could focus on a major toy line from the 70s and 80s.PUNY HUMANS!Comment
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I'd love a section on vintage tin toys like robots from the 50s on.
"Robot of the week!".
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