I understand and I do generally think Dan is a nice guy. I knew him before he was popular. We've always had good interactions. I'm not here to smear Dan, it's just the facts. He gushed over MOTUC, Scott and obvious problems. The two would run around as bosom buddies at conventions and stuff for years. Far beyond the usual reviewer-friendly with company relationships. He was basically Scott's personal PR man for a while and it came with a lot of perks, namely free toys and extra access to Mattel. If we're discussing the rise of Scott, Dan for better or worse had a lot to do with that. Likewise Dan's rise in popularity came almost exclusively because Mattel sent him free toys. Sometimes MONTHS before anyone else. The two are irrevocably linked in that regard.
I generally think Dan's reviews have gotten better and are a bit more honest (not to say they were dishonest before he just glossed over issues) now that he doesn't get as much free stuff. But a spade is a spade.
Agreed on this front. I don't really think these companies are evil and the dudes that get all bent out of shape about that I find bizarre.
As for JLU, well, I can't really pat Scott on the back for that. Pretty much all the bad things he did in MOTUC he invented in JLU. He was deep in that community and most people forget how awful at times he treated those fans and milked fans in ways that exploited collector weaknesses that he learned as part of the forums. His JLU stuff usually doesn't get much mention because it was such a small line in comparison to what MOTUC became, and AFI fell apart dissolving the JLU community but it was basically the prototype for all his bad behavior. THAT SAID, yeah, it was nice to get a lot of those figures and it's possible that we may not have gotten them otherwise, but it's also possible someone else would have done better. Boy Wonder who handled the line before Scott, actually was working on a lot of things before his untimely demise and Scott just kinda picked up the mantle.
I generally think Dan's reviews have gotten better and are a bit more honest (not to say they were dishonest before he just glossed over issues) now that he doesn't get as much free stuff. But a spade is a spade.
Agreed on this front. I don't really think these companies are evil and the dudes that get all bent out of shape about that I find bizarre.
As for JLU, well, I can't really pat Scott on the back for that. Pretty much all the bad things he did in MOTUC he invented in JLU. He was deep in that community and most people forget how awful at times he treated those fans and milked fans in ways that exploited collector weaknesses that he learned as part of the forums. His JLU stuff usually doesn't get much mention because it was such a small line in comparison to what MOTUC became, and AFI fell apart dissolving the JLU community but it was basically the prototype for all his bad behavior. THAT SAID, yeah, it was nice to get a lot of those figures and it's possible that we may not have gotten them otherwise, but it's also possible someone else would have done better. Boy Wonder who handled the line before Scott, actually was working on a lot of things before his untimely demise and Scott just kinda picked up the mantle.
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