Re: WotC [was Re: 2e Drow Deathspider]

>> IMO, a bigger blunder was Hasbro paying George Lucas $600,000,000
>> (yup, that is the correct number of zeros) for the license to Star
>> Wars toys, and then watching what Lucas did to devalue the entire Star
>> Wars franchise with The Phantom Menace overkill.

> You think Lucas was responsible for the PM overkill? No, that was
> Hasbro toy marketing.  Once Lucas was paid for the license he was out
> of the marketing picture for everything but the films themselves.

If the only thing you think about are toys, I can understand you'd think
that.

Did Hasbro have the license for restaurants?
Did Hasbro have the license for soda cans?
Did Hasbro have the license for toddler underwear?
Did Hasbro have the license for bed sheets?

I could go on, but it is way off topic now...


Eric Anondson