Boycott TFA merchandise until the trailer is released

Totally correct. We're not entitled to demand anything off Disney and and Disney are not entitled to demand anything from us.

So the notion of boycott is ridiculous. Boycotteing is the equivalent of a tantrum for not getting the chocolate your parents bought.

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No you're not in a position to demand a producer anything. If you don't like the goods, you don't buy them. That's how it works. I don't go into a store and demand they sell me something at half off and if they don't, they're wrong. That's not how it works. If you don't like what they're selling, don't buy it.

 

I'm in a position to go to my synagogue dressed as a chicken and demand that they serve Hot Pockets before service, but I don't because I know it would be childish and make me look like a fool.

 

I agree... don't boycott the merchandise just because "you can't always get what you want... but you can try sometimes to get what you need". Star Wars takes PATIENCE and a lot of dedication. JJ, Kathleen, Lucasfilm, Bad Robot, and Disney understand how special Star Wars is and they know that these projects will take massive amounts of time. This is not going to be your standard movie flick where content is always spewing out half a year in advance. We need to just be patient and let the advertising campaign go on schedule as is. I will personally be getting a lot of TFA merch such as shirts, cups, etc. I really hope you will reconsider The Force Awakens from the standpoint of those producing this movie FOR EVERYONE. To them, this is not just a huge money grab, but more of a bigger scope of movie history. Disney will take good care of it, so quit worrying and enjoy what they give us on their schedule. Six years from now, you will enjoy the time table they have created for all their content.

 

Yes, and usually because you disagree with something. In this instance, the OP is complaining that Disney haven't shown him/her the free trailer which in their mind they are entitled to see!

 

Still, if another convention comes by and they promise something awesome and amazing and fail to deliver, in my opinion, isn't that them dangling the chocolate before us and yanking it away, again?

I feel that last few "amazing" convention reveals have been far from it. The biggest thing that has happened was Celebration, which was like Thanksgiving feast. Since then, table scraps.

 

Not quite. I've never bought a Ferrari and have no plans to ever do so, but I'm not boycotting Ferrari.

A boycott is punishing a company that you believe has wronged you by not buying their products and encouraging others to do the same.

 

Why not just boycott it all until we get to see the actual film then, Instead of the trailer?

 

The trailer is coming soon. No need to worry. We don't have to have a feast every two weeks with this content.

 

Weren't there reports of "Don't miss D23. You'll want to be there" and the like? Probably not official sources, but still.

The BTS reel rubbed me the wrong way. It felt like patting themselves on the back for a film we haven't even seen yet.

I've watched the two teasers hundreds of times. The BTS reel, maybe five. Maybe. I just feel they haven't earned that reel yet. Only the movie will convince me otherwise.

Still, I have hope. There has been plenty of amazing content without Lucas over the years.

Hope this is the same.

 

Look dude, you totally have the right to do what you're doing, just like the rest of us have the right to think it's childish. It's not really worth the amount of argument that any of us have put into this thread.

I'm just willing to bet that you'd be a bit embarrassed to go out into the real world and explain to an average, non-geeky person that you're boycotting toys from a movie that comes out in four months because the creators have only given you two teaser trailers, several short videos, several magazine articles, three major convention presentations, and a behind-the-scenes reel.

 

Honestly, I'm just happy that there is another Star Wars film(s) coming, and that I am still around to see at least one of them. Just a few short years ago, neither of these things seemed possible.

As for a boycott, I'm not inclined to do so, and it's actually too late for me anyway, as I've already purchased two 1/72 Scale Resistance X-Wing resin model kits, and 6 3D printed 1/270 scale models of the same, which are gaming miniatures.

I've also seen and pre-paid for two copies of Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing Miniatures Core Game TFA Edition which I will pick up on Force Friday. Oh, and I bought two Hasbro Black Series 6" First Order Stormtroopers, which should be here any day now.

I understand people's frustration with a lack of a trailer, and I will not pass judgement on anyone for it, even though it's a frustration I personally do not feel. To each his/her own.

 

On a similar note, I tweeted at John Boyega and he didn't respond to me.... the b*****d!

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That's perfectly fine. They're marketing has failed on you.

That being said, come the release of these products, you know that you're buying habits will not be influenced by the direction Disney took with their marketing. Whatever you had intended to buy, you'll still buy. Don't kid yourself. You just need to be patient.

 

Did he tweet you before? Did he set up a Tweet Tuesday event to let you know about even more tweets that were coming? Have you been a life long fan of his tweets?

I know it's a joke. But it's also a false analogy.