by generalsjoes | Jul 26, 2012 | G.I. Joe
I’ve been getting a lot of questions privately and in the comments about analysis for the Concept Case survey when it comes to the “Write In” section. Unfortunately as it stands, in order for Survey Monkey to perform a proper text analysis, I have to be on their “Gold” level platform, which you can only do by signing an annual contract to the tune of $300.
Now, I love getting this data together as much as the next guy, but I can’t swing that. But what I can do is take all of the individual responses and copy and paste them to an Excel spreadsheet. The only issue with that is it also gathers some other extraneous text as well. In the interest of trying to gather as consistent data as possible, I would love some assistance with the following:
- Deleting every other row in an Excel spreadsheet. Any formula writers out there?
- Comparing the write in entries to gather consistent numbers
This is not a small task. If you think about the fact that 1200 people took this survey, and there were 10 different write in sections (5 for figures, 5 for vehicles) you can appreciate how much data this is.
Granted, not everyone filled in all of the write ins, so that lessens the numbers a bit, but there is a lot of data there.
Anyone out there willing to assist? I think this could be a great community-building project. Either comment on this thread with some contact info, or drop me an email – justin AT generalsjoes DOT com and maybe we can all work together to get this data out to the community.
Thanks in advance! Round Two preparation is under way.
by generalsjoes | Jul 26, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Over on JoeDeclassified, Gyre-Viper has posted a terrific interview with Greg Berndston, who was a long time designer for Hasbro and worked intimately with the G.I. Joe brand during it’s formative years.
They explore a lot of great topics, and it is definitely worth a read. Stuff like this is really the cool “secret world” of G.I. Joe that not many modern collectors appreciate, but really demonstrates some of the great building blocks of the brand as we know it.
Check out the interview on JoeDeClassified.com.
by generalsjoes | Jul 26, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The fine folks over at Latino Review have uncovered what looks to be a new international poster for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Using many of the same images from previous posters, it is assembled in a different way. It’s a great looking poster, even if it does use a number of recycled images.
Check out the mirrored image below.
by generalsjoes | Jul 25, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
That headline makes me far happier than I care to admit.
After a pre-order showed up on Amazon, I think we all knew this was a done deal, but getting the official press release in my email box still put a big ass smile on my face. Shout! Factory is releasing the complete first season (and thus, the complete series) of G.I. Joe: Renegades on Blu-Ray! Available for the first time (for most folks) in high definition, this collection gathers all 26 episodes of the landmark animated series, which was cut down far too soon.
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below for the full Press Release details!
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by generalsjoes | Jul 25, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Especially compared to the frenzy of social media and internet updates we had seen for several months running, the silence regarding G.I. Joe: Retaliation over the past month has been deafening, and honestly I think it will continue to be that way probably until closer to the end of the year.
We talked about this a little bit during last night’s recording of the What’s on Joe Mind podcast, and I feel pretty comfortable saying that once we hit the Super Bowl, we will probably see another trailer (hopefully with some different footage) and I think promotion will seriously ramp up at that point for the March release. Until then, though, I think things will remain relatively quiet.
However, G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon Chu did speak with New Media Rockstars, speaking mostly about new projects with superstar Justin Bieber, but also touching quite a bit on G.I. Joe: Retaliation as well. Mr. Chu repeated much of what he said to GeneralsJoes a while ago, repeating that none of the film delay was due to Channing Tatum or fears about the film’s performance, merely relying on the ever-changing technology and implementing some 3D elements.
There isn’t a whole lot of new information, but with the G.I. Joe community being somewhat starved for Retaliation updates these days, we will take what we can get. Check out the full interview right here.
