I must say, I'm happy with the answer to this question from sandtroopers.com (which was asked by me by the way!)
"3) I'm just wondering if you plan on giving any consideration to expanded universe material from the pre-Thrawn trilogy era (70's & 80's) apart from the Marvel comics material. There is actually quite a bit to draw from such as the Holiday Special (which you have stated can't be touched), the Ewok movies, the Droids and Ewoks cartoons, novels such as Splinter of the Mind's Eye, the Han and Lando novels, and storybooks that originally included records like Planet of the Hoojibs and Droidworld. True, none of them have a lot of exposure today, but they would certainly be remembered by collectors that grew up in a time when these were some of the only sources of Star Wars fun apart from the OT. So what do you think? Is there any chance that figures based on some of these sources could ever be made, perhaps as chase figures, exclusives or some other type of release?
Hasbro: There is simply so much great Star Wars reference that we can't cover it all, so we try and hone in on the things that have the most pent-up-demand, or things which we feel tell a great story and can be executed within our tooling and cost constraints. Some of these - like the Ewoks and Droid series, which have seen DVD distribution - are definitely possible if we find the right format. This would most likely be as exclusive multi-figure packs. They are not high on our list given some of our other choices but remain possibilities as we look to flesh out our plans farther down the road. Splinter of the Minds Eye is likely in comic 2-pack form and was high on the list for 2010, but did not make the final cut. It is a strong possibility for 2011 if comic packs are still doing well. The rest of the sources you cite have much lower resonance and would not be under consideration."
I may live to see the day that there are new Droids and Ewoks figures after all! I'm guessing that like most multipacks, they would probably be five figures per set. I wonder who would make the cut? Too bad this isn't high on their list, but at least they have obviously give it some thought! Bring 'em on Hasbro!
