Funko Funkast - Questions for Brian!

[sdcccrasher]

Great Podcast ... for someone else who doesn't drink coffee, it was fun to find out "I'm not alone"!!!

[zaghawk]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

James Bond?

[popfanboy]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

James Bond?

That's what I'm thinking.

[chaostryder]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

James Bond?

Wow never even considered that! That could definitely be it.

[willy wonka]

Great Podcast ... for someone else who doesn't drink coffee, it was fun to find out "I'm not alone"!!!

you definitely are not alone

[Trixt]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

James Bond?

That's what I'm thinking.

Haven't listened to the podcast but this is my guess as well. Only because I don't think Nintendo will ever happen and now that they have Indy what else other than Bond can they really get?

[Megacam]

Wondering what license Brian was referring to that they've finally gotten after a long time, let the speculation begin!

James Bond?

I'd be soooo stoked about that!

[nerdandcheese]

Great interview.

My question for Brian:

What did you do before coming to Funko?

If anyone else knows, feel free to educate me.

Thanks!

[booboo79]

Great Podcast ... for someone else who doesn't drink coffee, it was fun to find out "I'm not alone"!!!

you definitely are not alone

Same here. Though it's made my grandmother question my Colombian heritage.

[CaseyJones14]

That was a lot of fun and it was neat hearing stories about how Brian is a huge collector - somebody go get him the MOTU pieces he is missing!

Looking forward to all the leaks that got edited out!

[jimma]

Great Podcast ... for someone else who doesn't drink coffee, it was fun to find out "I'm not alone"!!!

you definitely are not alone

Coffee haters unite

[maythefunkobewithyou]

James Bond?

That's what I'm thinking.

Haven't listened to the podcast but this is my guess as well. Only because I don't think Nintendo will ever happen and now that they have Indy what else other than Bond can they really get?

Brian has said many times in the past that James Bond is a license he's really wanted to get so I am with you guys and gals. 99.9% certain it's 007

[emcee]

hahaha just listned to the interview. I want a whole podcast episode dedicated about Brian's thoughts on all kinds of food.

[maythefunkobewithyou]

Great Podcast ... for someone else who doesn't drink coffee, it was fun to find out "I'm not alone"!!!

you definitely are not alone

Same here. Though it's made my grandmother question my Colombian heritage.

Don't drink or even like the smell of coffee. That being said, we are definitely a small minority and people often think I'm crazy.

[maythefunkobewithyou]

Great interview.

My question for Brian:

What did you do before coming to Funko?

If anyone else knows, feel free to educate me.

Thanks!

Out of college Brian spent 10 years building, developing and designing night clubs, internet business doing marketing and advertising... that's how he connected with Funko. Called the company to do a promotion peace for Bank of America around 2001 and 4 years later ended up buying the company.

[theraven00]

Listening to the podcast right now. Very cool that my question got asked.

[McScruffy]

Good stuff on the cast. Looking forward to more!

[brooklyn_geek]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

[emcee]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

It's the Funko mentality and brand loyalty. Buy something because it's Funko, hate something because they said so

[brooklyn_geek]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

It's the Funko mentality and brand loyalty. Buy something because it's Funko, hate something because they said so

[GoTeamGaz]

Dear Brian, what did Top Cat ever do to you?

[TriFeckTa]

Loved the recent funkast, a lot of interesting things i didn't know about Brian!

[peruwhite]

Did he get asked what the brainstorm/thought process is once a license is obtained for characters in those lines? So many lines have such squandered opportunity for variants. What team is responsible for that???

[theraven00]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

I used to hate coffee (and I'm from Seattle!), but then I found all the different flavors you can add to mask the taste while still getting the pick-me-up. If anyone has a Keurig, the Sweet & Creamy K-cup is really good. You don't need to add cream/sugar because it's built into it somehow (there's one other K-cup that has this as well, but can't think of the name of it). Oh, and the free McCafe Mondays at McDonald's (with the app) are really great if you like their Frappe.

[theraven00]

Okay, another question for Brian. Why do some Pop!s (and Dorbz, etc.) say "Age 14+" on them while others say "Age 3+"? I thought it might be related to them being collectibles now, but that doesn't explain why some newer ones still say Age 3+ (for example Freddy NYCC Dorbz is 14+ while ECCC Freddy is 3+).

On a side note, my Queen Amidala says 15+, so I'm not sure if there are other age groups as well (or if Amidala is just a cool exception because of the whole hitting on Vader when he was like 5 years old in episode 1).

[jimma]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

i'm almost 40 and i have never liked it

[ruxy_100]

James Bond?

That's what I'm thinking.

Haven't listened to the podcast but this is my guess as well. Only because I don't think Nintendo will ever happen and now that they have Indy what else other than Bond can they really get?

There are a couple of other licences that they have said are high on their wish-list, but that they haven't been able to secure yet. Studio Ghibli is one that they've been quite vocal about wanting.

[Megacam]

Now people all of the sudden don't like coffee...

i'm almost 40 and i have never liked it

I LOVE coffee! Love the smell, love the taste...love the caffeine! Coffee drinkers unite!
On the other hand my wife HATES mayonnaise. I tease her with it all the time, like I let my son have a bite of my mayo laden food and then have him go give her a kiss (I warn her first because I'm crazy but I don't have a death wish)

[perfectgame34]

Hey guys- do me a favor and try to keep this thread to just questions for Brian! That will make it a lot easier for me to go through later, as well as for anyone else wanting to see if their question was already asked! Maybe take your discussion over to the Funkast thread?? viewtopic.php?f=7&t=76712&start=160&hilit=funkast

Thanks!

[chaostryder]

What license turned out to be way more popular than Brian expected?