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I don't mind it aslong as it isnt the main thing for merch, the reuse of the same merch is getting old. But the thing that upsets me the most is the original artist that designed lil boo gets bumpkis from all of this.
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- Jul 27, 2015
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That’s the nature of being a Universal employee. She got a salary. That was her payment.
Boo was one pumpkin out of thousands that have been made for the event by hundreds of artists over decades. No other artists tried to capitalize on something they created while working for Universal because they understand they don’t OWN what they create for Universal; Universal does.
You don’t see the freelance house designers clout chasing or selling fan art versions of what they were paid to create. Because they know they were already paid.
- Aug 5, 2018
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Nature of the beast working anywhere, your IP is the company's IP. My last job is making $5M/yr off of a patent that I'm on, but we didn't see any of that.
The Lil' Boo Christmas ornament is a "die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" moment for HHN. Fifteen years ago the idea of a cute cartoon pumpkin being overly marketed to HHN fans would've been the villain's ridiculous plot in a Bill & Ted show.
- Jul 24, 2018
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Plus - as much as it sucks that she doesn't get a portion of what is sold at Universal - she's still able to independently sell Lil Boo merch/books/etc. I imagine Universal had to give their blessing for that?
In regards to the merch - I don't care if there's Lil Boo stuff. It's never the central focus or the only merch. If it was ONLY Lil Boo stuff, that would be annoying.
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I bonded with a very kind & treasured friend over Lil' Boo, so I'll unashamedly enjoy any inclusion of him in every year of the event... 
- Jul 27, 2015
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That’s correct. She has permission to use the license at no cost.
Disney would have sued her.
- Sep 23, 2013
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Lil boo is cute and wholesome. lil boo is comfy. it's simple, lil boo is innocent
- Jun 27, 2019
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Though I adore Lil Boo, Uni is draining their cash cow. I was expecting more Major Sweets merch or anything else. Although my wallet is delighted, I am not happy with the items this year. I go toward the end of the event, so I might get a shirt or two on sale to have one for the event, but thus far everything has been a miss for me.
HOPING to see other stuff soon cause uhhh…
HOPING to see other stuff soon cause uhhh…
As a work-for-hire person myself, that's potentially quite a nice bonus. Better than 99% of big companies would do, not just The Rat.
- Jul 24, 2018
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I think everyone needs to relax about the merch.
There's going to be a lot more merch lol
There's going to be a lot more merch lol
- May 24, 2018
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Exactly. We only have the preview merch and lil boo merch. A lot more will come.
- May 24, 2018
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I hope we get one for the icons. I just don’t think it’s this week. I think it will come with the full reveal and maybe be 2 episodes since the icon(s) are Sinist3r and Surr3al.
- Apr 4, 2020
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Just more merch and Boutique getting its HHN overlay.
No details for Blumhouse yet, although there's still another unlisted podcast (which should be Sinister & Surreal).
- Jun 11, 2018
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Only one more podcast? I imagined they’d do one for each original. I was hoping for a Triplets one!
