Life-Size 2 Premieres 12.2.18

Life-Size 2 will premiere on the Freeform network on Sunday, 12/2/18 at 8/9 CST/EST during the network's 25 days of Christmas. 

As first shared at the end of this post, "Life-Size 2 is a 2018 American fantasy-comedy television film directed by Steven Tsuchida and starring Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa. It is the sequel to Life-Size starring Banks and Lindsay Lohan, which originally premiered in 2000 on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney." Wikipedia.

In the first movie, the doll Eve was an original Janay doll by Integrity Toys.   In Life-Size 2, the doll appears to be a portrait of Banks. 

A one-minute clip of Life-size 2 is included below:


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Tyra Banks as Life-Size Eve, Again

Screen-captured image of Tyra Banks with Eve dolls from the movie, Life-Size

I have never seen the Disney made-for-TV film Life-Size starring Tyra Banks as Eve, a playscale doll that comes to life.  The movie costars a young, Lindsay Lohan.  After learning about this year 2000-released movie, I wondered then if the Eve doll had been marketed.  Apparently not.

A couple of days ago, I saw the above screen-captured image of Banks holding Eve dolls on a Facebook page.  I did a mini Google search and learned there will be a sequel to the movie, Life-Size.  Tyra Banks will executive produce it with Disney for the Disney channel.  A release date has not been announced.

I may or may not view the sequel, but again I wonder if playscale dolls will be manufactured and who will design them.


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My Tyra Banks Look-a-Like

One of my blog readers shared a link to the Otaku 1.0 Female Tan Body figure imaged above.  She asked, "Have you seen this Tyra Banks looking doll?"  I was familiar with this figure because a fellow collector owns it and has shared pictures.  I had not seriously considered owning one until the reader directed me to the website offering it for sale.  I also checked eBay for prices.

The figure arrived yesterday.  Ready for dressing, posing, and playing, I opened the box and removed my Tyra Banks look-a-like from the clear cellophane package.  I attempted to remove the "man hands" to replace them with one of the other two pairs of more feminine-looking hands, but the original hands were on too tight. 

Extra hands

I suddenly remembered the email I received from the other collector who owns the same figure.  She warned that the figure is not very well made, the joints are tight, and that a blow dryer may be required to loosen up the joints.  Hmmm... I thought, maybe they've improved the construct since this is at least the second production of this figure.

No such luck, at least not for me.  After the slightest bit of manipulation to test the figure's 25+ points of articulation, the left foot came off!  I immediately emailed the merchant to find out what I need to do to get a replacement. Less than 5 minutes later, the figure's upper right leg joint broke; and less than a minute after that, the knee joint broke!

The figure is propped up on the broken foot.

After the figure broke in three places, I received a reply from the merchant asking if the feet are removable.  I replied, "No, but since my initial contact with you, the other leg has broken in two places.  Please advise how I should proceed."

I'm waiting to hear back from them.  In the meantime, I have returned the figure to the cellophane package and the shipping box in anticipation of receiving a return shipping label and a full credit for the amount paid.  I don't want a replacement.

[huge sigh]

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