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And You Shall Know Thy Toy Lightsabers!
It’s hard to imagine better relief from a sweaty Tuesday afternoon than a surprise visit from Brian Stillman. OK not exactly a visit per se, but this new teaser/featurette from the NYC-based director is a close second. If you didn’t grow up in the 1970’s, then the subject matter of toy lightsabers both licensed and […]
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The Hottest of Hot: What to See at Star Wars Celebration VI
Just a couple of short days now until Jedi and Sith take over Orlando for keeps. You guessed it: Celebration VI is here at last. This, the sixth American Star Wars Celebration (Europe and Japan have hosted their own as well) will draw nearly 40,000 fans of Star Wars culture from every conceivable vantage point. […]
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TV’s Top 10 Geeks (That We Owe Big Time)
Spanning at least six decades now Television has broadcast some exquisite geeks into our living rooms. But who are the real standard bearers? Who has left their mark in a way that will inform future geeks for generations? Well, I decided to come up with a list of some worthy candidates. In the name of […]
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Two Years and Counting: Gentle Giant Jumbo Star Wars Action Figures Keep On Rolling
At the 2010 San Diego Comic Con I came across something remarkably familiar. It was a Stormtrooper action figure sure enough. Four primitive points of articulation… hmm, how retro… a lot like my old Star Wars guy! Hey wait, it was my old Star Wars Stormtrooper, only something had changed. Indeed it had. This was […]
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The 1965 George Barris Batmobile at 2012 San Diego Comic Con
My very first memory of television dates back sometime to around 1973-74 and I’m sure belongs either to Flip Wilson or the original 1960’s Batman series. So it’s no small matter that nearly 40 years later I’d have the opportunity to meet face to face with the original 1965 George Barris Batmobile. Call this machine […]
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Five Things I Learned at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con
My Third Year at San Diego Comic Con has officially bitten the dust. Bruised, battered, scarred… but definitely smiling. And just like everyone else I hauled quite a bit of stuff home with me. Toys, posters, shwag… check. But more importantly I left San Diego this year with new perspectives on the whole con experience […]