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Biggs Darklighter Rebel Pilot

Biggs Darklighter Rebel Pilot

Hasbro is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by treating us with some New Hope characters that fans have wanted for years. I knew that there was a version of Biggs Darklighter coming up that from his deleted ANH scenes, but I didn’t realize that there was a new pilot version coming out as well.This is the second time […]

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Luke Skywalker Yavin Ceremony

Luke Skywalker Yavin Ceremony

Ah, the summer of ’77 and Star Wars fever was sweeping through the country. Soon after, kids, including me, where crazy for Star Wars figures. Ceremonial Luke was one of the figures that grade school kids would say was coming out next. The exceptionally bold kids would say they had him, and he was so special they wouldn’t bring […]

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Gragra

Gragra

Lately, it seems like there have been a number of figures that I was interested in seeing, and just never do. I saw exactly one of the “Crispy” Anakins at a comic shop a few months back. If he wasn’t in the hands of a twelve year old, I’d a had him. Endor Luke is a newer example. Gragra […]

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Kitik Keed’kak

Kitik Keed’kak

I have to say, while I don’t like a good portion of the newer figures Hasbro has been coming out with, they seem to have embraced the fact collectors want EVERY character from the films, not just redone original figures. The last few waves have had some really cool background characters that I would have guessed we would have never […]

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Muppet Penguins

Muppet Penguins

I miss Palisades’ Muppets. I really do. They really took me back to being a kid and watching the first runs of the Muppet Show. Second, they were part of my collecting that Mrs. Nerd appreciated as well. We’d spend some time with each new figure swapping tales of just being kids and enjoying all of the goodness that the […]

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Commander Cody

Commander Cody

Just when I was starting to like clone troopers, they all turn on the Jedi. Love it or hate, Star Wars Episode III had plenty of troops to make figures from. Since the most of the Commanders had individual names, you knew they would get figures. Cody was one of the more memorable clones. Probably because he was […]

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Mega Blocks Jack Sparrow

Mega Blocks Jack Sparrow

Ahoy Mateys! Block figures seem to be all the rage right now. They’re small and cute for the most part. So, why not Pirates of the Caribbean.This set is one of the smaller ones from theMega Blocks line for the second film. I thought I’d take a look at it, and see what their sets are like. […]

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RA-7

RA-7

Saga Legends. The name conjures to mind heroes and their incredible accomplishments. It does not, at least for me, bring to mind a droid that lurks about the Death Star spying on people. Ironically, there are two main places you can see RA-7 droids in Star Wars Episode 4. The first is the Jawa’s Sandcrawler. The second is the Death Star. […]

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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones

It’s sad, but true. With the DVD release, I finally got to see “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” It’s not that I didn’t want to see it in a theater, we just had a busy summer. Overall, I didn’t think it was a bad film. Maybe two places that I thought it could have been […]

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Master Replicas Scaled E3 Darth Vader Lightsaber

Master Replicas Scaled E3 Darth Vader Lightsaber

I have to say I’m one of those people who normally doesn’t win things. However, I was lucky enough to win a this saber through a trivia contest at Sir Steve’s guide. I really want to thank the Master Replica’s folks for those contests. It’s a fun to have a trivia contest and see everyone scramble to come up with […]

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Anti-Pesto Gromit

Anti-Pesto Gromit

I was really excited when I heard about the new Wallace and Gromit film. I loved the shorts, and really looked forward to seeing a feature length film. When I heard there were going to be new figures, I was ecstatic. Then I heard McFarlane was the company that was making them and I was skeptical. Their […]

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Transformers Legends Class Autobot Jazz

Transformers Legends Class Autobot Jazz

I’m not normally one to jump on the band wagon, but I was intrigued a bit with this one. I’ve never been a huge Transformer’s fan. GI Joe was bigger in my house. I’m an Air Force brat, and leaned towards the military things. However, as a kid, we had some kids in grade school with a parent that […]

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Spudtrooper

Spudtrooper

I wasn’t sure how the Spudtrooper was going to look when I heard about him. Then I found a Darth Tater. And he was super cool. So, I was optimistic about this guy and I wasn’t disappointed.The Spudtrooper is your typical Potato Head. Changeable nose, ears and so forth. One improvement over Darth Tater is […]

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Hip Hop Cartman

Hip Hop Cartman

South Park has been capturing a lot of headlines over the last week or so — so it seems only fitting that we added a review of Hip Hop Cartman to the TV&FT site. Nerdman has graciously turned over the reins to me (insert evil laugh…), and is allowing me to share my opinions with […]

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E.T.

E.T.

Love it or hate it, you have to admit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was one of the biggest films of its’time. If I had a picture of the E.T. costume my mom made to accompany this review, I would put it in.

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Smuggler Lando Calrissian

Smuggler Lando Calrissian

The end of “Empire Strikes Back” left us all wanting more. Han is chilling in carbonite, and Lando and Chewie are taking the Falcon to rescue him. Lando apparently raided Han’s closet for a vest and Seinfeld’s closet for a puffy shirt. Appearance: Yup, this is Lando. Taken from what has to be less than […]

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Large Size Han Solo

Large Size Han Solo

A long time ago for a toy store far, far away, Kenner produced a line of “Large Size” Action figures. They were produced near the standard 12″ size. This way Han Solo could date Barbie and Chewbacca could rip the arms off of Ken. Appearance: I have to say that the likenesses in Kenner’s 12″ […]

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Commander Adama

Commander Adama

“Battlestar Galactica” (1978) was a show that helped fill the sci-fi fix I needed while waiting for Empire to come out. It had the cool ships, cool pilots and cybernetic bad guys. I remember 3rd grade recess, a bunch of us sitting in upside down chairs on desks pretending they were Colonial Vipers. Ah…the memories. […]

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Vintage Belloq

Vintage Belloq

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” is one of my all time favorite films. It really captured my imagination when it came out originally. Not surprisingly, I have a few of the figures that came out around the time of the movie . Belloq was Indy’s nemesis, so I thought he’d be a good candidate for […]

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Twin Pod Cloud Car

Twin Pod Cloud Car

The Twin Pod Cloud Car (TPCC) is the guardian of Bespin’s Cloud City. They are featured in ESB “escorting” the Falcon to its’ landing platform.Kenner decided in the 80’s that this would make a good toy, and turned its’ brief appearance into a vehicle for action figures. Appearance: Well, it looks like a Cloud Car. […]

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