Archive for 2009
Fireside Padme Amidala
Fanboys have been around for a long time. For that reason, there always seems to be a scantily clad female heroine in Sci-Fi films. Barbarellla, Uhura, and Dale Arden where all precursors to Princess Leia. When “Return of the Jedi” came along, Leia was “enslaved” by Jabba the Hutt and forced to cover her self in an outfit very uncharacteristic of […]
Jawa & LIN Droid
Ah, Jawas. The mysterious little nomadic junk dealers that give R2 and 3PO a lift. I’ve always had a soft spot for these guys. I think as a kid watching Episode 4 you could relate to them. They were about your size and height, and ran around picking up junk. One Halloween (77 or 78), I was Jawa. Of course, […]
Rebel Honor Guard
The end of Star Wars with it’s elaborate medal ceremony gave us a look at a bunch of the different folks involved in the Rebellion. This guy was apparently there to keep the peace when things got rowdy.These guys are obviously the rebel counterparts to the the red robed Imperial Guards. I would imagine their function is more ceremonial than […]
Death Star Trooper
The first twelve Star Wars Figures. That’s where this fellow harkens back to. You’d have to ask yourself why this guy got made when back when. Why? Easy, two words. Cannon fodder. There was this great Death Star Playset out, and nobody to fill it. You wouldn’t want to have Darth Vader at the computer consoles, would you? And the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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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