Feel free to discuss anything in the comments below related to your dollies. Me? I came to realize that the best realization of the toyetic potential of Star Wars may have been the Clone Wars series, and its supporting toy … Continue reading The Toybox: Open Action Figure and Toy Discussion
Okay, so Solo is coming out this weekend, and the predictions are that i’ll well, but not STAR WARS well. There’s a lot of competition for Nerd Dollars, and The Last Jedi was less than six months ago, so maybe … Continue reading Finding New Paths in the Star Wars Universe
I had another image set to go for the header, but my phone was having a hard time connecting to the Wi Fi, so I’m re-using this one I posted yesterday in the Open Thread. Anyway, I don’t have a … Continue reading The Toybox: Action Figure Discussion!
For those who pay attention to any of my posts, I’ve been on an Alien kick lately. Being on a kick is dangerous for ol’ Glorbes, because I suddenly want to learn/live/breath that thing. I filled in the gaps of … Continue reading The Toybox: The Free-For-All
Shane Black’s The Predator has a shiny new trailer, but take this opportunity to discuss all things Predator, from the three mainline films to the two AvP films to the various comics, collectibles, and vintage video games. Don’t disappear into … Continue reading Predator Thread
Maybe you were out with your family on a Saturday drive, and you see a yard sale. Maybe you’re at a flea market, wandering around aimlessly and trying not to bump into all the other weirdos. Or maybe you’re on … Continue reading The Toybox: Greatest Yard Sale and Flea Market Finds
Much of entertainment is pitched to make us cheer for the hero and hiss at the villain. But sometimes, the villain has some good points that make you question whether your allegiances might lie with the bad guy…or if who … Continue reading When You Agree With the Villain…
I was and am a big fan of Prometheus. I saw it on blu ray, months after the rancor of the Internet response had become calcified. My expectations were low, figuring it was another middling but proficient late period Ridley … Continue reading Old Dressings, Big Ideas: Prometheus and Alien: Covenant
Star Wars. Without a doubt, the most ubiquitous pop culture juggernaut of the past four decades, Star Wars has given the public endless material to chew on and spit out. For years, there was the original three films, a few … Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You
What was the most memorable toy breakage trauma you experienced as either a kid or a adult collector? Also, feel free to discuss ANYTHING related to action figure/man doll/doll collecting. Recent purchases? Items you’re anticipating? Whatever you’d like. This is … Continue reading The Toybox: I Bent My Wookiee
1979 saw the release of Ridley Scott’s Alien, perhaps one of the best and most influential films of the decade. It was a unique combination of science fiction and horror, transcending what had come before from both genres to create … Continue reading Alien Day Celebration
This is a question that I have always been puzzled by…why is it that certain franchises seem to lay claim to a certain genre or sub-genre? Like, pirates are cool, and I like movies about pirates, but the ONLY movies … Continue reading Locked-up Genres
Last week, I went on the hunt for the new Jurassic World Colossal T-Rex toy. At first, I was shocked by the price, and walked away without purchasing it. And yet, by the weekend, I had essentially convinced myself that, … Continue reading The Toybox: How Much Is Too Much for a Collectible?
Hollywood has a storied history of projects that go through multiple creative teams. A script will bounce around town, be attached to one director, but then wind up being made by someone different. Or sometimes, a film will go through … Continue reading Alternate Dimension Versions of Movies
Before Star Wars and Planet of the Apes, there was Star Trek. It was a low-budget TV show that got canned after three seasons, and yet it morphed into the original pop culture obsession that became short hand for weirdos … Continue reading The Star Trek Thread
There are two questions I have for today’s discussion: How do you display your figures or whatever? How would you PREFER to display your toys? Me, because my collection is a “working” collection (my kids play with them), it’s basically … Continue reading The Toybox: Displaying Your Collection
Let’s get our Nerd on… It can be from television, movies, books, video games, what have you…but if you could have a real life version of a fictional car, truck, hover craft, spaceship, boat, or what ever, what would it … Continue reading Favourite Fictional Vehicle
I have a confession to make. I was an avid reader of the AV Club online for several years, but never commented on an article. The comments sections seemed like a woolly, rowdy bit of insanity that was too rapidly … Continue reading Revisiting The Dissolve: The Laser Age
You may decide to discuss this as specifically or as broadly as possible, but as the title suggests, what would you identify as a favourite, infamous, or most interesting pop culture tie-in item that you have ever owned? The exclusion … Continue reading The Toybox: Favourite Pop Culture Tie-In Toys (Non-Star Wars Edition)
Last Jedi is out on Blu Ray, Solo is coming soon, and there’s lots of Star Wars chatter in the open thread. Let’s let it all hang out here without having scorn heaped on us. Keep it civil and try … Continue reading Lazy Friday Star Wars Chat Thread
Hey, many of us are movie buffs, right? And as movie buffs that live in these interesting times, we frequently watch movies that are loaded with dated attitudes, racism, sexism, and some truly twisted content. Movies from decades ago represent … Continue reading The Most Morally Reprehensible Movie You Enjoy
