The Spectacular Spider-Man is an entertaining and light watch for kids and teenagers, but Spidey fans in general will enjoy the series, which currently airs on TheCW4Kids Network. The plots are simple but they never insult the intelligence of the audience and the episodes are mostly self-contained and full of classic Spidey villains. We’re a long way from the dark, brooding angst of Batman and even other incarnations of Spidey. The animation is bright and colorful and the art is stylized and clearly drawn.

The Spectacular Spider-man starts with a catchy opening theme and takes us back really early into the …

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In 1982 the 3 ¾ inch G.I. Joe figures came out to straight arms that could bend but not rotate and very basic molds. These vintage selections are the remains of my collection. Starting with a 1984 “Hooded” Cobra Commander, this was a mail-away item. The Commander had come with a small gun which snapped into his back—this is long gone… Reviewing these Joes brings back a lot of memories and even sadness. The sadness is caused by remembering what I had. I actually had the Terrordrome! Now how does something that big disappear!?

I had a few “Stuns” …

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Nerdsociety recently had the chance to interview Stephen Lunsford, one of the talented young stars of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. The hit action series is on the CW4Kids Network every Saturday morning at 11 am.

NERDSociety (NS):  Stephen, tell our readers a little about yourself and your career. How did you get involved in acting?

Stephen Lunsford (SL): When I was just a wee little tike back in elementary school I had a huge knack for getting into trouble. At an almost daily basis I would somehow find myself in the principal’s office. I always had to be the center of …

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It’s almost time…fans of G.I. Joe—the movie, “Rise of Cobra” will be out as soon as August rolls around!  Until then, we have the new figures in most large retail stores such as Target, Toy’s R Us and Walmart.  Each regular action figure is priced between 8 and 9 dollars—until you go to the internet specialty stores where you can be sure you’ll pay up the nose.  Prices so far are either the same as retail or 2-3 times the retail value.

Many months ago I was able to purchase on Ebay a ROC Baroness…

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In 1984, Robo Force came onto the scene featuring a selection of robots with interesting articulation. The most notable movement’s were in the arms which were crimped hollow plastic. By depressing a button on the figure’s back, the arms would pull together in a crushing motion. Both arms could rotate 360 degrees.

Although these figures resembled the Dalek’s from Doctor Who they were far different. Their way of exterminating was: interchangeable weapons which resembled futuristic guns and other assorted melee such as a spiked mace.

Each of the robots had a suction cup on the bottom which allowed him to stay …

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Throughout the years movies have portrayed many villains, some were over the top and some were under the table. The following list describes ten of the better villains which were attached to excellent films.  Make your own judgement, but you can’t deny the impact the following list makes on some great films.

10. Gordon Gekko: Michael Douglas–Wall Street. Coining the phrase “Greed….is good.” Gordon is what made up the yuppie life-style of the 80’s and was the first businessman to show his true colors. If a remake of “Wall Street” was to be made today, the phrase …

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A lot of great things came out of 1957, the Chevy Bel air, Chevy Corvette, and Gumby. Although Gumby is far from being a car, his bendable body would allow you to form him into one.
Made of green rubber with no other features except his eyes, mouth and a nose, Gumby is embedded with wire that allows him to be posed for the stop-motion animation that made him famous.

The clay-mation cartoon featured Gumby and his friends, Pokey his orange horse, Prickle a yellow dinosaur, Goo a blue bird and Denali a woolly mammoth. They would …

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The State was the nickname (and series title) for 11 incredibly talented members of a comedy troupe who had a series on MTV in the early 1990s. The show was extremely funny and spawned a huge cult following. Many of the members of the series have gone onto start on shows like Reno 911 and movies like the very funny Wet Hot American Summer. Michael Ian Black and Ken Marino recently played a gay couple on the CW series Reaper for a few episodes and nearly stole the series away from its stars. All 4 seasons are included along with an …

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In 1981 Masters of the Universe came out in the form of action figures with limited articulation and a mini comic book.  Also included were their trademark weapons and armor.  Mattel had used the same molds for just about every figure with differences such as the head and color of the body and outfit.  The armor was different for just about all of the figures and in some instances the hands and feet.

The legs were attached with a thick rubberband, and the arms were static with just the ability to rotate 360 degrees.  The head of most figures …

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Edit:  Video has been removed by HBO, please let me know if you know where I can find it.  Thanks!

To any Band of Brothers fans, you guys are in for a treat, check out this trailer for the second installment: Pacific.

I loved the original Band of Brothers because the characters were fleshed out and it took its time telling the story.  Cinematography was great and the action scenes were intense.  Can’t wait for Pacific!!…