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UncleCast #21 Date: 08/10/08 - RSS Topics: Important San Diego Comic Con tips! 1) Buy a ticket in advance / plan ahead 2) fly direct 3) bring your lego brickmaster catalog 4) understand show 'exclusives' - waste of time if available later 5) show fedEx is convenient but very expensive ($50 for 11lb box) ?) bring a spare suitcase - cheaper even if airline charges you ?) Wednesday preview night was mayhem ?) bring a gaming system to entertain yourself in line ?) plan your day ahead of time - decide must-see items and fill in the gaps. ?) bring food and water ?) use a backpack for your gear ?) get a walking-distance hotel (probably through 'Travel Planners' group) ?) keep your eyes open for extra unlisted events the companies are holding in the evenings was more busy and crazy than toy fair + new york comic con * 2 after all those warnings, remember that it was actually a great time so many options, only real problem is choosing what to do can find just about anything for any related interest, represented. comics themselves are almost second-fiddle to other things, at the 'comic' con so many other competing pop culture options Locke & Key comic author Joe Hill was cool, and has a blog: joehillfiction.com Millenium Falcon sculptor - same guy did old and new versions! Myth Busters panel - season premiere looks at possible faking of the moon landing. Gears of War panel - main character voiced by Bender from Futurama Why were panel rooms not always filled, even when closed as 'full'? Intermission: This absurdly awesome news story inspired the following musical homage.

UncleCast #20! Date: 07/11/08 - RSS Topics: San Diego Comic Con is coming! Shocker Toys exclusives: Metalocalypse figures Mezco 'summer exclusives' available from their store Mattel online store to be announced soon! Masters of the Universe exclusive from store? Harley Quinn DC Universe Classics rocks Transformers 2.0 sighted and desired at retail Sunstreaker, Prowl, Tankor (Octane) Uncle's Omega Supreme pre-order woes Special appliance guest Avoiding the Pandora's Purchase of Transformers: Animated GI Joe news Vehicle 2-packs at retail, they look great HISS Tank army 25th Anniversary ends, Modern Era begins Wave 8 and 9 hit stores rapidly Vehicle 2-packs are *not* branded 25th Anniversary Transformers Robot Heroes and Real Gear last waves hard to find Coupon News Target coupon recalled! Transformers Animated promotion starts at McDonalds, with $5 off $19.99 Target coupon on bags! Intermission: Double Dragon II - Low Pursuit theme! Lego! Indiana Jones products Brickmaster Membership Lego custom design application Indiana Jones Toys R Us Lego Exclusive 'Peril in Peru' Dark Horse Indiana Jones comics - brand new Tomb of the Gods released 7/10/2008 Indiana Jones comic omnibus collections are around 330 pages each San Diego Comic Con! Wednesday, July 23rd-27th So many exclusives: Entertainment Earth: The Dude Mattel: King Greyskull, Lobo, Giganta Hasbro: Combat Heroes Snake Eyes and Timber, Cobra Commander (2 versions), Fertility Idol Mighty Mugg, My Little Pony, Nemesis Prime, Titanium Skywarp NBC Universal: Battlestar Galactica Frakkin' Cylon Toaster NECA: Conan, 4-pack black&white turtles, 3-pack Mousers Shocker Toys: Metalocalypse box set, the Maxx Toynami: Soul of Chogokin: GX-06G1 Limited Metallic Ver. Getter 1 Underground Toys: Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor in Green Shirt, Doctor Who: Time Crash Doctors Twin Set (5th and 10th Doctors) IDW and MST3K panels! Special Uncle YouTube Link: Double Dragon theme on Mandolin

UncleCast #19 Date: 04/22/08 - RSS Topics: New York Comic Con 2008 wrap-up! Starship Troopers 3 discussion write in to sony - request that it makes it to theaters! consumer@SPHECustomerSupport.sony.com intermission: the video New acquisitions: Toys R Us GI Joe 3 packs! DC Universe Classics wave 2! San Diego Comic Con exclusives: King Grayskull! DC Universe Classics Lobo! Economic discussion of Hasbro and Mattel 4Horsemen sculpted Batman toys from the new movie

UncleCast #18 Date: 03/02/08 - RSS Topics: Toy Fair 2008 wrap-up! More notes to come...

UncleCast #17 Date: 01/16/08 - RSS Topics: Transformers Animated - Discussion. David Kaye remains The Man! New directions for the characters. Starbob Screampants - good job by Tom Kenny. Bulkhead Toy Gallery from unicron.com. The 2nd plot spoiler I didn't get to: G1 Movie quote, when Bulkhead smashes Slag, "Excuse me!" Special Guest: Alfred Toy Fair! CoolToyReview.com - doing a great job. Diamond Select busts of Prowl, Bluestreak and Smokescreen! Thanks to mameworld.net for the great Ikari Warriors intermission theme! Indiana Jones Lego sets. GI Joe 25th Anniversary figure discussion. Cobra Commander's Letter to rescue Doc! SquareEnix - The Potion!

UncleCast #16 Date: 01/01/08 - Special New Year's Episode!  RSS Topics: Doctor Who figures. GI Joe Comic 2-packs. Hasbro's plans! Transformers AllSpark Transformers Animated Transformers Classics 2.0 GI Joe 25th Indiana Jones Hasui-san and the staff of the Preserve . Doctor Who figures for sale . Battlestar Galactica Starbuck figure, & Christmas items MasterCollector club discussion for GI Joe and Transformers. RockBand for the xBox 360!

UncleCast #15 Date: 11/27/07   RSS Topics: Conan the Destroyer - good camel-punching fun. George Lucas ruins his most respected film. Saint Seiya anime from 1986 - a current Uncle favorite. Masterpiece Starscream search success! Botcon theme for 2008.

UncleCast #14 Date: 11/08/07 Topics: The triumphant return! GI Joe 25th Anniversary Discussion Masterpiece Starscream impossible hunt Awesome Fat Boys "Burger Pattern" music video from Square One

UncleCast #13 Date: 9/03/07 Topics: Labor day episode Sterling Hat Trick NY Ren Fair(e) Dungeons & Dave! The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Transformers 2007 Movie collection main line complete The excitement and letdown of completing a collection.

UncleCast #12 Date: 7/21/07 Topics: Special Geographic Proxmity episode! Voltron - the new DVD release Is a mashup of GoLion and Dairugger XV Great blue lion cover art Cyber Tracker 2 Pryor's Place vol.3 Double Switch for the Sega CD!

UncleCast #11 Date: 7/04/07 Topics: Special 4th of July episode! Methods of celebration New beverage: Sailor Jerry rum + Cherry Coke = the Picture Page Bill Cosby's Picture Pages classic 5 minute kids shows. Youtube clip of the Picture Pages intro animation. Audio clip of a Pictures Pages episode. I really need to get that video-in box! New Transformers Burger King toys. Ongoing saga of the trouble with dealers. New Transformers toys coming soon: Leader class Brawl and Ultra edition Bumblebee in the Hasbro preview case from Botcon 2007. New robot heroes figures from the movie, also in another Botcon 2007 Hasbro case.

UncleCast #10! Date: 6/24/07 Topics: Hollywood Video VHS madness! Dealers gone wild! Kurt Russell in Sniper (aka The Deadly Tower) Tremors-a-Thon updates Double Dragon III Theme - Absinthe Remix youtube clip of Double Dragon III theme - starts at 1:31. Absinthe Remix of the Double Dragon III Theme. (loop it, it helps :-) Johnson City's Magic City Music Hall Botcon - only 4 days to go!

UncleCast #9 Date: 6/10/07 Topics: Tremors-a-Thon discussion - the 10-for-10-a-thon. I Come In Peace is, in fact, not on DVD! Zardoz is available for purchase for very very little! nowickipedia.com is online, but not yet a wiki. Parry Game Preserve Convention idea! The Transformers 2007 Movie toys are added to the Preserve. The Uncle's theory of Pandora's Purchase! C.O.P.S. animated available on DVD. See the videos of the intro and outro (zip files). Thanks to sonicjay's C.O.P.S. site for the content! Transformers exclusive toys at retailers, in particular Target stores. Botcon 2007 update and countdown!

UncleCast #8 Date: 6/02/07 Topics: Breaking News: Transformers the Movie (2007) toy release! Special guest star provides invaluable collectors information. Movie discussions: Hell Comes to Frogtown Detroit 9000

UncleCast #7 Date: 5/25/07 Topics: Special Memorial Day Episode! Dennis Drew's Fairchild Channel F Info Site. The rare Fairchild cart is #19, checkers. NES World Championships Cart sales: eBay sale, Dec 14, 2006. Sold as part of collection. Grey WC cart. Nintendo Power World Championships tour! Beta vs. VHS The slippery slope of collecting.

UncleCast #6 Date: 5/13/07 Topics: Special Mother's Day episode! eBay Watch - weakness of the dollar and overseas bids are resulting in higher prices Meatloaf comic ad Ongoing Hollywood video VHS sale, and 'kids section' raid Mr. T sings us the perfect song, with thanks to inzenity.com for the mp3 Blade Runner 'non-directors-cut' edition found Disasterous news musings about the upcoming Transformers Movie

UncleCast #5 Date: 4/29/07 Topics: Yard Sale Days - with results! Black Box Nintendo games Stack up pic and current auction Re-Animator #4 - House of Re-Animator Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors - write to us if you attend! Write to: feedback@parrygamepreserve.com Herbert Band score to Re-Animator! WalMart Exclusives Pryor's Place photo The Uncle breaks down the Preserve Philosophy Captain Power eBay watch Randy's Captain Power DVD set and website

UncleCast #4 Date: 4/15/07 Topics: New season of the Sopranos Icon 26, Part II, focusing on The Paranormal Society of Long Island Sadly, "Supernaturl" does not appear to be in the dictionary, but here is the definition for supernatural Alternate Language Duck Tails Knit and dance and bake a cake, oh! The one, the only, Pryor's Place Video! Botcon prices and events - a continuing series

UncleCast #3 Date: 3/25/07 Topics: Icon 26 Madden 2007 Tattoo Assassins ThingFest Ed and Gozer at ThingFest 2005

UncleCast #2 Date: 3/11/07 Topics: Soundwave Classics Reissues Moorestown NJ, and the Happy Hippo Arcade auction Castle Eternia 2/3 complete eBay Watch - sky rocketing video game prices Crispin Glover and his art, and our meeting

UncleCast #1 Date: 2/4/07 Topics: Our first recording Transformers Classics Figures Transformers Comics Gi Joe Sigma 6 photoshoots Tremors-a-Thons Hear what happens when I record my audio track seperately!