The Prisoner Action Figure Will Be Seeing You on Your Toy Shelf

The Prisoner

Despite having only 17 episodes, the 1960’s psychedelic spy series The Prisoner has had a pretty big impact on my life. I first got into the Patrick McGoohan-starring series in high school when my friends Gary and Ethan introduced it to me. We devoured it and constantly quoted the eccentric series as we rode the school bus every morning. At the end of our travels, a quick, “Be Seeing You” soon replaced a simple, “Later.” …

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The A-Team Van Crashes into Toy Shelves Everywhere

Playmobil A-Team van group shot

Playmobil has come a real long way since I was a kid. The biggest adventure I had was pitting my construction workers against my sister’s Playmobil knights. (The construction workers always won. I mean, c’mon, a dump truck versus some horses?) But recently, the toy company has put out collector-loving sets based around ’80s favorites such as Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and Scooby-Doo. And now? Well, now they’ve upped the adventure level exponentially with …

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I Absolutely Hate That I Love Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon on Apple TV+

Annie was the very first musical I ever saw on Broadway. I must have been about 7 or 8 years old and all I remember from that cold, wintery family trip to NYC was that I left my sweater in the theater. No, I’m not a huge fan of musicals. I do love the lavish backdrops and sets, as well as some of the stories. These days, you can also expect some crazy cool special …

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Invite HBO’s ‘The Outsider’ Into Your Home

Stephen King The Outsider

The following post contains affiliate links. I’m not a fan of slasher, spooky horror shows. But for some reason, I love reading Stephen King. It’s more the suspense than the horror I think. I’ve read the bulk of King’s classics, as well as his more recent novels such as the Bill Hodges trilogy (really good!), and more recently, The Outsider. It’s a sequel of sorts to the Mr. Mercedes’ stories, as it features the real …

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My Watch Has Ended But the Ale is Still Flowing

My Watch Has Ended beer

It’s been some time now since HBO’s bloodthirsty game has come to end. We’ve all had time to truly digest the rise and fall of our favorite families from the Lannisters (boooo!) to the Targaryens (Yay! Er, boo?) to the Starks (Forever Yay!). Yes, HBO’s Game of Thrones has ended but there’s still time for one more toast. Brewery Ommegang and HBO are proud to announce the 15th and final offering in their line of …

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