Rogue One A Star Wars Story

I put this movie right up there with Empire Strikes Back as far as the story goes. It was great seeing a story which involved the battle between the Empire and the Rebellion which I grew up with back in the late 1970's and into the early 1980's. ILM did a good job with re-creating Peter Cushing's Govanor Tarkin and the A New Hope era Princess Leia Organa. Hearing Carrie Fisher's voice as Leia at the end sort of made me choke up a bit considering Carrie passed away recently. It was fun seeing other minor characters from the original 1977 movie show up periodically, especially Red Leader Garven Dreis, Gold Leader Dutch Vender, and General Dadonna(also via the magic of CGI performance capture). Was pleasantly surprised to see our favorite droids C-3PO and R2-D2 make a cameo at the Yavin IV base. This movie blends in so well with A New Hope that someone could re-edit the two into one four hour long film, even though Rogue One is intended to be a standalone story. It's too bad that everyone in Rogue One(the group responsible for stealing the original Death Star plans) didn't survive the mission, but this is supposed to be a war story. Has a bit of a Dirty Dozen and Inglorious Bastards vibe to it. Anyway, that's my review of 'Rogue One A Star Wars Story'. Until next time, behave yourselves and I'll see ya next time, 'later.

Supergirl and Superman On The CW

Really liked Superman's return to the small screen during the first two episodes of Supergirl's second season. I think Tyler nailed the character really well. That's the Superman I remember as a kid. Laid back, but not above calling people on their BS when needed and still able to kick some ass when called for. Tyler and Melissa seem to have great chemistry and they also look like they could be related. Great idea to move Supergirl from CBS to The CW. The writing was good during season one, but it's gotten better so far this season. I'm hoping we see more of Tyler as Superman in the future. Maybe Kara goes to Metropolis at some point where she could team up with Clark to find Alex Danver's dad. Maybe that could be used for the season two finale. Anyway, that's about it for this exciting, action packed blog entry. Until next time, 'later.

TBT:Kenner Turbo Tower Of Power Toys

What's up, people? I'm back from a brief hiatus with another Throwback Thursday edition of this action packed blog. This time, I'll be focusing on Kenner's Turbo Tower of Power(TTP) toys produced in the 1970's. This line was intended to be a spinoff from Kenner's popular SSP vehicle line and also a competitor to Ideal's Evel Knievel line, also from the 1970's. The TTP toys consisted of cars and motorcycles which could be bought seperately or in sets with the tower pump. A kid would pump the lever up and down. Air would travel through a hose beneath the launch ramp and into the vehicle. The vehicle would launch from the tower with flip of the side lever, and it's off to the races(or stunts). Kenner prodeced several vehicles and sets for this line, including a Debbie Lawler set, two Six Million Dollar Man sets(one of those sets is a SMDM/Bigfoot dual launch race set), and Bionic Woman set. Dennys Fisher in the UK also produced sets for The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in 1977. The sets and car pictured are from my personal collection. I also have the two Six Million Dollar Man sets. I'm still looking for the Bionic Woman set. I had a really great time playing with these toys back in the 1970's. I wish the line line would have stuck around long enough so we could have gotten some Star Wars themed cars and cycles. That really would have been fun. Anyway, that's about it for this edition. Til next time, have a good one.

Mattel Space:1999 Eagle 1 Spaceship Profile

What's up, people? It's your pal Kevin 'Captmiloman' Nelson with a new action packed blog. This time around, I'm kind of going off in a different direction to show off one of my prized pieces of my vintage toy collection. What you're looking at is the Mattel Space 1999 Eagle 1 spaceship produced in 1976. I bought this from Ebay in 2005. It's missing a few parts and decals. I originally recieved one for Christmas of 1976 and I had really good time with that sucker. It eventually became the main ride for most of my 3.75 inch scale action figures of that time period. Measuring at roughly 2 1/2 feet in length this was the toy to have in 1976. Anyway, that's about it for this blog. Until next time, be good to each other. 'Later.

If There Were To Be A Biggs Darklighter Star Wars Film...

Thinking If Disney/Lucasfilm were to produce a spin off film focusing on Luke Skywalker's old buddy from Tatooine, I think Robert Downey Jr could pull it off despite Robert being in his early 50's now. Just though I'd throw this out there.

CBS/Paramount Sets Guidelines For Future Fan Films

On the heels of CBS' recent lawsuit against Alec Peters and the producers of the now defunct production 'Axanar', they've set guidelines for future Star Trek related fan films and there are a lot of hardcore Trek fans who are pissed to the point that they're organizing a boycott of anything related to CBS/Paramount, including next month's Star Trek Beyond feature film and CBS' currently in development new weekly series set to be broadcast on CBS' All Access streaming service. Personally, I think these fans are directing their anger towards the wrong people. All CBS is doing is protecting what is legally and rightfully their's. All this anger should be directed towards Alec Peters for engaging in illegal activities. When a supposed fan film raises over one million dollars via crowdfunding, hires professional actors(many of them Trek actors and members of the Screen Actors Guild), bring on veteran special effects artists, and constructs a high tech production studio with plans of using said studio for future profit making films, the production is no longer a fan film. It's an indie film produced without the consent of the copyright holders(CBS/Paramount). The new guidelines seem to be pretty lenient compared to that of Lucasfilm which are actually pretty strict. These guidelines only concern future fan productions and not such ongoing productions such as Star Trek Phase 2 which from my understanding has recently ended their run and Star Trek Continues. Another Trek fan production, Renegades has recently switched gears and has since dropped any connection to the franchise and is continuing onward as its own thing. These guidelines also doesn't cover any long form audio productions. Anyway, I just needed to get this off my chest. Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings. Until next time, behave yourselves out there and be good to one another. 'Later.