My brother collects toys. So do I. But mine are found at flea markets, 99 cent ebay auctions, Toy R Us... My Brothers are found online only from Hot Toys and Neca and needs to be paid off with payments(yes this is true). These 12 to 18 inchers will cost you anywhere from $150 to $1000.

Hot Toys is probably the best money can buy. They have $800 Batmobiles and Delorean! These suckers are big! 1/6 scale. So they might be pricey but god damn.. People that you have over will be the same again!. To own Batman and Batmobile or Marty and the Delorean you are looking at over $1000. Not to mention you should have some kick ass display case to keep them safe. So yes Hot Toys imo has a level of detail that is jaw dropping.

Neca is a solid brand and you get lots of detail at a lot lower price. They do sell some things in Toys R Us. Their 18 inch Batman 89 is pretty amazing and won't break the wallet at around $150. Their stuff would be closer to what most people want to shell out for their favorite pop culture hero.

I went over to my brothers a few weekends ago and shot some of his things. If he ever decides to become a monk then these babies fall to me.

Batman- Batman Begins
This one is pretty sought after since it hasn't been produced for sometime. A lot of fans of the original suit from Begins. Going to run you $500+
Joker-The Dark Knight
This is the bank heist Joker and is a bit more affordable at $275
Robocop
Just got this bad boy and will cost you $300 and $400 if you want his chair. This thing looks amazing in person. The paint job is just astounding.
Michael Myers
This is a bunch of pieces from custom builders. Not sure on the value here but I'd guess $200. The mask has amazing detail.
Neca Batman 18 inches 
For $150 its pretty impressive. I'M BATMAN! Compare to the Hot Toys version and it isn't far off.
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I don't talk about Knight Rider much on here because... There isn't much to talk about. The series has been abused since it went off the air with Team Knight Rider, terrible movie rumors, Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2008. Some of my best stuff in my collection is Knight Rider stuff. It was the earliest show I remember watching. My mom said in fact it was my first show I would sit and watch. I really just fell in love with the car more then anything. The Kenner car was my favorite toy(which I own today..IN THE BOX). I always wanted a scanner for my bike but didn't get one until I was driving my 91 Saturn SL2, it was more a laugh then anything but we had fun in high school with it.

My son now loves this show. Hes 4 and we watch the same episodes one a weekly basis. He plays with his diamond select Kitt and turbo boosts so rough we have to tell him to take it easy on our coffee table. Not sure what this show had besides a awesome car that made it magical but it just had.."it". Devon,Bonnie(ok April too), KITT and Michael all just clicked and made TV love. The writing was good for the most part and seeing the same random actors play different roles was a bit odd but I think that was common practice than.  Its to bad it went out like it did. The show was still getting good ratings and everyone in the crew thought a 5th season was going to happen for sure but out of the blue it was canceled.

Thoughts on Knight Rider 2008
Just awful attempt by NBC. Outside the opening theme they got everything else wrong. Terrible acting, Kilmer brought no personality to Kitt, awful dash in the car, Transformer cars, story arc... I could go on and on. I enjoyed the first episode and that was it.

Thoughts on movie rumors
For it to be worth a damn it needs to be the original car and William Daniels doing Kitt. Or a car that is very close to the original Trans Am. Lots of people have wanted to make a farce out of the show like the dukes of hazard but that would again would be going all wrong and turn off the fan base. You would need a witty and charismatic driver like David brought so the normal names would come up. Tatum and Pratt but I think a good dark horse candidate would be Josh Holloway from Lost(Sawyer). His sarcastic tone would bounce well off Kitt. It also would need be a small team like the original. The Semi truck, a Devon like character and some hot chick mechanic. It will never happen and if does.. It will be all wrong I am sure.

 10.Killer Kitt
My son loves this episode. It might be the most action packed one of the whole series. A old employee of Knight Industries breaks into Kitt and loads a new program into his CPU that gives him access to Kitt via remote. Kitt gets a scary voice and turns on Michael. We also get to see SPM here which is always a treat. Teaser Trailer.

9. Knight of the Juggernaut
Season 4 starts of with of course Kitt getting his ass kicked in. Michael then runs into RC who brought a lot to the show I thought. He helps Bonnie install Super Pursuit Mode which I loved as a kid and so does my son. It was a gimmick but I thought it brought some excitement to something that was getting a little stale. The bad guy(same actor that is in Knight in Disgrace) with the strong hand is ridiculous but whatever. Again I think they kicked off the final season with a bang. Teaser Trailer

8.Knightmare
Michael hits his head and thinks he is Michael Long the police officer. Kitt is following him around like a puppy trying to jog his memory. Its sorta comical now watching it as he runs away yelling for Kitt to leave him alone. Also a highlight of this episode is Michael jumping like 4 stories off a balcony to land softly right into Kitt's driver seat. Teaser Trailer

7.Knight in Disgrace
Michael is suspended from flag for being busted with a bag of Colombian bam bam in his pocket. The episode leads you to believe this is really happening since even Kitt in not in on twist. It fun seeing Michael be a bad guy, even if its all a act. Teaser Trailer

6.Junk Yard Dog
This is another of my son's favorite. While trying to bust acid John(guy who dumps waste) Kitt is picked up by a fork lift and dumped into a acid pit. My son says this one makes him "nervous" since Kitt yells for help and sinks in the muck(which they use a model Kitt to do..looks awful). It takes a while to get Kitt back on his feet since he scared to be hurt again... Yeah..ok. Teaser Trailer

5.Scent of Roses
This one is pretty dramatic as Michael decides to quit the foundation and marry Stevie. Stevie is then gunned down on the alter and murdered. The episode is full of cheesy acting from Hoff and rage after her murder. You want him to beat him to death in the end but Kitt talks him out of it...unfortunately. This should have been the last episode of the series as it was canceled and Hoff fought for it to be that but the higher ups either didn't care or were idiots as they made one of the worst episodes(Voodoo Knight) of the 4 seasons the last episode. Trailer Teaser

4.Trust Doesn't Rust
Another favorite as a kid. Seeing a evil prototype Kitt was always fun. The two bums lead to some funny moments and their is some great stunt work in this one. This is easily the best episode of season 1 outside of the pilot. The voice acting is done by Megatron from the Transformer cartoons. Does a amazing job, Teaser Trailer

3.KITT vs KARR
Some how KARR survives flying off a cliff and blowing up. Not to mention Flag's lazy asses decided not to go recover their prototype killing super car who just got loose which leads to KARR being found by some 20 something year old dude and his girl friend(who looks like Amy Poehler). The final duel is pretty cool but of course has the terrible looking model smashing in the air with KARR being smashed to peices. They sorta leave it open by having KARR'S CPU still flashing(again will they just come recover their blood thirsty tech?). Teaser Trailer

2.Goliath part 1&2
The second season starts off with a bang! I think the duel with Goliath might be the best of the series. Again Kitt takes a beating here and Michael having to get into the manual to trouble shoot a way to get out of the desert is pretty awesome in my book. The scene of Michael driving a broken Kitt is pretty hilarious. Between Hoffs acting on the speed and the bruised and battered Kitt flying around, it is TV gold. I enjoy the story line with Garth being Knights evil son. Hoff running around with a stash and being evil is something that you could get away with in 80s TV. Teaser Trailer

1.Knight of the Phoenix part 1&2

Don't be sad.. You are hansom now.

The series starts of with a bang in this made for tv movie/pilot. The police man Michael Long gets his face blown off and he wakes up looking "beautiful and Hoff". Watching the chemistry build with Kitt and Michael is great and apparent from the start that it just clicks. I think this is really a darker edger Knight Rider then what most the series produced with Michael getting shot in the end and women villain shooting her self on accident. Another great moment is when Michael gets pulled over for sleeping behind the wheel and pretends to be deaf. I don't think many shows can say their best stuff was the pilot and I think its true here. Vintage Commercial


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Short and sweet....

Gbnews shows off new Ghostbuster figures from Diamond Select.

Holy… crap!

Here’s your first look at Ray and Winston from Diamond Select Toys upcoming Ghostbusters line:

These look amazing. They blow those over price Mattey collector crap(which I refused to buy) out of the water. Since these have been announced I have seen a mass listing of the Mattey collector ones. These are going to be around $25. A bit steep if its just for one but at least they look great. I hope DS can make a Ecto with some lights like they did with BTTF and Kitt.

Crooked Ninja drops the bomb that the classic 6 inch Shredder and Krang have been canned.

Through a brief convo on Twitter with Pixel Dan info surfaced that the TMNT 6″ Classic Collection Krang and Shredder have been cancelled as of right now. Dan was at Toy Fair so he has first-hand knowledge of what is going on with Playmates via their reps present so I take his word as fact. He mentions that there may only be a glimmer of hope of seeing them once the new movie hits.

NOOOOO! Loved the the original 4 turtles which I own. My guess is the movie 6 inch turtles bombed bad which caused these to be axed. I didn't think the movies edition looked good at all. Might be some small hope these see the light of day.

OMG a Super Mario World playing BMO!

Well now you can on this Handheld Adventure Time BMO Raspberry Pi Emulator by3Derp. I’m not going to explain everything here (mainly because I can’t), the links below have been provided by the builder and go in to all the nitty gritty build details. 

Get some awesome nostalgia wax packs from TopHatSasquatch! Cult Film Club discuses a favorite of mine Mannequin. It was one I watched with my mother many times. We still quote it. I can watch these Board James videos all day(board games fans who like F words..this is a must).

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Sometimes I wonder if I force the things I enjoyed or like on my son. He loves Knight Rider,BTTF,TMNT,Batman,Ghostbusters.... Maybe I should just let him discover these things or what he likes on his own. Then again we are having some fun while doing it. 

I want publicly apologize to 8bitFetish for not getting this up sooner. With me coaching varsity basketball and the kids I just got behind. Now with basketball over with I have way more free time to make it the store to get frames for these bad boys.
On to the poster! Next up is the black sheep of the SMB family. Super Mario Bros 2. The cover art is easier on the eyes then SMB3 with the blues and yellow letters. Of course 8bitfetish again has outdone themselves with high quality. The blue and yellow pop very nicely. I always thought the "Mario Madness" was sorta odd to put on the cover but pretty much anything and everything to do with SMB2 is pretty odd.
I remember the hype was pretty insane for this game(nothing like 3 though). Kids at school were all bragging they had the game before it even hit the stores. What we got was....well odd.. But not bad.. Just.. Not what we were expecting. Come to find out is pretty much a rip from Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Pani.. So there is that. I spent the whole game not playing as Mario as I always used Princess since she floated. I beat the game twice in my life and never have played it much since. I do enjoy the ending of the game that explains the oddness of it. WARNING 27 YEAR OLD SPOILER A HEAD!!  ITS JUST A DREAM!
I like to thank 8bitfetish again for sending me another great poster that I could share with everyone. You can find this poster here for $11.99 and very fast FREE S&H!

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