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Check in with Warner Brothers

Mookie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:42:52 +0000

Warner Brothers is setting Comic Con hotel guests up with custom room keys, featuring images from Chuck, Smallville, Fringe, Supernatural or the motion comic Superman: Red Son. But you don’t have to be staying in San Diego to get free episodes of these series from iTunes. Just visit the addresses listed on the cards:

Chuck: http://www.itunes.com/tv/chuck
Smallville: http://www.itunes.com/tv/superman
Fringe: http://www.itunes.com/tv/fringe
Supernatural: http://www.itunes.com/tv/supernatural
Superman (will be released July 24): http://www.itunes.com/tv/superman

Note that itunes must be installed to download these episodes. It looks like Smallville isn’t actually available for free yet, but I’d keep trying. Check out the LA Times article for a look at all of the keys.

Conan on the Darth Vader Toaster

Mookie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:16:11 +0000

More Star Wars swag info, which is natural, since Comic Con is only a week away. This time, Conan O’Brien takes a stab at the Darth Vader Toaster.

Like the previously shown Battlestar Galactica Toaster, the Vader Toaster burns an image of the Dark Lord into your bread. Although these are neat novelty items, I gotta be honest: The photos make it seem like you’ll get a mostly untoasted piece of bread with a burnt section in the middle. But it’s still Vader, and I’d be proud to whip out my Tuna on Sith sandwich in the lunch room any day. The toaster is $54.99 at the Star Wars Shop.

Star Wars Trash Compactor Bookends

Mookie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:14:32 +0000

What’s the most memorable scene in Star Wars? To me, it will always be this one. han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca have only just met and are immediately placed in a hopeless situation as mistrust and snark run rampant.

Entertainment Earth is taking pre-orders for these bookends that recreate the classic trash compactor scene. The Dianoga Garbage Squid even makes an appearance.

($198.99, ships in April 2010)

Stargate Coasters at ThinkGeek

Mookie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:45:13 +0000

ThinkGeek.com had a big day full of releases yesterday. One of the items that stands out are these Stargate coasters.

The SG-1 program, however, ran out of money in season 10 – er, I mean – 2007, and Cheyenne Mountain had to liquidate its assets. Therefore, we took this miniscule Stargates, placed rippled surfaces inside the rings and called them coasters. Put your drinks on ‘em so your desk doesn’t get rings.

How the mighty have fallen, eh? Sad. Still, you get to benefit! So, cool!

($29.99 for a set of four)

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How to Get Your Own Tribble at San Diego Comic Con

Mookie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:49:48 +0000

Check out Sci Fi Wire for a video starring “Trouble with Tribbles” screenwriter David Gerrold, who explains how you can get your own tribble at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. He also invites you to take a photo of you and your tribble in the most “unusual situation” you can think of and send it to him and CBS… I’m not exactly sure he understands what kind of photos he is inviting.

In short form, visit the Paramount Home Entertainment booth (#3535) at Comic Con to get one for yourself. Be quick, as supplies will be limited.

This Never Happens at the Malibu Beach House

Mookie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:21:25 +0000

We usually envy the life of Barbie, traveling the world with Ken and Skipper, engaging in fascinating careers as stewardess, lifeguard, super hero and just about everything else. But this time, Barbie is tormented in this adpation from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds doll, now available from Entertainment Earth.

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Exclusive Items at the NBC Universal Store

Mookie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:10:51 +0000

It's obvious, right?

Action Figure Insider brings us news about a bunch of awesome stuff available at the NBC Universal Store. Check out this wall of text:

This year’s exclusive, limited-run products include a “Schrute Farms Beets Watch,” celebrating the #1 beet-related agro-tourism destination in Northeastern Pennsylvania (a precious 1,000 units); a “Heroes Double Helix Necklace” that will enable fans to advertise their Heroic status (just 1,000 units); a “Heroes-Sword Letter Opener” that replicates Hiro’s famous Kensei sword (1,000 units); a “Caprica USB Drive,” celebrating the period 58 years prior to the events seen in Battlestar Galactica (limited edition of 1,000 Units); and a “Chuck Supervisor Polo,” as worn by the elite of the Buy More retail family (1,000 units). Also available will be an updated version of last year’s wildly popular chrome, pop-up style “Battlestar Galactica Toaster” — which creates the image of a Cylon on toast. The enhanced, 2009 edition — the “Battlestar Galactica LED Toaster” — is also emblazoned with the face of a Cylon that has red glowing eyes made of LED lights (limited edition of 2,000 units). Online pre-orders for NBC merchandise begin today.

Now, $90 is a little steep for a toaster. But seriously… it burns Cylons into your toast!

All of the items are available for pre-order at the NBC Store. Even though it’s billed as Comic Con swag, they will not be on sale at the show.

This year’s exclusive, limited-run products include a “Schrute Farms Beets Watch,” celebrating the #1 beet-related agro-tourism destination in Northeastern Pennsylvania (a precious 1,000 units); a “Heroes Double Helix Necklace” that will enable fans to advertise their Heroic status (just 1,000 units); a “Heroes-Sword Letter Opener” that replicates Hiro’s famous Kensei sword (1,000 units); a “Caprica USB Drive,” celebrating the period 58 years prior to the events seen in Battlestar Galactica (limited edition of 1,000 Units); and a “Chuck Supervisor Polo,” as worn by the elite of the Buy More retail family (1,000 units). Also available will be an updated version of last year’s wildly popular chrome, pop-up style “Battlestar Galactica Toaster” — which creates the image of a Cylon on toast. The enhanced, 2009 edition — the “Battlestar Galactica LED Toaster” — is also emblazoned with the face of a Cylon that has red glowing eyes made of LED lights (limited edition of 2,000 units). Online pre-orders for NBC merchandise begin today.

When You’ve Lived and Prospered Long Enough

Mookie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:40:49 +0000

You can make the final statement about how you never ever relented in your fandom by being buried in a Star Trek casket from Eternal Image. There’s also an urn, in case you die in a transporter accident.

For a small fee, I’d be happy to show up at your funeral to say:

[Via Topless Robot via Officially Cool]

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Dr. McCoy’s Tricorder at Entertainment Earth

Mookie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:21:27 +0000

How do you convince your captain that the redshirt is dead without one of these?

The medical tricorder was like Green Lantern’s ring to Bones (who happens to be my favorite Trek character). Entertainment Earth has the exclusive on the Star Trek medical tricorder featuring detailed lights, controls and seven classic phrases by the late great DeForrest Kelley.