Billie Rae Bates's Blog, page 39
March 14, 2019
A new demo reel for BRB's acting work!
Now that the third episode of the "Reanimated" web series by Evil Genius Entertainment has been released publicly, this new acting demo reel for Billie Rae Bates can be made public rather than unlisted ... Catch BRB in some fun stuff here, not only "Reanimated," but also "Surprise" by Chedda Boys and "Crystal" from director Michael Sneed. There's a longer version and shorter version ...
March 10, 2019
Catch BRB in the "Reanimated" web series
In the November 16, 2018 post of this blog, you saw the first episode of the new "Reanimated" web series by Evil Genius Entertainment. Well, now the second and third episodes have been released publicly, so it's easy to enjoy this new zombie saga shot in the great state of Michigan. I had a lot of fun with this, playing a zombie in the second and third episodes, and the military interrogator Blanche Lancaster in the third, titled "27,000 Hours." This is such a great group to work with! Check out their website, buy some swag, support independent film! -- BRB
March 5, 2019
No worries -- that Bandit car will jump after all!
Well, you've no doubt heard the news by now of the canceled jump of the "Smokey and the Bandit" Trans Am at the Detroit Autorama, a stunt that was supposed to happen last Friday. So great to hear that Raymond Kohn and the Northeast Ohio Dukes will get to jump that car for fans after all -- at John Schneider's Bo's Extravaganza event in Louisiana next month!
Congrats to the NEOD on finding a levelheaded host at last -- our own Bo Duke, of course! -- for this fun stunt!
Congrats to the NEOD on finding a levelheaded host at last -- our own Bo Duke, of course! -- for this fun stunt!
March 4, 2019
Terrific TV Toys: Nightwing figure by Hasbro, 1997
OK, you know how they sometimes film a very important TV show episode with multiple endings? Well, this week's episode of Terrific TV Toys is not necessarily any more important than any other episode of the series, but we did shoot it with two different endings. We shot it with the ending you see here, below, and we shot it with an alternate ending that was a bit more ... overt, shall we say, about the characteristic of this particular action figure that's unique and perhaps a conversation-starter. When it came right down to it, this author just could not go with the more-overt ending, just had no peace about it. For one thing, there was the fear that the video might go viral for all the wrong reasons and then this channel and series would be known for that highly weird episode!!! Ugh ...
Anyhow! Maybe it's a case of overthinking it (and yes, this author could be accused of that!!!), but can you possibly guess, after viewing the video, what the characteristic is? Yep, that's it. Maybe it's obvious. And who knows if this is unusual for action figures, or if it's not. There aren't that many 12-inch (OK, that's an inadvertent innuendo) male action figures in the BRBTV collection. And seriously, you just know a Ken doll ain't got this!!!
But enough about all that! This figure is part of a set by Hasbro from the latter 1990s celebrating "The New Batman Adventures," released while the animated series was airing. It's a fun set, and in this episode you get a glimpse of the two figures previously seen on the series (Batgirl and Harley Quinn), as well as the one to come (Supergirl).
(Thanks for the request, River Vixens!)
Anyhow! Maybe it's a case of overthinking it (and yes, this author could be accused of that!!!), but can you possibly guess, after viewing the video, what the characteristic is? Yep, that's it. Maybe it's obvious. And who knows if this is unusual for action figures, or if it's not. There aren't that many 12-inch (OK, that's an inadvertent innuendo) male action figures in the BRBTV collection. And seriously, you just know a Ken doll ain't got this!!!
But enough about all that! This figure is part of a set by Hasbro from the latter 1990s celebrating "The New Batman Adventures," released while the animated series was airing. It's a fun set, and in this episode you get a glimpse of the two figures previously seen on the series (Batgirl and Harley Quinn), as well as the one to come (Supergirl).
(Thanks for the request, River Vixens!)
March 3, 2019
Snagged this weekend: An assortment of "Dallas" cars
Who knows if any of these vehicles were ever seen in the original "Dallas" TV series; they don't seem to have been. But maybe they are a bit "reminiscent" of some actual "Dallas" vehicles, like Bobby's little Mercedes convertible, or Jock's Lincoln, or Ray's pickup truck. Whatever. They've got the "Dallas" name on them, and they were purchased this weekend by our buddy Mike.
These diecast Matchbox-sized cars are by Majorette and are from 1981.There are even more in the series than what's pictured here. There's a Ewing Oil helicopter, extra-long Ewing Oil tanker truck, tractor with trailer and more. This is not the same line as what Greenlight Hollywood released a couple years ago, from which BRBTV has a blue pickup truck.
Photo courtesy of Mike; please do not copy without permission.
These diecast Matchbox-sized cars are by Majorette and are from 1981.There are even more in the series than what's pictured here. There's a Ewing Oil helicopter, extra-long Ewing Oil tanker truck, tractor with trailer and more. This is not the same line as what Greenlight Hollywood released a couple years ago, from which BRBTV has a blue pickup truck.
Photo courtesy of Mike; please do not copy without permission.
February 18, 2019
Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl and Oracle figure set by DC Collectibles
This month's Terrific non-TV Toys episode is one that was actually shot last season but pushed off the schedule for something or other ... probably some hot new toy fresh off the shelves that we had to show you sooner. In fact, this episode was pushed a few times. But it was the last one of three Batgirl toys we shot at the same time, the others being the Batgirl of Burnside figure by Jada Toys and the two Funko figures. We had gotten this greeeaaaattt set of Batgirl and Oracle figures at the first time and took it out of the box on camera at about the same time. So here it is, at last!
This set commemorates the Oracle era of Barbara Gordon in the comics, the time period in the 1980s and 1990s, and a little beyond, where she was injured by the Joker and using a wheelchair -- but still fighting crime! She was the amazing computer mastermind Oracle. And this set more specifically comes from the "Arkham Knight" video game of the "Arkham Asylum" series.
(And maybe as you watch the episode, you can answer the question: Does the arrow belong??? LOL.)
This set commemorates the Oracle era of Barbara Gordon in the comics, the time period in the 1980s and 1990s, and a little beyond, where she was injured by the Joker and using a wheelchair -- but still fighting crime! She was the amazing computer mastermind Oracle. And this set more specifically comes from the "Arkham Knight" video game of the "Arkham Asylum" series.
(And maybe as you watch the episode, you can answer the question: Does the arrow belong??? LOL.)
February 4, 2019
Terrific TV Toys: Mego "Charlie's Angels" figure Sabrina
It's time to take a look at the next figure in Mego's new "Charlie's Angels" line: Sabrina Duncan, as portrayed by Kate Jackson on our beloved classic TV drama back in the 1970s. This straight-up, sensible gal took no guff back then, solving the case beside her cohorts Jill and Kelly.
Mego has also released the Kris Munroe doll, which you'll see on T3 later this year.
Mego has also released the Kris Munroe doll, which you'll see on T3 later this year.
January 21, 2019
Terrific non-TV Toys: Queen diecast collector car
There is an object lesson in the life of Freddie Mercury. Probably more than one. He lived life big. He didn’t make apologies for it. And he had the ability to not give a $&#@)* what people thought of him. By some accounts, that ability was not innate. He had to learn it, had to teach it to himself, actually, in response to being a foreigner in England as a teen, one author wrote. But it is a rare and marvelous quality indeed, especially in this Facebook age we live in.
With the recent release of the movie on Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” we turn our attention to a piece of Queen merchandise for the latest installment of Terrific non-TV Toys. This collector car is part of a set released by Racing Champions a couple decades ago. In honor of Freddie, along with bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, it comes out of the box for the very first time by a lifelong Queen fan ...
With the recent release of the movie on Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” we turn our attention to a piece of Queen merchandise for the latest installment of Terrific non-TV Toys. This collector car is part of a set released by Racing Champions a couple decades ago. In honor of Freddie, along with bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, it comes out of the box for the very first time by a lifelong Queen fan ...
January 7, 2019
Terrific TV Toys: "The New Archies" production cel
Archie Comics has had several great TV shows over the years, up to and including the current "Riverdale" drama airing on the CW. All the others have been animated (unless you count the 1990 "To Riverdale and Back Again" TV movie special). And sandwiched in-between the Archie cartoons that people remember best from the 1960s and '70s (like "The U.S. of Archie" for the Bicentennial, for us '70s kids!), and the more-recent "Archie's Weird Mysteries," there was a cute little show in 1987 called "The New Archies."
Back in the 1980s there was what we might call a "baby craze" in animation. "Muppet Babies," "Flintstone Kids," "Tiny Toon Adventures," even "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo." The trend was to take well-loved and well-known cartoon characters and making them younger. "The New Archies" was an outgrowth of that, with Archie, Betty, Jughead and Veronica being in junior high school rather than high school. Skateboards and bikes rather than cars. The brainy Eugene rather than Dilton Doiley. Those were the major differences in this alternate take on Riverdale produced by DiC Entertainment for only one season, to the tune of 14 episodes. It's adorable -- catch it on YouTube, because it hasn't yet been released on DVD.
This month's episode of the Terrific TV Toys series features an actual production cel from the "The New Archies." What episode was this cel used for? Well, if you're familiar with the show, why don't you tell us!!!???
Back in the 1980s there was what we might call a "baby craze" in animation. "Muppet Babies," "Flintstone Kids," "Tiny Toon Adventures," even "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo." The trend was to take well-loved and well-known cartoon characters and making them younger. "The New Archies" was an outgrowth of that, with Archie, Betty, Jughead and Veronica being in junior high school rather than high school. Skateboards and bikes rather than cars. The brainy Eugene rather than Dilton Doiley. Those were the major differences in this alternate take on Riverdale produced by DiC Entertainment for only one season, to the tune of 14 episodes. It's adorable -- catch it on YouTube, because it hasn't yet been released on DVD.
This month's episode of the Terrific TV Toys series features an actual production cel from the "The New Archies." What episode was this cel used for? Well, if you're familiar with the show, why don't you tell us!!!???
January 5, 2019
Catch BRB's and Will Rodgers' interview on Comic Book Central, talking "Super Friends"
We're in great company, on the Comic Book Central podcast. The likes of actors Levar Burton and Katrina Law, artist Alex Ross, and Mego man Marty Abrams have been interviewed by Joe Stuber for the series, among so many others. And now, with the episode dropping today, it's "Super Friends" voice Louise Williams (Wonder Twins' Jayna) along with Will Rodgers, author of "The Ultimate Super Friends Companion" and myself, BRB! So cool!
Keep up with Joe and Comic Book Central on the Facebook page.
Keep up with Joe and Comic Book Central on the Facebook page.
