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October 14, 2017
RUGRATS’ “Reptar Bars” are Headed to Stores Just in Time for Halloween
We’re all very lucky that most people seem more interested in treats rather than tricks every time October rolls around. And, since we’re all about Nerdoween here, our ears perk up for anything that applies to the treat side of things. It just so happens a fantastic confluence of Halloween spirit, sugary goodness, and a solid chunk of 90s nostalgia is coming together for a delightful Nickelodeon blast from the past.
That’s right! Reptar Bars! The sugar-filled, dinosaur-shaped, tongue-staining treats coveted by rugrats everywhere are on sale at FYE stores. This tooth-decaying good news comes to us from a recent post on PopSugar and we couldn’t be happier about it. Along with the warning about turning the tongues of those brave enough to eat them, FYE suggests that people should check with stores near them to find out which ones will be carrying the treats.
For those unable to track them down, fear not! Because the FYE site still has a whole bunch of Reptar-related goodies which, we’re guessing, will eventually include the candy bars. The boxes of Reptar Cereal they sell would likely have us just as excited as the bars if the box had the same Reptar-mouth pouring design it had in the Rugrats series.
And should you find yourself in the very worst case scenario of not being near a location with the bars and unable to order anything online for reasons we’re too lazy to make up — you can always make your very own neon green Reptar bars at home from the surprisingly abundant amount of YouTube tutorials out there. Here’s one of our favorites.
What other Nicktoons’ food item would you like in the real world? Let’s discuss in the comments below!
Images: Nickelodeon, FYE
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This BOBA FETT Figure Is a STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Treasure
For the last three years, two things have been synonymous with December: the holidays and Star Wars. As if we weren’t hyped about The Last Jedi enough thanks to last Monday’s trailer, Hot Toys has released new figures from the film. Cuteness is represented in both the First Order and the Resistance with a two-figure set of BB-8 and BB-9E. And for those of you that have either seen or heard of the Star Wars Holiday Special, one of its saving graces was the debut of Boba Fett. Now you can own him thanks to the sixth scale figure based on that appearance.
Based on an animated interlude during the special, here is Boba Fett in all his clashing color glory. Kudos to Hot Toys for being able to make something awesome looking out of this:
The cool thing with the figure is that Boba originally wore his father’s helmet before making his own. It’s a great homage. The figure comes with a plasma rifle, a blaster, his jetpack, 4 sets of interchangeable hands, and a stand adorned with the Mandalorian symbol.
The droids come in a two pack, which makes perfect sense. Why wouldn’t you want to display the yin and yang of new Star Wars movies? Rey and Kylo? Nah, THIS is where the real drama will take place. The figures come with circular stands, open and closed claws, and a lighter for BB-8 so you can give thumbs up as needed. The two-pack also comes with a mouse droid.
Whether you’re preparing for The Last Jedi or your yearly viewing of the Holiday Special, these figures can help with the process.
You can check out more pictures in the gallery below, and can pre-order both figures at Sideshow Collectibles here and here.
So what do you think? Are you going to relive the Holiday Special with Boba Fett? Are these droids the ones you are looking for (I know, I know, but it’s RIGHT there)? Let me know on Twitter @donnielederer or sound off in the comments below.
Images: Hot Toys/Lucasfilm
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October 13, 2017
Porgs Sing the STAR WARS Theme in This Adorable Fan Video
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still two months away from release, but the porgs are already enjoying a warm embrace from many fans. Yes, it’s true, some fear that porgs are the second coming the Gungans and Ewoks, plenty have fallen fast and hard for these adorably bizarre birdlike creatures. Now, one porg-loving fan is taking things to the next level by using only porg sounds to cover John Williams‘ iconic Star Wars theme.
This Star Wars theme cover was created by Volpe Music, using only the noises from the new porg toys. Once The Last Jedi is released, there may be many more porg sounds to choose from. And if this catches on, there could actually be porg albums, kind of like the way that recordings of dogs and cats have been turned into Christmas records. And if you think that Lucasfilm would never allow a Star Wars holiday album, then it means that you’ve probably forgotten about Christmas in the Stars!
Now imagine if that awesome Ralph McQuarrie painting was remade with porgs taking the place of the droids. It might be a funny visual, but listening to an entire album of porg-inspired covers might challenge the sanity of any musically inclined fan. One way or another, it seems pretty safe to say that we’ll be seeing and hearing a lot from the porgs for years to come.
What did you think about the porgs’ Star Wars cover? And would you be up for a Christmas album with covers by porgs? Let us know in the comment section below!
Images: Lucasfilm/Rhino Records
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Hound Tall #38: What It’s Really Like in Prison
Moshe is joined by Big Herc from the “Fresh Out” series on youtube to discuss what life in prison is like. Herc spent more than a decate in prison for bank robbery and now makes a show where he answers peoples questions about the realities of life on the inside. Hint: avoid getting your wig split or your cheeks busted. Comics Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn and Barbara Gray join too. It’s funny , fascinating and at times brutal. Listen and split your sides not your wig!
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Pimple Popping Cake Doesn’t Understand Concept of Being “Appetizing”
Cake is about as unassailable a food item as you can find. Everyone might not like every kind of cake, but there’s some form of it out there for everyone. But what I can’t quite figure out is who in the world has been yearning for a cake that looks like it has real pimples you can pop.
A post shared by The Cakescape, Kuala Lumpur (@thecakescape) on Oct 9, 2017 at 7:34pm PDT
We came across this bizarre foodstuff at BoredPanda, and it comes from The Cakescape Bakery in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. They created a birthday cake that looks like a human face covered in big, gross red zits (which look more like the kind of open sores you get before a zombie outbreak). If that was the end of it, it might still be a perfectly fine, humorous cake. But no, because it’s so much more disgusting than that. That’s because when you squeeze the pimples with your fingers, it “oozes” a pus-like filling.
Warning: don’t watch while eating, especially while eating cake.
I understand logically that all I am seeing is tasty cake, which is totally my thing, but I can’t get over how vile that looks. This is the real life equivalent of the Game of Thrones cut when it went from Sam curing Jorah’s greyscale to Arya tearing into one of Hot Pie’s pot pies. No one turned off that episode and said, “I need a chicken pot pie right now!”
A post shared by The Cakescape, Kuala Lumpur (@thecakescape) on Oct 9, 2017 at 5:09pm PDT
This was a “prank” birthday cake for someone named Evelyn, but giving someone the least desirable cake of all time seems like they went a little too far. You should never make cake that is unappetizing to everyone.
Would you eat this, or is it a little too gross looking even for cake? Take a bite out of our comments section below and let us know.
Featured Image: 20th Century Fox
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6 STRANGER THINGS Details You Missed in the Final Trailer
The final trailer for Stranger Things season 2 is here, and it’s bringing the Upside Down to Earth. 1984 looks like it’s going to be an even crazier year within the world of the show, and that’s just scratching the surface. Today’s Nerdist News is turning things up to Eleven as we break down the six things you may have missed in the final trailer!
There are potential spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 2. It’s all from the trailer, but it’s easier to overlook these clues when they go by so quickly. Consider this your last warning to stay out of Hawkins until the 27th!
Join host, and the Dig Dug champion of Hawkins, Jessica Chobot, as she dives into the return of Eleven, which evokes a similar scene from the pilot episode. When the Demogorgon took Will, it also unlocked a door telekinetically. One of the most popular theories is that the Demogorgon was actually a manifestation of Eleven’s shattered psyche. And there may be something to that, if this shot is any indication.
Do you want justice for Barb? It looks like Brett Gelman’s character may be more deeply involved with that storyline than we previously suspected. We’ve been told that Gelman is playing Murray Bauman, a former journalist turned conspiracy theorist. But given the level of detail in Murray’s Barb board, we’re starting to wonder if he’s actually Barb’s father as well.
Next up are two important details about this year’s big bad. For the first time, the Shadow Monster has been shown outside of the Upside Down or Will’s visions. And it actually looks like it is made of shadows. A scene with Paul Raiser’s Owens suggests that not only is Hawkins Laboratory aware of the Shadow Monster, they’ve also managed to obtain some samples of it.
It looks like season is going to be a big one for Sheriff Hopper, as we see him taking a blowtorch to some of the Upside Down materials last seen in the Hawkins Lab. He’s also wearing scrubs like the ones Joyce Byers and Bob Newby (Sean Astin) are seen in, which suggests that all three are together as they try to sneak Will out of the hospital.
Finally, Will’s drawings have been among the first clues going back to the Super Bowl trailer for season 2. But what we assumed to be a picture of the Shadow Monster appears to be something else entirely. Instead, we think it’s a map, and that may explain how Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas will eventually make their way to the Upside Down, as seen late in the trailer.
What did you think about the newest trailer for Stranger Things? Let’s discuss in the comment section below!
Images: Netflix
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Hot Toys’ Jedi Training Rey Has a Light-up Lightsaber and Porgs!
We’ve come to expect the best quality from Hot Toys, and their latest offerings are always impressive. But the new Jedi Training Rey from Star Wars: The Last Jedi may have reached a new pinnacle. This 1:6 scale figure not only features a terrific likeness of Daisy Ridley‘s popular heroine, it also includes a light-up lightsaber that looks amazing in these newly released pictures.
Perhaps we should specify that Rey’s LED light-up lightsaber also comes with an interchangeable lightsaber blade that makes it appear that it’s in motion. The following pic is not a special effect. This is what it really looks like!
This is also our best glimpse yet at the new costume that Rey will wear during The Last Jedi, and it seems like a nice upgrade from the outfit she wore in The Force Awakens. But just because Rey is strong in the Force, it doesn’t mean that she’s leaving behind her quarterstaff or her blaster. Both weapons will be included with Rey’s figure, and that’s not all!
That’s right, Rey’s bringing the Porgs! And as far as we can tell, these might be the first 1:6 Porgs to get an official release from Hot Toys. But probably not the last time, if history is any indication. You can find more pictures of the Jedi Training Rey in the gallery below.
The Jedi Training Rey is currently available for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles, but it won’t be shipping until sometime between July and September 2018. The price is $228, and it absolutely looks like its worth it.
What do you think about the new Rey figure from Hot Toys? Take your first steps in the comment section below!
Images: Hot Toys/Sideshow Collectibles
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Cast and Crew of AMERICAN VANDAL Tell Us About Making the True Crime Parody
“Who drew the dicks?” Not since we took Freshmen Health has so much been at stake with that question as it is on Netflix‘s hilarious (and surprisingly touching) new true crime parody American Vandal. And on today’s Nerdist News Talks Back we welcomed the cast and crew to tell us all about it.
Geek and Sundry‘s Amy Vorpahl (in the most amazing pepperoni pizza dress EVER) was in the host chair today, where she and Bizarre States‘ Andrew Bowser welcomed American Vandal‘s co-creator Dan Perrault and star Tyler Alvarez to the set. We had lots of questions for them about the show, but first we got big comic book fan Dan’s thoughts on the The New Mutants trailer and its apparent shift from traditional superhero films. And since the final trailer for season two of Strangers Things just dropped, we also asked about their sister series at Netflix and what they are most looking forward to. Are we excited that it looks like it will make the story even bigger, sort of like Aliens did with the franchise?
But then it was time to get into American Vandal, and we had a lot of questions. Where did the idea come from? What drew them to true crime? What sort of research does a dick-drawing whodunit require? Was this based on a true story? Could anyone keep a straight face on set? Did Netflix take a hands-on approach? How was this different from a normal comedy? And what might we expect from season two?
Because we need a season two.
Nerdist News Talks Back was live today at 1:00 p.m. PST on our YouTube and Alpha channels. Just like it is every weekday. Tune in and get in on the conversation with us. Because we also need your help answering the big questions, and none are bigger than “who drew the dicks?”
It’s also the funniest.
We still want to hear from you, so talk back to us about today’s show by drawing up your thoughts in the comments below.
Images: Netflix
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It’s been nearly twenty five years since The Addams Family had their last appearance on the big screen, but everyone’s favorite macabre family is overdue for a comeback. Now, it may finally be happening, courtesy of Sausage Party co-director Conrad Vernon.
Via The Hollywood Reporter, the long-gestating Addams Family animated movie is going forward with Vernon at the helm. Vernon previously co-directed Shrek 2, Monsters vs Aliens, and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Corpse Bride and Monster House screenwriter Pamela Pettler wrote the new script for The Addams Family; which will be based upon the classic comics written and drawn by Charles Addams for The New Yorker.
There have been several adaptations of The Addams Family, including two animated series. But the ones that are still closest to our collective hearts are the original TV series from 1964 (with its amazingly catchy theme song) and the two ’90s live-action films headlined by Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, and the late Raúl Juliá.
If the original Addams Family comics are the sole source of inspiration for the new animated film, there should still be plenty of material to draw upon. The key thing that we want the new movie to embrace is that the Addams aren’t monsters or evil creatures. They simply don’t care what other people think about them, and that is part of their appeal. We would also suggest that the Beetlejuice animated series could also help Vernon and his collaborators find the right tone for The Addams Family. Beetlejuice was definitely softened for television, but that series managed to make the wonderful weirdness of Tim Burton‘s film more accessible for animation.
There’s currently no release date set for The Addams Family, but we’re eager to see how it comes together!
What do you want from the new Addams Family animated feature? Snap your fingers and share your thoughts below!
Images: MGM
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Why Melissa Joan Hart Wants a CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL Reboot
With Sabrina the Teenage Witch‘s return to television in the form of The CW’s forthcoming Chilling Adventures of Sabrina adaptation (thanks to Riverdale), it’s no surprise that the original embodiment of teen witchitude has some thoughts. Actress, producer, and director Melissa Joan Hart played Sabrina from 1996 through 2003, and though she’s happy to see the character she made iconic get new life, she’s more interested in seeing another of her old characters get her due: Clarissa Darling of Clarissa Explains it All. And it’s not just because of our ’90s nostalgia obsession!
We sat down Hart, who has recently directed Lifetime’s The Watcher in the Woods remake, to talk about her film and the legacy she left behind from her TV days. In the course of admitting our own fondness for Clarissa, Hart actually explained why hers is a story worth revisiting—maybe even more so than Sabrina’s.
To be frank: we totally agree with her! While we love and are happy to see Sabrina return, Clarissa was the first-ever female lead for a series on Nickelodeon, and the ways in which she dealt with adolescent issues was groundbreaking for the time. (I mean, hello—she played VIDEO GAMES TO SOLVE HER PROBLEMS and didn’t put up with her pesky little brother Fergwad, erm, I mean Ferguson). Besides, the series’ creator Mitchell Kriegman wrote a book in 2015 called Things I Can’t Explain about Clarissa navigating her 20s. So you really could go myriad ways with it!
But what do you think? Let us know in the comments below.
Alicia Lutes is the Managing Editor, creator/host of Fangirling, and resident Khaleesi of House Nerdist. Find her on Twitter!
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