One of the original plans for the Haunted Mansion was for it to feature some of the Disney Villains. I guess that's why I find the above segment as interesting as I do. These kids find themselves debating if they should go in the mansion or not. The little girl imagines various Disney Villains performing Grim Grinning Ghosts in front of the mansion (with those awesome spooky trees) and it really works. I could see a haunted house starring some of these guys, even though the Evil Queen did have her own spooky ride.
The video also reminds me of this kid I went to school with for a few years. At Halloween, he'd show up wearing a Captain Hook mask. Nothing else of the Ben Cooper costume, just the mask. I strongly remember him just standing while the bus drove off watching us leave, wearing that mask. I didn't understand why it was creepy, but even the older kids on the bus got quiet. Pure evil. I don't know how long that mask survived, but I'm pretty sure he wore it while doing horrible things.
It's probably no suprise to any of you that I enjoy watching paranormal TV shows. I think I've talked about that before here. Saturday night I fell asleep in the living room with paranormal shows on in the background. This happens quite often, I'll wake up shortly after and find my way to the bedroom. Well Saturday night, the Mrs. and I were watching TV and she feel asleep on the couch and I soon did the same in my chair. We're here today to talk about the dream I had... it's a weird one. I may need help.
In my dream I had become very interested in a lost King Kong film production. The movie had begun filming, but never finished and had become lost media over time. All that was available was a picture of the King Kong costume in a warehouse door. I couldn't shake the idea that the warehouse looked super familiar. Sure enough, it turned out to be nearby. So I printed out the picture and headed there.
The picture matched up perfectly with the warehouse. So while I was taking pictures for a post a old man walked up and asked what I was doing. After talking for a bit, it turns out he knew a lot about the production. He actually was working in the area at the time. The production was moved shortly after there was a murder in the back alley.
DUN DUN DDDDUUUUNNNNNNN
Details were scarce, but a guy was chased down the alley and shot to death. Ever since, every night you could hear the gun shots in that alley. Needless to say I came back that night to see if I could hear them. As I walked down the alley, gunshots rang out. It was scary, holy crap. I had info on this lost King Kong movie with a ghost story to boot! Then... then... I heard the hosts of The Dead Files talking as I awoke really needing to pee. Dammit.
It's the start of a new week here on Planet Zone and as always I have a fun week in mind. This past weekend was Rangerstop Atlanta, which as I said last Monday, I skipped. Not that I wanted too, just it seemed like the best idea. Even though I've vaccinated, the Delta Variant is running wild brother. With my current health problems, I'm not in the best shape to make that gamble. Not to mention, even though I'm getting better slowly, I'm not there yet. I get tired really easy and likely would be worn out before I got to the dealer room. It sucks, but I'd rather play it safe. Hope everyone who went had a great time and I'll see you all next time.
I did however take part in an annual tradition of the wife's. This past Saturday Yankee Candle debuted their Halloween collection and we were there in line when the door opened. I've did this with her before and gladly held a basket as she picked out the items she was looking for. Normally she combines this with a stop by Bed, Bath, and Bodyworks for their Halloween collection.... but they already released it and she already bought stuff. Though we did stop in anyway. Just cause. Usually a trip to Starbucks for Halloween cups and drinks is in order, but they're not putting out the Halloween stuff for a little longer. They did put the fall stuff out earlier in the week and I went with her to get her cups. That was one big line, actually watched a reseller employ various people to get more cups as there was a 2 per customer limit. There's an apple crisp macchiato variety in addition to the pumpkin spice drinks this year. I liked it.
A stop at Walmart and Target on the way back home rewarded me with some Eternia Minis and Ghostbusters Mini Pufts slime cans. I was hoping to find that cool Origins Bumblebee and a few other new bots but the Transformers were pretty bare at both. Usually my stores are well stocked, but they're clearly getting rid of some old stock before the fall restock. Was hoping to find the new Dino Fury Megazord also and new Godzilla toys. No luck there either. Another day I guess. I did get Revelations Eternia Minis Fisto with Stridor and Beastman with War Sled sets. The figures are paint variations of the carded versions with rideable mounts. Stridor is pretty great, but the War Sled is really something special. Normally it's a Sky Sled with some alternate parts/stickers. This is a cool glittery purple sled with a cobra head. It looks awesome.
At Target I found the carded Beastman mini that was missing last week. Still no Stratos. Hoping I can find him later. I don't have to complete the entire line (hello 4 packs that never shown up), but I'd like to complete the series I've got. I swear they should come with stickers. Target had the above mentioned Mini Pufts slime cans. They're blind packed mini figures in cans of marshmallow slime. Unfortunately they apparently sat in storage over all the covid induced delays and the slime is degraded into a really sticky mess. It's actually pretty close to real marshmallow creme and a damn mess. The wife (who makes slime) told me to mix it up and sure enough it reconstituted into proper form. It does revert back to sludge pretty quickly, so seal it up in that can. I made a pretty decent Instagram post on it that I'll share here later.
Sleepy Hollow has problems. For one, the damn Headless Horseman is constantly terrorizing the town. The other? That whole milk crate thing. Where the hell do they keep getting those anyway? There's a serious problem with a Headless Horseman and these damn fool kids all have broken hips! The local school teacher, Ichabod Crane, is into the paranormal. So he forms a team with Rip Van Winkle and some dog to go confront that damn headless fool. He's a shitty teacher, so the whole milk crate thing doesn't even get a speech in homeroom. Things don't go how you'd expect them to as they face all sorts of monsters in a spooky showdown with a wicked witch. For the record I didn't make any of that up, that's what happens, and yes this is one weird cartoon. Also people keep hurting themselves climbing milk crates. Happy fall y'all.
I remember thinking Star Force was pretty similar to Star Soldier as a kid. However lots of space shooters were pretty similar, so I just chalked it up to that. Later I'd learn that Star Soldier is a spiritual follow up. Really this post isn't as much about either game as it is about playing shoot 'em ups more as a kid. I was pretty good at them at the time. During the Atari and NES years I'd often find myself in front of the TV just shooting bad guys at a frantic pace. It was a lot of fun and often gave way to playing out levels with toy space ships bought from gumball machines. Which ironically may have been bootlegs of keshi based on the very games I was playing out.
I've never been to Sempliner's Black Tie Tuxedo Shop also Costume Rental. I can appreciate that they didn't hold back when naming their store. More business names should read like a rough draft of a shitty novel. The real star of this commercial though is the wall of masks shown. According to the channel I found this on, the commercial aired in 1993. Often with the independently run stores, you'll find items sitting on the shelves way after their prime. Like that Wicket the Ewok mask that's probably been on that shelf since 1983. Or maybe 1984 after they bought it from Walmart on clearance the day after Halloween. Is that a California Raisin?
"The balance of nature must be preserved by an unceasing battle for survival."
As far back as his memory records extend, Lio Convoy has been entrusted by the Builders with protection of equilibrium in the ecosystem over which he presides. However, Lio Convoy's understanding is that if either the Maximals or Predacons were to achieve superiority over their enemies, the inevitable result would be an imbalance leading to the downfall of their society. He interprets the brutality of war as nothing more than natural selection at work.
Lio Convoy is never seen without his Typhoon Staff, which was presented to him by the Builders as a symbol of his authority. It continually emits a hypnotic pulse that paralyses any bioorganic Transformer within a 1 km radius. Unbeknownst to Lio Convoy, the same pulse exerts a limiting effect on his internal Energon Matrix, restricting a power the extent of which even the Builders fail to fully grasp...
For the life of me I cannot remember ever getting a free something coupon or gift certificate from McDonald's trick or treating. They were always being sold as the safe alternative to candy treats that may have a razor blade inside. I'm kinda glad too, because real talk, that shit would have been not honored by the store for whatever reason. Still, it would be cool to have a free video rental waiting on me on my treat bag. Wonder if they'd let me get Halloween 3?
Whiplash is another on of the MOTU gang I just don't think a whole lot about. I gotten a few figures of him as an adult, but as a kid, I couldn't have cared less. He's cool looking, a big reptilian muscle head with a giant tail to smash you with. In the mini-comics he's a big bruiser that the heroic warriors will have a hard time with. Though in the cartoons he's generally depicted as a dim witted lackey. The original Filmation show did go in a little further and for the better.
Instead of a generic lizard man who just happened to work for Skeletor, he's actually from the Demon Zone. A dark underworld of sorts where he serves Kraal, who runs the Demon Zone. The barrier between Eternia and the Demon Zone can only be opened twice a year. Whiplash is generally on Eternia all the time... so it's safe to assume he's stuck there for some unexplored reason. This probably is what led to working for Skeletor.
The reason I've been showing interest in Whiplash lately is his appearance in Revelation. He's now a member of Motherboard. A group of former Evil Warriors who worship technology led by Tri-Klops. The group ritualistically drinks this electronic/magic water that comes from an altar inside Snake Mountain. Doing this causes them to grow cybernetic appendages. Whiplash's new upgrades are a cybernetic eye and armor plates with a new wrecking ball at the end of his tail.
Recently I got the Eternia Mini and found myself more interested in him than before. Who I've always regarded as a background guy, turns out is some weird demon monster from Eternia's version of Hell. Now a cyborg demon monster from Eternia's version of Hell. It's weird that the Filmation cartoon, which is generally regarded as goofy, is the one source of fiction to do something like that with him as opposed to the supposedly more mature 200X cartoon. Not complaining though, the more I re-watch the Filmation series, the more I'm finding to love about it. It's part goofball, part nightmare. All awesome.
If you ever asked yourself what Cyndi Lauper would do if attacked by Dracula, the answer would be order pizza. Duh. It's not a bad plan, it even renders Dracula vulnerable to the garlic in the slice! But uh... what's going on with his hair?
I don't know why or when the Buzzworthy Bumblebee was decided to be an outlet for older toys molds or why Target was the place for it. However I'm enjoying it, so whoever had that idea, good job. It takes me back to Universe. When Universe was a place for mold reissues in interesting new colors not when it became the new banner for Classics. Before it became Generations. Damn Hasbro, y'all got to get these names worked out. Regardless, it reminds me of the first version of Universe when it was a fun outlet for repaints. I was a fan of Crash Combiners, so obviously I'm all for more of them.
I found myself in Target this past Saturday and grabbed Bumblegrim. Despite being RID 2015 toys, with the Evergreen box art, I'm guessing these are supposed to be regular G1-ish Bumblebee and Grimlock. They're certainly colored more to be that way. Also, they have the new naming of 'Crash and Combine' on the packaging instead of Crash Combiners. I guess it's to describe the gimmick without using a potentially expired trademark. The toys look good, a little better than I remember actually. I'll admit the alt forms are a little rough, particularly Grimlock's. Combiner toys often sacrifice one mode for the benefit of the others and it's definitely the dino mode. Bumblebee doesn't come out too bad, just not great. They're pretty simple transformations as you can expect.
The combination is basically the act of cramming the two together. Grimlock you have to pre-arrange to properly get him to form into Bumblegrim's legs. Bumblebee pretty much goes directly from car to upper body. This is the kind of toy where the gimmick is actually the toy more-so than the figure. It's a fun and silly little robot toy meant to be played with. As a super mode, Bumblegrim is ok. He's basically Bumblebee with a Optimus type helmet. I wish there was a weapon. I could really see a sword in those hands. After a few years, it's good to play with a Crash Combiner again. They were just this odd little thing that was fun while it lasted... and are still fun a few years later.
Another week on Planet Zone rears it's head, and with it... I don't know. Cheese? We're firmly into the Halloween season with August almost over already. Soon there'll be more than just the early birds like me pouring the pumpkin spice mayhem all over. Speaking of Pumpkin Spiced Mayhem, I've spread myself a bit thin over the recent weeks. As much as I've liked making Not as Brightly Lit over the past few months, I have to put it on hiatus. Just for now.
It's a bummer since we're actually now in the Halloween season, but I didn't foresee having health problems when I started it. Between doctors visits and various other things, I have less free time than I did a few months ago. Instead of phoning it in every week (which I've admittedly been doing), I felt it best just to put it on hold until some times frees up. Of course it'll still be Halloween Hootenanny here. Actually nothing's really going to change here, just had to streamline other things a little. I do want to make this a better site. Like, do a better job. Be a better blogger. Write dammit more often. Dammit.
I'm getting better, just it's one step at a time. Which can be frustrating because I feel great. But, every once and awhile I get a reminded that I'm not there yet. I get tired really easy. Even though I'm getting more and more endurance, sometimes I'm really struggling. Ranger Stop is next weekend and I really wanted to go, but between the Covid numbers rising and all this, I decided to stay home this year. Bummer, but realistically I'd be worn out by the time I got out of the parking deck.
It's Friday evening as I'm writing this. What if I updated more a little later and told you all what happened over the weekend? Dammit.
It's Sunday morning now. Like 5am and I've woken up. Thinking about eating some fruit. Dammit. Yesterday the wife and I did some shopping. Target had Revelations Eternia Minis, got the entire series except Beastman. So I'm currently hunting Stratos from the last series and Beastman from this series. Fortunately they're not blind bagged anymore. I also grabbed one of those Buzzworthy Bumblebee Crash Combiner sets. The Bumblebee/Grimlock one.
I got a new pair of Nike and a visit to At Home not only nabbed a dollar skeleton (yearly tradition), but this awesome skeleton monster. I have no clue what it's supposed to be, but it's awesome and I'm convinced they shadow released a He-Man villain as a Halloween decoration. We've went full circle, just check the animal skeletons in the Halloween decorations and you'll see. Got one of those bony octopuses working for Merman currently. The Dollar Tree had started putting up their Halloween wares resulting in a most excellent discovery.
Each year there's some great keshigomu/erasers put out with treat bag stuff likes spooky pencils and stuff. Well, instead of generic packaging, they have a set in one of four carded packages! It's the same set of freaks on each card, but the individual art really makes them special. I got the black card with trick or treating ghost. They really come off much neater than a dollar store eraser set should. Hoping Target and Party City also have some cool offerings in the gift bag themed erasers. Party City is the only place local that'll have Boo Hollow, so we'll be there often already. We stopped by the newly opened Spirit, that was fun. It's in a new location this year which looks like a castle.
I think that's enough for now. I'll post pics of new stuff to my Instagram a little later. This will post Monday morning, which isn't right now. I like pretending there's a format to this site. There's not really. There's no ads either, so look at that. Thanks for reading Zone Base, please share with your friends!
Mr. Magoo is an old man who can hardly see, which makes him a perfect character to star in a production of Frankenstein. Of course he can see just fine in the production and and... look, I didn't make the cartoon. I wasn't even born yet when it aired. However, I can say this is a pretty fun version of Frankenstein. It's from the series "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo", which had the old man as an actor in various adaptions of classic stories. You know, Like Alf Tales, but with a character nobody cares about.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is a new cartoon and toy line aimed more at kids unlike Origins and Revelations. That gives it the freedom to be different. I've generally always been pretty G1 with He-Man, but this one has my interest. Taking a more sci fi route, they're practically reinventing the series for a new generation of kids who practically don't know the gang. Going by the trailer, I'm assuming the new versions of the crew are a group of kids or younger people. They'll find themselves discovering Castle Greyskull and all the various magical stuff that makes up Eternia. It's a little weird seeing Man at Arms the same age as Prince Adam... but the whole thing has a general Megaman/Big Hero 6 vibe that's hard to not like. For me anyway.
The toys so far seem to match the show models pretty well. They're the standard 5" you expect from a He-Man style figure with some beefy, more animated styled sculpting. There's also some fancier 8" figures that look pretty neat. Not to mention vehicles and playsets. The visual styling is a pretty big departure from what you'd expect, though I'm making 'The New Adventures of He-Man' comparisons thanks to the more sci fi look. I plan on getting a few, but would go hole hog on Eternia Minis of them if they happened. You know, I'd love a game. A 3D platformer on my Switch.
So far the reception to the trailer and early toy looks has been pretty positive in the MOTU groups I'm in. Which was surprising, I'd figure the opposite. But no, most seem to be pretty welcoming towards it. The only negativity I've really seen is the generic nerds who generally overvalue their own opinion. I think with the healthy amount of new and old themed MOTU product available, most folks are ok with something different. They literally can just ignore it if they choose. Me though, I'm digging it. It's a pretty fun departure from a well established formula. I'm ok trying something new out. If it's not for me, then no biggie.
Don't touch him if you value your life, 'cause he'll smash you. Extremely territorial, nasty hair-trigger temper. Best way to deal with him is from a distance. His charge is virtually unstoppable -- can knock a train off its tracks or upend an 18-wheeler with one blow. Has two batteries of three laser-guided, heat-seeking missiles that can lock in and hit a target up to twelve miles away. As cassette, can vibrate and destroy any equipment into which he is inserted.
We take another dive into old time radio this week with a pretty
different take on voodoo dolls. From Hall of Fantasy, we'll listen to
The Dance of the Devil Dolls. Originally broadcast February 9th, 1953.
If there's a song I sing every Halloween season, it's usually off key. But it's also about the Pumpkin Light. Every year I buy some variation of the same idea to light my pumpkins up (the actual Pumpkin Light isn't available at my local Walmart) as I clearly love the idea. As someone who enjoys Halloween commercials on their own as a source of entertainment, they have some good ones. Like today's for example. The mixture of low rent and literally Halloween supplies for costuming... it's amazing. It looks like something your Uncle and his neighbor made for fun and sent in to America's Funniest People. It'd be worth sitting through Dave Coulier... maybe not.
Transformers Animated was a pretty good time. A healthy mix of pleasing the fans while doing something fresh. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of these cool SEGA arcade games featuring the Animated crew. In another time, I could see myself going nuts trying to collect the cards and use them in game. In this time, I could see myself going nuts trying to collect the cards and use them in the game. I'm more partial to 'The Shooting' because there's nothing like a SEGA light gun game. Though 'The Chase' looks fun too. Admittedly I'm a little focused on the generic Decepticons. Specifically the Lockdown based ones. I want to know more about those guys.
I've never understood why the characters in cereal commercials just don't buy a box of their own. It'd certainly be cheaper than all the costumes and props used just to steal a bowl. Then there's instances like this where Fred is on some sort of trip to a haunted castle. Of course it's the perfect time for some Fruity Pebbles and dammit Barney. Just dammit, can Fred just eat his fucking cereal in peace?
Ever since first learning of the new Ghostbusters Fright Features figures, I've been wanting them. A spiritual sequel of sorts to the Real Ghostbusters figures is an easy sell. Of course the pandemic pushed things back several times and they're just now hitting store shelves. They've actually been out for a few weeks, but I've just finally found them for myself. Stopping by Target for a new Galaxy watch, I swung by the toys and there was just one Ray Stantz and a million Ecto-1s.
I skipped on the Ecto-1 for the moment (don't worry, I'll be picking it up soon) and snatched up Ray before heading to the electronics department. The first wave of these is the classic team, you know who. They all seemingly share the same body type mold with different heads for each character. Considering the 10$ price, there had to be a little wiggle somewhere. They're all wearing the same outfit, it's not a big deal. The Afterlife kids have two different body type molds for the younger and older kid Ghostbusters.
I've been comparing these to Kenner's The Real Ghostbusters and you can probably see it in the picture. Same articulation and comes with a ghost to bust. These are just a little taller than the classic Kenner figures and the sculpting is different. Though I'm sure you could still pair them up together well enough. It's clearly what Hasbro was going for with this being the 'core' toy line and the Plasma series being the higher priced and more detailed toys. It really works for me, these guys are pretty fun.
The proton packs are made of a softer, almost rubbery material. It plugs into the Ghostbusters back snugly and in all is one piece. The cord is flexible enough to put the Particle Thrower into either hand or stored on the pack via a peg. It's pretty simple, and simple is often the best solution. The original Fright Features figures had the Ghostbusters collectivelyloosingtheirshit.
However in the new Fright Features, the included ghost (for bustin') will change into a more frightening version of itself. Ray comes with this pink weirdo who splits open to show his gross mouth and freaky multiple eyes. The larger Ghost figures have various gimmicks similar to the Kenner larger ghosts. It's pretty great and so are these. I was a fast fan before they were released, and a steady one now that I can actually buy them. Ray was at my side all weekend getting played with constantly, I can't wait to get the rest.
I heard a story once, that it was Monday and that meant a new week on Planet Zone. According to the kids on the playground, there's a new Not as Brightly Lit available as well. If that's your sort of thing. There's a fun week planned ahead for you readers. Please share with your friends and help it spread. Don't forget to put salt at your door. You never know what's trying to come in.
Hero Collector and Hasbro Join Forces To Bring Transformers Chess To Kickstarter
(London, UK – 13 August, 2021) Hero Collector – award-winning designers and publishers of high-quality collectibles from across the worlds of pop culture – is joining forces with Hasbro to launch their first ever Kickstarter campaign: an all-new Transformers Chess Set! This epic chess set will feature 32 unique game pieces – 16 for the heroic Autobots and 16 for the villainous Decepticons – created specifically for the Kickstarter and modelled on the classic 1980s Generation One (G1) Transformers animated cartoon! Each model is digitally sculpted, then cast in metallic resin and painted by hand. The sculpts, which show the Transformers in their robot form, were developed with Hasbro and are based on the original animation designs and careful study of the animated series.
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In 1987, Alf was a pretty popular dude. He was practically everywhere, so it's not much of a surprise that Alf was a popular choice for Halloween that year. The costume shop featured in the segment shows an older lady hand making the costumes for rental. That's pretty cool. Unfortunately it cost them around $100 to make the costume to be rented out for $50. They're banking on him being popular again in 1988. Which he was. Though I strongly recall several store bought Alf costumes in my neighborhood. Including a fabulous full body furry costume a kid down the street wore. His parents bought it at Toys R Us. Fingers crossed that nice old lady didn't loose out too much to a Collegeville outfit from Walgreen's.
Part mantis, part lizard, Buzzclaw has all of the
makings of a ferocious but sly warrior. In beast mode Buzzclaw crushes
his enemies with spiny pincers and venomous mandibles while a powerful
tail lashes out to land his surprised prey on their backside. As
a flying robot Buzzclaw generates lethal ion discs from his forearm-mounted
stilettos, paralyzing his victims and rendering them helpless. Generally
stoic and silent, when it comes to the business of battle, Buzzclaw
is arrogant, resourceful, and intent on the job at hand.
Venturing back down the old time radio rabbit hole, Rob play's an episode of 'The Creaking Door' called 'Alive in the Grave'. Originally broadcast on November 30th, 1964. It's the story of theft and premature burial... you know everyday stuff.
I've made my love for Halloween make-up kits well known here. That being said, I don't think I ever saw anyone buy a Showtime make-up kit. Sure, I was a kid when they were out and not exactly in the know about such things. However my local Walmart sold them and I saw the exact same amount on the shelf the entire Halloween season. Especially one with a crushed box. It just sat there hoping somebody would want to be a weird clown mime...thing.
Despite it's limitations, I was a pretty big fan of the Virtual Boy. It was the first time I bought a system at launch. Often rushing home after school to get some game time in before flipping burgers at McDonald's. I accepted the systems limitations going in, so they didn't bother me at all. It's something of a skill I've always possessed. You never see me complaining that the coffee is hot. It wasn't a virtual reality experience at all, but I really loved the 3D game worlds.
Red Alarm was a space shooter game that was clearly inspired by Star Fox, but with wire frame graphics similar to Atari Star Wars. Once you got used to it, it could be quite immersive. With the Virtual Boy's unique controller and ability to generate 3D worlds inside that visor, setting the automatic break was a good idea. I could loose myself for hours flying around and shooting bad guys. That red on black display was pretty hard on the eyes, so definitely needed to look away every so often. I wonder if that's why the kid in the commercial gets beheaded?
Gang, it's the second week of August. I don't want to rush you or anything, but we've really got to get working on our Halloween costumes. I'm thinking of being Darth Vader. I wore that Spider-Man costume in the first grade, so it'd be pretty awkward to wear it again. I'm pretty sure that werewolf at the mall would find me again if I wore it twice. Mom's probably not going to threaten to whoop his ass again. We;; she might. Speaking of danger, I think Mickey is in it. He just started to eat that Sugar Daddy without our parents checking it first. There could be a razor blade in it. After all, the devil gave us all this candy.
Centrifical Capacitor: Bullshit, that's just his helmet.
Inductive Proximity Switch: The use for one of these switches is for detecting metal. Which is kind of pointless since all the Transformers are made of metal as is. Then again, Devastator isn't know for critical thinking.
Mental Image Intensifier: That's a nice was of saying Devastator thinks wearing this makes him look cool. If you look good, you feel good.
Energy Storage Reactor: This is a nice way of saying Devastator's power source. Near this should be the Relay Microprocessor and Sub-Elector Cooling... but no.
Wide Scope Processor: I know it may look like his tummy, but it's actually... it's just his tummy. He had beans.
Relay Microprocessor: This is an important part of most electrical systems, so of course it's on his ankle. Because Decepticons.
Sub-Electro Cooling: This keeps Devestator from overheating. If you ever wonder why the Decepticons usually lose, it's because they put things like this in the knee of a giant robot.
It's Monday and you know what that means? A brand new week here on Planet Zone. But not just any week, nope, a brand new week during the Halloween season on Planet Zone! It's spooky as shit between the robots and monsters! Speaking of, there's a new Not as Brightly Lit up for your listening pleasure! I've got a fun week in mind you all. Thanks for your continued support, and as always, share with your friends!
Nothing say's Halloween like a haunted house. That's exactly what Skeeter has in mind for Halloween night. Blood Stone Manor just opened at Funky Town just in time for some spooky fun. Doug's pretty scared to go and gets Skeeter to do a little trick or treating before circumstances lead to bravery and a trip to Funkytown! Of course that circumstance is a mix of running into Patty Mayonnaise and being to old to trick or treat. Despite their best intentions, the park closes before Doug and Skeeter can get in the ride leading to Roger convincing them to sneak into the ride anyway. All hell breaks loose and did you hear that?
Tonka decided to step up their attack during the great transforming robot toy wars of the 80's. This lead to the addition of free 3D stickers included with your Gobots purchases in 1985. I'm only human, don't threaten me with a good time. I'll gladly take your holographic stickers. My only question is, why only 12? I could see packs of these for sale next to the trading cards. Collect them all and put them on all. Your Trapper Keeper, bike, or malt liquor. Anythings fair game in the 3D sticker game.
This is Megastorm's new form, powered up under the
influence of evil Angolmois energy. He transforms in three stages,
from destroying dinosaur to monolithic base to attack fortress.
His audacious offensives, making use of his tremendous power, force
the Cybertrons into tight spots again and again. He is on the verge
of no longer considering Galvatron his older brother, and the danger
of a split in the camp now looms large. The Gigahorn on his head
is harder than diamond, and can pierce through all manner of things.
I've never eaten at a Roy Roger's restaurant before and likely never will. There's none around me... I'm also a heart patient and can't even fathom eating a fast food fried chicken dinner. I do admit $1.99 is a pretty good price for all that food. It's so cheap that everyone attending this Halloween party gets one all their own! Even though it's quickly going down the toilet. I mean, inappropriate Frankenstein is just... *sigh*.
I've made no secret of my love for the Playmates Godzilla line. It's a
fun series of relatively cheap kaiju figures found easily at my local
big box stores (formerly exclusive to Walmart, but now available at
others). The figures are sometimes re-releases of Bandai figures, or
brand new toys that admittedly can be hit or miss. Though they've been
mostly hit after the initial batches. Pretty good, actually.
Recently
new listings of upcoming toys have been making their way through
various kaiju groups. This is pure joy as the new toys are fan favorites
and like I said, never Playmates figures have been pretty good. From
the list of figures, I'm sure the Jet Jaguar
is a re-release of the one from earlier this year. However the rest are
all brand new and I'm freaking stoked. Rodan, Mecha King Ghidorah, and
original King Kong are the ones I'm most excited for. Though the others
aren't too shabby either.
I'd gladly credit whomever found the listing once I find out myself.
Ichabod Crane is a weird guy. He likes to eat food and whoop dat ass. Unfortunately he's not thicker than a toothpick once stuck in a Snicker, so the only ass whom he whoops dat is of his students. Well, the ones who don't have any food for him anyway.
I'm sure you're well versed in the story of Sleepy Hollow, so you know exactly what happens to Ichabod. However, you may not have seen this bizarre animated version from 1972 that doesn't wait until the end to bring forth the scares.
The third part of the Netflix War for Cybertron trilogy: Kingdom debuted over the last weekend. As much of a Beast Wars fan as I am, I was pretty hesitant as the show so far has been pretty hit or miss. I enjoyed Siege for the most part, even though it wasn't great. Earthrise... was pretty disappointing. I went in expecting a repeat of Siege and still don't know what I watched. Even online synopsis's doesn't fill me in anymore than what I gathered from watching it.
So going into Kingdom, I was tempered. I love my Beast Wars but knew this wasn't going to be the same. Pleasantly, it's been the best out of the three mini series. I'm nowhere near saying it's perfect, but I've enjoyed it for the most part. Seeing the classic cast teamed up with the BW gang is exhilarating, even if each is different from their original show counterparts.
I haven't been fond of some of the voice work in the overall trilogy as is, but some of the new voices I outright don't like. I liked Dinobot's arc a lot, that was a pretty good new way to tell an old story. It felt fitting. The show wraps up the trilogy. I wish I could sat neatly, but it's far from perfect. Still, it's the better of the three installments and a fun watch.
It's the first week of August and you know what that means? Spooky Summer officially ends and now the three months of Halloween on Zone Base begins! Since launching Not as Brightly Lit earlier this year, the site has gotten a lot more busy. If this is your first time, let me explain what's about to go down.
A whole lot of spooky shit.
A whole lot of spooky shit and pumpkin spice mayhem alongside the robots/monsters/and misadventure that normally goes on on here. It's a whole lot of fun and I'm really excited to enjoy the Halloween 2021 season with all of you.
I have a very unique talent that has no real world value at all. Some people have black belts in karate, can scuba dive, or build a car. Me? I can make you ask me where did I find some random Halloween thing. If only I could harness this power for something good... or even useful. However over the next three months of Halloween Hootenanny, we can at least have a good time with it. As usual, there will be a few repeats of things I've posted before. Because why not? But really, it's a tradition for me. I always take in multiple viewings of certain things each year. So why wouldn't I share them again?
If you're anything like me, you're probably wondering why that kid at minute marker 1:29 was wearing a sack tied over his head? But also if you're anything like me, you've been waiting for Halloween all year. Don't worry anymore home biscuit, it's here. For the next three months. Happy Halloween.
