Clone Wars Trailer! Is it August 15th yet?

So they just released the full length trailer for the CG Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, due to be released August 15th in theaters. This will precede the CG series that will be showing on the Cartoon Network.

See the trailer here!!

Frack! You Haven't Watched Battlestar Yet?!

Jay and I are trying to catch up and re-watch the first three seasons of Battlestar Galactica. Season four starts on April 4 and we are way excited. Season three was a weird season. It seemed to lull you into sleep with back-story and character development, then all of a sudden... BANG! A cliffhanger ending that most of us have had to wait nearly a year to see the resolution. If you haven't gotten into this show, you are missing out. It has been acclaimed as one of the best shows on television right now. Most of the actors are no names before this show aired. Edward James Olmos presents his best acting since Stand and Deliver (did you know he was in Blade Runner, too? He even made up a new language for his character!). I had heard of Mary McDonnell, but never remembered anything she was in. Everyone else is new. These actors are brilliant. Not good guys or bad guys, but just people going through immense drama.

With the acting and directing and the effects, watching an episode of Battlestar is like watching an Oscar-caliber movie (compared to some of the movies out there these days, that's not saying much). So, why haven't you watched it yet? Especially to all you Browncoats out there and Buffy the Vampire Slayer addicts, Joss Wedon has said it is one of his favorite shows right now. Rumors say that he was slated to direct and episode of Season Four, but it just didn't work out. If the reason you haven't watched it is because of the old-school show, dismiss that. This Battlestar is nothing like that.

Anyhoo, we're off to watch another episode this fine Sunday morning with our coffee. Jay and I finally got around to playing some Star Wars Miniatures. We've had the Force Unleashed set for months and haven't used them. Now, with the Legacy of the Force coming out soon, we figured it was time. So, go get the first mini-series of Battlestar and let us know what you think. If it doesn't make you want to go through Season three and find out what's All Along the Watchtower... well, there's no accounting for taste.

"Starbuck is frackin' awesome" Mae

We Want To Be Like P. M. Dawn

Well, hello gang! This is the first installment of Stinky Rambles and Rolls. Aren’t you excited? (…cricket cricket….) Well, aren’t you? (…cricket cricket…) Sorry, we’re listening to Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap singing “Make No Mistake She’s Mine”. Why does Jay have this on his iPod? I hope a more exciting song comes on so this blog doesn’t turn into a disaster. Anyhoo, we want to use this blog to communicate to you about anything new that may be happening at our store. We will be talking about new products coming out, products we discovered which we are excited about, and any other “newsworthy” happenings we may come across in this field.

What field is that, you ask? In Jay and Mae’s world, that means “anything cool”. We are passionate about comic books, movies, toys, books, games, and collectibles. We like all things fun. That is why we have arrived to this place. What better way to live one’s life than to play? What better way to make a living than with playthings? We want to share our passion with you because we know you love this stuff too. We’ve had long conversations with many people about comics and movies and the next line of Star Wars Miniatures coming out.

This blog is meant to be interactive. Give us feedback, but really only good feedback. Also, if you find something cool you want to share with the rest of the world (yes, the internet is worldwide now! Amazing!) let us know and we may or may not give you props. We will invite you to help us review B-movies and the latest Joss Whedon project. You can also tell us what things to order so we can remember to get an extra one for ourselves.

So, Stinky is going to ramble because that’s how he rolls. Okay, that sounded kind of cheesy, but doesn’t it just roll off the tongue? It gets stuck in your head like that P.M. Dawn song that you don’t remember the title of, but really want to go through all your old tapes to find out. We want to be like that.

“Today I’m Irish” Mae (and Jay helped a bit)