Purveyor of Nerdstalgia
I wanted to recreate the Earth Defense Directorate armband from 1979’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. I’ve alway like the design and how it symbolized unity. Sure it’s not very “futuristic” but in the 70’s it had a very 80’s feel so I’ll call that a win. I may, or may not, turn […]
Last week I was fortunate in falling into these Star Wars Power of the Force 2 carded figures. I know that they are not doing well, market-wise, but I just had to pick them up. They belonged to a friend of a friend, and I am thankful that she approached me with the offer. […]
Today I rescued this Milton Bradley game of Hangman, from 1976. I was happy to find that it was only missing one letter tile. The main reason I had to pick this up was the box art featuring Mr. Vincent Price 😸👍
Blind Fury (1989) was a tip of a hat to the classic Zatoichi films of the 60’s through the 80’s. It brought the story of a blind swordsman in a more relatable way to western audiences. I adore the Zatoichi series, and was still very entertained by this movie. While it has been decades […]
If you haven’t already, check out Space1970 over on Blogger. It covers Sci-Fi/Fantasy from the late 60s to the early 80s. The morning I discovered this wonderful blog I was captivated and, being a child of the 70s, I felt a comfortable wave of nostalgia wash over me. Three hours later, I had covered roughly 80% of […]
Of all the animated specials in the 70’s, The Hobbit has to be one of my favorite. It severely oversimplifies the book, but it is a genuine work of art and one that I’ve been enjoying since it was released by Rankin:Bass in 1977. It was this animated special that introduced me to J.R.R. […]