Jordan DesJardins – ScienceFiction.com https://sciencefiction.com Science Fiction (sci-fi) news, books, tv, movies, comic books, video games and more... Thu, 03 Sep 2020 22:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 Movie Review: ‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/09/03/movie-review-bill-and-ted-face-the-music/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/09/03/movie-review-bill-and-ted-face-the-music/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2020 22:39:41 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=355165 It’s been nearly three decades since we last experienced a new exploit with one of the most excellent duos in cinematic history, Bill and Ted! After all these years, Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan are back for a most resplendent new adventure through time to prevent reality from collapsing in on itself! But with all the time that has passed in between films, are the great ones still great? Would Bill & Ted have been better left in the past? Is this a most triumphant return to form, or a totally egregious misstep? ‘Bill & Ted: Face The Music’ picks up our story in almost real time, with our titular heroes dealing with the fact that they have yet to live up to the future they were promised. The band ‘Wyld Stallyns’ failed to take off in any meaningful way and is all but a memory, with the guys relegated to playing Ted’s brother’s wedding. The Princesses are fed up with waiting for things to get better and the only thing that our most righteous dudes have going well for them is that their now adult daughters adore them and are following in their footsteps (and you […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/09/03/movie-review-bill-and-ted-face-the-music/feed/ 1 Movie Review: Scooby Doo or Scooby Doon’t Check Out ‘Scoob!’? https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/15/movie-review-scooby-doo-or-scooby-doont-check-out-scoob/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/15/movie-review-scooby-doo-or-scooby-doont-check-out-scoob/#disqus_thread Sat, 16 May 2020 00:53:54 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=353392 This weekend Warner Brothers has released their latest reboot of the beloved ‘Scooby Doo’ franchise with ‘Scoob!’. Originally set for a full blown theatrical release, due to the global pandemic and theaters being closed worldwide, Warner Brothers saw an opportunity to entertain the masses right in the comfort of our own homes while we try to ride out the proverbial storm by releasing ‘Scoob!’ for both purchase and rental digitally through online services including Vudu and Movies Anywhere. Let me preface this by saying that I am unabashedly a massive fan of the ‘Scooby Doo’ franchise and have been since I was old enough to pay attention to the television. When I first heard that Warner Brothers was rebooting the brand with an all new CG animated film that would retell the origins of the team, I was immediately interested. I was also very hesitant about getting my hopes up. As months went on leading up to the film’s release, we found out more and more about what was going to be included in the film; with characters from Hanna-Barbera’s back catalog including Captain Caveman, Dick Dastardly, and superhero duo Blue Falcon and Dyno-Mutt all set to make appearances. Jinkies! […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/05/15/movie-review-scooby-doo-or-scooby-doont-check-out-scoob/feed/ 1 Toy Fair 2020: Wicked Cool Toys Enters The Fight With ‘Halo’ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-wicked-cool-toys-enters-the-fight-with-halo/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-wicked-cool-toys-enters-the-fight-with-halo/#disqus_thread Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:55:32 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351974 In a fairly unexpected move, last fall the team at Wicked Cool Toys (a recently acquired subsidiary of Jazwares) recently announced that they had taken over the master toy license for the iconic ‘Halo’ video game franchise! Fans were eagerly awaiting more news following the announcement, but sadly were left waiting for news that would never come. Until now that is! This year at New Toy Toy Fair 2020 Wicked Cool Toys was proud to show off their all-new ‘Halo’ themed products and while they said there was stuff they couldn’t even show us yet, we were mindblown because it certainly didn’t look like they were holding anything back! ‘Halo’ is an all-new license for Wicked Cool Toys and there have been a number of other companies that held the license in the past including McFarlane Toys and Mattel, which means that Wicked Cool Toys has some big shoes to fill if they want to make their mark on the brand. Thankfully for fans and collectors, it looks like they have done just that, kickstarting their product launch with a wide array of products for ‘Halo’ fans of all ages (although the game IS rated ‘M for Mature’)! The one […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-wicked-cool-toys-enters-the-fight-with-halo/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: Hasbro’s Latest ‘Power Rangers’ Are Morphenominal! https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-hasbros-latest-power-rangers-are-morphenominal/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-hasbros-latest-power-rangers-are-morphenominal/#disqus_thread Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:50:16 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351997 It has officially been a year since Hasbro kicked off their new ‘Power Rangers: Lightning Collection’ line of 6″ figures! The line, which is geared towards collectors and fans of the overall ‘Power Rangers’ legacy than to the most current iteration of the brand, has been a rousing success, to say the least. Most stores seem to have trouble keeping them in stock, and it isn’t hard to see why! This year at New York Toy Fair 2020, Hasbro showcased the latest wave of these fully articulated 6″ figures, plus a few surprises that are sure to have fans of the original ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ super excited!   For Wave 5 of the ‘Power Rangers: Lightning Collection’, there will once again be four new figures heading our way! As per usual, each figure includes an alternative unmasked head as well as character-specific weapons and energy effects! But who made it into the latest wave?   Hasbro is working their way towards completion of the original ‘Mighty Morphin’ lineup by adding in the ‘Mighty Morphin’ Blue Ranger! This figure includes an unmasked Billy Cranston head, as well as both a combined and separated set of his battle staff. As a […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/05/toy-fair-2020-hasbros-latest-power-rangers-are-morphenominal/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: McFarlane Toys Heads Back To Their Comic Roots https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/02/toy-fair-2020-mcfarlane-toys-heads-back-to-their-comic-roots/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/02/toy-fair-2020-mcfarlane-toys-heads-back-to-their-comic-roots/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:30:01 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351763 McFarlane Toys is back and better than ever! To be entirely fair, they never actually went anywhere and have pretty consistently been awesome over the years, but it’s definitely a safe statement to say that this year they are truly returning to New York Toy Fair 2020 at the top of their game when it comes to comic book themed action figures. Without further ado, here’s the full rundown on the New York Toy Fair 2020 showcase for McFarlane Toys comic book and superhero-themed figures! Starting off with perhaps one of the most interesting news bites, Mcfarlane Toys are taking steps to bring back the brand that started it all with ‘Spawn‘! After the success of the ‘Spawn 300’ comic book last year, McFarlane is focusing on revitalizing the brand, but they need your help! McFarlane Toys is going to be launching a Kickstarter ‘direct-to-consumer’ crowdfunding campaign to remake the original 1995 Spawn figure with an updated scale, sculpt, and articulation that will bring this beloved figure design into modern times. While we are expecting more information to be coming soon, we were excited to learn that if this new Spawn figure remake does well, there will be more remakes […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/03/02/toy-fair-2020-mcfarlane-toys-heads-back-to-their-comic-roots/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: Hasbro Is Who You’re Gonna Call https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-hasbro-is-who-youre-gonna-call/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-hasbro-is-who-youre-gonna-call/#disqus_thread Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:46:52 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351677 In late 2019 the team at Hasbro announced that they had taken over the master toy license for the ‘Ghostbusters’ brand starting in 2020. For many ‘Ghostbusters’ fans, this was fantastic news, as it meant we would have some great new products releasing just in time for the newest film in the franchise, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘, hits theaters. Hasbro’s initial offerings seem to be pretty widespread, with plenty of items based on the original ‘Ghostbusters’ film and even some based on the classic ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ toyline! Here’s the rundown for items collectors won’t want to miss! For fans who grew up on the classic ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ animated series, Hasbro has a new retro-line of figures that are based on the classic Kenner toyline for the show! This Wal-Mart exclusive line are reissues of classic Kenner ‘TRGB’ figures on retro-styled cardbacks. The entire first wave of the original line is heading back to shelves, including Peter, Winston, Ray, Egon, Staypuff and Slimer (still affectionately carded as ‘Green Ghost’, just like he was in the original line). These are due in stores this Spring. For people who want something a little more modern, Hasbro is launching the ‘Ghostbusters: Plasma Series’. This […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-hasbro-is-who-youre-gonna-call/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: DC Direct Is Back In Action https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-dc-direct-is-back-in-action/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-dc-direct-is-back-in-action/#disqus_thread Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:48:34 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351650 Its been almost a full decade since DC Direct rebranded itself as DC Collectibles, but now they’re coming full circle and reclaiming the name that started it all! Kicking off Toy Fair 2020 by announcing their return to the name DC Direct, DC Comics in house collectibles team is restating their mission statement of bringing you the best products based on the DC Comics universe direct from the source. If there was one major takeaway from DC Direct’s showcase at Toy Fair 2020, it was that action figures are about to once again be at the forefront of their efforts! This year they showed off new offerings for their ‘Batman: Animated’ line and ‘DC Essentials’ line that are sure to get collectors excited! For the ‘Batman: Animated’ line, DC Direct was showcasing a healthy variety of new releases mixed with some updated returning favorites. For latecomer fans that may have missed some of the line’s lead characters the first time around, DC Direct is re-releasing a number of previously released characters with updated cel-shaded paint jobs that make the characters look more animated shadowed. Figures getting a rerelease include Batman, Robin, Harley Quinn, the Joker, and Catwoman from ‘Batman: The […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/28/toy-fair-2020-dc-direct-is-back-in-action/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: G.I. Joe Is There! https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-g-i-joe-is-there/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-g-i-joe-is-there/#disqus_thread Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:03:34 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351536 It’s been nearly a decade since ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘, the last live-action adaptation of Hasbro’s ‘G.I. Joe’ license, was in theaters in 2013. That also means that it’s been almost a decade since any new proper ‘G.I. Joe’ action figures have hit the market, much to the disappointment of fans and collectors. But after years of waiting while the brand lay dormant, Hasbro has finally announced that 2020 will be the year ‘G.I. JOE’ makes its triumphant return! This weekend at New York Toy Fair 2020, Hasbro pulled back the curtain to reveal their all-new 6″ scale ‘G.I. Joe’ toyline, ‘G.I. Joe: Classified’! While the brand has come in many shapes and forms over the years, this is the first time that the ‘G.I. Joe’ license will be made available in 6″ scale. The line looks to bring updated takes on the original ‘G.I. Joe’ characters and designs you know and love, with the first wave containing a number of fan-favorite heroes like Duke, Scarlett, Roadblock, and Snake Eyes (who will be released as a deluxe figure with a small arsenal of weaponry packaged alongside him). Sadly, Hasbro has confirmed that this is the entire first wave, which means that […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-g-i-joe-is-there/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: Playmobil Gears Up For 2020 With New Licenses https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-playmobil-gears-up-for-2020-with-new-licenses/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-playmobil-gears-up-for-2020-with-new-licenses/#disqus_thread Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:37:32 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351580 The team at Playmobil has been consistently releasing some top quality licensed playsets for the last few years ever since they kicked off their licensing game with ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ back in 2017. This year is looking to be no different as Playmobil is kicking things into gear with several new licenses like ‘Scooby Doo’ and ‘Back To The Future’, plus more ‘Ghostbusters’ and even a brand new IP of their own creation with ‘Novelmore’! For the new ‘Scooby Doo’ license, we have a few sets in stores right now like the Mystery Machine with Fred, Velma, and Daphne, and a set featuring Scooby, Shaggy and Ghost. There are also some individually sold blindpacked Mystery Bags featuring some of the franchises most iconic ghosts; each with pieces to be able to ‘unmask’ them to reveal who was.really up to no good all along! Good things come to those who wait, as this August Playmobil has quite a few new ‘Scooby’ playsets planned for release including five different sets taken straight out of some of the most popular episodes of the show and even a massive ‘Mystery Mansion’ playset that is fully loaded with hidden doors and […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/27/toy-fair-2020-playmobil-gears-up-for-2020-with-new-licenses/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: Quantum Mechanix Gets Back To Basics https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-quantum-mechanix-gets-back-to-basics/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-quantum-mechanix-gets-back-to-basics/#disqus_thread Wed, 26 Feb 2020 23:04:06 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351526 The team at Quantum Mechanix has spent the last few years building up their brand and bringing fans some of the most fun looking stylized collectibles that the industry has ever seen. This year at New York Toy Fair things were a little bit different at the QMX booth, which found itself hidden away behind large walls, while it is normally wide open where people can see everything. The QMX team is playing things a little closer to the vest these days, but still doing their best to bring collectors what they want. While we can’t tell you about everything we saw (literally! We had to sign an NDA to confirm we wouldn’t talk about it), we are able to tell you about a few fantastic looking new items that will soon be showing up in their fan favorite Q-Figs line. As the Q-Figs line has been running strong for nearly a decade now, it only makes sense that the Quantum Mechanix team may want to turn the dial back a ways to revisit some of their old favorites; which is exactly what they are planning! Q-Figs  have come a long way since its early days and the QMX team […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-quantum-mechanix-gets-back-to-basics/feed/ 0 Toy Fair 2020: Chronicle Is Bringing Rexy Back https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-chronicle-is-bringing-rexy-back/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-chronicle-is-bringing-rexy-back/#disqus_thread Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:37:12 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351344 If you ever find yourself thinking “we need more teeth”, then the crew over at Chronicle Collectibles has you covered! This week ahead of New York Toy Fair 2020 Chronicle Collectibles has pulled back the curtain to reveal their all new ‘Jurassic World: Final Battle Tyrannosaurus Rex’ Statue! First hinted at way back at San Diego Comic Con 2017, this new 1:24 scale statue is being presented as a beautifully crafted display piece for any ‘Jurassic World’ fan. While it looks beautiful on its own, the ‘Jurassic World: Final Battle Tyrannosaurus Rex’ statue also works as the perfect companion piece to the upcoming ‘Jurassic World: Indominous Rex’ Statue that is set to release next month. If you get both they should fit together perfectly to create your own 1:24 scale ‘Jurassic World’ diorama! Much like the previously mentioned ‘Indominous Rex’, the ‘Jurassic World: Final Battle Tyrannosaurus Rex’ Statue is planned to be priced at $799.99, which may sound like a hefty price tag, but it’s a small price to pay for a piece of this quality. This statue isn’t expected to ship until Q2 2021, but is officially available for pre-order today! Check the full release information and images from […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/26/toy-fair-2020-chronicle-is-bringing-rexy-back/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: Til Death Do Us Part https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/18/toy-news-tuesday-til-death-do-us-part/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/18/toy-news-tuesday-til-death-do-us-part/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:29:26 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=351141 Welcome back one and all to an all-new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! We have officially made it to Toy Fair week! Sadly that also means that this week’s news is super light while we wait for the massive avalanche of news this weekend. Thankfully we still have a few awesome tidbits of news in store for you in the toy news for the week of February 18th, 2020 below! Hasbro Wants Your Vote Election day here in the U.S. may still be a few long months away, but Hasbro is asking for your vote this weekend! This week Hasbro announced an all new Fan Poll that will be launching on Saturday 2/22/20 and ending on Friday 2/28/20 where fans can vote for an upcoming 6″ scale Marvel Legends figure. The winning figure will be announced shortly after the polls close and the figure will be available for sale on Hasbro Pulse this summer! It is anticipated that […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/18/toy-news-tuesday-til-death-do-us-part/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: I’ll Buy That For A Dollar https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/10/toy-news-tuesday-ill-buy-that-for-a-dollar/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/10/toy-news-tuesday-ill-buy-that-for-a-dollar/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:42:08 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=350582 Hello boys and girls and welcome to an all-new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! It’s a new week and with it comes a bunch of fantastic looking new toys! We are just two weeks out from New York Toy Fair and the hype for new toys is certainly palpable. While we wait we still have plenty to see from some of our favorite companies including Hot Toys, Super7, Mezco, and more! Don’t waste another minute, scroll on down to the toy news for the week of February 11th, 2020 below! Troopers Get A New-Classic Ride Everything old is new again and this week Hasbro is taking that to heart with their latest ‘Star Wars’ announcement! Collectors who watched ‘The Mandalorian‘ television series on Disney+ recently noticed a sly reference to a classic vehicle that was created for the original Kenner ‘Star Wars’ line and that had never previously appeared on screen- The Imperial Troop Transport! While many people […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/10/toy-news-tuesday-ill-buy-that-for-a-dollar/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: The Cats Meow https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/04/toy-news-tuesday-the-cats-meow/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/04/toy-news-tuesday-the-cats-meow/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:25:11 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=350056 Come one! Come all! Its an all new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! Its been a busy week and boy have we got some great stuff in store for you! As usual, with the beginning of February comes a massive influx of big news in the toy industry. New York toy fair is just three weeks away and we have so much to look forward to from so many of our favorite companies that you definitely won’t want to miss! In the meantime, this week we have some fantastic new items from some of our favorite companies like Diamond Select Toys, NECA,  Hasbro,  Sideshow Collectibles, and more! Don’t waste another minute, scroll on down to the Toy News for the week of February 4th, 2020! “I Would Like To See The Baby” It’s been months since the first season of ‘The Mandalorian’ wrapped up on the Disney+ streaming service, and the world is still busy obsessing over the […]

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]]> https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/04/toy-news-tuesday-the-cats-meow/feed/ 0 Toy News Tuesday: Here Kitty Kitty Kitty https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/28/toy-news-tuesday-here-kitty-kitty-kitty/ https://sciencefiction.com/2020/01/28/toy-news-tuesday-here-kitty-kitty-kitty/#disqus_thread Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:02:26 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=349465 Welcome back once again to an all new Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! We can’t speak for everyone, but we seem to have found ourselves in that weird time of the year where we are excitedly hunting for new toys, but a lot of retailers are still hoarding mass piles of old stock that didn’t move during the holidays and just aren’t restocking new merchandise! Hopefully, it won’t be too long before we see some great new stuff on the shelves. In the meantime, scroll on down to check out the Toy News for the week of January 28th, 2020! Black Widow Weaves Web At Target and Walmart Marvel super-spy and premiere female Avenger finally getting her much overdue self-titled solo film this Spring and Hasbro is understandably hype about it! This week Hasbro has announced two new retailer exclusive comic-styled Black Widow 6″ scale Marvel Legends figures that will be releasing alongside the new movie-themed wave of […]

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