Equipment: Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set Prop Replica from The Noble Collection

Posted on 2025/07/16 by James

The Noble Collection has been around since 1991; this means they have been making top of the line prop replicas for 34 years. Known for producing products from multiple franchises such as Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, DC properties, Harry Potter and Star Trek; from the smallest bookmark to the largest wand, everything they produce is quality. I own quite a few of their products and I have always been impressed.

Speaking of being impressed, the first time I saw the Noble Collection’s Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set it was love at first sight. This 1:1 scale prop replica is amazing. Making its first appearance in the Star Trek Original Series episode Charlie X, the 3-D chess set is one of the most recognizable props from Star Trek behind only the phaser and communicator. The Star Trek 3-Dimensional Chess Set from The Noble Collection is so accurate that it was used (with slight modifications) in an episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds.

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Equipment: Icon Heroes Is Headed to SDCC – And They’re Bringing Friends!

Posted on 2025/07/14 by James

Icon Heroes is returning to San Diego Comic-Con 2025, and we’re bringing the action to Booth #3245 with an exciting lineup of exclusives, giveaways, and special guests!

This year, we’re showcasing Zoo Jitsu Fighters with a full slate of SDCC-exclusive merchandise, including:

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Equipment: Hallmark Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter Keepsake Ornament

Posted on 2025/07/12 by James

The other day there was an ad on television talking about, “Back to School.” Later that day I saw Halloween decorations at Costco; now the final proof that Christmas is right around the corner, Hallmark is having their premiere event for Keepsake Ornaments. Since I am obviously already behind in my holiday shopping I might as well take some time to do an ornament review. Hallmark has sent us the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter ornament from their Storyteller line (34.99). 

If you are not familiar with the Storyteller Interactive Ornaments they are all connected via the Hallmark Keepsake Power Cord. Starting in 2017 ornaments of this type turn your tree into more than just a display, it becomes an interactive show with sounds and lights. I remember seeing Storyteller Interactive Ornaments for Star Trek where the ornaments played out a scene from an episode from the Original Series. 

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Soundwaves: We Were Liars Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack Music by Michael Suby

Posted on 2025/07/12 by James

Lakeshore Records is set to release We Were Liars—Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack digitally today, July 11, featuring music by composer Michael Suby (The Vampire Diaries). Suby creates a poignantly atmospheric musical backdrop that augments the complexities of the thriller series. Developed for television by Julie Aplec and Carina Adly MacKenzie, We Were Liars is based on the best-selling novel by E. Lockhart. The series produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Amazon and MGM Studios is streaming globally in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Prime Video.

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Soundwaves: The Better Sister Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack Music by Will Bates

Posted on 2025/07/12 by James

Lakeshore Records is set to release The Better Sister—Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack digitally today, July 11, featuring music by composer Will Bates (Immaculate). Bates sinister score creates a darkly atmospheric backdrop to the thrilling crime drama. The Better Sister is streaming globally in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Prime Video.

The Better Sister, based on the book by bestselling author Alafair Burke, is an 8-episode electric thriller limited series about the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. Chloe (Jessica Biel), a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband Adam (Corey Stoll) and teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan) by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) struggles to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters, as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death.

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Soundwaves: College Football 26: Halftime Music by EA Sports College Football Marching Band

Posted on 2025/07/11 by James

When it comes to EA SPORTS™ College Football 26, the goal is to take the sound of our drumline menus to a whole new level. And because the very best college marching bands are known for more than just their fight songs and rousers, we knew we’d have to throw away the playbook and completely reinvent our soundtrack game.

For College Football 26: Halftime, we brought the fresh-off-the-field EA SPORTS™ College Football Marching Band into the studio to record 16 stadium-shaking interpretations of the very best bangers from pop, rock, country, hip-hop and beyond. Like the best Saturday field shows, we’ve given these cultural touchstones – including “Blinding Lights”, “I Had Some Help”, “B.O.B.”, “Flowers”, “Get By”, “Focus”, “DNA”, “Vegas” and 8 more – all the power, pride and personality of the ultimate college marching band halftime experience.

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Soundwaves: Superman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Murphy and David Fleming

Posted on 2025/07/09 by James

WaterTower Music releases today, the highly anticipated Superman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), featuring music from composers John Murphy and David Fleming as featured in Superman from director/writer/producer James Gunn and DC Studios, which opens in US theaters July 11. Mondoshop.com will be starting pre-order of the 2x LP vinyl on July 11th with 2 different color options:

– Blue/ Red / White Spinner

– Solid Red / Blue

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Soundwaves: Bear McCreary, Sparks & Shadows Create an Even Darker, Grittier Score for the 3rd Season of the Apple TV+ Series Foundation

Posted on 2025/07/09 by James

Perfectly timed with the return of the hit series comes the release of Foundation: Season 3 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) featuring themes by renowned composer Bear McCreary and score by Sparks & Shadows. The soundtrack will be available digitally day-and-date with the series’ third-season premiere on Friday, July 11 on Apple TV+.

Based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. Set 152 years after the events of season two, the new season of Foundation continues to build its intricate universe as old and new characters clash in a potentially deadly game of intergalactic chess. Three-time Emmy Award winner Cherry Jones (Succession, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Academy Award winner Troy Kotsur (CODA) join the Foundation cast for season three.

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Equipment: This Year’s Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Premiere Features Harry Potter

Posted on 2025/07/09 by James

When you are a kid the best thing about Christmas is the presents but as an adult my favorite part of Christmas is the ornaments. Thanks to Hallmark, there are ornaments for every taste and almost every aspect of geekdom. Fortunately we don’t have to wait until the fall to start our ornament buying.

Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornament Premiere runs July 12–20, unveiling more than 250 new ornaments—including first-in-series designs, interactive products like ShowToppers and Storytellers, and a wide range of licensed favorites. Keepsake Ornaments will be available online and at Hallmark Gold Crown stores nationwide.

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Vids: Join the Revolution The Boys Season 4 on DVD AND BLU-RAY™ August 19th

Posted on 2025/07/09 by James

Sony Pictures Entertainment is announcing the complete fourth season of THE BOYS, which will be available on Blu-ray, and DVD on August 19, 2025. The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes—who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as gods—abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. Intent on stopping the corrupt superheroes, The Boys, a group of vigilantes, continue their heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven and Vought—the multibillion-dollar conglomerate that manages the superheroes and covers up their dirty secrets. It’s the seemingly powerless against the super powerful.  The ensemble includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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