Card-carrying Angel? Sure, why not!

Special thanks to Miguel, honorary procurement chief of BRBTV, for securing this simple but fine piece, an official "Charlie's Angels" fan club card. With a shot of the three original Angels -- Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson -- and in the name of the Charles Townsend Detective Agency, it's all official-like, ya know?

Announcing the third edition of the e-book version of "Destination: Dallas"

Weeeellll ... we've got to blame our friend Patrick Shawn Bennett of the Pop Ninja podcast for this one. He traveled to Southfork Ranch in Texas recently and got some great new photos that he offered up for this blog, and it really got this author to thinking ... maybe I should include these in the e-version of "Destination: Dallas." And so here we are, unable to resist the temptation. 

The third edition of the e-book is still in full-color throughout, and it includes a few other updates here and there, as well (like our friend Josh Eilberg's amazing photos of the Southfork reunion events), and still for the same low price, $6. The print edition of the book remains the same, but who knows -- maybe I'll eventually find enough hours in the day to update that one with the continuity of the newer TNT series and all that. It would be pretty time-consuming. But for the time being, I hope you enjoy this up-to-the-minute e-edition update.

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl Artists Alley statue (iridescent), DC Collectibles, 2019

We're knocking out a backlog of non-TV-related collectibles here at the BRBTV headquarters for the Terrific non-TV Toys series, and after focusing on vintage Archie earlier this month, we now turn to modern stuff for several episodes. This Batgirl PVC vinyl statue is part of an "Artists Alley" set by DC Collectibles, featuring various color schemes for the ladies of the DCU we know so well. This one is dark and iridescent, glimmering in a rainbow of colors along her lean, curvy lines. 

See the other episodes in the Terrific non-TV Toys series.

Happy Friday! We're talkin' classic TV again on the Pop Ninja podcast

It was a great time once again on the Pop Ninja podcast, and this time around, this author got to chat about classic cop TV shows, more specifically "Adam-12" and the eternally lovable "Columbo." In the first part of this episode, part of the podcast's third season, Lisa and Patrick discuss some of the great cop movies of the '70s and '80s, then Patrick and I switch it over to the TV "channel." Be sure to listen for the secret code word and PM it to the FB page and you could win your favorite cop movie on DVD! Here's the link to the podcast:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1265612/10952366-pop-ninja-podcast-season-3-episode-5

Hello to our friend Jim in Boss Hogg's Caddy

You might recognize this wonderful piece of machinery as a replica of the Caddy that Boss Hogg drove on "The Dukes of Hazzard." Well, hello to our friend Jim of Jim's Creations, an artist whose talent has been profiled on this blog and in the BRBTV books. He's driving this car today at the Swap Meet and Car Show in Chatham, Ontario. Wish we could drop by!

Terrific non-TV Toys: Archie bendy figure and fan club items, 1988-89

Since there's a backlog of non-TV-related collectibles here at the BRBTV headquarters, we're going to knock out several episodes of the Terrific non-TV Toys series before we get back to some Terrific TV Toys stuff. So this month, for the first of two episode of the non-TV variety, we return to Riverdale. Specifically, we've got some vintage items from the 1980s celebrating the Archie Comics lore. This bendy figure by Jesco was purchased recently but dates to 1989. And this little geeky kid once joined the Archies Fan Club and has most items from that still around.

See the other episodes in the Terrific non-TV Toys series.

And this geeky girl hasn't just written letters to Archie Comics over the years -- read about the interview and friendship with longtime Archie artist Dan DeCarlo.

Just Beneath the Surface: Taking on the Twilight Zone episode "Howling Man"

Our friend Brian and his friend Bruce have dropped another episode of the "Just Beneath the Surface" web series, this time discussing the classic "Twilight Zone" episode "The Howling Man," which this author has always loved. If you want creepy, this TZ episode is creepy. And I actually got to talk to the star H.M. Wynant at the Motor City Comic Con a few years back. Bruce and Brian disagree on the merits of this episode, and you'll find out why as you listen in ...