Friday, May 24, 2024

Motor City Comic Con: The cosplay -- oh, the cosplay

There was a little bit of everything at last weekend's Motor City Comic Con. Great Batmen, Catwomen, Captain Americas, "Star Wars" folks, Harley Quinns, Storms, and a whole lotta stuff we didn't recognize because we don't watch those shows or whatevs. How about some walking-around video? See what characters you can spot ...

Look for more great video from the con on the BRBTV YouTube channel.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Motor City Comic Con: Jennifer Morrison

She was wonderful as Emma Swan on ABC's "Once Upon a Time." BRBTV saw every episode. Emma was smart, tough, plucky, and the central character to so much that was going on during the series run. So how did Jennifer Morrison feel about that whole "dark swan" turn that Emma did? Does she prefer acting or directing? What about her time on "House" -- how did she have to prepare, and what was Hugh Laurie like? Hear the answers to those questions and more in these clips from her panel discussion at last weekend's Motor City Comic Con.

Look for more great video from the con on the BRBTV YouTube channel.

Monday, May 20, 2024

Motor City Comic Con: Amy Jo Johnson

We know her as Kimberly the Pink Power Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" of the 1990s, as well as from "Felicity" and "Flashpoint" in more recent years. But did you know she has been working on a comic book? Amy Jo Johnson talks about that, as well as about why she left acting (but still works behind the camera), her fondness for "Power Rangers" costar Jason David Frank (who died in November 2022), and more in these clips from her panel discussion at last weekend's Motor City Comic Con.

Look for more great video from the con on the BRBTV YouTube channel.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

A grand return to the Motor City Comic Con

I suppose I could have gotten back sooner, but in more recent years, I kept talking myself out of it at the last second. But yesterday, this author finally made her way back to the beautiful mayhem of the Motor City Comic Con for the first time since COVID. And a grand return it was. Rather exhilarating, to walk around that ginormous convention hall again -- to see even how much bigger the show has gotten in the past few years. I always cover all the shopping, and it took me a lot longer this time. I walked for hours straight. I caught a couple celeb panels. Got some video you'll see this week on the BRBTV YouTube channel. Saw friends. And, I saw lots of delicious TV-show-related toys ...

"Star Trek," "Battlestar Galactica," classic "Twilight Zone," "Starsky and Hutch," any kind of Batman and Scooby-Doo everywhere, the Power Rangers, Muppets and more ...

























Photos by Billie Rae Bates / BRBTV
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl from "The New Adventures of Batman," McFarlane Toys, 2024

I won't blame you if you've never seen this 1977 cartoon series -- I have a feeling I have seen little or none of it myself. It's "The New Adventures of Batman," delivered up by Filmation, which was certainly riding high in the 1970s. I suspect it was a follow-up to their 1968 cartoon series "The Adventures of Batman," wouldn't ya say? In the 1977 series, though, you heard the familiar voices of Adam West and Burt Ward. It's surprising only 16 episodes were produced of this series. At any rate, McFarlane Toys has released a new line celebrating this cartoon, and the Batgirl of that set is rolling out in the latest episode of T3 ...

See what else is on the Terrific TV Toys playlist.