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Unboxing the Jim Henson Funko Pop – Target Exclusive with Ernie

Unboxing the Jim Henson Funko Pop – Target Exclusive with Ernie

I'm not really much of a fan of Funko Pops. Maybe it's those dead, beady eyes or bulbous heads on tiny bodies. But I am a huge fan of The Muppets and Sesame Street, and have been as long as I can remember. So naturally Jim Henson is possibly the biggest creative...

Unboxing and Testing The New 2019 Speak N Spell

Unboxing and Testing The New 2019 Speak N Spell

Back in my younger years, Speak N Spell was one of my absolute favorite toys. I took it everywhere and wore it out pretty quickly. Now a parent myself, I've been looking for a Speak N Spell to share with my second grade daughter, but used units on eBay are either...

A love letter to physical media

A love letter to physical media

FilmStruck closing, Criterion Channel on the horizon, UltraViolet shutting down, and Disney+ among many conglomerates' individual streaming services taking shape. It's a pretty fractious time to be a streaming consumer. It's never been a better time to be a DVD...

How I Store My DVDs & Blu-rays With Target’s Cube Storage Shelves

How I Store My DVDs & Blu-rays With Target’s Cube Storage Shelves

I wanted to find a way to store my growing DVD and Blu-ray collection around my small home theater setup, so I decided to adapt some existing Room Essentials cube storage shelves from Target for storing my movies. Cube storage shelves are, by themselves, not great for...

MoviePass: First Impressions & How To Use Your MoviePass Card

MoviePass: First Impressions & How To Use Your MoviePass Card

I've heard of MoviePass before, but when they dropped their price to $9.99 per month for unlimited movies* (actually one movie per day), I had to give it a try. I signed up the day I heard about the new pricing, and after a few weeks, my card arrived. This video is...

The Best Christmas Specials That Time Forgot

The Best Christmas Specials That Time Forgot

I'm a sucker for Christmas. It's my absolute favorite time of year for so many reasons. The warmth. The family. The meaning. The festivities. The lights. The music. The presents. It's all one big stew of good feelings. Yes, I really am one of those people who start...