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Time Ranks The Top 25 Animated Films Of All Time – And Gets The List Really Wrong
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Posted in Film on 29 June 2011
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So the TIME Senior Movie Critic, Richard Corliss, thinks he can pass of a Top 25 list of Animated Films of all time and not have CARS on that list? Well, I imagine the folks here at Take5 might take umbrage with that fact.  But beyond parochial leanings from this perch, there are some really [...]


Free CARS 2 Backpack With $10 Purchase
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Posted in CARS, collecting, Kmart, Retail on 27 June 2011
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So I was digging through the seven (yes, seven!) master cases at the Kmart Collector Days this weekend looking for some extra posters for some of my fav-O-rite readers on Take5 when I saw a pad with an offer and grabbed it for later reading. Turns out that Mattel is offering a FREE CARS 2 [...]


CARS2 Premiere Live Photos
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Posted in CARS, movies, Uncategorized on 18 June 2011
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So being the primo connected guy that Metroxing is, guess who is at the CARS 2 world premiere RIGHT NOW! Yep, Metroxing scored two passes to the CARS 2 premiere in Hollywood that is going on right now!  I would grumble about having to stay at the helm of T5, staving off squirrels, but alas [...]


New Cars Spinoff Coming Featuring Planes – Update2
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Posted in CARS, Disney, Disney Pixar, Film, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, movies, Video on 13 June 2011
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UPDATE 2:  Take5 Reader “Nick” was kind enough to pass along some stills that were taken from the trailer for those that didn’t see it yet or wanted a closer look at some of the modeling going on.  Tip of the hat to ya, Nick! Can you feel the Pitty fever?   I visited one [...]


Two Interesting Infographics – Harry Potter and LolCats – Paid Placement
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Posted in General, movies on 11 June 2011
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Hey All Take5ers! This post is a paid placement for a company that was looking to gain some traction for their infographics so we thought we would accomodate them and help keep the squirrels at bay and the server fees down! The first one is one created by a designer to illustrate the popularity and [...]


Just A Test. Move Along. There Are No Droids Here
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Posted in Uncategorized on 29 April 2011
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This is just a test. Sequencer analysis: rFDmCGHmyyfkIeYb1TKOEQ== Test complete. Move along. Tweet This Post


Enjoying A Snack With Cars
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Posted in Food, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 11 April 2011
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One of the little Tizmanian’s was enjoying a snack recently when I noticed her companions. Who do you guys share a snack with? This is one of the reasons I love this diecast line of toys.  At the root level, this is why.  I have my own selfish adult reasons but at the core if [...]


New Server at Take5 – Update
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Posted in Uncategorized on 30 December 2010
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Hello there, Take5ers! Well, it looks like our new server is up and running!  The small downside is I believe we lost some posts from earlier today [sorry Metro   ]. We have been having some behind the scenes server issues which some of you may have noticed us going offline here and there.  It [...]


Space:1999 Blu-Ray Disc Set Giveaway Contest Winner
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Posted in Contests, TV, Video on 18 December 2010
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And the winnah is:  tenchihouse ! Their contest entry was made on 2010/12/13 at 5:54 pm Their Contest Entry Favorite Sci-Fi Character was: Lady Penelope of Thunderbirds That was a bit freaky once I realized the connection to Gerry Anderson…*ooooowheeeeeoooo* Congrats to TENCHIHOUSE! Please contact Tizmanian (at tizmanian(at)takefiveaday(dot)com ) to send us your mailing address [...]


Contest Giveaway – Blu-Ray Collection of Space 1999
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Posted in Contests, Film, Science on 11 December 2010
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UPDATE:  CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!  CHECK BACK FOR NEW POST TOMORROW FOR WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT Ok all you scifi fans on Take5! Courtesy of our good friends at A&E Home Entertainment, Take5 is giving away one (1) copy of the blu-ray 35th Anniversary edition of all 24 episodes of season one of [...]