NOVEMBER 27, 2007 UPDATE – SOLD OUT! They should be appearing on eBay soon. If you’re still interested and can wait, the first few on eBay will fetch a higher price but I believe they will drop in price after the holidays … but hey, it’s your money – spend it as you see fit […]

Well, it was nice while it lasted. The Mattel Pixars CARS line – nothing really exclusive … nothing really limited but that dream world had to end … Mattel is designating 15,000 of these CARS as a limited time & production exclusive. In order to get one, you have to buy the CARS Blu-Ray DVD* […]

In our now running series, we’re 1 for 2 in picking out random stories on the web that should be made into movies – George Clooney optioned the first post – okay, I seriously doubt he actually saw our blog post – othewise, he would have locked up the rights to #2. Of course, most […]

Recently Radiohead experimented with the release of their latest album by allowing fans to download their latest album as digital mp3 files AND set their own price … Internet monitoring company Comscore extrapolated from their users (that willingly let them track their online usage) that 38% paid zero for the tracks … and also that […]

By now, you’ve heard the Writer’s Guide is on strike for a better percentage of the residuals (royalties) from non-broadcast revenue (DVD’s, internet, etc …). As usual, the lawyer suits running the networks are nitwits. First, without writers – you have NOTHING. A lot of people smirk and claim that what’s on network TV is […]

KB Toys which just emerged from bankrupty has decided to close another 156 stores (up from an original 30). The original Washington Post story only covers the store closings in the DC/VA area and other reports on which other stores around the country are trickling in. The managers and ex-managers tell sad & mad stories […]

December 10 UPDATE: These are out in the stores – note, they are all plastic but for me, resistance was futile – they were too damn cute and I had to buy the ones I saw. The updated on what shipped and what’s coming is here. Only 4 of the 7 sets are out so […]

Posted on the Mattel HotWheelCollectors.com showroom, they are re-purposed here because they use a strange javascript that doesn’t work for everyone (or of course, you’re not signed up to get the email): This is what the factory uses/will use a guideline … though apparently with the recent incorrect yellow rim Mario Andretti, hard to say […]