Pop Culture Cartography Revisited
Almost two years ago I dug through my books and piles of ephemera to gather together my collection...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 2, 2015 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
Almost two years ago I dug through my books and piles of ephemera to gather together my collection...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 20, 2014 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs | 24 |
So I recently had the chance to catch Jim Henson’s Labyrinth on the big screen and I made...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 10, 2014 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs, Cartoon Commentary, Overdue Books | 21 |
I know every generation says this about the decades when they came of age, but growing up in the...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 18, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs | 12 |
Even though I’ve seen a metric ton of flicks from the 80s, there are a lot that I’ve...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 10, 2013 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s | 21 |
I spent a few hours this weekend cracking open the cases on my 80s-centric DVDs and combing...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Sep 27, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs | 8 |
So, um, HOLY CRAP! While I’ve been working away on the upcoming Halloween fun for the site I totally missed the fact that the truly awesomely horrible movie, Megaforce, was finally released on DVD this past month. I missed...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Aug 14, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 4 |
Twenty five years ago today The Monster Squad was released in theaters. August 14th, 1987. I was ten years-old, and though I didn’t see it on the 14th, I was at the theater bright and early for the first showing on a...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 31, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
It’s so easy to get lost in the sea of social media sometimes, pining after all the cool events and places other people are visiting and enjoying that are either too far away or too expensive to take advantage of. At...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 13, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Robocop Anniversary | 1 |
I’ve written a bit about how the extreme violence in Robocop affected me as a kid, and if I had to pinpoint the specific scene that did the most damage I would have to say that it’s the boardroom scene and the...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 12, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Robocop Anniversary | 3 |
For today’s installment of Robo-madness I thought it would be fun to take a look at a couple of toys based on the Robocop film (and cartoon series.) Back in 1988 we were treated to slew of RC merchandising and spinoffs...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 11, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Robocop Anniversary | 2 |
Day three of the Robomadness is here, and along with it are a series of blueprint/schematic illustrations for both Robocop and ED-209… Ever wonder where Murphy’s Digestion Organ Pot or Main Energy Battery are located? ...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 10, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Robocop Anniversary | 2 |
It’s day two of the Branded in the 80s Robocop-a-thon, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to look at the Topps movie trading cards from 1990. Though this set was primarily produced for the Robocop sequel, the...
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