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DVD Review: G.I. JOE: RENEGADES – SEASON ONE, VOLUME 1 DVD set

G.I. Joe: Renegades

You already know that I am a huge Transformers fan but you might not know that I also enjoy G.I. Joe. While I didn’t collect the toys like I did the Transformers I did watch the cartoon every day as a kid. The shows were back to back and so I watched a full on hour of Hasbro programming. I loved it. I also collected the comic books for both Transformers and G.I. Joe so I am pretty well versed in both universes.

When I learned that a new G.I. Joe sow was starting up on The Hub I was excited and I made sure that I watched every single episode. I loved how this story focused on a small group of Joes including Tunnel Rat, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Duke and RoadBlock. The team ended up being accused of a crime that they did not commit. So they were on the run avoiding other Joes Flint and Lady Jaye. It was a good series and unfortunately didn’t get a second season. I really wanted that to happen. Continue reading DVD Review: G.I. JOE: RENEGADES – SEASON ONE, VOLUME 1 DVD set →

Photo-A-Day, Transformers

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Ion Blaster?

Photo-A-Day #2528

Hasbro is jumping into the Rock, Paper, Scissors game. Their new offering is called Bot Shots. Back in the 80’s Hasbro did the same sort of thing with Battle Beasts. Instead of Rock, Paper, Scissors there was Wood, Fire and Water. The Battle Beasts made use of the rubsign stickers that were popular on the Transformers figures in the 80s. The Bot Shots are okay. They use a Sword, Blaster and Fist as the symbols. Blaster beats Fist, Fist Beats Sword and Sword Beats Blaster. That makes little sense to me. I would think that Blaster would beat the Fist and the Sword. Sword would definitely beat Fist. I can’t imagine fist beating anything. At least Battle Beasts made sense. Fire burns Wood, Wood floats on Water, Water douses Fire. Makes Sense. Bot Shots, nope. Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors, Ion Blaster? →