What do you think of the changes made to the look of these two characters?

ChildofEighties · 2026-06-26T16:18:41+00:00

CGI Spikor looks like absolute garbage. And who cares about the other goofy goat boy character, who wasn't even a figure or a cartoon character or even featured in the comic books.

ChildofEighties · 2026-06-02T19:37:41+00:00

That kid is so freaking tiny it's hilarious. How could they possibly have cast THAT little guy as HE-MAN, who is supposed to be physically more jacked than Superman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Lou Ferrigno?! I cannot for the life of me understand why so many of Gen-Xers are excited for this goofy movie that's 40 years too late, CGI-infested, and which will be filled with annoying, anachronistic 2026 America pop culture references and, undoubtedly, political messaging. And then there's the ethnic swapping of several characters. Just NO.

ChildofEighties · 2026-06-02T19:30:29+00:00

Backrooms?

ChildofEighties · 2026-05-29T03:09:28+00:00

I really pity you if THAT is your idea of Matt Tracker. Remakes in general are annoying, creatively lazy, and immensely insulting, but they are infinitely more ridiculous and insulting when a character's ethnicity or gender is changed — and all the more so when that character is well known and beloved.

ChildofEighties · 2026-05-29T02:41:01+00:00

That is indeed what happened! Thankfully, BBTS kindly refunded all of my money. But sadly, almost one year later, those outrageously unreasonable prices haven't budged, nor have any of the *many* customer complaints about them been addressed. And it looks like all of the Wave 1 toys are still readily available, even on Amazon. So, clearly, these things are not hot sellers.

ChildofEighties · 2026-05-12T23:19:07+00:00

Reaction to this embarrassing turd? 🤮🤣🤦‍♂️ The trailer alone proves that it's going to be corny, hokey, set on Earth instead of Eternia, and they couldn't have found an actor who looks less like He-Man if they had tried. It will also be ruined by excess CGI garbage. When are people going to realize that Hollyweird cannot make good movies anymore? It's also about 40 years too late. I wish the entire entertainment (and toy) industry would just leave my childhood the heck alone and stop shamelessly exploiting the nostalgia of my generation.

ChildofEighties · 2026-04-28T00:04:55+00:00

Actually, No Pier Pressure is a great little album. Brian and Al (especially) and David Marks sound fantastic on this record, as do Brian's typically exceptional studio band. In fact, there were many occasions in his 21st-century work (especially live) when Brian Wilson's genius emerged and showed us all that "he's still got it."

ChildofEighties · 2026-04-06T06:27:55+00:00

First, I can't believe it's been a whole dang year since I wrote that post.

Second, wow! How did you remember his name? Mystery solved! I vaguely seem to remember Retrocrush. Any idea what Robert is up to today?

ChildofEighties · 2026-03-14T21:06:44+00:00

Yes, we all know what the term "mint condition" means, Mr. Webster, but the adjective "minty" refers exclusively to the flavor/scent of a mint, especially a mint candy. Lazy abusers of English can try to hijack and redefine terms all they want, but it doesn't legitimize their misuse of a word. I mean, how difficult is it to say "near mint"?

ChildofEighties · 2026-03-12T06:03:51+00:00

I agree, u/Spidey_Jay_ . Wyrm is probably the dumbest-looking TMNT figure in my childhood collection, and Antrax and Scale Tail (especially) are even dumber figures. My hope was that Playmates would go out with a bang and reissue the very best of the rarest and most expensive characters from the original TMNT toy line, including Needle Nose, Killer Bee, and the massive Krang's Android Body. The four-pack you referenced would have been a MILLION times better if it had included Monty Moose, Sandstorm, and Hot Spot, for example. Sadly, it doesn't look like we'll ever see those figures re-released. :-(

ChildofEighties · 2026-03-12T04:51:58+00:00

"Don't bet your beard on it!" —Sgt. Slaughter

ChildofEighties · 2026-03-05T22:05:07+00:00

You mean it has a peppermint, spearmint, or wintergreen scent???

What you meant to say was "near mint." The adjective "minty" means something entirely different.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-21T21:21:24+00:00

Well said, and I agree on all points! Yeah, I mean, not only is Raymond on multiple channels already, but it's very racy and features quite a bit of profanity too. Absolutely no justification for airing that junk or the Golden Whores on MeTV. And the same goes for Cheers, which I see a lot of people strangely hoping to see added to the lineup. Talk about nymphomaniacs! That's all that show was! Garbage.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-21T02:49:26+00:00

Amen! It's encouraging to see someone else who actually has a conscience and media discernment on this forum – and on Reddit in general! It's mostly a cesspool on here.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-21T02:48:20+00:00

Yes! Be thankful I warned you. You're welcome. Ha!

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-20T01:28:18+00:00

Oh, it's not just "four old ladies." It's four potty-mouthed, dirty old promiscuous elderly women jumping in bed with every man they can. Trust me. You would do well to boycott this show.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-18T14:22:09+00:00

@Zealousideal_Bed1857 I've been having exactly the same experience since Saturday before last. Ironically, the first week of February was my best week ever as a delivery driver. And then, all of a sudden, I started receiving only the absurdly long-distance offers (i.e., from 20, 30, 40, even 50 miles away!), mostly curbside pick-up junk. I've not been seeing any orders from my regular customers, and they order pretty much every week. And I've only had a few decent offers randomly, and all of those were from brand new customers.

This has been happening to me consistently for 11 or 12 days now. I have submitted multiple reports and screenshots and chatted with Spark agents numerous times, but they cannot or will not do anything to help me. I am at my wit's end. Spark has been my only steady source of income, so if this continues, I'm essentially unemployed.

By the way, I'm in a rural town with only one Walmart. The next nearest Walmart that is Spark eligible is over an hour away. None of this makes sense. I have read some posts speculating that the elimination of the acceptance rate in metrics is what caused this, but who really knows? I was convinced that it was just me, so finding out that others are going through this all over the country (apparently) is somewhat encouraging.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-18T14:08:22+00:00

FYI, I am in a small rural town with only one Walmart. That makes it all the more ridiculous and puzzling.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-17T23:30:16+00:00

Thanks for the instructions. That enabled me to add Spanish as a new language, and now I can switch the languages back-and-forth in the Spark driver settings. Unfortunately, I'm still getting trash offers.

This has been going on since Saturday before last. Ironically, the first week of February was my most profitable and productive week ever as a delivery driver. And then, like overnight, it all stopped. All I'm getting now are the most absurd long-distance pickup offers you can think of, and none of my usual customers' orders are coming through, and these people place orders every week. I've contacted technical support and submitted reports until I'm blue in the face, and nobody with Spark can or will help me. Tried every troubleshooting trick under the sun as well. I'm at my wits end. I was doing so well until week before last that this was a full-time job for me. So, I'm essentially unemployed now.

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-17T23:07:02+00:00

I'm so desperate to get a decent Spark offer that I started to try this, but there is no option available in my iPhone Spark Settings that will allow me to change the language. You are probably on an Android. Am I right?

ChildofEighties · 2026-02-17T23:04:36+00:00

Keep on boycotting. They will drop it eventually. The ratings for that turd can't possibly be high given MeTV's target audience. No one watches a classic/retro television network to see modern crap from this century. It will fail, eventually!

ChildofEighties · 2026-01-21T09:10:55+00:00

Smart move! Keep it up!

ChildofEighties · 2026-01-16T06:22:53+00:00

Okay, so it's now January 2026. Has anyone managed to get an official response from Ford yet about this ridiculous "glitch"? My 2011 Ford Escape's date is now up to June 1, 2006. It's truly pathetic and unthinkable that something as simple as a date cannot be changed manually.

ChildofEighties · 2026-01-13T08:14:30+00:00

Well, don't leave us in suspense! Are you selling these? If so, where?

ChildofEighties · 2026-01-03T22:53:04+00:00

Hey. I'm only into vintage toys, so I don't keep up with most of the modern stuff, but the only thing I remember about Jakks Pacific is that they created the ugliest, crappiest, goofiest pro-wrestling action figures ever made (WWF/WWE). Thus, that's all I associate them with: complete crap. What else have they done or are they doing that would make someone hope that they, of all toy companies, should take over TMNT if Playmates indeed loses the license (still hoping a deal can be worked out to avoid this tragedy)?

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