New Mego's

This may be old news to some, but if you haven't heard NEW MEGO'S ARE COMING!

Announced at the San Diego Comic-Con, EMCE Toys has partnered with Mattel to produce a new line of "DC World's Greatest Super-Heroes." Green Arrow will be an exclusive at MattyCollector.com. Wave One includes Superman, Lex Luthor, Hal Jordan Green Lantern and Sinestro. They will be available at Toys 'R Us before Easter 2010.

The above prototype pictures are from the World's Greatest Toys blog. Check out the link for more photos and details.

You can also read the original thread at the Mego Museum where the news was first announced.

TRON Legacy Trailer

This trailer looks pretty cool. I loved the original TRON. For more info check out disney.com/TRON.

NBC Saturday Morning Peacock Club

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This comic book ad is from 1979. Did anybody actually tear out this page and join the club?

By the way, July 18 was the third anniversary of the Wonderful Wonderblog. How time flies.

Lost Arzt

I'm a huge fan of the TV show LOST. It sucks that we have to wait until early 2010 to see the final season.

I happened to catch an old episode on the Sci-Fi channel a couple of weeks ago. It was the one where Dr. Arzt "blew up". It was so unexpected and hilarious!

Here's part of his bio from Lostpedia --

Dr. Leslie Arzt was a middle section survivor of Oceanic Flight 815. He was a science teacher who managed to discover many new species of insects and arachnids, including the Medusa spider, but was killed on the Island while handling dynamite on Day 44.

Arzt (played by Daniel Roebuck) only appeared in five episodes, but they were very memorable.




The first five seasons of LOST are available on Amazon.com --

July 4th With John Williams & The Boston Pops

Just like I did for Halloween, here's a compilation of patriotic tunes from John Williams & The Boston Pops.

Track Listing

1. Fanfare for the Common Man
2. Washington Post March
3. America, the Dream Goes On
4. America (America Medley)
5. Battle Hymn of the Republic
6. American Salute
7. America the Beautiful
8. Liberty Fanfare
9. This Land is Your Land
10. 76 Trombones
11. Stars and Stripes Forever
12. Strike Up the Band
13. When the Saints go Marchin' In

Click the link below to download --

--> John Williams & the Boston Pops July 4th Mix <-- Click here to see my past July 4th posts, including more music you can download for your holiday celebrations.

Also, check out Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else for his 78s for a Fourth of July mood and Happy Fourth!!.

Karl Malden, RIP

From the Los Angeles Times --

Karl Malden, one of Hollywood's strongest and most versatile supporting actors, who won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire," died today. He was 97.

Malden starred in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and was the longtime American Express traveler's-check spokesman, warning travelers to not leave home without it. He died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, said his daughter Mila Doerner.

Read the rest of the story here.

Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits

I'm not posting any songs to download. This is only a list. I'm sure you can find MJ's songs almost anywhere. Feel free to use this list to make your own greatest hits compilation :)

I have a book called Billboard Top 1000 Singles 1955-1996. It lists the 1000 biggest hits of the Rock era. Here are the songs by Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 that are on this list and where they rank in the top 1000.

Michael Jackson

47 - Billie Jean
50 - Black Or White
64 - Say Say Say (Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson)
162 - Rock With You
226 - Beat It
477 - Man In The Mirror
550 - Bad
588 - You Are Not Alone
754 - Ben
807 - The Way You Make Me Feel
818 - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
835 - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
860 - Dirty Diana
946 - The Girl Is Mine (Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney)

Jackson 5

94 - I'll Be There
404 - ABC
405 - The Love You Save
611 - I Want You Back
976 - Never Can Say Goodbye

Fred Travalena, RIP

From the Los Angeles Times --

Fred Travalena, the master impressionist and singer whose broad repertoire of voices ranged from Jack Nicholson to Sammy Davis Jr. to Bugs Bunny, has died. He was 66.

Travalena, who began being treated for an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002 and saw the disease return last July after going into remission in 2003, died Sunday at his home in Encino, according to his publicist, Roger Neal. Travalena also was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003 but had been in complete remission since then.

Dubbed "The Man of a Thousand Faces" and "Mr. Everybody," Travalena emerged on the national stage as an impressionist in the early 1970s.

Over the next three decades, he was a headliner in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City, performed in concerts around the country, appeared on "The Tonight Show" and other talk shows and starred in his own specials, such as "The Many Faces of Fred Travalena" and "Comedy in the Oval Office."

The boyish-faced entertainer is said to have had a repertoire of more than 360 celebrity, political and cartoon-character voices, including Clint Eastwood, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, Henry Kissinger, Donald Rumsfeld, Johnny Mathis, Bruce Springsteen and Luciano Pavarotti.

Read the full story here.

Billy Mays, RIP

From FoxNews.com --

Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday.

Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry to Mays' residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.

Read the full story here.

Gale Storm, RIP

From The Washington Post --

Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," has died at age 87.

Storm, who had been in failing health in recent years, died Saturday at a convalescent hospital in Danville, said her son, Peter Bonnell.

Before landing the starring role in "My Little Margie" in 1952, Storm appeared in numerous B movies opposite such stars as Roy Rogers, Eddie Albert and Jackie Cooper. After her last TV series, "The Gale Storm Show," ended in 1960 she went on to a successful singing career while continuing to make occasional TV appearances.

Read the full story here.