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I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I continue to follow Game Of Thrones and a I stuck through an increasingly-baffling Westworld, but the real joy of the HBO year is the one-two return of 
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When Thinkgeek designs products in-house, it’s a fair bet that the final result will be something you didn’t even know you wanted until you saw it, and then you must absolutely have it. Case in point are a pair of cookery items sure to make the kid – or adult – enamored with all things Pokemon absolutely giddy. Have a party coming up? Use the 
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Sure, there’s a fair bit of 
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In an age where facts are being assailed and history denied, now more than ever we need the objective, quality programming being produced by PBS. You can do that by catching up on the scores of excellent documentary and news programs they’re releasing on home video. For the politically and socially minded, there’s 
Sketch comedy is hard to do, and when you set the bar as high as Amy Schumer had with the first three seasons of 
The 1957 police drama 
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I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
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Largely overlooked in favor of louder fare, 
I was there at the first midnight showing of 
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The DC animated adaptations have been hit or miss, but their adaptation of Marv Wolfman & George Perez’s legendary 
In an age where Broadway shows inevitably get lovely coffee table books to accompany their productions, it’s no surprise that Disney would celebrate their most recent Great White Way success with 
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Let me preface this by saying that the film was interesting, and Michael Keaton’s performance was nice, but 
A 1933 vampire film starring Fay Wray from 1933? Yeah, that’s what you get with the newly-restored 
It’s difficult to watch 
In the grand pantheon of video game-to-film adaptations, 
The fine folks at Flicker Alley continue their remarkable silent film restoration program with a unique film I’d never seen before, 1919’s 
You could almost make a double feature – a turgid double feature – out of 
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There was a time when Disney’s in-house CG-animated future was looking downright bleak compared to Pixar (I’m looking at you, Chicken Little, but they’ve managed to find a modern voice and style and maturity in recent years, all culminating in 
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That creator Derek Waters has crafted a series that smuggles genuine lessons in history into a comedy show full of drunk people is why I’m terribly impressed that we’ve made it to a 4th season of 
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Golly, but I sure did have a lot of the stickers collected in the 
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While we wait for the television adaptation of his modern mythology American Gods, revel in Neil Gaiman’s spin on 
I don’t care what it is – a film starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleason? I’ll watch it. 
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The second volume of what I hope will be a continuing series, 
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It’s no surprise that they were able to craft a special volume of The Carol Burnett Show dedicated entirely to 
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For a kick ass lead character, look to Eve Thorogood in 
There have been many a memorable book released about the Star Wars universe, from its creation and inception to its execution, but none are as impressively incredible as the absolutely mammoth 
I saw it three times in the theater, so it’s safe to say that I have the latest Star Wars adventure firmly lodged in my noggin. That makes my brain fertile ground for 
From their visual guides to their vehicle schematics, DK has published some truly definitive reference books detailing the minutiae of the Star Wars universe, and 
For that, you’ll have to get 
Ever wonder how you win the people’s hearts & minds in a galaxy far, far away? Look no further than the images contained within 
If you’re not a regular subscriber and just want handy volumes featuring the best interviews and articles that the magazine has to offer, pick up 
If you’d like to a breakfast treat from a galaxy far, far away to your table and you’re a little short on blue milk, then Thinkgeek has you sorted with their nifty 
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Hot on the heels of the film, explore 
There is a zen joy to be found in coloring, as the proliferation of adult coloring books in recent years attests. Disney has thrown their hat into the ring with some truly beautiful hardcover entries into their Art of Coloring series – 
And while we’re on the subject of Disney’s most recent feature and art, you should also pick up 
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After living in Brooklyn for a few months, I can state that not only is 
The latest cinematic entry in J.K. Rowling’s cinematic Harry Potter universe – the prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them – has generated not one, but a trio of lavish books exploring the world within the film and the creation of the movie itself. The illustration-filled 
As long as you’re reading about the adventures of Newt Scamander, you might as well dress as him, too, with Thinkgeek’s exclusive 
Though, if you want to dip back into the world of the original films featuring Harry Potter, HarperDesign has released another volume of their exhaustively illuminating vault series, 
We’ve bought the films dozens of times in various formats, but Disney can always find a new bit of tat to make fans leap towards another purchase of on of their classic films. Case in point is the new Signature Collection edition of 
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As our world seems to regress into backwards thinking, it’s important to have films like 
Having spent time in London and New York – two incredibly dense cities – I find a book like the Smithsonian’s 
Sure, I’ll watch an animated tale featuring Batman leading a gang of DC’s mystical superheroes – Constantine, Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Deadman, and Etrigan – against a supernatural foe that threatens Gotham and Metropolis. 
Want to get a handle on the characters of the DC Comics universe? Your definitive, fully-illustrated guide is 
That the film adaptation of Carrie Fisher’s novel 
With a title like 
Though overlooked due to all of the drama in his personal life at the time, home video is the perfect way to give 
In an age of empty spectacle, 
Sometimes, the nerd in my is so easily pleased, as with the decidedly geeky appeal of Thinkgeek’s 
Cheers to the fine folks at Fantagraphics for continuing to make this Disney duck fan deliriously delighted by continuing their prestige releases of not only classic Carl Barks material, but also the works of the modern duck man, Don Rosa. From their ongoing Carl Barks Library comes 
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There have been a lot of mediocre Stephen King adaptations, and 
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Forty years later, and Nicolas Roeg’s 
Sadly, 
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I mean, I just… I just don’t know what to do with 
Well, 
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Snag yourself 
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It’s unfortunate that it took a tragic loss of a music icon to get the release of his films in a single high-definition set, but at least the 
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I wasn’t expecting much from 
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Meryl Streep stars as the eponymous 
It seems ludicrous that it’s taken this many years to get a proper retrospective tome, but that glaring oversight has finally been rectified with the oversized 
The long-awaited and much-requested animated adaptation of Alan Moore & Brian Bolland’s legendary Batman/Joker story 
While the second season of 
There was a fair amount of concern about how well any follow up to Avatar: The Last Airbender could live up to the long shadow of its predecessor, but 
While 
Yeah, 
Often overlooked in light of his more memorable outings, Orson Welles’ cinematic adaptation of 
My gosh, 
The 5th edition of the incredibly dense 
Often overlooked in favor the cartoons starring Mickey & friends, 
I’ve been a huge proponent of the continual releases we’ve been getting, and now we get another brand new collection from 
An iconic classic gets a beautiful high definition treatment courtesy of the new “Olive Signature” edition of 
Originally banned by South Africa’s Apartheid government, cult flick 
It seems Shondaland has become the newest Disney theme park, and the latest park expansion is 
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
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