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With only a few months to go until what promises to be the biggest Star Trek merchandise rollout in more than a decade collectors everywhere have begun making their lists of what new collectibles they will be keeping an eye on and adding to their collections. For me the most awaited pieces are the full line of Star Trek action figures and accessories from the trek veterans at Playmates toys. In honor of their upcoming Trek toy revival which will finally bring back the Trek brand to toy aisles everywhere I felt it appropriate to take an in depth look back at their impressive line of toys released during the height of Star Trek's golden age of popularity between 1992 and 1999. During the early 90s Star Trek The Next Generation was becoming bigger and bigger with each subsequent season. With Michael Piller's arrival during the third season the show finally began to fulfill its promise and in many fans' opinions the show soon surpassed its predecessor. By 1992 Paramount was beg...

We're all familiar with the hit comedies from Judd Apatow: "The 40 year old virgin", "Knocked Up", "Superbad", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Pineapple Express", "Heavyweights". "Heavyweights"??? Wait a second you've never heard of or seen "Heavyweights"? I don't blame you. But this situation should be rectified immediately. "Heavyweights" was one of Apatow's early writing gigs and is probably one of the funniest kid movies ever made, but unfortunately it never did get a chance to find a solid audience during its original theatrical run. Released by Walt Disney Pictures back in 1995 during a time when their live action comedies where not generating much revenue the film came and went with very little promotional push from its distributor. "Heavyweights" featured a great cast of comedic actors such as Ben Stiller as the health obsessed camp mogul Tony Perkis and Stiller...