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The POP-EXPOSE ‘Star Wars 1977’ by Mitchell Smith!

July 3, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffStar Wars, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Star Wars 1977 I think everyone here pretty much knows the original story of Star Wars. I was trying to figure out what made it so popular. There were other space series that had a great following such as Star Trek, Buck Rogers, and Battlestar Galactica. Star Trek has stayed strong over the decades, but I think Star Wars has the edge on popularity. I know that the battle scenes, camera tricks, and modeling were a breakthrough for the time, but I think it was the simplicity of Star Wars…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘The Erie Canal’ by Mitchell Smith!

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffErie Canal, Mitchell Smith, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The Erie Canal was made back in the 1800’s. Construction began July 4th 1817 in Rome, NY and went to Utica, NY(this just happens to be where long time Braves second baseman Mark Lemke is from). The Canal expanded and fully opened October 26th 1825. The plan was to be able to move bulk goods from New York City across New York and into the Great Lakes region. Normal transit time on land was about 2.5 weeks and a harsh trip as well. There wasn’t a rail system and this…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘VOLTRON’ by Mitchell Smith!

June 19, 2016June 20, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE, Voltron0 comment

Voltron has been reborn do to the Netflix release last week. I had flashbacks of my childhood as I sat and watched the first few episodes with my 9 year old. Saturday mornings for me as a 9 year old would sometimes involve waking up too early. Turning on the TV to early on a Saturday morning in 1984 would result in an familiar rainbow of lines, but very unfamiliar to today’s 9 year olds. Patiently sitting for the station to start it’s first cartoon of the day. The first…

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G.I.Joe ‘Under Cover’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

June 12, 2016April 28, 2022 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, gijoe, Hasbro, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

GI Joe under cover sub group Philip Provost AKA Chuckles is a G.I. Joe character created in 1987 and debuted in GI Joe the movie. Chuckles who seemed a bit out of place in basic training in his Hawaiian shirt was a glimpse at a sub group that never materialized. At a time when Miami Vise was very popular and in the main stream, GI Joe the movie was able to pull in Miami Vice lead character Don Johnson to do the voice of Falcon. Someone seemed to miss the…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Richard Pryor’ by Mitchell Smith!

June 5, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffMitchell Smith, Richard Pryor, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Richard Pryor Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was born December 1, 1940 and passed away December 10, 2005 from a heart attack. Richard was 1 of 4 children born in Peoria, IL, and they were brought up in the harsh environment of his grandmother’s brothel. They were mentally, physically, and sexually abused from a young age. As they got older Richard was kicked out of school at age 14. Eventually he would get out of the harsh environment he had to call home. He got his first shot at fame, but…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Sensory Time Travel’ by Mitchell Smith!

May 29, 2016May 30, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffMitchell Smith, Sensory Time Travel, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Sensory Time Travel‘ by Mitchell Smith! The mind is a curious thing. The past several decades I have been trying to understand it. Groundbreaking discoveries have helped us understand how the brain works, and several drugs have been created that can promote the health and wellbeing of the human brain. One of the most fascinating things I find about the brain is it’s ability to transport us to a time in our past. Many things can instantly sweep us back to a better more innocent time in our…

‘Fisher Price Adventure People’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 22, 2016May 23, 2022 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Fisher Price, Fisher Price Adventure People, Mitchell Smith, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Before Marvel, before G.I. Joe, even before Star Wars – Fisher Price had a 3 inch action figure called Adventure People. These were a relatively simple figure that had simple gear, a handful of vehicles and I believe the trademark was the way the left arm was shaped, it was bent at the elbow and was positioned to fit onto the steering wheel of the vehicles. Although there were a couple figures without this most of them had the same arm position. The line ran from 1974 right into the…

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G.I.Joe ‘Eco Warriors’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

May 15, 2016April 22, 2022 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Cesspool, Eco Warriors, Flint, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, The POP-EXPOSE, Toxo Viper0 comment

The Eco Warriors are a G.I. Joe sub group created in 1991. I believe the idea was about the battle against bio hazard sludge dumped by factories, which was portrayed by the main Villain Cesspool, who was inadvertently knocked into his own vat of sludge that he intended to use for good, but he was mildly deformed and turned to evil. Flint was the Eco leader and Ozone and Clean Sweep were two original characters created for the 91 lineup. I like the concept and design for these 3 characters.…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘PRINCE’ By Mitchell Smith!

May 8, 2016May 9, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffMitchell Smith, Prince, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Dearly beloved we are gather hear to day to get through this thing called LIFE. Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7th, 1958 and passed away last month. Prince a product of 2 parents that were involved in music, his father John a pianist and song writer and his mother Mattie was a jazz singer. So he had all the makings to become a super star. Prince naturally took to music at a young age and was already performing in his teens where he got his first break at the…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Star Wars’ by Mitchell Smith

May 1, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffStar Wars, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Star Wars has always been a marketing juggernaut, even being poked at in the spoof “Space Balls.” I am a collector of Star Wars, but I haven’t gotten anything from the “Force Awakens”. I loved the last 10 years of Star Wars figures. There were some great marketing technics, some of the great ones are the build a droid, the collector coins, and pretty much just taking a figure and slightly changing something such as Luke with a good hand, Luke with a shot hand, and then Luke with a…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Pearl Washington’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 24, 2016April 25, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffPearl Washington, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The POP-EXPOSE Pearl Washington Living in Syracuse Pearl Washington was a name I had heard mentioned but I never really knew much about the SU stand out. Washington was born and raised in Brooklyn and gained the nickname Pearl after NBA great Earl “the Pearl” Monroe. In 1983 he was rated the number 1 overall high school basketball player in the country. Syracuse would get a commitment and put SU on the map. Hall of fame coach Jim Boeheim has stated that Washington is the player that shot SU…

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G.I.Joe ‘Star Brigade’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

April 17, 2016April 24, 2022 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, Mitchell Smith, Star Brigade, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The GI Joe Star Brigade was introduced in 1993 and ended in 1994. Various figures good and bad were dressed in space uniforms. The line was aimed for Joes to protect the universe. This was a long line of Semi- non military sub groups I guess aimed to please parents that did not want their children playing with military based toys, or perhaps they were trying to hop on the success of Star Wars. Either way they were heading in the right direction but , with just 4 vehicles and…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘1995-96 BULLS VS 2015-16 WARRIORS’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 10, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffBasketball, NBA, Sports, The Bulls, The POP-EXPOSE, Warriors0 comment

The POP-EXPOSE ‘1995-96 BULLS VS 2015-16 WARRIORS’ By Mitchell Smith Scottie Pippen stated earlier in the week the 95-96 Bulls would sweep the current Warriors in the best of 7 playoff. Warrior’s coach Steve Kerr is a part of both historic teams, and states that the game is different today then it was 20 years ago. Many people have hopped on the ban wagon and try to break the teams down. I thought it would be interesting to compare the starting lineups and major bench players in my own fashion.…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘College Basketball Fans’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffCBS, NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The POP-EXPOSE ‘College basketball fans’ At this point in the Men’s NCAA Division 1 College basketball tournament many brackets are busted, many hearts are broken, but 2 teams out of nearly 350 college teams remain for a shot at the top crown at the college level. The CBS crew of Barkley, Smith, Kellogg, and Gumbel spoke of how special the tournament is and at so many different levels, for some teams making the tourney is their crown, for others its making the Sweet 16 or Elite 8. The tourney is…

The POP-EXPOSE ‘Starz “Spartacus” by Mitchell Smith!

March 27, 2016March 28, 2016 Serpentorslair StaffSparticus, Starz, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Starz “Spartacus” Spartacus is an age old story of true accounts about the rebellion against Rome at the start of the rise of the Roman Empire. Spartacus who came do be a slave to Roman Lentulus Batiatus in the year 73 BC, was trained and battled as a Roman Gladiator. Forced to fight in an arena as crowds looked on and cheered and many a coin switched hands on the account of who’s throat would be slit that day. Much like many sporting events in our modern world, only many…