The A-Team Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

I love it when a plan comes together! The Blot’s favorite ‘80s guilty pleasure, The A-Team television show, is finally getting its very own series of Pop! vinyl figures thanks to Funko!!! The A-Team Pop! Television Series includes the master of disguise John “Hannibal” Smith, mechanic B.A. Baracus (aka Mr. T), the smooth-talking Templeton “Faceman” Peck and the unpredictable “Howling Mad” Murdock.

But that’s not all! Funko is also releasing a killer The A-Team Van Pop! Rides with a variant B.A. Baracus Pop! figure. Each The A-Team Pop! vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation and come packaged in a full color displayable window box. Fans can pre-order all five of these awesome figures now at Entertainment Earth for $10.99 each (the Pop! Ride is $24.99) here.

“Master Wizard .001” The Veteran Resin Figure by HealeyMade

Over the weekend, HealeyMade dropped a killer Masters of the Universe inspired colorway of his Wizard of Oz inspired bootleg resin figure The Veteran! Based on the evil Trap Jaw’s color scheme, “Master Wizard .001” combines the head of the Tin Woodsman from The Wizard of Oz with what appears to be a body from an A-Team action figure. Each figure stands 7.5” tall and features articulated arms. Pick up this Masters of Wizardry kitbashed rein figure now at the HealeyMade online store for $90.

“Transparent” The Veteran Resin Figure by HealeyMade

Over the weekend, HealeyMade dropped a freaking beautiful crystal clear edition of his bootleg resin figure The Veteran, which combines the head of the Tin Woodsman from The Wizard of Oz with what appears to be a body from an A-Team action figure. This unpainted, clear colorway stands 7.5” tall and features articulated arms. Just look at the details in this hand cast resin figure. HealeyMade kills it once again!

The “Transparent” Edition The Veteran retails for just $45 and is a timed release, with the figure’s run size set by the number of orders placed at the HealeyMade online store. But you’d better act fast as the opportunity to buy one of these figures ends this morning (Monday, April 20th). And let me just say, a 7.5” figure for just $45 is a steal!

B.A. Baracus Space Ranger Resin Figures by Killer Bootlegs

Killer Bootlegs have made some awesome kitbashed bootleg resin figures over the past few years, but The Blot’s favorite so far is this awesome A-Team inspired B.A. Baracus Space Ranger! This Star Wars x Mr. T mash-up is seriously genius! I mean how has a Mr. T in Space TV show not been made yet!?! That would have made an awesome ‘80s cartoon! So far Killer Bootlegs has released three colorways of B.A. Baracus Space Ranger, including this beautiful rainbow “Spectrum” Edition, an all red translucent “Red Planet” Edition, and the blinged out “Run the Jewels” Edition.

Sadly the last two versions of B.A. Baracus Space Ranger are already sold out, but the “Spectrum” Edition (dyed and airbrushed with Monster Kolor paints and limited to just 10 pieces) is currently available for purchase at the Killer Bootlegs online store for $60. The Blot hasn’t been able to get my hands on one yet, but I hope to rectify that soon!!!

AT-AT Pop Culture Inspired Star Wars T-Shirts By SevenHundred

May the Fourth be with you! It’s Star Wars Day today, and to get in on the fun The Blot wanted to make sure I blogged about some cool Star Wars inspired gear. And what’s better than these amazing AT-AT pop culture designs by UK artist SevenHundred!?! SevenHundred has combined some of the best vehicles from television and movies with the dreaded imperial AT-AT to create some seriously fun t-shirt designs.

These “Restyled AT-ATs” include a little bit of everything, from Doctor Who and TRON to He-Man and TMNT. There’s even Akira, Jurrasic Park and a Coca-Cola AT-AT! SevenHundred really knocked it out of the park with this set of designs. I’m hard pressed to think of a pop culture vehicle I’d like to see included here.

What’s really great about all of these “Restyled AT-AT” designs by SevenHundred is that they’re all available for purchase through SevenHundred’s Red Bubble online store! That means you can completely customize your purchase, including the style (long sleeve, v-neck, crew, etc.), size and color. And make sure you check out SevenHundred’s entire Red Bubble portfolio to see even more killer pop culture inspired designs.

Threadless Mr. T T-Shirt “Gentleman T”

Gentleman T by Sean Anton 

Growing up as a young child in the 80s, I still hold much of the pop culture from that decade close to my heart. And one of my all time personalities from the “Me Decade” is Mr. T! From The A-Team and Rocky III to his Mr. T cartoon series and lunch boxes, The Blot couldn’t get enough of the gold chained, Mohawk sporting actor. I pity the fool who didn’t love Mr. T back then..heck I pity the fool who doesn’t love Mr. T right now! Because of all that 80s nostalgia, how can you not love this Mr. T inspired t-shirt from Threadless featuring Mr. T drinking a spot of tea!?! I can't lie, I got pretty excited as soon as I saw the “Gentleman T” design! 

The Mr. T t-shirt “Gentleman T” comes printed on a silver t-shirt and is currently available for purchase at Threadless.com for $20. The shirt comes in both guys and girls styles, sizes S-2XL.

The A-Team: The Complete Series DVD Box Set with Van Packaging

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know The A-Team remake premiers in theaters today. While the film’s trailer looks awesome, the film’s reviews have middle of the road at best. For instance, The A-Team currently has a score of 47% (and dropping) on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer. This is no surprise to The Blot, I’ve been expecting the worst from this movie from the very beginning! Instead of shilling out way too much money to watch this pathetic remake in theaters, I recommend checking out the limited edition The A-Team: The Complete Series DVD box set!


All you really need to know about The A-Team: The Complete Series limited edition box set is it comes in the freaking A-Team’s red and black van! How cool is that!?! While I’m not too sure about the extras included in the set, I do know it includes all 5 seasons and 98 episodes on 25 discs. Plus, this version actually stars ‘80s icon Mr. T. Can the movie version of The A-Team claim that?

The A-Team: The Complete Series DVD box set normally retails for $149.98, but can currently be purchased from Amazon.com for just $89.99 here.

The A-Team Motion Picture First Look Pt. 2

Sadly, here is the “official” first look at the cast of the upcoming big screen remake of the beloved 80’s television show The A-Team. Looking at the photo below really saddens The Blot, because I have absolutely no faith in this film. Hasn’t the movie industry learned by now to stop pillaging our childhood? How many television properties from the 70s, 80s and 90s have they ruined!?! While the photoshopping of the film’s official cast photograph is horrible, at least 20th Century Fox did a good job casting and dressing this new and (doubtfully) improved A-Team.

(click on the photo above for a more detailed look)

The A-Team stars Liam Neeson as “Hannibal” Smith, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Sharlto Copley as Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson stars as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus. The A-Team, which is set to premiere on June 11, 2010, is directed by Joe Carnahan and produced by Ridley and Tony Scott.

The A-Team Motion Picture First Look

There are very few shows from the 80’s The Blot loves as much as The A-Team, which is why I am so horrified that the long rumored movie remake is finally happening. Has a movie based on television show ever worked and/or been successful? Off the top of my head I’d say an emphatic no, which is why I have some seriously grave misgivings about 20th Century Fox’s decision to go forward with this film. The A-Team's only saving grace is that it stars Liam Neeson as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith. Neeson is a true professional and one of the best actors working today, so at least he brings a little credibility to this ill advised re-imagining.


The photo above is courtesy of ComingSoon.net and is the first image of the all new, all different A-Team. (link) The movie stars Liam Neeson as “Hannibal” Smith, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Sharlto Copley as Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson stars as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus (the role that made Mr. T a household name). The film is also rumored to star Jessica Biel as an Army general pursuing the team (and one of Face’s ex-lovers) and Patrick Wilson as a CIA operative. The A-Team is being directed by Joe Carnahan and produced by Ridley and Tony Scott.

The A-Team is currently scheduled to debut in theaters on June 11, 2010. I can’t wait to see if 20th Century Fox sticks with this date or pushes the film back due to its mediocrity.