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“Kirk to Enterprise…”

27. May 2009

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[youtube Vm1--JW5v6g] A classic Star Trek communicator, with USB connection so you can actually use it practically for Skype and other internet ‘phone’ calls. And yes, you can buy it… Yes, I will admit whenever I flip open my mobile phone I want it to make that classic Trek communicator sound, so you can imagine [...]

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New Trek movie picking up good reviews

21. April 2009

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“Putting a much-loved but over-the-hill vehicle back in shape takes more than a new battery and a lick of paint. It demands a full-bore refit, and that’s exactly what J.J. Abrams has given “Star Trek.” – Ray Bennett in The Hollywood Reporter. Seems like quite a few of the reviews of the new Trek film [...]

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Exclusive new Doctor Who classic figures

30. January 2009

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Geekgasm alert!!! How utterly cool are these new classic Doctor Who figures which have only just been announced by Character Options (and which are exclusive to Forbidden Planet outside of the USA and Canada): As you can see these are entries in the growing classic Doctor Who range, which is something many fans have been [...]

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Todd marks your place

19. January 2009

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Ace letterer and designer Todd Klein is now offering signed and rather groovy looking bookmarks from his site. They are the bookmarks which some of you may have been lucky enough to be given at various comics conventions by Todd in the past. He’s decided to start offering them, signed personally, from his site so [...]

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FPI brings you the finest in cutting edge furniture design!

27. December 2008

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Yes, we’re branching out and adding furniture to our extensive repertoire! A one to one scale replica of Captain James Tiberius Kirk’s command chair from the original 1960s bridge of the Enterprise. Oh. My. God. Seductive yeoman in incredibly short red mini-tunic not included. (featuring the most stylish in 23rd century contemporary interior design, the [...]

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Win a thousand pound shopping spree at FPI Belfast!

25. November 2008

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Yes, you read that right – we’re giving one extremely fortunate person in Northern Ireland a chance to win a shopping spree in the Belfast branch of Forbidden Planet International (52-54 Ann Street) worth a whopping great one thousand pounds. For one lucky person Christmas is going to come early – imagine winning the chance [...]

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From Our Continental Correspondent – Ever Meulen’s Cuppa

19. November 2008

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Life is hard for dedicated Ever Meulen collectors.  Quite often his work is either rare or very expensive, and you’ll never even get close to attaining something resembling completeness. Ever’s latest creation, however, is quite readily available, and doesn’t cost anything in and of itself.  But it will cost you in other ways – and [...]

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“Your plastic pal who’s fun to be with…”

12. November 2008

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The FPI blog family has just grown with the arrival of My Plastic Pal, a new blog we’ve set up specially to talk about some of the toys, statues, collectables and other merchandise which is such a large part of the business now. Our webstore has a pretty damned huge range of merchandise and collectables, [...]

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Best show of the week?

2. November 2008

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Surely one of the best half hours of the week was seeing the longest serving Doctor Who star, Tom Baker, guest hosting Have I Got New For You at the weekend? (for those outside the UK, its a satirical topical news quiz). Especially when one question asked what Sarah Palin, Adolf Hitler and Nicolas Sarkozy [...]

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Comic Book Dreams

27. October 2008

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Pádraig Ó Méalóid spotted news from Todd Klein recently – you may remember that during his recent (and very fine, if I do say so myself) interview with Todd Pádraig raised the subject of the limited edition prints that Todd had created in collaboration first with Alan Moore then Neil Gaiman, respectively the Alphabets of Desire [...]

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Top toys for Christmas 2008

15. October 2008

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Yes, I know and I apologise for bringing up Christmas yet again when we haven’t even had Halloween and Bonfire Night yet, but the Toy Retailer’s Association has announced their annual top twelve toys for Christmas list, usually an indicator of the kid’s toys most likely to be fought over by desperate parents in December [...]

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The Two Doctors

8. September 2008

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David Tennant. Tom Baker. Both Doctors together, the hip, cool new Doc and the classic Doc who pretty much encapsulated what many fans think of as the Doctor. Sadly only in action figure form – sorry, this isn’t an exclusive scoop on a special episode of Doctor Who featuring two Doctors (although I so wish [...]

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Anime eyes

13. August 2008

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News on Japan features these special contact lenses designed to make you look more like an Anime/manga character, ideal for cosplayers. And since you can have them made to your prescription they are perfect for short-sighted cosplayers too! Vampire and zombie fans have been able to have prescription horror lenses for a few years now [...]

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Halo Stig

21. July 2008

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Looking at the forthcoming Halo Master Chief mask, I couldn’t help but wonder – do you think the programmers modelled the Master Chief on Top Gear’s Stig? Some say he eats only titanium wheel nuts and underneath his helmet is an endless series of other helmets… I think the world needs some Stig action figures, [...]

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Tarty Black Canary Barbie

17. July 2008

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“Barbie has always been on the tarty side and this is taking it too far. A children’s doll in sexually suggestive clothing is irresponsible – it’s filth,” Christian Voice – at least, that’s what they said according to the Sun, but I generally take what’s in a tabloid with a large pinch of salt (okay, [...]

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