Day 8 of Ornament-a-Day 2019 is dedicated to everyone’s favorite heavily-armed trash panda and his flora colossus sidekick. My family are big Guardians of the Galaxy fans, so when this Infinity War-inspired ornament featuring the duo picking it up for the Geek Tree was a no-brainer. It’s[…]
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Alien (1977) and Aliens (1986) are two of my favorite science fiction movies. I never expected any characters or monsters from the films to be rendered in ornament form, so I was pleasantly surprised in 2014 when Hallmark released the original xenomorph. The creature[…]
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I have mixed fillings about Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Visually, it’s a beautiful film with some of the best sequences we’ve ever seen in Star Wars (I’m thinking specifically of the desperate hyperspace jump that slew the First Order’s flagship. On[…]
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The Mandalorian is all the rage right now, and rightly so. It’s an excellent series that pays homage to the lore of the Expanded Universe and delivers a show that’s loyal to the look, feel, and themes of Star Wars. Of course,[…]
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Released in 2000, the Gungan Submarine was the follow-up to 1999’s Naboo Starfighter. The submarine appeared in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace during Qui-Gon and Obi-wan’s journey through the watery core of Naboo. It’s a powered ornament, with its[…]
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Arthur C. Clarke is one of my favorite science fiction authors. I devoured the science fiction grandmaster’s books as a kid and I couldn’t tell you how many times I watched 2010: The Year We Make Contact in high school (and[…]
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The Geek Tree has a long and storied tradition at Nuketown. Beginning with a humble 4-foot tree back in the late 1990s, the Geek Tree is now a 9-foot-tall (albeit narrow) tree packed with ornaments from dozens of movies, TV shows,[…]
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I’m kicking off the Ornament-a-Day 2019 with 1999’s Naboo Starfighter. Taken from Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the Naboo Starfighter is an unpowered ornament that still manages to shine thanks to its highly reflective silver underbelly and engine pods. The[…]
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