Take Me Down to Xmas Action City, Where the Grass Is Green and the Playset Is Clearly from Die Hard
Yeah, I remember Christmas of ’88. I specifically asked my mom for this Xmas Action Playset, but she only got me the “Cool McClane” and generic thug action figure two-pack. I was crushed. Do you know how hard it is to write “NOW I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO-HO-HO” on a Lego figure? Still, thanks to Myron S. for the nostalgic tip.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.