by J.T. Trigonis | Mar 11, 2022 | Nostalgia's Revenge
When I started re-collecting the toys and action figures of my youth, I had to keep the franchises I sought to a minimum due to financial constraints. What began with a thoroughly mapped out quest to find a handful of M.A.S.K. vehicles expanded into a foraging of a...
by J.T. Trigonis | Jan 21, 2022 | Nostalgia's Revenge
Welcome to our first Nostalgia’s Revenge! post of 2022! This month, and in early preparation for a piece I’m writing for the “Batteries Not Included” issue of Retrofied Magazine, I’m delving back into a long-lost love of mine that I’ve only recently rediscovered due...
by J.T. Trigonis | Dec 20, 2021 | Article, Nostalgia's Revenge
Having grown up during a solid chunk of the 1980s and all of the 1990s, I can say with confidence that the latter decade gave rise to some truly memorable, albeit kinda unusual things, and one of the more quirky of them has to be Pogs! For those of you who may never...
by J.T. Trigonis | Nov 4, 2021 | Article, Nostalgia's Revenge
One Foundation To Inspire Them All: A Look at Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Saga Welcome back! As I mentioned at the close of part one of my glimpse into what I now consider the greatest science-fiction saga of all time, the Foundation books are merely a microcosm of a...
by J.T. Trigonis | Sep 14, 2021 | Article, Nostalgia's Revenge
PART ONE: A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY… Growing up, I was (and still am) a science-fiction movie fan. As a seven year old, I probably watched Return of the Jedi more than any other film during the 1980s. I still have my original Darth Vader carrying...
by J.T. Trigonis | Jul 26, 2021 | Nostalgia's Revenge
Welcome back to another installment of Nostalgia’s Revenge! This month, we’re taking a look at original motion picture soundtracks. But not just any OSTs. We’re talking original movie scores and soundtracks on tape! Speaking as a child with both feet planted firmly in...