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SCI-FI:  Some of the Best Sci-Fi Characters of All Time! Loot Sci-Fi

SCI-FI: Some of the Best Sci-Fi Characters of All Time!

May 7th, 2020 LEARN MORE ABOUT LOOT SCI-FI MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!  Even though it is the 7th. Close enough, right? ANYWAYS! This past week was national Star Wars day and to celebrate I have decided to write a blog on some of the best Sci-Fi characters of all time! Before you get all crazy because maybe your favorite character didn't make the...
Feature: Best Nerdy Holiday Specials Features

Feature: Best Nerdy Holiday Specials

December 10th, 2019 We're like... a third through December already. That's bonkers. Well while we're heading down this slippery slope we call the Holidays, we might as well enjoy it, right? Just kidding, I'm not a Grinch, AND I do love me some good ol' feel-good holiday specials-- ESPECIALLY the geeky ones! Here are some of my favorites: Star Wars...
Feature: Three Best Moments From 'The Mandalorian' Features

Feature: Three Best Moments From 'The Mandalorian'

November 19th, 2019 Disney+ has officially been out for a week, and it's easy to say The Mandalorian has garnered the most attention on social media. Is that really any surprise, though? People have been dying for some sort of Bounty Hunter back story (Boba Fett or otherwise) and Lucasfilm finally delivered. Here are some of our favorite moments from...
Feature: Perfect Fictional Summer Vacation Spots Features

Feature: Perfect Fictional Summer Vacation Spots

June 27th, 2019 Searching for that perfect summer getaway, but you're low on the cashflow? Have I got the perfect budgeted vacation plans for you! My name is Tyler and I'll be your fictional vacation planner, your guide, your social director, and dance instructor for the rest of the summer (oh boy!) and I'm so excited to tell you about the amazing...
Video Vault: A Vintage Empire Strikes Back Doc For Father's Day! Lists & Things

Video Vault: A Vintage Empire Strikes Back Doc For Father's Day!

June 11th, 2019 Happiest of days to all the daddy-o's out there, and we could think of no better way to celebrate than with a Video Vault flashback straight to that film that delivered arguably the biggest Dad-related moment in movie history!  Now, this documentary from a vintage laserdisc edition of The Empire Strikes Back covers much more than that...
Friday Five: Vintage Toy Commercials We Love! Friday Five

Friday Five: Vintage Toy Commercials We Love!

May 24th, 2019 Ah, the power of the moving image. It played a role in shaping our entertainment from an early age, during those hours of kids' programming on weekday afternoons or Saturday mornings. No wonder it was the best place to appeal to our need for TOYS! Though the staple programming schedules of those of us who grew up from the late 70's...
Friday Five: The Original Star Wars Cast on Television! Friday Five

Friday Five: The Original Star Wars Cast on Television!

May 3rd, 2019 May the Fourth Be With You! Well, tomorrow anyway... it's nearly Star Wars Day and we wanted to dip back into the archives for some classic Star Wars cast memories. When the original Star Wars was released in 1977 (well before it got the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope and launched the biggest juggernaut franchise of all time), it...
Video Vault Extra: HelloGreedo's Star Wars Profiles - Peter Mayhew Lists & Things

Video Vault Extra: HelloGreedo's Star Wars Profiles - Peter Mayhew

May 3rd, 2019 To say we're heartbroken over the news of Peter Mayhew is a massive understatement. This beloved actor brought Chewbacca to life and has kept people loving his character work for decades. HelloGreedo has a lovely profile on Peter Mayhew and the work he did on the Star Wars films and given the day, we wanted to share it. We...
Video Vault: Wired's Accent Expert Talks Fictional Languages in Film and TV Lists & Things

Video Vault: Wired's Accent Expert Talks Fictional Languages in Film and TV

May 1st, 2019 If you ever about the languages in your favorite movies and television shows, Wired has you covered. As it turns out, linguistics experts are hired quite often to take present-day languages and weave them into ones that could be spoken and written for characters. In shows, especially Game of Thrones, there are different dialects of the...
Exciting Stuff Is Coming to Disney+! Features

Exciting Stuff Is Coming to Disney+!

April 26th, 2019 Unless you've been living under a rock, I'm sure you heard about Disney's huge streaming service coming our way this November, Disney+. Needless to say, many of us here at Loot Crate headquarters are super stoked about what's to come for this powerhouse of a streaming platform, so allow me to highlight a few of my favorites. MCU...
Video Vault: Jedi Fallen Order Announcement Trailer! Features

Video Vault: Jedi Fallen Order Announcement Trailer!

April 18th, 2019 It's about gosh darn time we got ourselves a new Star Wars adventure game on the horizon! And the folks at Respawn Entertainment, riding the wave of success following Apex Legends legendary launch, is coming to save the day with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order! Fallen Order takes place after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of...
Feature: Lucky Duos in Pop Culture! Features

Feature: Lucky Duos in Pop Culture!

March 8th, 2019 Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Looters! We’re celebrating this fortuitous holiday by counting down the seven luckiest duos in pop culture. Four leaf clovers, horseshoes and rabbit’s feet don’t have anything on these “charmed” pairs!   Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)  Not only were these two the...
Star Wars Endor Rebel Crate Exclusive: Interview with Bioworld's Doug Johnson! Exclusives

Star Wars Endor Rebel Crate Exclusive: Interview with Bioworld's Doug Johnson!

January 14th, 2019 Doug Johnson is a longtime fan who has parlayed his love of some of geekdom's greatest titles into a career designing for Bioworld, one of the foremost pop-culture product makers in the business. You may not know it, but many of your favorite Loot Crate items over the years were created in conjunction with Bioworld! Now, we're thrilled...
Friday Five: Our Fave Younger Actors Taking On Classic Characters Friday Five

Friday Five: Our Fave Younger Actors Taking On Classic Characters

November 16th, 2018 The second film in the Fantastic Beasts series hits theatres this weekend, bringing with it much witchcraft and wizardry – and Jude Law as a much younger version of Dumbledore than we're used to seeing. As the notion of the prequel has taken hold over the past several years, we've seen a steady increase in the appearance of characters...
Friday Five: 'Hey, It's That Person': Star Wars: The Last Jedi Edition! Friday Five

Friday Five: 'Hey, It's That Person': Star Wars: The Last Jedi Edition!

May 4th, 2018 If you’re a real movie nerd, chances are you get as excited when you see a supporting character with a familiar face as you do when one of your faves is the star. Let’s celebrate these heroes!… Back in the early World Wide Web days, defunct site Fametracker had an awesome column called “Hey, It’s That Guy!”, celebrating...
Looter Love: Star Wars 'May the 4th Be With You' Edition! Loot Crate DX

Looter Love: Star Wars 'May the 4th Be With You' Edition!

May 2nd, 2018 Our favorite holiday is right around the corner! No, not Mother’s Day. (Sorry mom, I still love you.) Nope, it’s not Memorial Day. (But a long weekend DOES sound nice right about now.) It’s not even the 4th of July… (Although, I suddenly want a hot dog.) The reason we are jumping into lightspeed with joy is because STAR WARS...
Looter Love: September's R2-D2 IncrediBuild Loot Crate Magazine

Looter Love: September's R2-D2 IncrediBuild

December 13th, 2017 Whether they beep or speak, many of our favorite characters are artificial lifeforms. (That’s totally normal, ok?) To celebrate some of our favorite pop culture androids and automatons, we assembled September’s ROBOTIC Loot Crate with items from Blade Runner 2049, Aliens, Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror Universe and Star...
Friday Five: Our 'Star Wars' Force Friday Impulse Buys! Friday Five

Friday Five: Our 'Star Wars' Force Friday Impulse Buys!

September 8th, 2017 Yep, it's been a week since Force Friday, the biggest shopping day of the Star Wars fan's year. We definitely could have done this round-up then, but with this much temptation, who doesn't go a week without buying that ONE... MORE... THING...? So here we are, a week later, and you can bet we broke down and picked up a few more shiny...
Looter Recipe: Make a Batch of Wookiee Cookies! DIY

Looter Recipe: Make a Batch of Wookiee Cookies!

September 7th, 2017 With every passing day, the Force grows stronger as we approach the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi this December. We cooked up some sweet treats to celebrate the AWESOME Star Wars loot in this month’s Loot Crate!  (And because Star Wars desserts are always a must.) “I am one with the cookie, and the cookie is with me.”...
Do the Robot!: Our 'ROBOTIC' Spotify Playlist is Here! Lists & Things

Do the Robot!: Our 'ROBOTIC' Spotify Playlist is Here!

August 31st, 2017 Grab your dancing shoes, make sure your software is updated and get ready to rock: It's time for our ROBOTIC playlist for September's theme! In this month's playlist we've tried to capture an array of robotic-themed faves, including tracks from Daft Punk (okay, several tracks from Daft Punk!), Flight of the Conchords, Styx, Sync24,...

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