I believe "The Rocketeer" (from the 1950s and early 60s) was my first introduction to sci-fi action characters when I was a young child. Watching it brought back so many emotions from a time in my life that was awe-inspiring, especially as NASA was just beginning to get involved with manned spaceflight. This video really tapped into my deepest memories. I hope kids these days will be as excited about spaceflight as I was back then. Thanks for sharing the video. - Tony
That is so cool that we kind of have that in common. Also, I am so glad I could be a conduit for childhood nostalgia. That's the beauty of Pop Culture Mania -- it brings us all together. I, too, hope kids these days are interested in aerospace & space travel. I think some of my generation still is...but then again...there are not many peers I know of who are in to Star Trek for instance...including myself; I do hope someone takes a crack at Trek again, though, and makes us all care. I do sometimes feel like I am a bit of a different breed compared to the rest of my generation; my dad raised me on Flash Gordon, The Rocketeer, Zorro, Blackstar, Thundarr The Barbarian etc. A lot of pulp characters not too many peers of mine talk about. And to this day, my daily music playlist mostly consists of The Beatles, Bowie, and even Howling' Wolf...thanks mostly to my dad. So yeah. Nobody thought blues music or records were cool when I was in school so I've always felt like a bit of an Odd Man Out or an old soul.
When I figured out the jet pack was removable, the playability/value of this figure rose exponentially. Having it as a separate item that other figures can wear seems like such an obvious idea, yet this is the only Rocketeer figure I'm aware of that offers it. Definitely one of the best Diamond Select figures I've ever bought.
No problem! I always try to add that time-code index when I have time. If you don't see it immediately, it may take me a day or two to go back and add it.
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I believe "The Rocketeer" (from the 1950s and early 60s) was my first introduction to sci-fi action characters when I was a young child. Watching it brought back so many emotions from a time in my life that was awe-inspiring, especially as NASA was just beginning to get involved with manned spaceflight. This video really tapped into my deepest memories. I hope kids these days will be as excited about spaceflight as I was back then. Thanks for sharing the video. - Tony
That is so cool that we kind of have that in common. Also, I am so glad I could be a conduit for childhood nostalgia. That's the beauty of Pop Culture Mania -- it brings us all together. I, too, hope kids these days are interested in aerospace & space travel. I think some of my generation still is...but then again...there are not many peers I know of who are in to Star Trek for instance...including myself; I do hope someone takes a crack at Trek again, though, and makes us all care.
I do sometimes feel like I am a bit of a different breed compared to the rest of my generation; my dad raised me on Flash Gordon, The Rocketeer, Zorro, Blackstar, Thundarr The Barbarian etc. A lot of pulp characters not too many peers of mine talk about. And to this day, my daily music playlist mostly consists of The Beatles, Bowie, and even Howling' Wolf...thanks mostly to my dad. So yeah. Nobody thought blues music or records were cool when I was in school so I've always felt like a bit of an Odd Man Out or an old soul.
When I figured out the jet pack was removable, the playability/value of this figure rose exponentially. Having it as a separate item that other figures can wear seems like such an obvious idea, yet this is the only Rocketeer figure I'm aware of that offers it. Definitely one of the best Diamond Select figures I've ever bought.
By the way, thanks for the index. It makes it much easier to come back and find a topic.
No problem! I always try to add that time-code index when I have time. If you don't see it immediately, it may take me a day or two to go back and add it.