The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

On a very special episode of your favorite props podcast (meaning: no auction coverage; you’re welcome), David and Ryan are joined by the editor-in-chief of the singular physical media resource, The Digital Bits. Bill and The Bits have covered home theater and physical media since the dawn of the DVD era almost 30 years ago. He chats with the guys about the 4K format, where it’s been and where it’s going, those weird James Cameron remasters and of course, collecting physical media. It was such a good discussion, we had to break it into two parts!

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David and Ryan have a lively one for you that begins with Ryan ranting about the state of collectors and collecting (what else is new). Dave then distracts him with the auction at hand, and the guys highlight the great stuff you may have missed from days 2 and 3 of the auction before covering their patented "categories" discussion, highlighting the props that they wish they were sophisticated enough to buy, what they won't be buying, what they should be buying, and maybe what they will be buying come auction day. They of course also call out the things that their wives would love them for buying, divorce them for buying, and what their kids would want. And it wouldn't be an auction episode without discussing the worst Prometheus props. Do I hear $100,000?

You can also watch this episode on YouTube where we have the catalog on screen as we call out each lot! https://youtube.com/live/ImJwHxo_c6E?feature=share

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This week on the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, David and Ryan don't know what the hell they're talking about.  But thankfully, like a Mighty Morphin' hero, Rich Rose appears from a cloud of smoke and sparks and kicks and punches everything about the Heritage Hasbro Power Rangers Auction, coming to you live on November 18 and 19.  Hear all about Rich's intoxicating passion for this childhood favorite as he regales the guys with the history of the franchise, its many deaths and rebirths, and how it is that this once-in-a-lifetime auction came to be.  We have Rangers of every color, one-of-a-kind power swords, Rita Repulsa scepters, Lord Zed costumes, helmets, swords, blasters, the Video Vulture puppet, Meower Rangers, the Hero Megazord Filming Miniature, dinosaur eggs, Anubis Cruger, Gluto, Rantipede, Grinder, Master Xanred, Octoroo, Scuttleworm, and yeah, even some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  It's Morphin' insane! spin-kick

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So many people talk about it. These guys are actually doing it. David and Ryan welcome on former Stuff guest and Star Wars uber-collector Gus Lopez as well as Star Wars collecting legend Steve Sansweet to discuss their diabolical plans to construct a Star Wars museum for fans -- by fans.  Museum-building is a notoriously impossible task (cost being one of the most insurmountable hurdles), but join Gus and Steve as they unveil their years-long labor of love and their plans to combine four of the greatest Star Wars collections in the world to create a technological wonder, the Death Star of Star Wars collecting museums.  And the best part is -- they need you, the collector, to help!  That's no moon -- it's the Saga Museum!

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David and Ryan are joined for an enlightening and extra-nerdy conversation about Batman’s various conveyances by the very man who designed them. No, not Bruce Wayne. Julian Cadlow, the illustrator, conceptual designer and storyboard artist who began his career on Tim Burton’s classic, Batman ’89. Join the guys as they pepper Julian with questions about his illustrious illustrating career, covering everything from Batman to Aliens to Judge Dredd and painting the wall yellow!

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These are a few of our favorite things!  It's auction season yet again and the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of has all your delicious and nutritious coverage of the big event in London. We have full-size power loader arms, James Cameron's Aliens script, Batman costumes, Dirk Diggler paintings, the Costumi D'Arte collection, including Cleopatra and a bunch of spaghetti Westerns, Maximus gear, Marauders Maps, ceremonial staffs, McGinnis paintings, full-size Kurgans, a Princess Bride archive, Yoda sticks, Tron helmets, McReady hats, and a T2 Colt pistol (deactivated, of course).  Join the guys for part one of their Propstore November London auction coverage!  Excelsior!

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In the event you missed our live broadcast from Sunday, September 29 (what’s wrong with you), you can catch all the fun and live performances of your two favorite podcasts hosts here. Join David and Ryan as they comb through Heritage Auctions’ massive, 900-lot Game of Thrones Auction. They discuss their favorite swords, props, eggs, costumes, armor, helmets, gowns, take audience questions, and pick the worst Prometheus prop in the auction. Valar Bidaeris!

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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of is back for a whole new season, and it begins with a once-in-a-lifetime auction: HBO and Heritage Auctions' official Game of Thrones auction.  In this first of two episodes covering all the auction action, David and Ryan page through the massive catalog and pick their top 10? 15? 20? favorite things from the over 900(!) lots on offer.  Join the guys as they pore over Valyrian steel, faceless faces, shields, banners, thrones (melted and unmelted), famous wheelchairs, armor, more Valyrian steel, catspaw daggers, Hound helmets, golden hands, dragon eggs, Dothrakiii, gowns, costumes, Hands of the king, and the legendary shame bell.  It would be a shame to miss it.  SHAME!

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David and Ryan are joined by friend of the podcast and current reigning-champion guest host Rob Klein to discuss a long bandied-about topic on The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of: the great lost props. Props going missing is, of course, a fact of life in our corner of the collecting world, but this episode highlights the biggest of the bigs -- the Yeti, the Second Gunman on the Grassy Knoll, the Loch Ness monsters -- of missing props. That is, those truly iconic "collection-in-one" props that haven't been reported to exist since filming wrapped. So join the guys (and Rob) in this Season 8 finale for a very nerdy deep dive into the mysterious and perhaps paranormal world of M.I.A. props.

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It's a change of pace on The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of as David and Ryan class up the joint by sitting down with actual journalist and actual author Chris Nashawaty to discuss his brand new book The Future Was Now, which covers that brilliant 1982 genre summer and the eight science-fiction (and fantasy) masterpieces that came out of it. Especially Conan the Barbarian -- but also The Wrath of Khan, Blade Runner, The Thing, E.T., The Road Warrior, Tron, and Poltergeist. Join the guys as they reminisce about the good old days when movies like Blade Runner and The Thing opened on the same day and people still found a way to complain about the state of movies. Remember movies? Don't worry -- there's still plenty of prop talk.

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