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Not only is there another Prop Auction, but it’s another Greg Jein Auction! This week, Ryan and Dave dive into the all new Heritage Auctions Gregg Jein showcase Auction which features even more pieces from the fabled collector/propmaker’s collection. The boys are joined by famed Star Trek collector Rob Klein, as they discuss everything from WWII model kit box art to Thunderbirds are go! to Greg’s infamous box of fake phasers? This really has to the the last auction for a while because nobody has any money left. Enjoy!!! SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
In its second-ever live episode, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of explored the far corners of Planet Hollywood, uncovering the best pieces from classic Hollywood, the guys’ favorite vehicles up for auction, the best studio-scale props, which Mel Gibson pieces Ryan is gifting Dave, the epic weirdness of Mr. Toilet Man, how bad Titanic really is (it’s worse than Judge Dredd), and the guys break down their favorite pieces from each session before deciding what they’re going to be bidding on. Come hear the replay of all the fun you missed out on live because YOU had to spend time with your FAMILY. SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* David and Ryan return with another round of March Auction Madness! This time it's for Heritage Auctions' Planet Hollywood collection which goes under the hammer from March 20th through 24th and features over 1,600 lots of Hollywood glory. We have Shining Axes (hero and stunt), James Dean's monkey, Lt. Commander Data costumes, Apollo Creed costumes, Biff bats, Nurse Ratched's duty wear, Conan knives, Terminator jackets, Heston spacesuits, Leia blasters (hero and stunt), Indiana Jones whips (maybe a Raiders one?), Home Alone hats, Princess Bride ships, Joker over coats, Spaceballs: The Action Figures (no, Dave, I didn't see you playing with your dolls again), dino-DNA smuggling Barbasol cans, and Hocus Pocus spellbooks! Get your hands off our lots, you damned dirty apes! * It's almost too much to fit into one podcast... which is why we're doing two! Join us again on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm GMT, 4pm EDT, 12pm PDT for our second-ever live-auction-catalog trawl as the guys are drawn into the gravitational well of Planet Hollywood! * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* That’s right, the first ever live episode of the Stuff Dreams are made of, as Ryan and Dave challenge each other to dig even deeper into this week’s Propstore’s Treasures from Film and Television Auction. What’s the most surprising piece in the Auction? The weirdest? The one Dave wishes Ryan would buy him? The one Ryan will buy Dave as a joke? What piece would their wives hate? What would they love? And, of course, what is the worst Prometheus prop in the auction? Hint, it’s from Prometheus! Plus listen as the boys field questions live from the audience— never have so many people not had anything better to do on a Sunday! * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* In a radical shift of gears, the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of is chatting real props -- that is, cracking the catalog for the first of Propstore's auctions in 2024. We have Alien flightsuits, McFly guitars, Sandworms (the fun kind, not the scary kind), Charlie Chaplin pseudo-Nazi jackets, Indy jackets, Kurgan swords, Krull glaives (just don't watch the movie), Audrey Hepburn dresses, the golden Book of Life, Gimli Axes, Puffy Shirts (Ryan wants to be a pirate), yet another screen-matched C-3P0 helmet, Captain Picard's chair... and Alfred Hitchcock's parking sign. Join the guys for a brand new catalog-day format as they discuss their favorite things in another jam-packed Propstore auction! * And then join us on March 10th at 12pm PDT/3 EDT/7pm GMT on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbBdpqrHqo12qfEzTxV48Q) for our very first first live episode covering the Propstore catalog. Come ask your questions and win fabulous prizes. OK, maybe not so fabulous. * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* Ryan and Dave are back for an all-new, all-spectacular Season 7 of the only movie-prop-collecting podcast hosted by two TV showrunners that should probably be doing something else with their spare time. A pall has been cast over the entire prop-collecting hobby, and it ain’t pretty folks. There are fakes everywhere -- fake props, fake helmets, fake COAs... even fake people and fake auctions! The boys try to bring humor to this serious subject as they discuss a number of recent and disturbing trends within their beloved hobby. As the prices go up and up, so do the number of assholes. So listen and get educated so that you don't become one of the statistics -- or one of the assholes. Welcome back! * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
Mark your calendars, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of returns Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 with an all new season! SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
Every three years, Ryan and David want to prove to the world that they are leading relatively normal lives so they hire the same two actresses to play their “wives.” Well, the gals are back to answer the big questions about marriage: raising kids, in-laws, communication and how this all relates to buying an X-wing. Enjoy the final episode of the season, as “Becky” shakes her head and “Caitlin” rolls her eyes, both to the power of a million, and maybe, just maybe, find out the meaning of true love. (Note: Heritage Auctions does not guarantee any actual love, true or otherwise in this episode.) SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
How *does* one fly a dragon? David and Ryan ask Special Effects legend Mike Dawson, designer and builder of the dragon "buck" for House of the Dragon. They also pester Mike for stories from his totally unfathomable history as a SFX man going all the way back to Superman: The Movie and through Raiders and Empire and Jedi and Temple and Roger Rabbit and Last Crusade! Come for the dragon scuttlebut, stay for the tales of Mike getting chewed out by both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Henry Jones, Sr. "And then I remembered my Charlemagne... let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky!" SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
Marvel movies have never been hotter. Wait. Sorry. OK, what do we do to make people listen to this episode of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of? I know, we bring back the original Avengers! On today’s all new episode Dave and Ryan chat with Chris Donio, maker, builder and minder of specialty costumes from the Avengers Infinity War and Endgame! And Black Panther. And Shazam and Blue Beetle. And basically every movie ever. Hear about Chris’ amazing journey from cosplay costume maker to Ant Man’s insane helmet, and if you listen carefully, you can hear the the boys drool. SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Anthony Daniels. * * But, unlike some previous episodes of the podcast, this man is actually here in the studio. Virtually. David and Ryan execute an absolute freakin' coup and bring on C3P0 himself, Mr. Anthony Daniels. The guys ask him about his collection from his screen-matched A New Hope hero helmet, to his annotated scripts and learning Ewokese, to his appearance on The Muppet Show, to a remarkably obscene tape dispenser. Listen as two grown-up geeks come face-to-face with their childhood (and the British internet) to speak to the same legend who once convinced a tribe of teddy bears not to eat Harrison Ford. * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
Still tired and poor from holding up paddles in the Greg Jein auction, David and Ryan get their hands on the catalog for Propstore's London auction, taking place from November 9-12. In a super-duper-sized page-turn, the guys hit the highlights such as the good Alien movies (APCs, Pulse Rifles, mini-armor!) and the bad ones (Covenant), Back to the Future time machine parts, a healthy debate over Batman costume nomenclature, a super-duper Blade Runner collection, whether or not it's OK to want a Clockwork Orange costume, the REST (?) of the terrifying Mario Kirner FT13th collection, Gladiator armo(u)rs, some big brass balls, The Bad's very good fedora, over-priced Indy shirts, reasonably-priced Indy whips, Captain America shields, Iron Man helmets, Books of the Dead!, Books of the Living!, a script that might bring Stanley Kubrick back from the dead, and of course, the epic Anthony Daniels collection. So check your internet speeds, take a chill pill, and download the catalog and the episode! SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
David and Ryan sit down for a long-form chat with the co-founder of Screen-Used (RIP), one of the outfits that helped to bring movie memorabilia collecting out of the niche and into the mainstream. Desi talks about his story, how he discovered collecting (via a Back to the Future II hoverboard), how built his passion up into a viable retail and auction business -- all while holding down a grow-up job! The guys talk with Desi about buying twelve movie guns at a single auction, buying a T2 motorcycle from the guy who made T2, buying a screen-matched Darth Vader from another biker-dude, retirement and the eventual demise of Screen-Used, and being -- quite possibly -- the greatest Ebay bidder of all time. SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* * All of America and Dave’s wife are wondering: Did Dave win the X-wing? Tune in to find out. Hear all about the wins, the losses, the endless sitting. Where does the Star Trek market stand? And who or what was the mysterious Bidder 7101. Ryan and a slightly dazed Dave take us moment by moment, bid by bid, Shatner hairpiece by hairpiece through the incredible weekend in Dallas that was the Jein Collection. Plus special guest Heritage bigwig Joe Madalena talks with the guys about what it all means to the hobby and -- if you can believe it -- what’s next. And to the tune of Les Miserables’ Inspector Javert: * * FIVE YEARS FOR WHAT YOU DID * THE REST BECAUSE YOU TRIED TO RUN * YES, 7101 * * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
Everything is in the wrong order. The big stuff comes last and the small stuff comes first. What if we're too responsible, and we end up with nothing? Holy Batman props, Batman! Why is there another X-Wing? Did we wrong the prop gods? Everyone will have spent all their money on the TOS Trek stuff, right? Right? Dave already has a Stormtrooper from A New Hope. So what that this one is in perfect condition, complete, and a hero. Will having it change his sense of self worth? And do our children really need to eat? Like, every day? Houses are over-rated. Except that you need a place to put your cool stuff. Ryan's made it this long without a 2001 costume -- he won't suddenly burst into flames if he continue to not have one, will he? But what if he does? Khan!!!!! Consternation, stagnation, and indignation: this week on The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of. SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
David and Ryan are joined by John Walsh, the author of "Conan the Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film", Titan publishing's brand new look at the making of the 1982 cult classic. John regales the guys with stories of trying to dig up new, old information, trying to get an audience with Arnold himself, why Dino DeLaurentis productions have so little behind the scenes photos -- and then, some exciting 4K news about everyone's favorite barbarian origin movie. Yes, of course, the guys ask about what props and costumes he learned about (or saw) during his research. What is best in life? To crush the underbidder, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of your financial adviser. Email John your Amazon review of the book for a signed Conan the Barbarian book mark! https://www.johnwalshfilmmaker.com/ SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* In another coup for the podcast, David and Ryan are joined by Weta mastersmith Peter Lyon who fabricated all the swords for the greatest fantasy trilogy of our time. Peter takes the guys through his early days as a medieval reenactor and film fan in far-flung, pre-internet New Zealand and talks about making armor and swords for practical use, and then that inconceivable day when his phone rang he found the great Richard Taylor on the other end, changing the course of his life forever. There is only one Lord of the... Swords! *Gandalf noises* * * SDAMO - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - Threads * https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast * * SDAMO - Twitter * https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en * * SDAMO - Facebook * https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - TikTok * https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast * * David Mandel - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/ * * Peter Lyon's Website * https://swords.co.nz/
David and Ryan have learned all there is to know about the Greg Jein collection (not that they'll stop talking about it anytime soon..) But who was Greg Jein: the man? To find out, they speak to two people who actually knew him: John Eaves, conceptual artist and model builder for Industrial Light and Magic, and Joe Maddalena, his friend and his "supplier of rare antiquities". Put your auction paddles down (just for a moment) and hear what surprised the guys so much about the Bigfoot of prop collecting. * Download the PDF of the Catalog to follow along! * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/s/d/frontmatter/7278_catalogpdf.pdf * * * SDAMO listeners get 50% off a copy of the physical catalog for only $25: * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7278 * * * SDAMO - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - Threads * https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast * * SDAMO - Twitter * https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en * * SDAMO - Facebook * https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - TikTok * https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast * * David Mandel - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
In this super-sized final installment, the guys complete their climb of the Everest that is the Greg Jein collection. Beginning with Star Trek: The Next Generation and going through Star Wars and beyond, the guys cover what is perhaps their most alluring part of the catalog... at least to David. They discuss everything "New Trek" from Picard to Voyager to the JJ-verse. Then, they stare at a monolithic (eh?) original Clavius Base spacesuit from 2001, more studio-scale models (!), and more shows from V to Battlestar to Space: 1999 to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. And of course, two of the greatest Star Wars pieces to ever come to public auction: a complete, screen-matched hero stormtrooper and the screen-matched, hero "Red Leader" X-Wing. To discuss those, they are joined by Imperial Stormtrooper Gino Sabatino and studio-scale model builder and historian Jason Eaton! * Download the PDF of the Catalog to follow along! * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/s/d/frontmatter/7278_catalogpdf.pdf * * * SDAMO listeners get 50% off a copy of the physical catalog for only $25: * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7278 * * * SDAMO - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - Threads * https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast * * SDAMO - Twitter * https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en * * SDAMO - Facebook * https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - TikTok * https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast * * David Mandel - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
In part two of their enthralling catalog deep-dive trilogy, David and Ryan are re-joined by collector, friend of Greg Jein, and Trekspert Rob Klein to page through the beating heart of the collection: Kirk and Spock Star Trek. Beginning with the laser pistol from the original, un-aired pilot of Star Trek (The Cage!) and going all the way through Star Trek: Generations, listen as the guys go on a tour of the most staggering Trek collection ever held in private hands. There are more than 10 Kirks, 4 Spocks, shuttlecraft(s), phasers, tricorders, communicators, ears, hair pieces, tribbles -- [George Takei voice] "Oh my!" * Download the PDF of the Catalog to follow along! * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/s/d/frontmatter/7278_catalogpdf.pdf * * * SDAMO listeners get 50% off a copy of the physical catalog for only $25: * * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7278 * * * SDAMO - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - Threads * https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast * * SDAMO - Twitter * https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en * * SDAMO - Facebook * https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - TikTok * https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast * * David Mandel - Instagram * https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
* The internet’s favorite (and possibly only) movie props podcast returns for its sixth season with big news (!) from our new sponsor (!!) — the Greg Jein Collection is going under the hammer at Heritage Auctions on October 14 and 15 in Dallas. * * Over the next few episodes, David and Ryan will look to get to know Greg Jein by talking to the people who knew him as they go page-by-page through what has been long-considered one of the most mysterious and simultaneously legendary genre collections in movie-propdom. Spoiler: it does not disappoint. “Stuff” veteran Rob Klein joins the guys to talk about his friend Greg and to explore the first day of his bananas collection, beginning with postwar serials and going through *all* the wonderful toys of Adam West’s ‘66 Batman. So grab your wallets, ladies and gentlemen. It’s going to be a hell of an October. * * Download the PDF of the Catalog to follow along! * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/s/d/frontmatter/7278_catalogpdf.pdf * * SDAMO listeners get 50% off a copy of the physical catalog for only $25: * https://entertainment.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=7278 * * SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast * * SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en * * SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ * * SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast * * David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
The full length bonus episode where Ryan and David recap and analyze the June 2023 Propstore auction. They talk wins, losses, and much more on this in-between-seasons one off! SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/
For the third season in a row, Chuck Costas of Propstore joins us to reveal who the winner is of the Ryan10 / Dave10 contest! SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/ Join our e-mailing list! https://forms.gle/Cac4tXrfi2MywhoH8
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Put on a comfy pair of pants (trousers for our UK friends) and buckle in for part two of David and Ryan's deep-dive into Propstore's auction catalog, covering the rest of the live auction at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on June 28. This one will take you from Lord of the Rings to X-Men claws, including Morghul blades, Star Lord helmets, MIB aliens, sporting goods from The Natural, the scariest clown you have ever seen (with apologies to Pennywise), a Prometheus spacesuit (finally, Dave!), Pacino's Scarface script, everything you could want from the Shawshank Redemption (except the bible), the Spaceball One, exceptional Princess Leia dresses, Ralph McQuarrie paintings, Lucasfilm optical printers, expensive fake space rocks, the Terminator's pants (trousers), Team America puppets, the thing from The Thing, Rose's very best sinking dress from Titanic... and we're spent. Join us, or die.
David and Ryan dive into the all-new, super-sized Propstore catalog for the summer live auction on June 28th in Los Angeles. The guys begin with the first half of Day 1’s 523 lots, covering all things from 2010 to Karate Kid II. There are full Batman costumes (from scary good to plain scary), Blade Runner costumes, ILM cameras, a stunning (if complicated, for Dave) Braveheart collection, everything a stoner could want from The Big Lebowski, a million-dollar Bruce Wayne bike, more of the terrifying Mario Kirner Collection, Figments of your imagination, Stuart Ziff creatures, Gremlins, Gladiator costumes, the Bear Jew’s bat, a Jumanji game board… and that’s only the half of it!
The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of is joined by the great Rob Liefeld, iconic Marvel Comics artist, co-founder of Image Comics, creator of Cable and Deadpool, and most importantly for this podcast, collector! Rob regales the guys with stories of growing up in the 70s and collecting comics, breaking in at the ripe old age of 18, buying original comic art, and seeing all his dreams come true in his 20s, not the least of which was meeting Conan himself -- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- and buying one of the Barbarian's very own screen-used swords at auction. Listen and prepare to be delighted by Rob's infectious enthusiasm and by Ryan's attempts to be cool in front of one of his comic art heroes. Also: stay tuned for a live presentation of Deadpool props! Excelsior!
David and Ryan go head-to-head discussing how they try to avoid going head-to-head against friends in the prop world. Is all fair in love and war? Have the guys ever bid against each other? Did Ryan bid up the X-Wing? Join the guys for a lively discussion about being friends and collectors. Co-llectors? Auc-chums? Bid buds? And then, a bonus: the first ever live bidding on the Stuff Dreams Are Made when the podcast is interrupted by a call from the Julien’s auction floor — brought to you by Propstore.
David and Ryan are joined by the creator of Filmumentaries and its eponymous podcast, Jamie Benning. A fellow lifelong cinema nerd, Jamie tells the guys about how he became not a collector of stuff, but a collector of stories - and how he spun that obsession into a life of adventure, making documentaries and podcasts about the history of his (and our) favorite films. His passions got him access to some of the true greats of genre filmmaking. And Brett Ratner.
David and Ryan discuss a theory by the Honest Broker, Ted Gioia, that popular culture lives and dies in 80-year cycles. What does that mean for movie memorabilia? How has that impacted more mature hobbies like art collecting? The guys dig in and try to suss out whether the stuff their dreams are made of has an expiration date. And, of course, they discuss how this all relates to Star Wars.
