So long to Halloween and hello Christmas! Actually, I'm one who prefers not to go right into Christmas as soon as November rolls around so save for the new Christmas Story Christmas trailer and Optimus Prime's trailer, we'll leave Santa alone. You can find some fun Thanksgiving related stories in the food section this week plus one that made me gag and belt "Say What???" Enjoy this week's issue!

Featured Story

Now Available! I've already seen several reviews among my peers for the new Weird Al biopic and they've all been positive. I'm planning to watch it this weekend. You can find it for free right now on the Roku channel.

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" - Free on The Roku Channel — www.rokuguide.com

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a biopic starringDaniel Radcliffe as Yankovic, premieres November 4 on The Roku Channel, where it can be streamed for free.

Movies/Reboots

Ralph Macchio advocates for "The Karate Kid Cinematic Universe" — www.avclub.com

In a new interview with The A.V. Club, Ralph Macchio talks what he'd like to see for the future of The Karate Kid franchise

Die Hard: Why 20th Century Studios Should Invest in a Remake/Reboot — bleedingcool.com

With Bruce Willis' retiring from acting, it's time 20th Century Studios consider rebooting Die Hard with a new John McClane or protagonist.

Say What???

Gag! Instead of heating up all those wonderful Thanksgiving leftovers, save time by making a smoothie?!

The Thanksgiving Side Dish Smoothies No One Asked For — nerdist.com

Nutribullet shared recipes for eight smoothies based on popular Thanksgiving side dishes and some are okay but others sound super gross.

Food

Mountain Dew Releases New Fruitcake-Flavored Mtn Dew for 2022 Holiday Season — www.brandeating.com

Mountain Dew releases a new, fruitcake-flavored Mtn Dew soda called, "Mtn Dew Fruit Quake" for the 2022 holiday season .

Aldi Reveals Seasonal Products for November 2022 — www.brandeating.com

Aldi reveals their seasonal product release schedule for November 2022 . You might find it especially helpful if Aldi is a shopping destina...

Hot Buttered Cheerios (1985) — retroramblings.com

After all of the sweets that were probably consumed throughout the Halloween season, you may be like me an in the mood for something a little savory. Well, here comes Cheerios to save the day! I tried this Hot Buttered Cheerios recipe last winter and found it to be very, very good. It's a nice

Collectibles

Transformers Optimus Prime Celebrates the Holidays with Hasbro — bleedingcool.com

A new Transformers figure has been revealed as Optimus is back but with a new festive deco for the holidays

Mattel Creations Shogun Masters He-Man and Faker — news.toyark.com

Mattel Creations have dropped the preview page for the next two Shogun Masters Mechs. He-Man and Faker will join the fight for Eternia with 2 foot tall mechs inspired by the original Shogun Warriors line by Mattel. Each come with a sword, launching fist and roller feet. Retail is $300 USD and they will go...

Comics

Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1 Preview — bleedingcool.com

Now you can put your kids' kids through college if you buy enough copies of Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1! Preview the highly collectible issue here!

Video Games

Sonic Frontiers Leaks Surface Online Ahead Of Next Week's Launch — www.nintendolife.com

Watch out for spoilers - Sega's new game Sonic Frontiers arrives early next week and ahead of release, leaks have started ...

Mega Man 11 Becomes Best-Selling Entry In The Series' 35-Year History — www.nintendolife.com

Capcom has now shifted 1.60 million units - Like Mario and Sonic, Mega Man has also been around for an incredibly long tim...

Listen Up!

The latest podcasts on The Retro Network and beyond!

Box Office 30: The Mighty Ducks Re-View — theretronetwork.com

Quack! Quack! Pete and Michael are back with a Re-View of Disney's The Mighty Ducks! Will the Ducks fly together? Or was this a missed goal?

Cult Film Club Episode 77: Nightbreed (1990) — cultfilmclub.com

This year the Cult Film Club will have dueling Halloween episodes! To play yin to Teen Wolf’s yang this month co-host Shawn is stoked to finally talk about one of his favorite horror film, 1990’s oddball horror fantasy flick Nightbreed!

Greatest Lists S1 #2 "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. — theretronetwork.com

Greatest Lists continues the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs with "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. as the #2 song on the list.

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 65 — theretronetwork.com

For the 1996 Year-Ender we're joined by Dean Compton from The Unspoken Decade blog to tackle the tough geek questions: Was Hero Illustrated better than Wizard?

Memory Jogger: Transformers and GoBots — www.rediscoverthe80s.com

The topic chosen by the randomizer during this episode of Memory Jogger is Transformers and GoBots!

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