Toys

• The Girls review new Voltron Legendary Defender toys - My daughters love the fun swag that occasionally makes its way to my doorstep, thanks to my work. [That’s right, I suffer for my craft. So take that Haterade somewhere else] They’ve been begging, literally begging, me to let them do a toy review segment and put it on YouTube. You see, the new generation…
• Spring Breakin’ like a Boss … at home - There’s a certain …stigma it seems, to actually decide to stay home with the family when there’s a break in the school calendar. Which is kind of ridiculous, when you think about it. I don’t remember taking a vacation during every long weekend or holiday break when I was a kid. Of course, I also…
• New Star Wars Toy packaging revealed - Force Friday, the unofficial holiday for Star Wars toy nerds, is coming back in 2017. Disney and Lucasfilm announced that Force Friday II, as it has been dubbed, is happening September first of this year. When the clock strikes midnight on that day, grown men and women and the sleepy-eyed children they’ve dragged along will storm…
• Adventures in Parenting: The dark side of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Our family watched the Christmas classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer the other night. We saw it on DVD, which not only gave us the flexibility to watch it on a night that was most convenient for us, but it also provided an opening so that I could tell the girls how, when mommy and daddy were…
• The Force is Strong with this Star Wars Holiday Gift Guide - Talking Star Wars never, ever gets old. Especially when we’re talking about Star Wars swag. Because no franchise has better ‘stuff’ than Star Wars. I dropped by the PIX11 Morning News to show a table full of interesting products tied to the debut of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (If you want a spoiler-free…
• ROM And The Power Of Nostalgia - I can only hope my kids one day get gobsmacked by a toy commercial the way I did when I first saw this TV spot for a toy I had never heard of: Ever since the toy’s debut in 1979 — it was such a breakthrough for the time it even made the cover of…
• Adventures In Parenting – My Shopkins Comic Con Experience - The days just before the San Diego Comic Con, for those who are part of the media, can be as stressful and chaotic as the actual convention. Talent booking questions, production issues, last-minute logistical concerns, they all pop up in that day or two before one heads west to the biggest pop culture event on…
• #SDCC2016 – Chasing The Collectibles - I had the pleasure of appearing on the CW6 San Diego morning show today to help kick off Comic Con 2016. I showed off a few Convention exclusives that fans and collectors will be dying to get their hands on. The Game of Thrones Night King Silver Edition bust in particular, will be hard to…
• Retrology Lesson: New Episode of “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” Coming - Talk about a gift from the Gods of Nostalgia. Parents, you will soon have a golden opportunity to indulge in a childhood favorite with your kids, thanks to the determination and talent of some Eternia-loving creators. A brand new episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe will debut at the San Diego Comic Con…
• #SDCCswag – You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best… - No matter what your pop culture jam is, The San Diego Comic Con will help you scratch that itch. Case in point: Entertainment Earth just revealed their latest #SDCC exclusive – The KISS UNMASKED 3 3/4 inch Action Figure Deluxe Set. Even though Unmasked is one of the band’s least successful albums, at least from…