Daily Archives: October 6, 2014

Photo-A-Day, Skylanders, Toys, Video Game

Skylanders Trap Team – Dark Edition Arrived Today


Photo-A-Day #3468

The waiting is finally over and I’ve gotten my hands on Skylanders Trap Team! Now can can finally use all those figures I bought and start playing. Well that is after I unbox the Dark Edition. Luckily I got some time this afternoon to shoot an unboxing video of the Dark Edition. I also cut in the quick interview I did with Paul Reiche of Toys For Bob. He’s the Studio head there and he was at the Skylanders Trap Team Event that was held in New York a few weeks ago. He was the nice man who played catch with Andrew as Andrew three some display boxes to Paul. Andrew can be quite an imp, especially when he is sugared up. Here is that unboxing video.

Tonight after dinner the kids gathered around and we played through the first stage of the game. There are some big differences in this game over previous ones. For one thing there are mystery characters and mystery gates. Only TrapMasters can open gates so this looks like a game that we’ll play through once, twice or even three times and not complete it until we have all the figures. That should give me plenty of time to level up my characters from previous games. It is going to take me a while before I know enough to really talk completely intelligently about all aspects of the game, but I’ll get there. Continue reading Skylanders Trap Team – Dark Edition Arrived Today →

Disney, Movie, Television

Introducing My Little Rebels to Star Wars Rebels #SparkRebellion

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I am Introducing my Kids to Star Wars through the new show Star Wars Rebels - #SparkRebellion

When I attended Toy Fair back in February I had the special privilege of attending the Disney Consumer Products showcase and it was there that I learned about Star Wars Rebels. The show’s star, Freddie Prinze, Jr. (the voice of Kanan) was there to introduce the show. He came out and showed us some clips and then was hauled away by Storm Troopers. I’ve been waiting for months for the show to finally air and now it has. The show was introduced on September 26 with a 43 minute episode called Spark of Rebellion, #SparkRebellion. This mini movie was then released as a DVD that is a Walmart exclusive from 10/3 to 10/13. I was asked by #CollectiveBias to go and check it out and get myself a copy of the DVD and some Star Wars Rebels toys. I was only too happy to do so. This would be the show that would be the gateway for my kids into the Star Wars Universe.

Star Wars Rebels follows a group of rebels that includes Kanan, Hera, Zeb, Chopper and Sabine. This crew of The Ghost is taking on the ever expanding Empire all over the galaxy. The story is set five years before the events of A New Hope. The Clone Wars are over, people are being oppressed by the Empire, and the Jedi have been decimated and those left are in hiding. Kanan and his crew land on a planet and attempt to pull a job to steal supplies from the Empire. Their attempts are interrupted by streetwise pickpocket and petty thief, Ezra. What happens next is an exciting thrill ride through the galaxy. There are rescues, betrayals, lightsabers and space battles. There may even be a character or two that you may already know. There are also a bunch of extras on the DVD and a 3D model for The Ghost that was inside the package. Continue reading Introducing My Little Rebels to Star Wars Rebels #SparkRebellion →