Open Your Toys

As much as I wanted to drop an F-bomb, I still have a problem using profanity in my writing. Don’t mind the fact that both the Mrs. and I rock them like sailors on the regular. With that out of the way, let me say it again just in case you didn’t hear me, COMIC-CON! […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 022 (Part 1): Mutha Fudgin’ San Diego Comic-Con! appeared fi...

Hey toy fans it seems like it has been forever. Oh wait, it has been forever. I just realized it has been over a month since our last cast. Funny thing is this episode was recorded over a month ago. As with Botcon, we meant to get this out on the way to SDCC, but […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 021: OMG, an actual episode! appeared first on Open Your Toys .

That’s right, the big two oh and we do it up big. Well kinda. We have an amazing new intro/outro by my main man, producer, MC extraordinaire, Aero from Third Light Productions. We have finally been accepted to Google Voice (thanks to Ayleen) after 8 months of waiting. What does that mean? Say it with […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 020: A new intro, voicemail and co-ho...

As I started the show notes, I realized between the delay of posting 17 and 18 being completely dedicated to Botcon there has been a massive amount of news. As such we have a massive show for you this week. What do I consider massive? Try 3+ hours of toy goodness. Those needing to pass […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 019: WOW! Just wow. appeared first on Open Your Toys .

The title says it all, literally. This entire episode is dedicated to our trip to Botcon 2009 in Pasadena, California. This was my second year and as you know, Mrs. McFavorite was a Botcon virgin. Would she enjoy herself? Would she wanna hurt herself? Would she wanna hurt me? There are show notes that outline […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 018: BOTCON! appeared first on Ope...

Our apologies to everyone, this should have been out a few days before Botcon, then right before Botcon, then right after Botcon and at long last now. All I can say is life, go figure. It’s been a busy couple weeks for the Mrs. and me. Last week was a blur as we prepared for […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 017: Life is hard. For the most part not really, but it definit...

At this time, two weeks from now, we should be driving through Utah on our way to Botcon. Hell to the yeah. I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it. Yay. See, told ya. So even after only one week, nothing in the stores and no review, we still have enough to fill a […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 016: SW Q&A, MOTU WTFWTK, ROC, ROTF and Christmas ornaments. Ye...

Even with only a week in between, seemingly not nearly as much news and not seeing anything on our shelves and pegs, we still manage to go 2+ hours. That’s okay though, because we love what we do and we hope it shows. Botcon can’t seem to get here fast enough and Mrs. McFavorite finally […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 015: Botcon is really shaping up and I get a...

That’s right, just went to the best Mile High City con, TFCon was also this weekend, next week is Canadian Joe Con, Botcon is less than a month away and we are getting very excited. Yes, we, even Mrs. McFavorite. My evil plans have come to fruition. Get Mrs. McFavorite excited about non-SDCC cons, then […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 014: YAY! CON SEASON! appeared firs...

It is definitely a movie year and not just one but two, a Star Wars t.v. show and did you know they’re actually making Master of the Universe figures again? My fanboy excitement level is at an all-time high. Too bad my bank account is at an all-time low. Never fear, Easter sales are here. […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 013: Have I ever told you how much I love movie y...

Okay, now it’s getting recockulous. It seems we cannot do a show that is less than an hour and a half. Let alone get this runaway talk train under an hour. Mrs. McFavorite has also proclaimed that we are no longer allowed to record during the week. Combining working out, eating dinner, a little drinking, […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 012: How do you spell marathon? O...

Welcome back toy fans. Well we broke the 2 hour mark yet again. This time on a Saturday, so we are in much better spirits all the way through. I think Mrs. McFavorite might have something with this whole weekend recording thang. Editing is still taking awhile, but we’re getting better. This week we get […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 011: We are drowning in news. Q&#03...

That’s right, we hit our first milestone, kind of. Episode 10 is a little later than we had hoped, but worth the wait, IMHO. I think we finally have the sound thing licked. Haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but what I have heard sounds better than the last few. This week it’s back to […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 010: We are officially in the double D&#8...

A new episode in less than a week? YAY! We talk about everything action figure related revealed during Toy Fair 2009 for the four franchises and I mean everything (okay not everything, but damn close). Besides Toy Fair, we have our normal amount of news (Botcon, ROTF, Wedge’s X-wing), sightings (TF Universe Legends and Voyagers, […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 009: TOY...

NOTE: This podcast was recorded over a week and a half ago. Due to our Valentine’s Weekend Extravaganza and one hell of a week it’s a little late. Our sincerest apologies. Look for a new cast next week as we discuss the aftermath of Toy Fair. Well it’s a great time to be a collector […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 008: Now longer, more incoherent and with f...

The news keeps rolling in fast and furious. Star Wars and Transformers are going off. G.I. Joe isn’t far behind. Masters of the Universe, meh. Best yet, Houston we have toys. Yes, the stores finally start to restock after the holidays. New York Comic-Con (NYCC) and Toy Fair are just around the corner and we […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 007: It’s our official J...

Wow, did 2008 have a December? Didn’t seem like it. Sorry to all of our listeners/readers we let down horribly, it will never happen again. Who are we kidding, it’s gonna happen again. But, we are ultra excited to be back, even if we are in a little need of sleep. It’s going to be […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 006: Glad the holidays are over? Us too! Welc...

Okay the title may be reaching, but we did get our first hard evidence that people are listening. Yay, virtual high five TaterX and Ayleen! Did you do Black Friday? We did, kinda, and bought an ass load of toys. We talk about all the big sales we should have talked about last week. Our […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 005: The aftermath of Black Friday, exclusives, and people...

Hell yeah. One week between shows. Best yet. Look for next week’s even sooner as we prepare for the most American annual “thing”. That’s right next week is Thanksgiving and better yet Black Friday. Listen here for all the best toy collecting deals on the biggest shopping day of the year. Screw the big screens, […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 004: SW Q...

Damn it. We do better on the release, but due to a lot of news, store info and miscellaneous shit, we come in 50% longer than our target. This week we talk about MOTU Faker, the original repaint, complain about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) Devastator, and in general get drunk. Mrs. McFavorite gets […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 003: MOTUC Faker, SDCC Stormie C...

One day under two weeks and clocking in at about 1:12, we are so close to our target timeframe and duration it’s scary. This week we talk about the confirmed Masterpiece Grimlock and Disney Crossover Mickey. We take a look at the new 2009 Star Wars Lego Sets. Have you heard about Reprolabels? Well now […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 002: Just under 2 weeks and just ove...

After two weeks, we got another one. Funny thing is that it was recorded over a week ago. Just had some editing issues. Lets just say the beta designation for Audacity 1.35 is well deserved. At just under 1:35, it is still longer than we would like, but we’re getting closer. Once again, please excuse […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 001: Only two weeks …not too ba...

Well it’s taken a good two months, but at long last we have posted our first podcast.  It clocks in around 1:45, which is much longer than we anticipated.  As we settle in, we will be targeting no more than 1 hour.  Please excuse all of my ums, alrights and essentiallys.  I am quickly understanding […] The post Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 000: Now Live! appeared first on Open Y...