20 January 2010
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
Wow, finally. I thought the holidays were never going to end. We have officially started to take down our Christmas decorations. We were not being lazy for once, we actually had a good reason. Last Saturday was the triumphant return of "Homie Christmas". Started as a way to just get friends together for a Christmas party devoid of pretense and formality, it quickly became my favorite party of the year. As a lot my friends and I have grown up/apart, Homie Christmas has definitely fallen victim. However, this one was amazing and perhaps the best one ever.
Our group of friends has become more diverse, making Secret Santa gift exchanges almost impossible. Instead we opted for $20 gift cards to be given out White Elephant-style. This way no one gets a shitty present while giving a great one. For those so inclined, not much thought was needed either. We did sweeten the creativity pot by also having everyone contribute a dollar. At the end we voted for the best gift card and the winner won the pot, essentially paying for their gift card. Can you believe that one of credit card gift cards won? Me neither. I’ve always believed it was the thought that counted. Oh well, I guess it speaks to this day in age. I’m definitely not bitter or anything. And, while "cash" was the most appreciated gift card, getting to hang out with some of my best friends in this world was truly the best gift.
Wrapping up our first (mega) cast of the new year, we finally get to the new voicemails and hear from some friends not so geographically near, but just as close in our hearts. (Psst, that was the impetus to that whole Homie Christmas story by the way.) We also talk about all the new War for Cybertron game, toy and cartoon news. Are you excited? I know I am. Have you seen that new Star Wars Adidas apparel? We have and it’s kind of love/hate for this conglomeration of two of my favorite things. Last we’ve got a lot going with OYTC and not shy at all about telling you about it.
Also, don’t forget the contest going on. Just give us a call at 720.235.TOYS (8697) and tell us what you got for the holidays. We’ve got an awesome Fetts prize package and I’ve tossed in a couple goodies as well. We want to hear your wonderful voices. You’ve got until January 31st bitches!
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Last time I said Part 3 would follow shortly. Just another reason to never believe a word I say…Slick
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11 January 2010
By Slick McFavorite
In Grab Bag
As I sit here sober on a Sunday night, which hasn’t happened in a very long time, I’m excited, which also hasn’t happened in very long time. Okay, I’m actually very easily excitable and it happens quite often. What I really mean is excited about the coming year. I’ve never been one of those people that see the start of a new year as a new lease on life. To me, life is all about the long game. You grind daily, to achieve long term goals. However, it never seems like enough is getting done while you’re doing it and you always have a “to do” list. Well Mrs. McFavorite and I had probably one of the best weekends in a very long time, simply by getting shit done and reducing that list a little.
In part 2 we get to talking about what we saw in stores over the holiday shopping season. Can you say Transformers Mighty Muggs Wave 3 and Empire Strikes Back wave of Star Wars Legacy? Plus a we take a look at the new pre-orders, including FansProject Warbot Defender and the first of the 2010 Star Wars Lego sets. We talk about all the stuff we got, and man, did we get a lot stuff. Finally we start Listeners Feedback. Part 3 should follow shortly, but then again that’s what we thought about part 2.
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I really don’t mind being sober, really I don’t, no really, really…Slick
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31 December 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Grab Bag
In the immortal words of Clark W. Griswald, "Hallelujah…Holy shit…Where’s the Tylenol?". Has it already been a year? A decade? Really? Seems like just yesterday we had started our own podcast and were ranting on almost every other subject except for toys. Just like last year we have had somewhat of a sabbatical this last month. We hope everyone had an amazing December.
Just in time for the new year, we have one of our most prolific casts yet. In fact, the prolificness is so great this will literally be a three parter. This first part is our welcome back to you in the form of a contest and our good’ole review of all the biggest news. We got dates for 4 conventions, C5, Botcon ‘10, DairyCon and Fan Days. You may have noticed that one of those are not like the others. There’s also toy news. New collector club exclusives, Star Wars and G.I. Joe prototypes and Mattel/DR/MOTUC complaints. Okay, that last one is more of a regular segment rather than news. Makes you wish you owned the Masters of the Universe license, right? Are you sure?
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In the immortal words of Nengue Mboko, "Merry New Year!"…Slick
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27 November 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
I am sitting here so uncomfortably stuffed it’s not even funny. My only reprieve from the discomfort is knowing that we won’t be standing in a line out in the cold waiting for a store to open, fighting the hordes of deal hungry soccer moms or standing in yet another line for hours just to procure our small piece of the American dream. Don’t get me wrong, we will be shopping tomorrow; there just isn’t anything we HAVE to have. There isn’t even any toy deals we will be taking advantage of, well maybe a few Transformer Deluxes at Target, but that’s probably about it.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving we not only have guests on the show, but we have family. Mrs. McFavorite’s parents join us for our discussion of the “big deals” happening during Black Friday 2009. Even with the lack of great deals and any other segments, we still come in at over an hour. Needless to say we had a few drinks in us which always helps with rants and tangents. If you prefer to just know the deals, check out our 100% ramble free show notes.
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Black Friday here we don’t come…Slick
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27 November 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
Hey there toy fans. It’s Thanksgiving and this should have been up a few days ago. Oh well, there is another cast being posted almost immediately after this one. If you can’t guess, this is just a continuation of the last cast. Basically that means I’m not going to be creative with this shit.
That’s right. If you are paying attention, you deserve big ups. Bigger ups than I could ever put in writing. So here is the "long awaited" part 2 of episode 26. If you are listening to this during Black Friday 2009, stop right now and go to episode 27. It is our special Black Friday 2009 wrap up. It will let you know what to buy and where on the biggest shopping day of the year. Welcome back, glad we could help.
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The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away, hey…Slick
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18 November 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
Hey toy fans, welcome back. Damn it feels good to be casting again. It had been one crazy summer. We blinked and fall is almost over. The stores are in full-on holiday mode. I even heard Christmas music doing a toy run during a blizzard the other day. The end of the year always reminds me of what I didn’t get done this year. There never seems to be enough time for, most things, let alone everything. However, it also reminds me of the new opportunities next year will bring.
Since we are still a month and a half away, let us live in the now. This is one of my most favorite times of the year. Yeah I like the cold, I love the snow and I am admittedly a holiday music junkie. But, as you’ve hopefully guessed by now, the best thing is the toys. All of the new stuff is hitting pegs and shelves, retailers are putting them on sale more frequently and in bigger numbers and you’re seeing toys in places you never thought you would. All this and the biggest shopping day is less than a week and half away. But, even Black Friday pales in comparison nowadays to the online deals. While toy shopping over the next month, just remember ’tis the season for giving. Yeah right.
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Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg…Slick
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06 November 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
That’s right, the much anticipated, by me at least, conclusion to our one year anniversary show is now officially part of Internet history. More so for the fact that it is finally up as opposed to any actual measurable value, except for possibly fun. That’s right, fun, isn’t that what it is all about?
We have a ridiculously long What We Got. This is followed by one of our most favorite Listener Feedback and Questions segments yet. Just so there is no confusion, that’s all your fault, but we will forgive you this time. Finally we get into some amazing fan projects, not just toy makers, but work by people who really love toys. From blogs, to web comics, to full blown glossy magazines, indulge your inner geek with these masterpieces from fans just like you and me.
As promised, we are also releasing our intro/outros uncut. If you subscribe to iTunes, you’ll get them through your feed. If not, here are links to our first, second and third intro/outros. Again, all thanks and praise should be directed to my best friend Aero at Third Light Productions. If you like what he has done for us, go to his site and purchase a couple songs. They’re only a buck a piece and are amazing examples of true school Southwestern hip hop. Puro Burque por vida!
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Happy anniversary to you, our listeners! We couldn’t of done it without you. Here’s to one down and many more to come…Slick
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27 October 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
A few shows back I had an issue with actually putting profanity in my post title. Not this time, not even close. I can’t believe it has been year. It hasn’t always been drinks and smiles. As I type Mrs. McFavorite and I are having a disagreement about how to split up this week’s show. That’s okay though because we love OYTC. We want it to be the best it can be, partly for our perfectionism, but mostly for you.
You are what makes all of the issues and frustration, and believe me there has been a fair share of frustration, worthwhile. At times we have yelled and screamed at the top of our lungs that we won’t ever do this again. Yet we keep coming back. As we approached our one year anniversary, I thought about why that was. Trust me, it didn’t take long. You. Enough said. Thank you for listening, and if we ever made you smile, even just once, it was more than worth our time, sweat and tears.
As one of our best friends was fond of saying, “cry me river dick face”. We’re here to talk toys and talk toys is what the fuck we do. We come in again with a nice lengthy cast. Part one comes in at about and hour and thirty. We’re back with our normal format and segments talking about everything Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe and Master of the Universe. Enjoy.
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To all of our listeners, THANK YOU!…Slick
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14 October 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
As you found out from our last show, this is an official two-parter baby. Talk so nice, we’re making you have to listen twice (or at least at two different times). We round out the show with our regular segments: Store Report, Online, What We Got, our favorite, Listener Feedback and Questions and of course Grab Bag, our second favorite.
For the last three segments we have Whitaker (er, McLovin) back in the McFavorite digs. We’re also joined by a podcast virgin, my best man, from the Yucatan, Big Red (er, Jeremy). It’s about par for the course; we show them stuff, ask them how much they think it is and/or what they would pay for it and then laugh at them for not knowing.
That’s the problem. I don’t know if we have mentioned it before, but we only have one or two friends that actually give one shit (that’s less than two shits) about toys and none that really collect. It gets lonely sometimes. I don’t know if any of you feel the same? If you do, don’t, you got US!
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Thanks to everyone for all the anniversary love lately. We look forward to many more with you (tear)…Slick
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09 October 2009
By Slick McFavorite
In Open Your Toys Cast
That’s right; we’re back with another two-parter. We talked so damn much that we once again broke it up into two long ass shows. It’s okay though, because our next episode is our one year anniversary. Not the Mrs. and I, but us and you. Can you believe it, a year of mediocre toy news coverage, tangents and untimely releases? Why should this one be any different?
OYTC’s official anniversary was October 7th. However, we’ll be recording our anniversary show this weekend. Don’t get me wrong, we are so proud to still be here. I think I heard once that most podcasts don’t last more than six episodes. Only six? Really? We’ve got at least four times that. Granted, it took us a year, but we still love what we do and hope you do too. Can’t wait to get back to our regular format. There has been a lot of amazing toy news.
For now, enjoy all the Q&A (.pdf) goodness. There’s interesting tidbits (yeah I said tidbits, big whoop, wanna fight about it) for every franchise. Unfortunately Masters of the Universe and G.I. Joe come up a little light. Towards the end McLovin makes a comeback and we have a real life virgin join us. Hear this first-time podcast guest/host’s take on our my obsession.
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Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, fuck I love to cuss, happy birthday us. And many more!…Slick
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