DC LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SEASON SIX

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Wow! It seemed as if DC's Legends of Tomorrow superhero show on The CW television network just debuted, but they just wrapped up airing Season 6. Where does time fly?!

If you missed out on any of the episodes of Season 6 now is your time to binge watch them all. The complete sixth season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow will be available on Blu-ray beginning November 9, 2021. Enjoy all fifteen one-hour episodes ranging from Ground Control to Sara Lance to The Fungus Among Us. Plus the Blu-ray comes with bonus content that includes a gag reel, deleted scenes and more!

Having spent last season trying to track down the Loom of Fate, the Legends must now save history from a foe like none they've encountered in the past or future. The timeship Waverider's crew have dealt with monsters, time anomalies, and more recently villains from Hell, but this season they will face something even more challenging and bizarre ... space aliens!

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BATWOMAN COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

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Javicia Leslie takes on the cowl of one of DC Comics super heroes in Batwoman: The Complete Second Season available now on DVD and Blu-ray. Binge all 18 one-hour episodes that originally aired on The CW Network television series during its second season as well as bonus content that included deleted scenes and a gag reel. In addition to Leslie (God Befriended Me), Batwoman stars Rachel Skarsten (Birds of Prey, Reign), Meagan Tandy (unREAL, Teen Wolf), Nicole Kang (You), Camrus Johnson (The Sun is Also a Star) and Dougray Scott (Departure, Snatch).

At the end of the show's first season, Crows Commander Kane (Scott) has declared war on Batwoman, forcing everyone around them to choose sides. Season two kicks off with a major game changer that alters Gotham City and the Bat Team. A new wild hero emerges from the shadows!

A twenty-five year old homeless woman named Ryan Wilder stumbles upon a Batsuit in the wreckage of a plane crash. She uses it as armor and goes rogue in Gotham City determined to avenge her foster mother's death at the hands of Alice and her evil Wonderland gang. While at the Crows' headquarters, Commander Kane believing Kate Kane the original Batwoman is still alive forges an alliance with Sophie Moore.

With the city in upheaval, Gotham is desperate for a new hero. Assisted by Kane's caring stepsister Mary Hamilton and the resourceful Luke Fox, Wilder steps up to the challenge of seeking justice for those in need. Things are about to get wild!

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Wild Kratts Creature Power Suits

** A Geek Daddy was provided the featured product for free to review **

I often get compliments from adults who interact with my children about how impressive it is that I've taught them so many interesting facts about animals and nature which makes me smirk because the truth is they've learned much of it from watching the television show WILD KRATTS on PBS.  My 7 year old twins have been viewing this animated show about two brothers who utilize special creature power suits that let them mimic animal abilities since they were preschoolers and it is still one of their favorite programs on television.  So my kids were thrilled when WICKED COOL TOYS found out they were huge fans of the series and sent them some fun show themed products so they could enjoy a summer full of Wild Kratt adventures.

To help spur imaginative play, Wicked Cool Toys has created a Wild Kratts Creature Power Suit so that kids can run around the woods, playground, backyard or house pretending they are utilizing the same technology as highlighted in the television show.  My kids were whining they had nothing to do just before I gave them these Creature Power Suits and it really is amazing how something as simple as a nicely decorated set of a vest and gloves could quickly change their mood motivating them to want to go outside and play.  They've spent hours having fun outside wearing their new Creature Power Suits racing around the nature trails by our house, the local playground, and our yard pretending to utilize animal abilities in pretend play.  I have to admit it has been rather amusing watching my daughter hopping around pretending to use her Kangaroo powers and my son flapping his arms around acting out his falcon powers.  While they have been providing me with some chuckles, more importantly these play outfits have motivated my kids to get outside and be active not only exercising their muscles while they act out their creature powers but also their brains as they've been really creative in the adventures they've imagined up.

While simplistic in design, the Wild Kratts Creature Power Suits are actually very nicely put together and have been durable in withstanding some rugged play by my kids.  They have velcro straps to make the vests adjustable for kids in the age range of 4 to 8 years old as they fit children's sizes 4 - 6x.  My twins are in 6/7 children's clothes sizes so they are at the larger side of wearing these costumes so I'm really glad they were able to get a chance to have some fun with these costumes probably the last summer before they get too big to enjoy them. The vest and gloves are made of 100% polyester fiber and have some really nice embroidery providing nice details to the look of the costume.  The material is very soft to touch and my kids say the vest and gloves are really comfortable to wear.

Each costume also includes a couple of plastic discs with the image of an animal on it.  Kids can store one disc in a holder on their glove and place the other in a holder on the front of the vest to "activate" that creature's power.  My daughter has a kangaroo disc which has her hopping all about and a giraffe one so you see her pretending to stretch her neck all about.  My son has falcon disc so he's pretending to fly all about and a cheetah disc so he's doing wind sprints around the yard running as fast as he can.   Additional discs for a variety of other animals are also included in the 2-pack and 4-pack boxes of 3" Wild Kratts sculpted figurines.

Each of these toy packs includes either a Chris or Martin figure with the 4-pack featuring three animals to go along with the Kratt brother and four creature power discs.  2-packs include one of the Kratt brothers and one animal plus one power disc.  These are a perfect size for taking along to keep kids amused while traveling.  We have a few long drives coming up for some family road trips and will be taking these along for the twins to play with during the car rides.

Whether watching an episode of Wild Kratts on television or playing pretend adventures outside, Wicked Cool Toys can help immerse children into the world of this great animated series.  Our family has appreciated Wild Kratts TV show because it is both educational and entertaining and the Wicked Cool Toys lineup of themed products fits that same bill. Do you know a child who would love to play out his or her very own creature adventures? These Wild Kratts products are available at Kmart, Toys R Us, PBS Kids Shop Online and Amazon.com.  For more information, visit wickedcooltoys.com.

Doozers Giant Gingerbread House

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My son and I never missed watching an episode of Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge on SyFy watching every show together marveling at all the feats of its contestants. We are such big fans of that company's wizardry when it comes to animation, puppetry and special effects that we were really thrilled when The Jim Henson Company reached out to A Geek Daddy about joining in on promoting the release of a new DVD featuring the Doozers.  You know the Doozers, they're those miniature construction workers from those classic Fraggle Rock shows that now have their own animated series on Hulu.  Just in time for the holiday season, The Jim Henson Company has released some of these episodes on DVD that feature stories on building a giant gingerbread house and learning how to ice skate.

Our family participated in a viewing party of Doozers: Giant Gingerbread House over the weekend where we made our own gingerbread house, read the children's book Doozers: Stick With It, and viewed the Doozers: Giant Gingerbread House DVD while sharing images from our experience on Twitter.  It really was a Doozer of a party!

I've always associated gingerbread houses with the holidays because my grandfather always made these incredible ones every year when we were growing up.  They were awe inspiring to look at and oh so good to eat when he finally let us grandchildren dig into them.  I've never been able to match his impressiveness but my family still builds gingerbread houses to keep the tradition alive.  So what is your favorite candy to add to a gingerbread house?  Sugar-coated gum drops have my vote!

Not to leave our readers out of the fun, A Geek Daddy also has a Doozers: Giant Gingerbread House DVD to giveaway.  Must be a US resident over 18 years old to participate.  Just complete the instructions below before 11:59pm EST on Sunday, November 22, 2015 to earn up to 3 entries for a chance to win.

Welcome to Doozer Creek where the Doozers live! They're green. They're cute. They're three inches tall and they're full of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm! It's family time at Doozer Creek! The Pod Squad want to build a Doozer-sized Gingerbread House! However, in order to achieve such a large size Gingerbread House it's going to take some clever construction to create. Can the Pod Squad do it? Then, Daisy Wheel wants to ice skate with the others, but she doesn't know how. Together, the Pod Squad build her a custom Doo-Step Skating Dress that lets her glide across the ice in no time. Weee! Enjoy these adventures and six more focusing on science, technology, engineering and math!

Complete either or both of the following entries for a chance to win. All valid entries will be assigned a number in the order they are received and one number will be selected to determine the winner using random.org.  E-mails will only be used to contact the winner and deleted following the selection of a winner.

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Visit our Facebook page and on the contest post leave a COMMENT telling us what your favorite candy to place on a gingerbread house is plus SHARE our contest post with your Facebook timeline.

UPDATE: Congrats to Joel from Berkley, Michigan on winning the Doozer DVD

Speaking of gingerbread houses...how do you think ours turned out?  My kids really worked like Doozers to get it put together and decorated.

While I thought the Doozers may be too preschoolish for my first grade twins they both really enjoyed the show and have watched the DVD now several times really cementing that they like it.  If you have children in the preschool to second grade age range they'll probably really enjoy these Doozer stories on the DVD.  Plus if you have beginning readers like we do in our home, the Doozers:Stick With It is a nice book that is entertaining while yet being easy enough for them to read on their own.

Because the Doozers are fun wholesome entertainment for family's with young children at home, the Giant Gingerbread House DVD and Stick With It book get A Geek Daddy nod of approval.  For more information, visit Doozers.com

DISCLAIMER: A Geek Daddy Blog will be responsible for selecting the winner of this contest and its determination is final. By participating in this contest you waive any liability towards A Geek Daddy Blog or its publisher that may arise from your involvement with this promotion. If you win this prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.  No P.O. Boxes are allowed as mailing addresses. A Geek Daddy Blog did not receive any financial compensation but did receive the products featured in this post and the prize that is being awarded to one of our readers for this contest for free. A Geek Daddy Blog is hosting this contest as a benefit to our readers. Any opinions in this post are honest and my own. #DoozerParty

The newest comic book adaption to become a television series iZOMBIE debuts on CW Network Tuesday, March 17

The CW Network which already has several popular television shows based on DC comic books (Arrow, The Flash) is debuting another one on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 called iZOMBIE.  This new television show is based on a comic book series of the same name published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint about a zombie who helps solve murder mysteries.

iZOMBIE stars Rose Mclver as Olivia “Liv” Moore an over-achieving medical resident who had her life plans completely mapped out, until she attends a party that unexpectedly turns into a zombie feeding frenzy. Liv begins to transform into a zombie and finds herself needing to eat human brains to maintain her human side.  She begins works at a coroner's office to give her access to the brains she must eat to survive where she learns a side effect of her new diet is the ability to absorb the memories of the deceased, which helps her solve homicides.  The televisions series also stars Malcom Goodwin, as police detective Clive Babinaux who learns Liv's secret and begins asking for her help to solve crimes, and Rahul Kohli, as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti who is Liv's boss and knows her secret and acts as if he is helping her as he secretly studies her.

In a nice tribute to the show's origins the opening credits provide a comic-style overview of the characters and plot of iZOMBIE created by Michael Allred who is the original iZombie comic book artist.  While the show does have a dark premise it is being produced by Rob Thomas, the creator of Veronica Mars, and the show appears from its previews to have a light-hearted  vibe to it.  It airs at 9pm and probably isn't a good fit for kids to view but seems like it would be of interest to adults who enjoy paranormal mysteries with a campy side to them.  Plus the show appeals to the CW's young adult audience which means it'll be filled with actors and actresses that will make this the opposite of The Walking Dead with zombies and the undead that look probably pretty attractive.  You wouldn't see Rose Mclver as she's made up in iZombie taking on Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead for sure!

If you tune in to iZombie feel free to share your thoughts of the show with A GEEK DADDY blog, we'd enjoy knowing your thoughts and opinions.

Run to the Rescue with the Dogs of PAW PATROL in new Mobile App

The "hot thing" that has had my 5 year old twins attention the last few weeks has been the dogs of Nickelodeon's animated television show PAW PATROL.  So it was perfect timing for Nickelodeon's recent introduction of a new ios mobile app game based on the characters from the show.  In the RESCUE RUN! app which can be played on ipod touchs, ipads and iphones, kids can team up with the various PAW PATROL puppies for a variety of missions that require each pup to use its skills to overcome obstacles and help save their hometown of Adventure Bay.  This game uses a side-scrolling platform that is easy to play through and its fun is not as much the challenges presented but rather the opportunity for the kids to participate in their own PAW PATROL adventure and interact with their favorite characters.  It is really aimed for preschool/kindergarten aged children and older kids will most likely find the game somewhat basic and boring.  If your child is at an age where they are currently enjoying the PAW PATROL characters though this can be a fun treat for them.  My son and daughter have really enjoyed playing the game the last few days since I've downloaded it.

While some people may criticize the game for its brevity, I've appreciated that is has several short defined missions so that my children can play it for awhile and than they are done...there isn't the tug to be constantly playing on the ipad with this game because they can have some fun with it and than they are done.  I also appreciated, as I have multiple kids who want to play the game, that you can set up individualized player setting for up to four children so they can all have their own accounts on the game...nice!  Another nice feature is that this game aimed for younger children has basic controls that promote hand eye coordination but aren't very difficult to master.  Players ALWAYS complete the rescue run without losing a life, if the pup hits an obstacle the dog backs up and lets the child try to get around it again.  The challenge for the kids is not avoiding dying but rather to get better and better scores each time they play through the rescue run course.  In addition to the rescue run side-scrolling courses to run through there are also first-person view missions where the player works with a pup to solve a sorting task.  For completing missions and tasks the pups and their preschool players are awarded digital Adventure Bay badge awards to provide an acknowledgement of achievement for successfully completing their assignments which is a great way to encourage children to want to complete all of the aspects of the game.

While the game is somewhat limited with only 3 rescue missions to choose from, children can replay levels to earn all the various Adventure Bay badges, it works will with having your children play it for short stints.  My kids play it and than are done and don't argue that they want to keep going and going and going when I tell them it is time to stop.  I don't mind my kids enjoying video games for short stints but I also want them doing other things like playing outside or being creative and imaginative doing activities like coloring or drawing.  PAW PATROL: RESCUE RUN is a great game to pull out to amuse your child if you are going on a long drive, it is a rainy blah day, or you are stuck in a waiting room with them for something like a doctor's appointment.

In addition to be entertaining and amusing there are also some educational aspects to it as well:

Classification & Sorting - Some of the tasks involve comparing similar objects and sort them by size and type (for example thick versus thin).

Visual Discrimination & Matching - Find items and match them to a list of missing objects.

Science & Recycling - Categorize items as either recyclable or trash.

Counting/Enumeration - Identify objects according to the number of objects in a set.

As I mentioned before my children have really enjoyed playing this game, primarily for two reasons.  First, they have enjoyed interacting with the characters from the PAW PATROL television show and being able to control the pups through the game's adventures.  Secondly, they have been really competitive to see who can get the highest "dog biscuit" scores in the rescue runs and achieve the most Adventure Bay badges first.  The two things I appreciate the most about the game is that there isn't any risky or questionable content to worry about exposing my children to during the game play and there are no advertisements or efforts to have you buy things through in-app purchases to "enhance the experience".  Of course with no ads in the game or in-app purchase revenue that also creates an upfront cost to the game for parents when it comes to downloading RESCUE RUN.  The app is priced at $6.99 for the High Definition version and $3.99 for Standard Definition on iTunes.

If you have children who are into PAW PATROL right now I'd recommend this app but if your children have moved past that stage you should pass on this app based upon the limited missions, repetitive actions and basic elements of this app.  This is a very nice game for preschoolers and if that is where you and your children are at in life right now than you should absolutely consider downloading PAW PATROL: RESCUE RUN. 

DISCLAIMER:  I received a complimentary download of PAW PATROL: RESCUE RUN from Nickelodeon for this review.  The Paw Patrol toys pictured above were purchased with my own money way before I ever heard about this app and my children are big fans of the television show.

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