He has risen!

Luke 24:1-7:
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.”

VeggieTales Eyeware And A Chance To Win A VeggieTales Puzzle

Here's some fun news: Eyes of Faith Optical is producing a line of VeggieTales glasses for kids! More info can be found at www.eyesoffaithoptical.com/.

Also, the American Puzzle Company is creating new, wooden, Easter-themed VeggieTales puzzles. For a chance to win a free puzzle, you can go to the VeggieTales Facebook page and leave a comment to be entered in the contest.

Larry on The Morning Blend

Recently The Morning Blend did a video interview with everyone's favorite cucumber, Larry, about VeggieTales' latest video, 'Twas the Night Before Easter. Being a video interview (similar to some of the videos that Pixar has done for their movie characters on several of their DVD's), it is rather interesting to watch. It reminds me of the "Rusty Sprockets Show" clip on the Jonah DVD, where Rusty and Ventrilomatic interviewed Bob and Larry about Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. The video can be seen here.

One Million Copies of "An Easter Carol" Sold

Last week, Rebbecca St. James joined up again with the VeggieTales folks to receive a plague celebrating 1,000,000 sales of VeggieTales' first Easter special, An Easter Carol. She played the voice of the music box angel Hope in the 2004 release. Clearly, this show has become a holiday favorite for fans!

Review of 'Twas the Night Before Easter

From the Cover:
"It's Easter time in Crisper County and cable news reporter Marlee Meade (Petunia Rhubarb) is hunting for a way to help others. On a tip that the old town theater will be shut down, Marlee cooks up a plan to save the stage. Despite all her schemes, will she discover the true meaning of Easter and what helping others is really about?"

I believe the best word to describe this new episode is classic. The character's roles really match their personalities, and the show overall feels like one of the old episodes that we all love. Their are so many great moments and songs. The only thing that I could almost complain about is the fact that the storyline is very similar to The Star of Christmas, but its different enough to where I don't think its a big deal.

Some news

Now that I have my copy of 'Twas the Night Before Easter, I've got some news to share. First of all, if you sign up for Big Idea's e-newsletter, you can get a free VeggieTales clock (with $3.99 shipping and handling)! I'm already getting the newsletter, but I might have my brother sign up for it so I can get it *wink.* Go to: www.veggietales.com/clock for more info. Oh, and guess what? A recording of VeggieTales Live! Sing Yourself Silly  is going to be released on DVD in May of this year! I'm really exited about this! And the new VeggieTales episode this summer is going to be called The Princess and the Popstar. No other info on it yet, but you can see the teaser trailer on the new Easter DVD.

'Twas The Night Before Easter is Released Today!

As the title says, 'Twas The Night Before Easter is out today! I can't wait to see it! My copy has shipped and it will be in my hands in a few days. I hope to get a review up on here next Saturday.

Have you gotten to see it yet? What do you think of it? Leave me a comment or go to our Reviews page and click the link to submit your own review.

'Twas The Night Before Easter Trailer

Here is the trailer for the newest VeggieTales video, 'Twas The Night Before Easter.

 I will give my comments bit by bit here.

'Twas The Night Before Easter

From the Big Idea website:

It’s Easter time in Crisper County and cable news reporter Marlee Meade (Petunia Rhubarb) is hunting for a way to help others. On a tip that the old town theater will be shut down, Marlee cooks up a plan to save the stage and make a difference through the power of musical theater. With a cast of costume-clad townies, massive props and a 20-foot robot rabbit - “Up With Bunnies” is hatched! There’s only one thing missing – the star of the show!