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[Jun. 22nd, 2008|03:30 am] |
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The daggits in the original BSG always freaked me out as one of my SF mags saw fit to tell me that inside that thing was an extremely disturbed monkey. When I got older I thought this was some kind of urban legend, but apparently they really stuck a 'trained acting monkey' * inside the daggit costume to get a 'more convincing animal-like movement'. Seriously, WTF? Did they clear that with ASPCA (US equivalent of RSPCA, I believe)?
This did lead me to realise that the new show hasn't made the most of its merchandising opportunities. Where are the Kara Thrace dolls with three different phrases ("We're going the wrong waaaaaay!" "Kara Thrace loves Leeee Adama!" and "You're a bastard!")? The Saul Tigh action figure with a removable eye? The Battlestar Pegasus playset with fully functioning torture chamber? The 'Felix Gaeta Sings 20 Colonial Classics' CD? I fear there's a whole market being missed out on here.
* Evidence here, since Livejournal won't let me post links for some unfathomable reason:
http://jimsmash.blogspot.com/2005/10/monkey-space-dog.html |
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PETA is most assuredly *not* the American version of the RSPCA. We have the ASPCA as our respectable organization adocating for the humane treatment of animals. We also have the American Humane Society.
PETA is a fairly militant group that protests the wearing of fur (by splashing red paint al over people wearing fur coats), animal testing (by breaking in to labs and stealing the test subjects), animal circus acts (by picketing in front of venues where circuses are performing and handing out sensationalistic leaflets), and horse rental businesses (by distributing leaflets and also breaking in at night and "freeing" the horses onto the streets of suburban Burbank). They also promote vegetarianism. (Can you tell I'm not a fan?)
Noted. I am wondering now why I didn't bother just sticking it in Wikipedia or Google and checking myself? The only place I'd heard about the group was in a Kevin Smith speech and he merely mentioned that they get pissed off if animals are being mistreated.
The Saul Tigh action figure with a removable eye?
Lol!
I KNOW!! I'd buy an army of those, set 'em up in formation on my desk to scare my enemies.
Seriously. Where the fuck is my Saul Motherfuckin' Tigh action figure. I'd be lining up the night before, for that one.
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