More from the Secret Life of Dolls
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cleolindaSo I ended up wandering around the Sideshow Collectibles site this morning--I have a few of their LOTR pieces, including a bust of my patron movie saint, Galadriel, who watches over me beneficently from the shelf over my desk. That said, my weakness has always been "figures," twelve inches or taller, usually with fabric clothes, sometimes with molded plastic hair (sometimes with actual wiggedness), better known as "dolls." So of course, that's the section I started browsing. I immediately had a number of interested parties looking over my shoulder.
"Did you ever get around to getting me that Van Helsing?" asks Anna Dollerious. "I hear he likes killing things as much as I do."
"Nope, they're out of stock," I say, quickly closing that tab.
Oh, hee! They have a pretty good Sweeney Todd figure! If they make a Mrs. Lovett, any Mrs. Lovett, I am in so much trouble, you guys. "Does he come with razors?" asks Eowyn!Doll. "YEAH WHAT ABOUT RAZORS?" says Anna.
"He only seems to come with one razor," I say, peering at the photo gallery.
"Well, that's no good!" says Eowyn, swinging Aragorn's crooked plastic sword around. "He'll never put that down!"
"He's supposed to have a whole case of them!" bitches Anna. "I want to play with razors!"
Sideshow Galadriel narrows her eyes. "I really don't think--"
"RAZORRRRRRRS!"
O:< "~I SAID NO RAZORS!!~" >:O
So... that's settled, then.
(Barbie Galadriel just sits on the shelf and doesn't say anything, because Barbies don't talk, silly.)
"Heyyyyy," says Purple Arwen, pointing at the Suparrr-Deluxe Premium Format 20-Inch Sideshow Aragorndoll figure, "I am digging that action right there." Which is kind of shocking, as she's usually so possessive of the Aragorn she's already got. "Oooh, he's got a really big sword," says Eowyn (who is only ever thinking of one thing, really). "And a knife," Anna chimes in (ditto... although it might not be the same thing). I look over at Fugagorn, the Fug of Men. He leans in to get a better look at the pictures. His plastic stubble looks concerned. "Yeah, I... I can't really compete with that," he says. White Arwen and her smushed face comfort him. "Aniron" plays softly in the distance.
"What about her?" says Anna, pointing. "She looks like she knows where the action's at."
"Elizabeth Swann? Hmm. It's just Chinese Pirate Captain Elizabeth Swann-Turner, though. And her hair is plastic." I start flipping through the gallery. "I was really trying to save up for the Tonner Cross-Dressing Pirate Elizabeth... and they both only come with one sword, so there's no weaponry advantage--"
"But Captain Turner is our size," Eowyn points out. "And also, she's a captain, in case I didn't say it loud enough the first time."
"Point taken. I still want Cross-Dressing Elizabeth, though--"
A tiny pistol jabs me in the head. "BUY THE CAPTAIN OR THE EARLOBE GETS IT."
"OKAY, OKAY, GOD. When we have more moneys, I'll get her--"
"Get her NOW!"
"SIMMER DOWN, ANNA, or I'll put you in timeout with the Gene dolls again!"
Anna goes off to fume on top of the CD rack. She hates the Gene dolls because all they ever do is change clothes, and they don't ever have swords or knives or anything.
("Hey, her boy looks pretty good, too."
"And he's got lots of weapons!"
"Down, girl.")
"Did you ever get around to getting me that Van Helsing?" asks Anna Dollerious. "I hear he likes killing things as much as I do."
"Nope, they're out of stock," I say, quickly closing that tab.
Oh, hee! They have a pretty good Sweeney Todd figure! If they make a Mrs. Lovett, any Mrs. Lovett, I am in so much trouble, you guys. "Does he come with razors?" asks Eowyn!Doll. "YEAH WHAT ABOUT RAZORS?" says Anna.
"He only seems to come with one razor," I say, peering at the photo gallery.
"Well, that's no good!" says Eowyn, swinging Aragorn's crooked plastic sword around. "He'll never put that down!"
"He's supposed to have a whole case of them!" bitches Anna. "I want to play with razors!"
Sideshow Galadriel narrows her eyes. "I really don't think--"
"RAZORRRRRRRS!"
O:< "~I SAID NO RAZORS!!~" >:O
So... that's settled, then.
(Barbie Galadriel just sits on the shelf and doesn't say anything, because Barbies don't talk, silly.)
"Heyyyyy," says Purple Arwen, pointing at the Suparrr-Deluxe Premium Format 20-Inch Sideshow Aragorn
"What about her?" says Anna, pointing. "She looks like she knows where the action's at."
"Elizabeth Swann? Hmm. It's just Chinese Pirate Captain Elizabeth Swann-Turner, though. And her hair is plastic." I start flipping through the gallery. "I was really trying to save up for the Tonner Cross-Dressing Pirate Elizabeth... and they both only come with one sword, so there's no weaponry advantage--"
"But Captain Turner is our size," Eowyn points out. "And also, she's a captain, in case I didn't say it loud enough the first time."
"Point taken. I still want Cross-Dressing Elizabeth, though--"
A tiny pistol jabs me in the head. "BUY THE CAPTAIN OR THE EARLOBE GETS IT."
"OKAY, OKAY, GOD. When we have more moneys, I'll get her--"
"Get her NOW!"
"SIMMER DOWN, ANNA, or I'll put you in timeout with the Gene dolls again!"
Anna goes off to fume on top of the CD rack. She hates the Gene dolls because all they ever do is change clothes, and they don't ever have swords or knives or anything.
("Hey, her boy looks pretty good, too."
"And he's got lots of weapons!"
"Down, girl.")
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:00 pm (UTC)i totally wouldnt mind seeing some one animate this or any of your other journal entries...
such comedy win.
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:49 pm (UTC)(And yeah, I am not terribly fond of the Wu Genes. They're just so... I don't want to say "sexy," because that's not the problem. It's like they're just so sleek and over-the-top about it. I loved the more stylized old-fashioned look of the original Genes.)
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:58 pm (UTC)Tonners have terrible resale value now, so I haven't really been buying - or buying as cheap as I can on ebay or secondary market. I hate losing money on stuff like this.
Yep, BJD are kinda expensive, but it's because they're not mass produced. They're hand-cast in resin, hand strung, hand painted, etc.
I agree on Gene, I liked the older stylized look too. Also, I very much like the heart-shaped face mold, they repaint beautifully. I don't like the new sculpt as much.
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Date: 2008-09-05 09:25 pm (UTC)(How was DragonCon? It looked fun from your pictures. : )
I saw you set up a Twilight folder, by the way--most of the "costumes" look pretty mundane (t-shirts, jeans. Although the girl playing Victoria is wearing, like, a pelt or something), but I suspect people might be interested in Bella's prom dress, which is pretty simple (and therefore likely to be copied for diehard fans' proms?). Did I ever send you the pictures that Stephenie Meyer posted on her site of the prom dresses she had in mind? They were from the runway, and while Bella's was kind of cute in a very girly/frilly way (and was not used for the movie), Alice's was INSANE.
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_faq.html#dress
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Date: 2008-09-06 12:56 am (UTC)I did set up a Twilight folder - but I haven't been real focused on saving images because, as you say, it's mostly t-shirts and jeans. If you see pics of Bella's prom dress, send them over!
And yes - you did tell me about the runway thing - I think that's really fun!
You know, after reading all your recaps and the whole growing up Cullen thing, I'm starting to forget that that stuff is parody - I keep thinking it's canon! :-)
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Date: 2008-09-06 01:07 am (UTC)(I've seen a couple of prom dress pics--I'll send them over. Nothing else is all that interesting, except Victoria and her pelt. And the fact that Rosalie has the same earrings I do. Weird.)
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Date: 2008-09-05 09:19 pm (UTC)And yeah, I love looking at repaints--the Genes always painted up so beautifully. Some of the Tonners do as well--someone repainted a few Elizabeth Swanns to look more like Keira Knightley, and they turned out really well.
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Date: 2008-09-06 12:54 am (UTC)There are a ton of talented repaint artists out there. It's so nice to see!
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:12 pm (UTC)Ask my Hellboy with Ivan doll. He'll tell you.
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:21 pm (UTC)http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1776457518
Wait until a minute into the video. I think you can add that moment to your list of "Great Moments of Inappropriate Fan Behavior."
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Date: 2008-09-08 04:27 am (UTC)SO AWKWARD
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Date: 2008-09-05 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 12:33 am (UTC)*checks status of employment*
*is still unemployed*
*cries*
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Date: 2008-09-06 01:55 am (UTC)That freaking Jaws that they have on that site is over $200
FOR A 14 INCH PLASTIC SHARK! Shit, it better play the theme and snap at people when they walk by for that much... (I still want it though)
(PS YAY for Jack Davenport! Although he is more likable in Coupling than Pirates lol how can you not love him?! He also rocking in the Wedding Date.)
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Date: 2008-09-06 01:57 am (UTC)*He also rocked in
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Date: 2008-09-06 04:22 am (UTC)(And Jack Davenport always rocks. :D I did enjoy his Scruffington, but his Lesbian Spank Inferno monologue is pretty much the best thing ever. Have you seen Ultraviolet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169501/)? It's good for the Davenport and interesting take on vampires factors.)
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Date: 2008-09-05 09:04 pm (UTC)Eowyn is, of course, the awesomest (SWORDS!).
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Date: 2008-09-05 09:05 pm (UTC)"And he's got lots of weapons!"
"Down, girl.")
*squints*
He totally looks like a skinny David Boreanez, though, which is kind of a plus. I maturely resisted a Starbuck figure that actually kind of looks like Katee Sackhoff and i feel this post is my reward.
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Date: 2008-09-05 09:16 pm (UTC)I have Spike (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=2007) from Buffy - but mine was the limited edition one with the changeable hands (one pair with gloves one without).
And I have two Phantom of the Opera's: Mask or the Read Death (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=3214) and Normal Phantom (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=32062). I might have this one in the color version too I can't remember. My PoTo stuff is still packed up until I have a place to put it.
But Spike and Red Death Phantom are in their boxes on top of my computer cabinet. Now I just need to add a Snape doll to the mix...
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Date: 2008-09-05 10:29 pm (UTC)...I think I might have caught the bug.
Now, to fund this newly found addiction...A talking Krueger doll sounds fantastic XD
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Date: 2008-09-05 10:38 pm (UTC)I have to hide Krueger cuz he would totally freak my kids out. Hell he freaked me out a time or two when I forgot he was turned on. He's an 18" figure and I can't seem to find him online. There's a "New Nightmare" one but not the one I've got. Got him at Spencers around Halloween I believe.
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Date: 2008-09-05 10:45 pm (UTC)In any case, I hear there are cookies over there, so I guess it’s not a total disaster…
Honestly, when I first read about that particular doll, I was struck with the mental image of myself stumbling clumsily to the bathroom in the middle of the night, only to hear Freddy’s voice cackling something sinister at me.
Yeah…I’d probably only wake up half the neighbourhood with my screaming. It could be worse :)
It still sounds very, very cool, though.
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Date: 2008-09-05 11:57 pm (UTC)Man, those are some pretty dolls. I'm supposed to be saving up for a BJD body, dangit. >:(
I get more trouble from my action figures, though. Ever since I put Hellboy and Yotsuba next to each other... And now every time I go looking at Revoltech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revoltech)* figures (http://www.flickr.com/groups/revoltech/pool/) I never here the end of it. At least those are quite affordable though.
(*OH GOD THEY'RE MAKING A BATMAN ONE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/friedtoast/2736954401/))
meanwhile....
Date: 2008-09-06 03:11 am (UTC)princess of ireland and of the italian renaissance just roll their eyes at each other.
meanwhile 'wedding day mary jane' barbie is all you promised me spider man! (http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Battle-Action-Figure-Spider-Man/dp/B000SLODDQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1220669544&sr=1-3) *drama pout pout drama*
and earring fun ken is all yeah girlfriend we totally need to get some more guys around here!
and my best friend is like "i told you hes gay!"
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Date: 2008-09-06 08:31 pm (UTC)more dolls
Date: 2008-09-06 11:53 pm (UTC)also did u know that an even more Absolute Edition of Watchmen is coming out in November? Supposedly it has 48 more pages of absolutiness including pages from the movie script.
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Date: 2008-09-07 11:11 pm (UTC)Oh God. The Sweeney figure just killed me. If they make Mrs. Lovett, I am doomed.