USA Today has the scoop on the rest of the new Star Trek movies toys from Playmates, and--REALLY?! USA Today? Why the fuck do they care about Star Trek toys? How bizarre. Anyways, so can see the rest of the 6-inch line above: we've discussed Kirk/the gay assistant from Ugly Betty yesterday, and Dr. McCoy looks prety good. Eric Bana's evil alien has a tiny head and large protuding ears, but since he's an evil alien, I'll let it slide. But Spock...Spock actually looks like McCoy dressed up as Spock, and old Spock looks like someone put the new Spock figure in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
Happily, these 4-inch figures--shown over at The Fwoosh--look much better. So really, by only making the minorities in the 4-inch scale, Playmates isn't being racist but instead doing Sulu and Uhura a favor. Close call!
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Templar said:
What, no reader credit? ;)
varrior said:
Hahaha, what kind of weird ass artist did they use to design the heads?
I'm actually looking forward to this movie... even if it's not stellar it'll be a great summer flick. Now you just have to wade through the river of shit shed by Trekkies who say that it's violating canon, never mind that ST has violated its canon, oh, hundreds of times over its lifetime.
DreadZone said:
Why the fuck does USA Today care about Trek toys? Well, just a hunch, but with a bona-fide nerd in the Oval Office, I'm willing to bet that a lot more mainstream news outfits will be paying attention to stuff like this. Frankly, my pet theory is that there are a lot of closeted geeks working in media.
Several years back, I saw a television reporter doing a live piece on Star Trek collectibles. During the segment, she was shown playing with a pair of action figures. Seeing an attractive young woman (JuJu Chang, by name) on national television, obviously having a great time simulating a battle between Kirk and Spock by slamming the two dolls together like a six-year-old boy on a glucose bender? That was entertainig as hell. But the cherry on top: Throughout the entire "battle", JuJu was humming the Trek "fight music"! And I mean, She Knew It! No behind-the-scenes coaching going on here. This girl was a grade-A, true-to-life, dyed-in-the-wool Trek Fan.
We're out there. Slowly taking over. The White House. USA Today. Tomorrow...
ZeroCorpse said:
Here's what I do like about the toys: They confirm some serious loyalty to TOS.
Look at the phasers, the costumes, the SKIRT! Check out the big-ass tricorder pouch. Look at the BOOTS! The BOOTS are back!
Now, all I need to make my Star Trek experience complete is a navigation panel with analog numbers and big levers, toggles, and knobs... And Majel saying "WORKING!" when the computer is asked a question.
Strangeman said:
Do you know how much it costs to heat a starship? Put on a damn sweater.
Motorthing said:
More fish in the firing line in Playmates increasingly small barrel. Not as risible as yesterday's effort but examine the lower halves of those 4"s - do they even bother to look at them when they're making them? Did they really think "yep, that's what we want, T Crotches with half-inch gaps in them...."
Pass.
Templar said:
Do you know how much it costs to heat a starship? Put on a damn sweater.
I thought the problem was dumping heat, not retaining it...
Salrough said:
USA Today, like many newspapers, get paid for articles. The entire Life section of said paper is all paid advertisement.
Snoodle said:
...That is not what Zachary Quinto looks like.
Anybody else thrown off by all the men and their *ahem* pronounced chests? Seriously, what went on there? And the 4 inch figures are better...but the legs!! What happened with the crotch?!
NeoXorn said:
Fucking Ugly Sculpts!
gold5 said:
I would guess that USA Today is owned by the same media corporation as Playmates/Paramount/Universal and they are just giving them some free advertising 'in-house'. Heck, they will probably also have a shot of Kirk reading an ebook version of USA Today in the movie, too! You rub my Ferengi ear channel and I'll scratch yours.
