Friday, March 31, 2006
If Only You Knew the Power of the Fried Side of the Spud
Star wars is branching out in its toy liscenses, trying very hard to squeeze as much money from the asteroid as possible. Of these new offerings, none could be more cute than the new Mr. Potato Head figures. Who can resist the seductive evil that is Darth Tater and his legion of spud-troopers, or the chirpy do-goodedness of Artoo-Potatoo?Not-so-cute? How about the Star Wars/Transformers cross-over toys - where TIE fighters transform into robotic Vaders, and X-Wings into orange-jumpsuited Lukes? Or, worse yet, the gag-inducing Custom Chopper series, where Boba Fett and Vader ride their tricked out rides - not repulsorbikes, mind you, but honest-to-god motorcycles.
The artistic vision is indeed gone. He's more machine than man, twisted and evil.
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