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I don’t need these. What would I do with them? I don’t have space for them. I don’t have space for the LEGO I have now, and I can do<\/i> things with LEGO. The POP!<\/i> figures, on the other hand, stand there and don’t do anything.<\/p>\nFor five years, give or take, Funko has been making a series of collectible vinyl figures called POP!<\/i> The figures are based on comic books, television series, movies, comic strips, video games, even bands. There have been Beatles figures and Batman figures, Doctor Who<\/i> figures and Star Wars<\/i> figures, Frozen<\/i> figures and Sesame Street<\/i> figures. I’m not even scratching the surface.<\/p>\n
There are people in the office with massive collections of Funko’s POP!<\/i> figures. Every week or so, there’s an announcement of a new license, and the frisson of excitement among my coworkers is palpable.<\/p>\n
I’ve never been bitten by the POP!<\/i> collecting bug. Oh, there have been licenses that interested me — the Beatles, Arrested Development<\/i>, Doctor Who<\/i> — but my interest would go from “Oh, wow, look at that!” to “I don’t need<\/i> that” in the span of about five minutes. Sesame Street<\/i> was announced a few months ago, and there was a Mr. Snuffleupagus figure in the series. “Oh, wow!” And then, nothing. Peanuts<\/i> was announced recently. I saw the pictures. “Look at that!” I said. And the feeling passed.<\/p>\n
I don’t need these. What would I do with them? I don’t have space for them. I don’t have space for the LEGO I have now, and I can do<\/i> things with LEGO. The POP!<\/i> figures, on the other hand, stand there and don’t do anything.<\/p>\n
The license I learned about today — which was apparently announced at Toy Fair back in February and are available for order now on Amazon — is Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/i>.<\/p>\n
I feel excited by these. I could see myself owning these, just as I could see myself owning the Sesame Street<\/i> and Peanuts<\/i> figures. There’s not enough Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/i> merchandise on the market. Maybe there should be a LEGO set or three. Maybe this film should be part of the LEGO Dimensions<\/i> video game.<\/p>\n
I should mention, by the way, that I love Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/i>. No, I can’t quote it at any length. No, when I watch it I don’t often laugh at it; you’d think I was watching a serious drama if you were in the same room. But, I generally don’t<\/i> laugh at Monty Python<\/i>, at least not the television series. (I do, however, laugh at the absurdity of the comedy albums.) You’d think I didn’t like Monty Python<\/i> at all, yet I genuinely find it hilarious and bonkers.<\/p>\n
Am I excited enough about POP!<\/i> figures for Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/i> to buy them? I’ll have to think about it. I have been fooled on Holy Grail<\/i> merchandise before; Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale<\/i> was an awful, awful beer. These figures are certain to be better than Holy Grail Ale<\/i>, after all.<\/p>\n
It will probably depend on whether or not I have anyplace to put them. If all I do is buy them and box them up and put them away, then it’s not worth it to buy them; I’d only be wasting my money.<\/p>\n
Still, for people who collect POP!<\/i> figures and like Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/i>, there’s undoubtedly fun to be had with this addition to the line. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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