Random retail observations

[dvandom]

Wal-Mart didn't have the Metalocalypse DVD set, but did have the one-disc version of Caligula. Hastings had the 4-disc Caligula, which has both the theatrical release and the test audience version, plus "hours" of unused footage. The mind boggles. (Oh, and Target did have Metalocalpyse, looks like all the bonus features are easter eggs.)

Found some Marvel Battle Sliderz at Dollar Tree. Would be unremarkable except that "Thor" looks an awful lot like Galactus. :)

Wal-Mart's exclusive pack-in with Fantastic Four is a digest-sized version of the DK "Cosmic Guide" to the FF, very nice. Not so nice is that it's packed in with the stripped-down one-disc version of the movie (which has both aspect ratios and commentary track, that's it). Target's exclusive is a digest-sized version of the Silver Surfer's origin (presumably Silver Surfer #1, not FF #48-50) and is packed in with the two-disc version. K-Mart's exclusive is a lenticular motion cover on the sleeve of the two-disc version. Hastings's exclusive is a set of five lenticular motion trading cards in with the two-disc version. Didn't check Best Buy. I ended up getting the Wal-Mart two-disc version...a dollar cheaper than Target's and I don't really need a copy of Silver Surfer. Both of Wal-Mart's releases came with a code to let you buy a download version at walmart.com for $1.97. Whee.

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[zqadams.livejournal.com]

Actually, IIRC Pickles has never been given a name beyond "Pickles the Drummer"--even in the Snakes 'n' Barrels "Behind the Music" and the news reports. They never gave his family name in the episode with all the parents, either.

Personally, I find the show somewhat hit-or-miss; some of the absurd humor is good, but it's just a little too over-the-top sick sometimes (the queen's mercury poisoning freaked me the hell out--I think it's the combination of the music with the imagery). Brendon Small's a hell of a metal guitarist, though.