March 24, 2005
Elf Off!
Lintenfiniel Freakin' Jen links to an interview with the guys who do those Veggie Tales movies and who, apparently, are planning a "tribute" to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings called...wait for it...Lord of the Beans. If I may be so bold as to filch Jen's quote from an interview they did with CBN.com:
CBN: I understand that one of the projects you have planned for the future is called “Lord of the Beans.” I have to warn you that I am an avid Lord of the Rings fan. Could there be any possible connection?BOB: Connection? I think the names are purely coincidental. I play a character named “Ear-A-Corn” and Jimmy Gourd plays “Leg-O-Lamb”. If those sound familiar, that’s probably a coincidence too.
CBN: What other videos have you got planned for the future?
LARRY: Well, beside, “Lord of the Bean[s],” which is still a ways out (It’ll take us awhile to hop to New Zealand for the filming). ...
(Emphasis added.)
Personally, I have no problem with this whatsoever - We likes send-ups and spoofs. But I have to warn these guys: "Leg-O-Lamb" has been done before - that was the name of the Legolas character in the Harvard Lampoon parody, Bored of the Ring. (Granted, I recollect that is was spelled "Legolam", but I don't know how much protection this would offer if THL unleashed an army of intellectual property orcs.)
And speaking of orcs, what would the PETA Nazis say?
UPDATE: Jen gently points out my utter ignorance of matters Veggie Talish. Heh. But "Bob" still needs to watch his back.
"Aieee!" cried Legolam. "A ballhog!"
Or, from Tim Benzedrine's song about the Goldberry character (whose name I can't remember).
"O slender as a speeding freak,
O freaked out groovy tripper,
O mush-brained maid whose mind decays,
With every pill I slip her."
There is a tribute site here. Annoying popups, though.
http://boredoftherings.150m.com/bored_intro.html
Posted by: The Colossus at March 24, 2005 11:42 AMNot to nitpick...OK, I'm nitpicking. But Bob and Larry are the actual stars of the Veggie Tales stuff - Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. Just wanted to clarify for those not familiar with the Veggies.
Posted by: jen at March 24, 2005 03:08 PMWith kids, you definitely need to invest in some VeggieTales videos! Good wholesome amusements!
Posted by: Any A. Mouse at March 24, 2005 05:14 PMY'know, we've actually got a couple but the Llama-ettes have never really cottoned to them. Dunno why.
Posted by: Robert the LB at March 24, 2005 05:36 PM
The SNL parody of them was pretty classic (The Relig-tables).
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