Fox auction off Angel props.
First of all, it was the clothes and now it's odds and sods from the set. Who could forget such memorable on screen items such as Harmony's loofah or Angel's toilet paper dispenser?
Though I would love the Nyazian Scroll. But not at that price. I wonder if they will auction off puppet Angel or the Shanshu prophecy?
July 11 2004
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The Nayazian Scroll is neat, I didn't see that the other day when I was browsing through the list. It's times like these that I wish I was 21 and could take money out of my account, and also when I'm reminded why I don't have access to it until then.
I want vamp puppet Angel, he had cute little fangs.
faith1984 | July 11, 21:36 CET
I want the little robot. Sad, but true. It looks like it'd be fun to play with.
richardk | July 11, 22:15 CET
wissxwe | July 11, 23:48 CET
I'll check it out this week but I betprices will skyrocket.
As for Wes' pants, I don't know. I love Wes, but pants....if I can't wear them (and I have a feeling he's a lot shorter than I) you can only hang them in a closet, you know? An ornament you can put up, little objects you can display, but clothes that you can't wear....eh.
EdDantes | July 12, 00:23 CET
willowzbitch | July 12, 00:28 CET
I'm impressed that the prices are, so far and generally, so low. I think people (like me) learned from the Buffy auction not to push the prices up so much by bidding early.
I'm rather amused as some of the stuff. First of all, the Angel toilet paper dispenser gives me images I'd rather not have. And Harmony's "loofah" (actually a scrubber, not a loofah)?! Can get that at a store for a couple of bucks.
Still, I'm glad their moving into props. And I, too, would love the Nyazian scroll but am not going to pay that much for it.
Gaudior | July 12, 00:35 CET
Seriously, ME really, really ought to start right now on marketing the Angel puppet...I would buy at least 5 for presents and at least one for the house, and maybe one for my office. Make it look exactly like the one in Smile Time (actually, two of them--Angel and Vamped-Out Angel.) I would never drop a nickel for the action figures, which never really look like the characters, and certainly not a penny for any bobblehead doll...but puppet Angel...oh, yeah.
And, did I mention Cordy's loofah?
Chris inVirginia | July 12, 00:37 CET
redtenko | July 12, 01:03 CET
And, speaking of other Cordy paramours, I wonder what Groo got up to after leaving...
Chris inVirginia | July 12, 01:08 CET
No really I do think it'd be kinda fun to slap on a pair of those khakis and watch some Wes-centric Angel.
I wonder how much they'll go for. I'm tempted to bid. I think they'd fit me, if not a bit baggy, but that's fine. Its not like I'll be wearing them in public or anything.
Willowy | July 12, 01:08 CET
LOL! Forgot all about that.....
"I want in Wes's pants! Er...."
Heh. Women. Good thing us guys are far more mature..........nah, can't even type that with a straight face;-)
EdDantes | July 12, 03:18 CET
Have you seen the Sideshow dolls? The two Buffy dolls, Angel, Spike, The Gentlemen and The Master look just like them. The new Willow coming out is pretty good. The only one they seemed way off on was the Faith doll.
As for this auction, some of the stuff is neat but they should have been more specific. Like the face mold, who was it for? If it was done for David or James, people would be more interested. Or one of the face prosethics (sorry if I mangled that word) or teeth, were they just generic vampires? God I hope no one is buying that too put in their mouth because it said it was used!
And yes I'm all for mass producing the puppet Angel doll in both regular and vamp face!!
Firefly Flanatic | July 12, 04:10 CET
I don't understand people that buy the figures and then keep them in the box. I realize the monetary value thing, but really, how much pleasure does that afford? The enjoyment for me is liberating the tiny sculptures out of the box, then setting them up in an appropriate and fun way. It's a bit of the kid in me that I never let go.
blwessels, I just love you to death, but I gotta disagree with you here. I can't stand those Sideshow figures in their ill-fitting costumes and ugly faces. Perhaps if my daughter was old enough to play with them, as yours are, I'd feel differently. Who knows? I could be on ebay in a few years hocking my car to get her one! Ha!
And Ed Dantes, you are just the King of cards. You and your fantastically acerbic wife never fail to crack me up. (Plus I always agree with her opinions. Seriously - always. Go Rogue Slayer!)
blwessels - I really think they missed the boat by not having the Angel puppet available right away. I frequent other sites as well as this wonderful "home base", and demand is just crazy. Everyone wants to know where to get one.
Willowy | July 12, 04:58 CET
Maybe I'll just print out some pictures and put them on popsicle sticks for now.
randygiles | July 12, 05:17 CET
Willowy, having most of the dolls I mentioned, they really do look just like them. Yes, the outfits on them may not fit so great but the faces are very well done (except for Faith's). The only thing that really throws me off is seeing Angel, Spike and Buffy all the same height.
Oh and I agree with you about wanting to display them. My daughters and I each have our own. My oldest is keeping hers in their boxes and my youngest plays with them all the time. I'm getting mine for Christmas (even though I already have them but I have to wait - long story!) but I'm planning on displaying them for all to see. My youngest is so funny with hers. I'll go in her room and she'll have the dolls set up with Buffy standing in the middle slightly bent over with her arms outstretched holding Angel and Spike back from each other. They look like they are ready to attack each other with weapons in their hands and the only thing stopping them is Buffy in the middle! She is having a blast with them and here I am 40 years old wanting to play with them too!
[ edited by blwessels on 2004-07-12 08:21 ]
Firefly Flanatic | July 12, 10:09 CET
blwessels, they have and Angel prosthetic up for auction now—specified as Angel. I guess the others were generally the demons of the week!
Gaudior | July 12, 10:27 CET
Cool! Can I get that in writing!? Oh wait, already did....
You and your fantastically acerbic wife never fail to crack me up. (Plus I always agree with her opinions. Seriously - always. Go Rogue Slayer!)"
Right back atcha. Seriously, I think she recently said something similar about you, hehe. Ah, there's just the nicest folk on this board.
We only have two of the sideshow ones. Spike and Buffy. The faces are pretty good. Buffy's clothes are probably the best fit of the ones I've seen, but true, Spike is kinda puffy in his coat, hehe. Still it's good quality and nice detail. Just don't know why on earth he's wearing gloves! Spike's never worn gloves.
EdDantes | July 12, 11:26 CET
eddy | July 12, 13:46 CET
Wow, diggin' the love here! Yeah, Ed's right. The nicest people congregate at Whedonesque. He always asks me why I still bother with another board where the people are outlandishly rude. Whedonesque is mostly happy, shiny people. Even when people disagree, it's mostly with tact and respect. Whedonesque is a bright spot in an otherwise dreary 'net! (((((hugs to all)))))
Ok, now that's as touchy feely as I get without a ring on my finger.... ; )
Rogue Slayer | July 12, 20:08 CET
Well, actually, that's not quite tr-.....uhm.....gonna shut up now.....
"He wore the gloves in Whats My Line because he has to hold a cross to do the spell to fix Drusilla."
Right you are. Forgot that. So they really make these dolls after a moment in the show don't they? Which is fine, since most dolls' 'moments' give a good representation of that character anyway, but the gloves were really just a single moment for the character.
[ edited by EdDantes on 2004-07-12 20:45 ]
EdDantes | July 12, 20:23 CET
garda39 | July 12, 22:32 CET
Simon | July 12, 22:42 CET
Willowy | July 12, 22:44 CET
Speaking of which, Wes's pants. I'd probably fit into them, if I could afford them. But there's only one Wesley and I'm not it.
SoddingNancyTribe | July 12, 23:21 CET
Sorry Simon, I was just doing a general comparison to give some Whedonesque love. Didn't name names so there wouldn't be any arguments(cuz anyone who surfs the net knows there are some not so nice boards!)
I'd be inviting the dread RS/ED double-team takedown...
Sounds like something very kinky!
Rogue Slayer | July 12, 23:46 CET
I mean, if it did come up I'd be salivating over it like any other self-respecting maniac. Yet, within the series, it was the ur-text for Angel's spiritual journey -- the closest thing we ever got to a holy relic (if that isn't too hilarious considering Joss's own beliefs). It's the point around which the whole series, in one way or another, has spun from when it was introduced in 'Blind Date'. I just can't see it being slapped up on an auction site as if it was a common prop of no greater significance than, say, Harm's toothbrush, or the plant stand Fred puked into in 'Spin the Bottle'.
Aside from all that, I must admit I'm selfishly possessed with a desire for it to remain unobtainable; blame my deep bitterness from knowing if it came up, I'd have absolutely no chance of affording it. (The same for Angel's Irish broadsword, which I would nonetheless commit dangerous and possibly illicit acts to possess...) And how could they possibly recreate such an intricately hand-made prop if they end up needing it in the future? (And they will, I say, they will!)
AFA any BtVS/AtS collectible figures go, I have only a few (six, to be exact). Just one, S1 Angel, is out of his box, and he stands guard with his drawn sword and spiky 'do atop my monitor. (It's a pretty good resemblance, especially so during certain times of the year when the angle of the sun hits his features just right and he gets that feral mask-like look I adore.)
The others are incredibly tempting -- Spike! Giles! -- but I have all the ST:TOS figures from the '70's and because I took them out of the packages back then, their phasers, tricorders and insignias are all lost/missing. I figured I'd try holding off on liberating all these guys until I'm sure I can play more responsibly. ;)
And why, why, why isn't there a puppet Angel yet? I mean, that is just so WRONG.
Wiseblood | July 12, 23:47 CET
"Sounds like something very kinky!"
Yes it does......growl...come into the dreaded ED/RS takedown....we won't bite.....much....hehehe.
(Uh, only if you're a girl, btw. No threesomes unless it's girl-girl-boy.....AND Charlize Theron. Ba-DUM-bum;-)
"garda39, Rogue Slayer's point was to compliment Whedonesque, not to slam anyone. She just used a generic "bad" board as a comparison. Lighten up."
Yeah and on the whole, the internet as a medium has given people the chance to speak anonymously and without consequences. Something we pretty much can't do anywhere else in our lives. So unfortunately, this means humanity often shows it's ugly face on the web. I've been on many boards of many topics and I still say Whedonesque sticks out in terms of politeness, fairness of mods, and courtesy among posters.
You can disagree with people here and still have a pleasant conversation with them. Sorry if I'm digressing Simon, but every now and then I just have to point out how valuable that is.
BTW about the Angel auction, there's some props I will keep tabs of but I think I'll check them out first. You know, if you actally do see the objects in the show. With the Buffy stuff we recently bought, we've been pretty lucky locating on the show what we bought; we've found the paper towel holder in Buffy's kitchen (in pretty much every season), an old trunk/case from Spike's crypt, painting from Giles' apt, glasses from Buffy's kitchen.......but we also have a chair...description said from the High School library and it certainly looked like it. Cool, right?
But it's slightly different. Slightly, but unmistakenly. I've gone through every season and the library chairs are different. So maybe it's from somewhere else, but I can't find it anywhere and it's driving me nuts! It kinda detracts if you know what I mean. So unless you don't really care, I'd say, do check episodes before you buy.
We should've gotten Willow's desk chair....sigh...THAT I've found everywhere....
"The others are incredibly tempting -- Spike! Giles! -- "
Are you talking about the Sideshow figures, Wiseblood? Is there a Giles one?
EdDantes | July 13, 00:02 CET
More on-point: is the paper towel holder from Buffy's kitchen particularly distinctive? Can't bring it to mind at all, and such things are rather generic aren't they?
Personally, I'd bid for Giles's tea-set if such an item exists. With dessicated English biscuits an optional extra.
SoddingNancyTribe | July 13, 00:22 CET
Scratch one threesome........
Despite my effeminate soubriquet (which, I should point out, was inspired - obviously - by "Tabula Rasa" but also more directly by my ire at England's shameful performance against France at the 2004 Euros)."
Ah yes....heard about that. My folk (Holland) fared a bit better, hehehe. Ahem, sorry.
"But, hey!, strive to be more broad-minded why dont'cha? ;)"
Yeahhhh, well you see, some people like oysters....some prefer clams.....some like both, which is all fine, but uh....I just like uh....clams....I think it's clams....uh...
"More on-point: is the paper towel holder from Buffy's kitchen particularly distinctive? Can't bring it to mind at all, and such things are rather generic aren't they?"
It was an official charity auction, and it's clearly shown in many kitchen scenes. Most notably in 'The Body' where Buffy took some paper towels to clean up after she vomited. That's the only time that it's not by the sink in the back, but rather on the 'island' counter. Probably because that was easier to shoot in one of Joss' long 'one-takes'. And it's the exact same one with the light wood and quite distinctive tip.
(Plus I don't see Fox sending out employees to check old Buffy tapes to identify the paper towel holder, and to then scrounge yard sales in the hopes finding an exact duplicate in order to pass it off as the real thing so they can give it away for free for charity, hehe....;-)
"Personally, I'd bid for Giles's tea-set if such an item exists. With dessicated English biscuits an optional extra"
Yeah I always wonder how they decide what they can get rid of and what they keep. What criteria are used to make those decisions. Maybe Giles' tea set is now on 7th heaven or something.
[ edited by EdDantes on 2004-07-12 23:41 ]
EdDantes | July 13, 01:21 CET
Scratch one threesome........
Let's not be so hasty now.... ; )
"Personally, I'd bid for Giles's tea-set if such an item exists. With dessicated English biscuits an optional extra"
How about some Wheetabix? What is that, btw? For some reason, I imagine shredded wheat....then I see shredded wheat crumbled up in blood, which is so not appetizing...
Rogue Slayer | July 13, 01:44 CET
Weetabix (no H) is a delightfully crunchy crumbly breakfast cereal which, pretty soon after you add milk, turns goopy, rather like porridge. Not strandy like shredded wheat. And yes, after hearing Spike's line, I too felt I would never touch food of any kind ever again. But I'm better now. :)
(Looking at screencap of paper towel-holder from The Body) That's rather a nice kitchen item you have there. Although now I shall forever make the unpleasant Body association.
Oh, I do so hope that 7th Heaven didn't get its sanctimonious mitts on any of Buff's stuff.
SoddingNancyTribe | July 13, 02:11 CET
Hmmm.....what's your wife look like?;-) Aright, aright, we better quit now, hehe.
"Looking at screencap of paper towel-holder from The Body) That's rather a nice kitchen item you have there. Although now I shall forever make the unpleasant Body association."
Yeahhh true.....which is why I try to focus on sweet scenes with Willow and Tara in the kitchen with the towel holder right behind them....as to try and blend out poor dead Joyce and Buffy vomit....still, the unashamend nerd in me goes "Buffy touched it! Buffy touched it!"
.....yeah, I know....
"Oh, I do so hope that 7th Heaven didn't get its sanctimonious mitts on any of Buff's stuff."
Hehe, yeah, of all the hypothetical shows I could pick.....evil me....
EdDantes | July 13, 02:31 CET
Hmm, less hearty Grape Nuts?
Wellll, Rogue, I'll talk to my wife if you talk to your hubbie . . . (whereupon Mods storm in and drag out said Englishman for turning the board into a cheesy swingers' site).
Ok, ok. Foursome. Better than a threesome, if you ask Ross from Friends! hehe Someone's bound to get left out. Maybe me and your wife will hit it off and you and Ed will be sitting there discussing soccer, eating sandwiches, hehe.....
Now Whedonesque just needs a disco ball and a big bowl for car keys, hehe.....
Rogue Slayer | July 13, 03:54 CET
EdDantes, I've got S1 Moore BtVS figures of Dru, Spike and Giles and Angel (the aforementioned computer guardian) and the two S2 AtS Angels, vamped and humanified. The Sideshow ones look interesting, but they're a little more than what I'd like to pay for what they are, and I also haven't quite gotten my mind around the idea of being able to take Angel's clothes off whenever I feel like it. It's a bit overwhelming...
Wiseblood | July 13, 05:08 CET
Yeahh...who knows. (*locking soddingnancytribe in the closet*) Anyway....ladies.....;-)
"S1 Moore BtVS figures of Dru, Spike and Giles"
Moore huh? Don't know them, think I'll check them out. As for the taking off of the Sideshow Angel doll's clothes ....wouldn't know, I only think about taking off Buffy's, hehe. (Ok something in the air today. All my posts turn out risque....gonna stop now)
EdDantes | July 13, 06:09 CET