Browsing Buffy the Vampire Slayer merchandise on Forbidden Planet, as, er you do, if you're a sad Buffy obsessive like me, I came across this statue, and I am in serious lust.

Not with Angel, I hasten to add, and certainly not with David Boreanaz, but with the statue, and also the title of the statue. For some reason, the idea of owning a statue of someone kicking a door down strikes me as pretty damned awesome, particularly when it's something tied to Joss Whedon. Kicking down doors is one of the most badass things you can do (note: only if you're a good guy, and you're kicking down the door of someone who is a bad guy. If someone were to kick down my front door, for instance, for any reason other than because my house was on fire and I was trapped inside, or similar, then I would be most put out) and though I've never had a chance to try it in real life, I suspect I'd be rubbish at it. It can stay in the realm of superheroes, where it will continue to be awesome.

Anyway, that's pretty good all by itself, but what makes it about a bajillion times better is that the statue is titled "the essence of Angel." Which is shockingly accurate, when you think about it. How many times in Angel did we see him open a door like a normal person? He probably did that two-handed-thrusting manoeuvre more regularly (with double doors, obv) and that's actually more like the move I'd say sums up Angel. Probably because it's in the credit sequence. But kicking down doors is good, too. After all, how better to sum up a vampire with a soul who becomes a private detective in Los Angeles than a statue of him kicking down a door? (With light-up effects!) Awesome, I tell you. Beyond awesome.

Price tag's a bit off-putting, though.

(Via Forbidden Planet)