{"id":37,"date":"2008-04-04T14:09:45","date_gmt":"2008-04-04T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/04\/04\/holy-frak\/"},"modified":"2008-04-04T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-04T14:11:00","slug":"holy-frak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/04\/04\/holy-frak\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Frak!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a confession to make: My name is Michele and I’m a sci-fi addict in all its dorky variations. Yep, I’m a full-blown geek from way back: Give me your Wonder Woman<\/em>, your Lost in Space<\/em>, your Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>, your Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>, your Angel<\/em>— pretty much anything by creator Joss Whedon, the uber-cool leader of the nerd herd. I’ll take them all.<\/p>\n

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My latest obsession is the new incarnation of the campy ’70s show, Battlestar Galactica<\/em>. Now, lest you think I’ve taken total leave of my senses, this show — which begins its fourth and final season tonight on the Sci-Fi network\u00a0— not only has an obsessive cult following among my ilk, it’s garnered widespread praise among TV critics and won a prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in television. It is, succinctly, totally bad-ass.<\/p>\n

With a dark (both in tone and lighting) narrative,\u00a0BSG <\/em>tells the story of how the human race responds after being\u00a0attacked by malevolent robots they created, who\u00a0have turned on them and adapted to look and think\u00a0like humans — only smarter and sneakier. They’re called Cylons and\u00a0some of them are total hotties. (Click here<\/a> here to view the Sci-Fi\/BSG <\/em>home page, where you\u00a0can watch a\u00a0delightfully sardonic video short called “What the Frak is\u00a0Going On?” that will bring you up to\u00a0date on the first three seasons\u00a0quickly.) One thing you’ll notice quickly is the predilection among the characters on the show to use the word “frak,” which is their derivation on our four-letter “f” word. It’s also code so BSG <\/em>nuts can spot each other. I’ve taken to conjugating the word in different contexts here in ASI’s editorial department (“What the frak is this?” “Are you fraking kidding me?”) and can tell immediately by the response of those who hear me who’s in the know — their eyes light up with that kindred, “You’re one of us!” spark of recognition.<\/p>\n

The reason I tell you this is because earlier this week I did something that might come as a surprise because I’ve been an editor in the ad specialty industry for so long, one would think I have a “been there, seen that” attitude towards logoed products. Well, let me tell you: I went onto the BSG <\/em>web site on Monday, shopped on the online store and spent a few HUNDRED dollars on BSG <\/em>imprinted apparel for myself and Hillary Braubitz, the senior art designer for ASI’s magazines and the Godsend who turned me on to the show. What did I purchase? Mugs with the BSG <\/em>logo and the word “Frak” imprinted on them, a calendar of the yummy cast and an array of BSG<\/em>-branded sweatshirts and T-shirts, my favorite of which says, “Get\u00a0Your Cyl-On.” The package arrived today and I actually squealed with delight as I tore into the box, gleefully showing off my wares. (It was at this point that my colleague Joe Haley, managing editor of the magazines and star of ASI TV’s The Joe Show<\/em><\/a>, uttered this gem after a deep sigh and roll of the eyes: “Truly, Michele, I am just shocked <\/em>that you’re still single… .”)<\/p>\n

So, I have two pieces of advice for you all: First, if you’re apprehensive about the economy, perhaps you should try targeting the Dork Demographic. I can’t be the only freak out there spending money on this stuff. Second, for you distributors who\u00a0handle online stores like this, and you suppliers who provide them with goods, can you do me a favor: consider that some people, especially women, like to have a choice of color in their T-shirts and that unlike Henry Ford’s famous axiom, they should come in colors other than black (which, even in Dorkville, isn’t cool).<\/p>\n

Lastly, I beg of you: Should I ever cross the line and begin dressing like a BSG <\/em>character or attending sci-fi conventions in costume, please give me a whack in the frakin’ head.<\/p>\n

— Michele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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