Not to be the kill-joy (oh, who am I kidding? I love being the kill-joy …), but I had to share this.

I was in Toys ‘R Us with my child partner this afternoon, and I noticed that there are apparently now Lost action figures. As in, action figures based on the ABC television show Lost. In addition, there’s a Hatch “diorama,” which is grown-up speak for “play station,” now that those two words have another meaning altogether.

Now, call me crazy (“crazy”), but do so many children watch Lost that we have to create action figures and sell them for $14.95 at Toys ‘R Us? It’s not a kid’s show, after all, nor do any of the plot lines inspire me to want to sit down with my action figures and act them out. I did notice that none of the action figures feature realistic starvation action, nor is there a Boone action figure, complete with halo and three days worth of stubble.

What’s next? Battlestar Galactica action figures? Accompanied by a diorama of Baltar’s Fantasy Sex Dungeon, complete with stripper pole for Number 6? (Oh, I can’t wait to see how many hits that gets). ‘Course, if they introduced an action figure of Apollo in a towel, I might have to change my mind about all of this …

I’m not sure whether this is a sign of the apocalypse or a sign of me getting old — but those are the same thing, right?

Tags: battlestar-galactica, lost, shopping, toys