Spelljammer Space Clowns Are A Thing In Spelljammer

WotC's Chris Perkins discusses Spelljammer's space clowns in a new video.

 

[Ath-kethin]

I demand that my game with a giant snail flying through space be given all the respect it deserves!

Good news: it has been!

A lot of White Zombie/Rob Zombie music could fit the vibe of scary clowns….

“Meanwhile, behind the façade of this innocent looking bookstore…”

Serious odd how much the lyrics of Cosmic Monsters, Inc. fit this creature.

That line itself is a sample form the first episode of the '60s Batman TV show.

So yeah, it all tracks, and it all works.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

That's because they were rubbish. As soon as people invented entertainment that didn't suck they stopped going.

Circuses don't suck and in Canada we still have circuses.

 

[Blue Orange]

Wasn't one of the big problems with circuses animal protection laws? They did things to animals we no longer accept, and when the laws protected animals more, they lost a lot of their acts?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Circuses don't suck and in Canada we still have circuses.

That's because they haven't invented entertainment in Canada yet.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Wasn't one of the big problems with circuses animal protection laws? They did things to animals we no longer accept, and when the laws protected animals more, they lost a lot of their acts?

Welfare issues aside, the attraction was that the animals were unfamiliar and exotic. These days everyone knows what a tiger looks like.

 

[R_J_K75]

Wasn't one of the big problems with circuses animal protection laws? They did things to animals we no longer accept, and when the laws protected animals more, they lost a lot of their acts?

I've heard this was more common than just this one instance and was a regular form of entertainment in the 1800's.

Animals sacrificed at Niagara Falls in 1827 to entertain crowd of 15,000 – Freethinking Animal Advocacy

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[Tales and Chronicles]

Circuses don't suck and in Canada we still have circuses.

I think its fair to say that Le Cirque du Soleil, Flip Fabrique, etc arent the type of circuses discussed here. There's a difference between acrobatic theater performance and roadside shows based on animal cruelty and cheap humor.

 

[Art Waring]

This is why.

beat me to it, saw this an instantly thought of Killer Clowns from Outer space.

That or space juggalos

 

[Willie the Duck]

Wasn't one of the big problems with circuses animal protection laws? They did things to animals we no longer accept, and when the laws protected animals more, they lost a lot of their acts?

Fundamentally, the big circuses were on the way out before they had to lose the animals. The major issues are twofold: 1)overhead (cost of people, cost of transit, cost of venue, insurance), and 2) electronic entertainment both competing as an entertainment source and driving down the amount people are willing to pay for a day's entertainment. Same two issues live theater, tourist historical sites, ren fairs, and local amusement parks are having.

I think its fair to say that Le Cirque du Soleil, Flip Fabrique, etc arent the type of circuses discussed here. There's a difference between acrobatic theater performance and roadside shows based on animal cruelty and cheap humor.

The performing arts part of circuses are just another form of someone else doing something exceptional that I can't do for my amusement (that for historical reasons got fused with the circus circuit instead of the theater, vaudeville, or musical touring circuits). There's not particular reason why we should limit ourselves to wanting to see such things when it is acting or making music.

 

[Nightfly]

Remember, the best way to defeat a band of evil clowns is to go for the juggler.

Damn you