User:Lyrithya/Yucca
Yuccas are one of the stranger plant genera unfortunate enough to grace this Earth, neither a grass nor a tree nor even a cactus, though their proliferation of spines might at times give that impression, but simply a giant ball of pain for anything that gets too close.[1] Incredibly varied in appearance, yuccas range from tight spheres of spines to sweeping growths of sharp, graceful leaves, keeping low to the ground or branching out into large trees that eventually collapse under their own weight if left unpruned. Which, due to their spikey nature, they usually are.
While the defining feature of most yuccas would probably be their spines, what makes these plants so unfortunate, and what truly defines them, is little more than neglect. Yuccas are neglected. They are neglected by people, by society, by the media, even by hobos and politicians.[2][3] This would be a terrible detriment to yucca-kind, but as it would seem they do not actually care, either, apparently it isn't. Nevertheless, they are neglected.
Societal neglect[edit | edit source]
Media neglect[edit | edit source]
Science fiction has ever been renowned for its exotic settings and diverse cultures, at least, that is, until it comes time to put it to the big screen. With few exceptions, come planetside, television and film pulls its viewers not into an even wider variety of landscapes than are generally found on Earth, but into the tell-tale forests of British Colombia. Every bloody time, always British Colombia. Star Wars, Stargate, Star Trek, if there's a 'star' in the name, it wound up there. This would be all very well and fine, rather like the penchant of scientists to invariably have funny accents and funny-coloured aliens to not have skin tone - call it stylistic licence or some such - if it were not for the few exceptions, and for the few rather bristly plants unfortunate enough to have been caught in these exceptions.
There are many plants that rarely show up in film, of course, but of those that actually qualify as dangerous, only one has been largely neglected, and it is perhaps the most ill-humoured in all of its kingdom. Even cacti, perhaps the most painful of all, have as a staple of Westerns since their conception at least become accustomed to the shifting attention of the average cinema-goer. 'Yuccas have had no such luxury, however, and as such have grown increasingly unpleasant to be around in recent years.
Films and serials in which yuccas have appeared[edit | edit source]
None so far.
Films and serials in which yuccas should have appeared[edit | edit source]
Stargate[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Stargate
Firefly[edit | edit source]
One of very few of its kind, Firefly is a
Everything else involving other planets[edit | edit source]
Personal neglect[edit | edit source]
Other yuccas that have never appeared in any popular media[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ The only exceptions to this lie with creatures that have developed the ability to eat yuccas. How they manage this incredible feat would be of great interest to scientists if said scientists would willingly go near them.
- ↑ These particular occupations are notable because of their common tendency to wind up by the side of the road after a long night.
- ↑ Most of them don't even know what yuccas are, though. We know this because we're pretending we asked a few.