I'm far too old for toys.
I got out of work at 3.30pm (Yay me!) and on my way home I picked up a copy of the new Argos catalogue (most stores aren't releasing them until tomorrow as that's the official date) to have a sneaky peek at the Doctor Who toys. There's only 1 dedicated page, which isn't particularly exciting (same old same old), but something made me do a little happy dance:
Click for bigger, OR just look at the close-up I've helpfully scribbled all over, Perez-style:
ADIPOOOOOSE! Haha! I'm desperate to get my mitts on one! September's a bit of a wait unfortunately. To be fair, I suppose the iron's gone a bit cold now anyway. I mean, if there'd been cuddly Adipose on shelves the day after Partners in Crime aired they'd have sold out in minutes. I'm obviously ignorant of the actual reasons behind delays on merchandise, but just for example, wouldn't it have been wise to have Donna figures released before the character was written out of the show?
The new TARDIS is obviously just a repainted original Flight Control TARDIS, but it's still kind of cool with that graffiti on it.
And this is the Stolen Earth set, in case you were wondering.
Click for bigger, OR just look at the close-up I've helpfully scribbled all over, Perez-style:
ADIPOOOOOSE! Haha! I'm desperate to get my mitts on one! September's a bit of a wait unfortunately. To be fair, I suppose the iron's gone a bit cold now anyway. I mean, if there'd been cuddly Adipose on shelves the day after Partners in Crime aired they'd have sold out in minutes. I'm obviously ignorant of the actual reasons behind delays on merchandise, but just for example, wouldn't it have been wise to have Donna figures released before the character was written out of the show?
The new TARDIS is obviously just a repainted original Flight Control TARDIS, but it's still kind of cool with that graffiti on it.
And this is the Stolen Earth set, in case you were wondering.