Oh, come on.
Feb. 24th, 2010 03:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charameiSo a leaflet from the Royal Mint just came through the door. They're doing commemorative Doctor Who coins, although commemorating what I'm not quite sure.
Even putting aside my generalised lack of interest in memorabilia, and the prohibitive prices, they've done a lazy job here. There's a not-very-good likeness of David Tennant, a Dalek, K-9 and maybe the TARDIS. And that's it.
Hartnell through Eccleston? Who're they? Nobody could possibly want to commemorate Tom Baker...
And - and this is where I pull out the 'Who Geek' icon - if the Mint was going to do Who coins, they could at least have mocked up a pandak or two. We know the shape and colour - hexagonal and silver - and there's a perfectly good Gallifreyan alphabet/glyph set that the BBC put together for the new series.
They're aiming for the hardcore fans anyway - nobody else will lay down upwards of £35 for a worthless coin with a Dalek on it. Why not go all the way and give us massive nerdgasms? I know I'd have at least seriously considered buying a pandak*, and see previous comments on lack of interest and the pricing.
Nutella did more work than this back when they were giving out Asterix sestertii free in every jar! Honestly. If you're going to milk the cash cow, do it right.
*This is because I mostly write Gallifrey-centric fic, of course: being able to do weight calculations on their currency would keep me happy for ages. You're carrying how much money in that briefcase, Drax? Okay, but your arms might fall off...
Even putting aside my generalised lack of interest in memorabilia, and the prohibitive prices, they've done a lazy job here. There's a not-very-good likeness of David Tennant, a Dalek, K-9 and maybe the TARDIS. And that's it.
Hartnell through Eccleston? Who're they? Nobody could possibly want to commemorate Tom Baker...
And - and this is where I pull out the 'Who Geek' icon - if the Mint was going to do Who coins, they could at least have mocked up a pandak or two. We know the shape and colour - hexagonal and silver - and there's a perfectly good Gallifreyan alphabet/glyph set that the BBC put together for the new series.
They're aiming for the hardcore fans anyway - nobody else will lay down upwards of £35 for a worthless coin with a Dalek on it. Why not go all the way and give us massive nerdgasms? I know I'd have at least seriously considered buying a pandak*, and see previous comments on lack of interest and the pricing.
Nutella did more work than this back when they were giving out Asterix sestertii free in every jar! Honestly. If you're going to milk the cash cow, do it right.
*This is because I mostly write Gallifrey-centric fic, of course: being able to do weight calculations on their currency would keep me happy for ages. You're carrying how much money in that briefcase, Drax? Okay, but your arms might fall off...