- decorate your walls with this brand new poster
- easy to frame and makes a great gift too
- ships quickly and safely in a sturdy protective tube
- measures 24.00 by 36.00 inches
Product Description
Doctor Who (Everything I Know in Life) TV Poster Print – 24×36… More >>
#1 by Graves on June 19th, 2010
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Usually these sort of posters take home truths that were expounded on a TV or movie series that can truly be applied to real life. Unfortunately the designers of this poster either failed to understand that or really do not know Dr. Who and just tried to grab a few lines from the most recent adventures to jump on the merchandizing opportunity.
Examples from the poster are “Time Lords have 12 lives” “Sontarans have a weak point at the back of their necks” “Daleks are made to exterminate” or “Beware the words Bad Wolf.” A few lines such as “be suspicious if a planet goes missing” or “Humans will always survive” are applicable but in all honesty the junk far outweighs the good stuff.
For those who do not know, Dr Who is a British sci fi series that covers the adventures of a time travelling alien with a fondness for Earth. It ran originally from 1963 to 1989 and was brought back in 2005 and is still in production. That’s about 30 years of script flying about with lots of ideas and yet the poster only draws from the most recent adventures and the lines are, for the most part, lessons that only apply if you are Dr. Who. They do not apply to the real world.
Things which occurred to me from the series that would be far more applicable might be:
“If people see you mean them no harm, they never ever hurt you, 9 times out of 10.”
“An apple a day…ah, never mind.”
“For the sake of your health I recommend a brisk jog.”
“Who says you’re not important?”
“If I knew I wouldn’t have to ask. Don’t be obtuse man.”
“I’m full of ideas.”
“Impregnable sounds too much like unsinkable, and we all know how that turned out for the Titanic.”
To misquote Cyrano, all these he could have said, but didn’t. The writer had a chance to show he was a man of wit and letters. Instead we see no wit and the only letters after his name are A-S-S. Before I bought this I tried to enlarge the image to get an idea of what the sayings were but the resolution broke down. Had I been able to read some of the lines, and seen what poor quality it was, I would not have wasted my money. Learn from my mistake. This is the worst sort of fan boy junk. If you’re over 10 years old, skip this.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Neil A. Schneider on June 19th, 2010
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There’s actually a misprint on this poster. The line about upward rain reads: “upward rain means that you could about to take an unplanned trip.” Where’s the word “be”? “…could be about to take an unplanned trip.” I wouldn’t buy this poster unless they fix the mistake.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by thisiscaitie on June 19th, 2010
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I was really excited about this until I actually read the poster… none of them clever… most are inaccurate. bah! I’ll make my own.
always bring a banana to a party….
time is a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey whimey stuff
it looks daft to where one show…
pears are bad…
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Stephanie M. Reitmeyer on June 19th, 2010
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anyone else notice the “Sontaran” typos too? Says “it’s” instead of “its”. ((shakes head)) No, these things are usually fun cos you can use the knowledge in real life. I don’t see how a Time Lord regenerating 12 times impacts my life in anyway. Other than the fact that we’re already on 10 times in the series.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Tenaya Tuteur on June 19th, 2010
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There are actually two errors. The upward rain one as noted before me, and “Blue boxes can look smaller from the outside than they are from the inside.” Should be DO from the the inside or are ON the inside. Both irk me. Would not buy.
Rating: 2 / 5