The Dr Who thread

[HGFB]

None of which invalidates the fact that it looked fucking stupid

I dunno. A guy I work with watches the show with his young son every week and the poor little fucker was terrified apparently (But can't wait for next week to see how the Doctor kills him).

I thought it looked quite good myself.

[Harlequin]

None of which invalidates the fact that it looked fucking stupid

Perhaps the Daleks, or indeed just Sec, lack a human aesthetic.

[Bog]

Also, I thought the title of the episode was particularly lazy, and shit. Something as simple as "The Empire State" would have been much better. That took me, like, 0.1 seconds to think of.

The title made me think of this:



Whilst I agree that (at the moment) Dalek episodes are, by default, Great, this has been the weakest of the lot so far. Still kicks the snot out of most episodes of Sliders, to be sure, but if they will go set high bars for themselves, we'll come to expect them to jump them. Not the shark.

[D.J.Fudge]

Also, I thought the title of the episode was particularly lazy, and shit. Something as simple as "The Empire State" would have been much better. That took me, like, 0.1 seconds to think of.

Sec's in the City

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

Also, I thought the title of the episode was particularly lazy, and shit. Something as simple as "The Empire State" would have been much better. That took me, like, 0.1 seconds to think of.

Sec's in the City

[arron]

1. Doesn't the current incarnation of Who only have the use of the Daleks for three seasons? Making the Daleks into hybrids gets around that particular problem, because you don't have to pay the Nation estate any licencing fees.

2. As soon as you add human traits to Daleks they become a weaker species - Look at Evil of the Daleks, Genesis of the Daleks, Dalek..The Daleks withous certain traits are the ones that survive. The reason that humans win through is because they work both independantly and together in a crisis and sacrifice themselves so others may live. It sounds like a organisational problem (which is what the Nazis had with infighting and ideological differences) rather than a problem with changing their genetics. The Timelords died because they sounded very much like the British Empire - a huge edifice at it's best, but very subsceptible to sudden change, which brought it down in the end.

[HGFB]

1. Doesn't the current incarnation of Who only have the use of the Daleks for three seasons? Making the Daleks into hybrids gets around that particular problem, because you don't have to pay the Nation estate any licencing fees.

I should think the BBC and the Nation Estate would be perfectly happy to sign a new deal. I suspect it was a 3 year deal because nobody knew how popular the new show was going to be

[amanset]

I should think the BBC and the Nation Estate would be perfectly happy to sign a new deal. I suspect it was a 3 year deal because nobody knew how popular the new show was going to be

Which I pretty much said a couple of pages back. I swear, no-one ever listens to me...

[HGFB]

There's over 200 pages in this thread. Anything you can think of has been said long before (Including this about the Dalek deal). I swear nobody reads the entire thread before posting

[amanset]

There's over 200 pages in this thread. Anything you can think of has been said long before (Including this about the Dalek deal). I swear nobody reads the entire thread before posting

No, no. I am right and you lot are all bastards.

[HGFB]

We've been called bastards before. In this thread too

Sunday nights BBC3 repeat of Episode four, Daleks in Manhattan achieved an record audience of 1.10 million viewers, the highest the programme has achieved on this channel, making it by far the highest rated programme on Multi Channel TV for the day.

Meanwhile Saturdays BBC1 showing achieved an Appreciation Index figure of 86 once again placing the programme in the excellent category and made it the most appreciated programme of the day.

[amanset]

We've been called bastards before. In this thread too

Jävel.

[HGFB]

We've been called bastards before. In this thread too

Jävel.

I just looked that up in a Swedish dictionary and it doesn't exist. Don't make me get the grammar nazis in here.

[Harlequin]

Jävel.

I just looked that up in a Swedish dictionary and it doesn't exist. Don't make me get the grammar nazis in here.

What was that? I was too busy mentally correcting your last quote about audience figures.

[Darkflame]

Regarding him looking stupid;

As an organic base he is fine, if he wasnt supposed too be a Dalek, Id say its a great looking alien, in fact.
However, he needs some Dalek-like attributes in the design.

Perhaps if they dress him up a bit with Bi-ped suitable armour with dalek designs he would look considerably better?

At the very least, that buisness suit needs lots of gold round cuff-links

Whilst I agree that (at the moment) Dalek episodes are, by default, Great, this has been the weakest of the lot so far.

I'll wait too see how its resolved before passing judgement.
If its better then wishing them away, then it will not be the worst.

Also, I thought the title of the episode was particularly lazy, and shit. Something as simple as "The Empire State" would have been much better. That took me, like, 0.1 seconds to think of.

Sec's in the City

second.

2. As soon as you add human traits to Daleks they become a weaker species - Look at Evil of the Daleks, Genesis of the Daleks, Dalek..The Daleks withous certain traits are the ones that survive. The reason that humans win through is because they work both independantly and together in a crisis and sacrifice themselves so others may live.

Are they not human traits as well?

I prefer the Daleks to be more thinking, more "alive" personaly.
Allthough I agree they dont need too be more organic.

Then again, perhaps we are missing the big picture;
Reproduction is a darn site easier with Organics!