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Dr Who, Daleks Kiss And Make Up
Dynamoo writes "The BBC is reporting that the creators of the new series of Doctor Who due next year have reached an agreement with the estate of the late Terry Nation to include the Daleks in the new series. This means that I'll definitely be watching.. although whether from behind the sofa or not remains to be seen." We previously reported on the apparent exterminate-ion of the lovable pepperpots from this new version.
As a Dr. Who fan, I get frustrated with intellectual property over the damned Darleks(tm). While I appricated the Terry Nation's vision, I can not see how even the BBC could ruin the commercial value of any spin off project that future non Doctro Who Darleks might have for they are nothing more then a B movie stereotypical evil villain.
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
Instead of taking the franchise new places, we'll be seeing re-hashed bad guys. Great.
First it was half assed covers of songs I used to love (thanks a lot Jessica Simpson), then Doom 3, now this. I'm starting to think that trying to keep nostalgia alive isn't worth the risk of stunting the growth of such a promising franchise.
Best wardrobe, generally! Entire scenes of stories like 'The Aztecs' appear to have been casted, set and shot in the seedier kind of drag queen establishment, complete with makeup. The fact that any of the actors could keep a straight face just shows how talented they were!
DOn't get me wrong though, I love Doctor Who. It's still on tv every weeknight here (yes, we ARE that backward Down Here)...
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that the author had any say in the first place. Here in the good 'ole us of a, there never would have been an issue, since the author would've signed away his rights ages ago. Not defending our system, just saying I'm amazed this happened at all.
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I was reading "Don't Panic" (sort of a biography on Douglas Adams during the period when he wrote H2G2) and apparently he used to be one of the writers, and later a script editor for them. And it was during the Tom Baker years too... ahh, the good years...
...anyone know what happened to good old Tom?
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"Genesis" and "Remembrance" both are generally considered to be the best of the post-1960s Dalek stories. The former more than the latter, though. But that's only eight stories out of a twenty year period, mind.
The Daleks tend to be only as good as the people writing for them. They're at their best when used as part of some sort of metaphorical purpose: Terry Nation's "Genesis of the Daleks" likened them to the Nazis, and drew heavy parallels between their creation and the rise of the Third Reich. Ben Aaronvitch's "Remembrance of the Daleks" did a similar trick against the backdrop of the civil rights movement of the 1960s to make a point about racism.
A similar problem faces a lot of Doctor Who monsters, though: the Cybermen suffered through almost all their post-1960s appearances as writers generally tended to disregard the whole risks-of-technology idea that was at their core of their creation. The Cybermen, in particular, rapidly degenerated into joke status through their supposed allergy to gold, a far cry from the humanity-once-removed creepiness of their first appearances.
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Has anyone checked out the animated Dr. Who series on the web? The Master ends up being revived as a new robot assistant for the Doctor, kind of like a new K-9. I haven't followed all of Dr. Who, but I presume this meant the Master was killed off at some point. It's an interesting twist and I wonder if they will carry this kind of thing into the new series for some kind of continuity.