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Daleks Return to Dr Who
Jim Hall writes "An article on the BBC says that a Dalek will return to Dr Who, in an episode titled simply 'Dalek'. The Doctor discovers that a Dalek has been collected by an unsuspecting billionaire. Many of the perceived weaknesses of the Daleks have been addressed: Stairs have not been a problem for Daleks since 1988, when they first levitated towards Sylvester McCoy in Remembrance of the Daleks. The new Dalek can also spin its torso independently of his head, so creeping up from behind is no longer an option. Its trademark 'sink plunger' attachment also reveals a terrifying new function. 'Dalek' is on BBC-1 on Saturday, 30 April."
> Its trademark 'sink plunger' attachment also reveals a
> terrifying new function.
Is it just me or does that sound terrifyingly sexual?
The terrifying new feature is a dupe checker for /.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
"But there were a lot of shots which had to be re-done because the Dalek got stuck in a doorway."
Well there's an enemy that has me scared.
"We have taken all the perceived weaknesses of the Dalek and made them deadly" - Mike Tucker, miniature effects supervisor
Well, they used to be deadly, too. It's just they were deadly for the Dalek, not for it's opponent.
What is it about the typical English psyche that finds the image of giant saltshakers so horrifying?
"Is it just me or does that sound terrifyingly sexual?"
Now you know why former IT workers are going into the plumbing business.
./me hides behind sofa
What would be really good is if the Daleks became sez crazed machines. Just to hear all the daleks chanting for-ni-kate in their little dalek voices would be priceless.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Anyone got a torrent of it yet?
-stalefries
The Daleks can rule the world....
Hang on a minute... What if we made all the doors just that bit too narrow for them to get through!!!
Ha ha! Foiled again!
Deleted
The elusive C M Burns, who wants to form an army of dogs with bees in their mouths, but it turns out the dogs are merely a front for a Dalek invasion of earth.
I'd just like to say to any non-British resident that I expressly forbid you to download the new series.
My license fee paid for the Dalek (or at least the sink plunger), and I don't see why anyone other than me should enjoy it. After all, I'm always being told that it's "my BBC."
Anyone interested in an exclusive DVD can get in touch using the usual methods, supplying delivery address and credit card number. Doesn't have to be your card, I'm not picky.
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Well I don't know about you, but I for one welcome our new... aaah crap, that one actually makes sense.
I'm having trouble imagining a Dalek having that much dialogue. They barely know words other than "Exterminate!".
... etc...
He commented on the quantity of the Dalek dialogue, not the quality.
For all we know it could go like this:
Rose: Hi. So, uh, you're like a robot Dalek
Dalek: EXTERMINATE!
Rose: Wot? Why are you being like that?
Dalek: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!
Rose: Um, please stop saying that.
Dalek: EXTERMINATE!
My Karma: ran over your Dogma
StrawberryFrog
It's the horror of being below the salt. At dinner there were two sorts. Those above the salt were entitled to sprinkle salt on their fare, but the unlucky, below the salt, were denied salt and were deemed to be below the salt. Granted they probably didn't use salt shakers when this quaint custom was in play.
"Academicians are more likely to share each other's toothbrush than each other's nomenclature."
Cohen
Real Daleks don't use stairs, they just level the building.
Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera - Jeanne D'Arc.
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So I suppose you switched off, the very second last night's episode ended, so as not to see next week's preview?
No, but from everything I saw in the preview it COULD have been a cyberman wearing a dalek costume for a fancy dress party or Dr Who convention.
The new series isn't like that saddly. It's damn obvious from the get go whats happening and just needs Rose to discover it basicly.
The last 2 weeks episodes were quite frankly dire and maybe thats why the Dalek one is next.Go from "look farting fat bastards" to "look shiny like a spoon!"
I like muppets.
"Stairs have not been a problem for Daleks since 1988,"
I've heard it said that real Daleks don't climb stairs, they level the building.
Well, to be fair, "Dr. Who" is a work of fiction. This is to be distinguished from .. oh, wait, I see your point ...
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Its trademark 'sink plunger' attachment also reveals a terrifying new function
It has a hat-removal function?
Am I the only one who has no idea what a "Dalek" is?
No. There's also a guy in Mongolia who hasn't heard of them. Unless you're him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek
... The Daleks don't turn out to be hot chicks.. ;)
"I'm having trouble imagining a Dalek having that much dialogue. "
Heh. There was a Red Dwarf vid a while back called from "From A to Z". They went down the alphabet and.. yadda yadda yadda. At some point, they had a pair of Daleks up for an interview. The first said that it didn't watch Earth programs, the second said the red alert bulb gag was funny. Then the first cried that its counterpart had been infected by human propoganda and blew its head off.
That was the most I ever heard a Dalek speak.
"Derp de derp."
On the other hand, shows like "buffy the vampire slayer" and "dark angel" had remarkably consistent, convincing and affordable special effects from start to finish.
Actually, Buffy gave vampires forehead wrinkles remarkably similar to those on a Klingon, which had no relationship to pre-existing vampire mythology. So I didn't find them convincing at all- give me the pale, haughty beauties of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice any day.
(Additionally, that program also made vampires distintegrate when stabbed through the chest, a plot and prop convenience that also is different from vampire legends, but similar to what happened to Klingons when Kirk zapped his phaser at them)