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Candlelight

February 24 2013 01:24 AM

Raymond Cusick has died

The man who designed the Daleks has passed away. He was 84.

diankra

February 24 2013 01:56 AM

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Had some nice bar chats with him at cons. He criticised my 6th form engineering project, in a very constructive way.

The Wormhole

February 24 2013 02:34 AM

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Raymond Cusick is very well the guy responsible for for the lasting popularity and success of the Daleks. After all, their look captivated audiences just as much as their stories did. And the basic Dalek design is sound enough that fifty years later and very little has changed. A true masterpiece and one hell of a legacy to leave behind. RIP.

Emh	February 24 2013 03:28 AM

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The Wormhole wrote: (Post 7722550)

All of this. Rest in peace, Raymond Cusick.

diankra

February 24 2013 05:11 AM

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Oh, got to share this, just came back to me. In the hotel bar at a con, after the bar had closed, I pulled out a hip flask of scotch. Ray Cusick pointed out my mistake: two hips, yet I only had one flask, so we'd run out twice as fast as we would have done if I'd just thought ahead.
Terrific chap.

Cutter John

February 24 2013 06:37 AM

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The official BBC News obit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344

sidious618

February 24 2013 06:50 AM

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Talk about a guy who is leaving quite an artistic legacy.

Mr. Adventure

February 24 2013 06:53 AM

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So did this guy get royalties on his designs? If not, it's a shame because that's a big part of what makes Daleks so iconic.

Candlelight

February 24 2013 09:09 AM

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Would be nice for An Adventure in Space and Time if they could include the famous meeting between Ray and (FX expert) Bill Roberts when he grabs the salt shaker to explain how a Dalek should move...

Orac Zen

February 24 2013 09:52 AM

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The Wormhole wrote: (Post 7722550)

Very well said.

RIP.

Redfern

February 24 2013 01:11 PM

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Mr. Adventure wrote: (Post 7723396)

So did this guy get royalties on his designs? If not, it's a shame because that's a big part of what makes Daleks so iconic.

Alas, no. Being a BBC employee at that time, he was paid the standard salary for his efforts. Terry Nation (whom I think was NOT under BBC contract) was shrewd enough to nogeotiate rights separate from the BBC (hence the reason we almost didn't get the Daleks when the series was revived last decade).

Sincerely,

Bill

Candlelight

February 24 2013 08:49 PM

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Redfern wrote: (Post 7724188)

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Mr. Adventure wrote: (Post 7723396)

So did this guy get royalties on his designs? If not, it's a shame because that's a big part of what makes Daleks so iconic.

Negotiated by Steven Moffat's mother-in-law.

No, seriously.

diankra

February 24 2013 09:21 PM

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Candlelight wrote: (Post 7725472)

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Redfern wrote: (Post 7724188)

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Mr. Adventure wrote: (Post 7723396)

So did this guy get royalties on his designs? If not, it's a shame because that's a big part of what makes Daleks so iconic.

Negotiated by Steven Moffat's mother-in-law.

No, seriously.

Not negotiated. She just crossed out a line in the contract before sending it back, and the BBC accepted it!

Orac	February 24 2013 09:40 PM

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I didn't even know he was sick.

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