They announced all four of them were coming back a couple of weeks ago.
Jodie is back for next year.
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There are people who will only watch Dalek episodes. BBC want to get the news out there somehow.
And probably one of the papers has got a picture they were going to leak.
If they appear in the first 5 or 10 minutes is that really a spoiler? Is it really the key twist of the episode?
Besides, why not tell the world 13 is going up against the Daleks for the first time? Sounds like something to be excited about.
With 13's reaction and claiming it was the most dangerous life-form in the universe, I think most people had assumed it was going to be a Dalek already, so not really spoiling much.
But I agree that the BBC probably suspect someone somewhere has got a picture they were going to leak. It's like how the Series Ten finale as filmed tried to keep the Cybermen a surprise, but footage and stills of Mondasian Cybermen were already doing the rounds so that was a moot point.
But I agree that the BBC probably suspect someone somewhere has got a picture they were going to leak. It's like how the Series Ten finale as filmed tried to keep the Cybermen a surprise, but footage and stills of Mondasian Cybermen were already doing the rounds so that was a moot point.
Fair enough.
Biggest news is that the Daleks have had a redesign. Tada.... No idea what they changed.
The only confirmed thing I've read/heard is that they're no longer the bronze colour of the New Series Daleks. Whether it's a full redesign (which IMO would be foolish) or just a repaint, I don't know.
The return of the bulky, primary color Daleks (I forget their names)!
You read it here first.
You read it here first.
The return of the bulky, primary color Daleks (I forget their names)!
You read it here first.
Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po.
Yup, that's what I thought but wasn't sure.
One does have to wonder where the Doc gets a DNA sample from something encased in a war machine.
The return of the bulky, primary color Daleks (I forget their names)!
You read it here first.
They were called the "new pardign Daleks" and I kind of liked the design. They were made to have more moving features that we never got to see used. That hump on the back was I believe some kind of weapon that popped out.
Maybe the Doc took a sample when they were inside Rusty.
To be fair, how many classic episodes are just titled "XXXXX of the Daleks" and then the first episodes tries to pretend like you didn't already know the Daleks were supposed to be in it?
Actually these days A LOT of U.S. Network shows get renewed with an initial 'half-season' order, and then if they do okay in the 'new' season, that order gets 'bumped up' to a full season order.
Weren't they also trying to match up sightlines? Matt and Karen are both much taller than Hartnell and crew back in the day, so they towered over the eyestalk of the classic design.
There must've been some sort of issue when they were constructing it leading to the "hunchback" effect. It wasn't in the original concept art, and they looked much better after "Victory" when they began filming them from angles that downplayed their backsides, and especially when they were repainted with more metallic colors in "Asylum" (or, for that matter, the fossilized Dalek in "The Big Bang").
I wish they hadn't debuted in such an unflattering way, or that they had a little more conviction with them. I think they worked fine as an "officer" class Dalek like in "Asylum," with the bronze ones being the "Dalek on the street."
Which was already done with Into the Dalek.
Yeah, I didn't actually mind the Paradigm Daleks and I was intrigued by Moffaft's claims of doing a, um, paradigm shift with the Daleks, but "Victory of the Daleks" is such a horrible episode. I love the Matt Smith era, more than most, but that's one of the few I'll never watch again.
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