Victory Of The Daleks

[poliphilo]

Oh no, the daleks are back. Yawn.

But actually this was the best use of them in ages- in fact since NhoWho began. Daleks in khaki with their old kit-bags fastened round their shoulders (or is it their waists? As with Humpty Dumpty one just can't be sure) are not only cute but somehow appropriate. As Moffat said, quoting RTD, daleks are so WWII.

And by the end of the show they'd been rebooted- and are now taller, bigger and colour-coded. I didn't think I'd ever say this, but I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing them again.

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[methodius.livejournal.com]

I watched the one with the faux Titanic in orbit.

I remembered "Dr Who" from visiting the UK 40 years ago, and seem to remember him as an old man with a white beard in the Gandalf/Merlin tradition. The new one didn't cut it.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

White hair, yes- but none of the Doctors has ever had a beard. The oldest Doctor was the first- William Hartnell- who was in his early 50s when he took the role. He played the Doctor as a curmudgeonly old wizard- but he's the only one who has. All the others have been younger and given to running about.