If you believe British tabloids like the the Daily Star, in order to introduce the newest actor in the long line of actors who have portrayed Doctor Who, producers are bringing in an old familiar bad-guy – the Daleks.
Because we have a new face playing the role of Doctor Who, Matt Smith, there’s an underlying thought that to help fans adjust to the new actor, they might as well pitch him right in the middle of it with the Daleks, the arch-nemesis of the Time Lord.
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Another change coming at fans will be a retro look of sorts as the Tardis will have blue walls and white windows once again, much like it looked in the 1960’s era. The era that William Hartnell (63-66) and Patrick Troughton (66-69) played the good Doctor on television.
I’m not sure what to think of this.
Daleks are a common theme in the Doctor Who mythos. I’ve never really been caught up in the stories involving the rolling trash cans with guns (I mean that in a humorous, good way folks). I think the only Dalek episode I liked was when one was captured by a high end collector and the Dalek had developed a sense of ’self’ near the end of the episode.
I’ve enjoyed seeing the Doctor pitched up against new and unknown issues to keep us guessing. Daleks are a little predictable. I’ve got enough predictable in my life aside from Matt Smith coming into the role of Doctor Who.
We’ll see.
Source: The Press Association
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I hope its not true.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I WANNA SEE THE WAR AND THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED THAT LEAD TO THE DEATH OF ALL THE TIMELORDS,..EXCEPT THE TWO OF COURSE..MUCH LIKE TERMINATOR SALVATION BROUGHT US TO THE FUTURE WHERE AS IN THE PAST WE ONLY SAW SNIPPETS, HINTS..
I don’t like the changes to the interior of the Tardis but I never get tired of the Daleks.
We’re all victims of entertainment change… sigh.
It’s a bit of a DW tradition to have some old element in the first story of the new Doctor – Patrick Troughton faced the Daleks in his début story for instance. It is meant to help viewers accept that even though the Doctor may have a new face, he’s the same man. So while it may not be the Daleks, I would not be surprised to see some old friends/enemies in Matt Smith’s first story.
Good point Simon, I love how the mention of the word “Doctor” sends chills through the hearts of the Dalek’s…
There’s a great episode in the Eccelston season where he encounters a Dalek. It hasn’t spoken for 30 years but when it sees the Doctor it speaks.
I forget the name of that episode but it was great!!!
Hey look, you can never have enough daleks!
All The Best!
“If you believe British tabloids like the the Daily Star,”
You lost me here. I’ve read tabloid newspapers from other countries, they don’t even come close to the bile and excrement that we seem to put into our tabloids here in the UK. I’ll happily wait until this is confirmed by a credible source (and then proceed not to care since I’m not a Dr Who fan).
Yeah, never trust the tabloids.
But wouldn’t surprise me. They have rolled out the Daleks so often to get things going again. Of the new show, only one series hasn’t ended with the Daleks. To keep them effective they should appear less.
Still love the Daleks though, and that episode with Eccleston – him terrified of the Dalek in the dark, then sneering at it; the poor Dalek we feel sorry for, then regaining its power and going on a rampage – that was an excellent episode. When I saw it, I felt like I had seen an incredible bit of scifi.
Honestly, I’d take what the Daily Star has to say with a very large pinch of salt!
I’m really not sure if Stephen Moffat would trot out the Daleks like this. I’m sure I read somewhere that he was a little sick of the “name” enemies like the Daleks & Cybermen as he felt they’d been done to death in the new series.
As for the changes to the interior of the Tardis – well, it makes sense but I’ve seen differing rumours that they are going to have the most hi-tech looking Tardis yet, and even revamping the Police Box exterior! Also, it would make sense, especially if the Doctors latest regeneration is one of the hardest yet – and seeing as everything is pointing to the final episodes being some of the Doctors darkest ever….then it would make sense that the Tardis suffers some kind of trauma and has to regenerate as well.
But I would say that the orginal Tardis never had blue walls……
We’ll just have to wait and see. But one thing I can tell you, as soon as the Doctor regenerates into Matt Smith everything that comes out of his mouth and happens from that moment on is Stephen Moffat.
I think that doctor who is going to die when Tennant leaves. This is because Russell T Davis is leaving too, and the TARDIS is changing. Boo Hoo, I loved Doctor Who.
Indeed, the very reason I wanted to include who this source was is because I did want to stress the pinch of salt needed.
Yet with the castings of Smith and his companion, I’m starting to believe anything at this point.
I’ll wait to see it disproved. (And probably won’t be surprised)
The daleks of course are actually all dead… so there would have to be a BIG buildup to bring them back… and I dont think Moffat would just waste a decent storyline like that on the first epsiode… if he needs a fmailiar face he can always use any of the companions or the minor enemies… but dont waste the daleks
Sadly, I was killed by a Dalek last night.
Typhoon Rising, an older on-line first person shooter… I think he called himself “The Imperial Dalek” or something like that.
When I regenerated, I lobbed a rocket launched grenade at him. Took care of that Earth menace!
@Bruce
The Imperial Dalek… so a cross between a Dalek and a Stormtrooper.
Dude, you were killed by something with the worst marksmanship in the world and it can’t even climb stairs.
yeah I think Moffat is going to make the show bigger and better, instead of daft shop window dummies, silly cat people, Rhino-like sontarans, ridiculous living fat tissue blobs, we get the Daleks in episode one! it could only be that Moffat is going to make the show more interesting explosive than it already is.
RTD has made Doctor Who a stupid show with daft comedies farting aliens, rubbish writing, naff spaceship Titanic’s!etc etc.
I know tabloids aren’t always reliable, but this story is plausible. Tennant is the most popular Doctor ever. So its not too far fetched to believe they would use the Daleks to endear the new guy to the audience.
JOSHI:
LOL… if I had thought of that, (can’t climb stairs) I might have just ‘naded myself and be done with it.
If you keep up with the new series you would know that the Daleks can levitate up stairs no prob.
@790
“If you keep up with the new series…”
I don’t.
“…you would know that the Daleks can levitate up stairs no prob.”
I don’t.
I do, I did, but it was just too damn funny to not contemplate being blasted by something that can’t climb stairs.
@Joshi, yeah there’s a pretty amusing scene where the Doctor and Rose run up some stairs “fleeing from Dalek tyrrany”, they get to the top and look down as the Dalek powers up and hovers right up after them.
they also fly pretty damn fast as well,,,
I agree w/ 790…..I never get tired of the Daleks.
Right on Matt, you know everytime they bring them back they always write a good story behind it. I think that’s one reason ppl like them, not to mention there EXTERMINATE attitude…
@790
I’ve relegated Dr Who to the category of “shows I know I’d love if I sat down and actually watched it from start to finish but haven’t actually done it yet”.
It’s now sharing space with Battlestar Galactica, The Wire and The Shield among others.
Does anyone know if Davros died in “The Journedys End”?
Ha I’ve got some of those on my shelf as well, Joshi.
May I suggest you also check out Red Dwarf and LEXX,,,
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Don’t know about that Matt,,,
You kidding me, of course I watched Red Dwarf (grew up with it).
LEXX on the other hand… hmm..
Haa!! Yeah I love Red Dwarf.
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LEXX, I think you would dig it!!!
Of course, a Dalek flew way back with McCoy as the Doctor. Looks awful though. Bad special effects.
Woohoo for LEXX. It is up on joost.com, with its own channel.
Also the Red Dwarf dvds are a must for any fan.
The new vfx on the flying Daleks look real good.
LEXX, hope everyone checks it out.
Make sure to catch it in order if possible.
(I Worship his Shadow) is the first episode. Once you’ve seen that episode the rest of the series makes sense.
I thought all the Daleks including davros died at the end of last series??
@790
Agreed that the Daleks are aweseome, the perfect villians IMO however “everytime they bring them back they always write a good story behind it” remember that pig people story, i thought that was rather weak…
Also I only recently got into red dwarf but i LOVE it watched the whole series in under a fortnight
@Shamose, yeah funny I just watched that Dalek ep about 2 weeks ago. It was kinda weak but still good. I love how The Doctor has no fear of them but they are stark raving mad with fear when they hear his name mentioned.
Yeah isn’t Red Dwarf addictive. Man that show is so well done!!!! Big Rimmer fan!!
And of course Craig Charles and Hattie Hayridge turned up in one episode of LEXX.
I think, with the three new Red Dwarf episodes they did a couple of months ago, that brings them up to 49 episodes. There’s an outside chance they will do more, but not holding my breath.
Haha Steven the Git, yes season 4. Very funny epsiode.
I think fans of Who and Red Dwarf would dig LEXX.
Hey did you have any more info on that site that’s showing LEXX??? Also have you seen all the LEXX episodes?
Pretty sure I’ve seen the lot. Did follow the show closely.
http://www.joost.com/0450056/t/The-Lexx-Channel
That’s the link. Watched the final episode on it to remind myself, and the first few, which are really good.
Cool thanks for the link!!! I hope other people here get a chance to watch it. But dont watch the last epsiode first.
Cool how the entire series is pretty much based on Kai’s experience after he’s killed in the first 6 min of episode 1.
Wasn’t that last episode the perfect ending? Hey check out the second to last episode Lyekka vs Japan. That’s one of the best as well! Thanks again,! SGit
I would like to see the Doctor face The Master again…I have a feeling The Master may return as a woman!
Love the Daleks and the cybermen too. Can’t wait for Doctor ho to return!
John Simms has been rumoured to have been seen on set, albeit with blond hair, even though no one knows the characters name. But conjecture would suggest that The Master isn’t dead, somehow doing a “Ming” and putting his essence into the ring we saw being picked up at the end of his last appearance. Add in the line of “He will knock four times” from the last special and you can conjecture that The Master is going to return and it is he that ushers in the 11th Doctor.
Also mentioned was “It is returning through the dark”. The last time “the darkness” was mentioned it was the Daleks, so it would make sense that that which was returning is Gallifrey – which could also usher in the Doctors 11th regeneration as the Timelords are probably not going to be too happy with him, especially as they haven’t been around to keep his meddling under control. A return to the Earth-bound/disabled Tardis years of Jon Pertwee? I hope not! But seeing the Timelords restored would be nice.
As for the Daleks……the more I think about it, the more I can come up with a nice little theory. One that would encompass all of these rumours/conjectures.
So……
The Doctor encounters the unlikely alliance of some Daleks (who have somehow survived) and The Master (who has also somehow survived!).
To defeat them, he ends up having to perform the ultimate sacrifice, one which will see him and the Tardis destroyed forever with no chance of escape.
At the last minute, the Doctors actions somehow cause the return of Gallifrey and the Timelords leap once more into battle with the Daleks, and rescue the crippled Tardis before it is totally destroyed.
The Doctor, meanwhile has been mortally wounded, even beyond the normal power of regeneration, but the returned and restored Timelords somehow push him into an emergency regeneration which culminates in Matt Smith!
This would give us:
1) A proper heroes death for David Tennant (something I’m sure we are all agreed he deserves)
2) The chance for the Daleks and The Master to usher in the next Doctor
3) The return of Gallifrey
4) The destruction of the Tardis which would make a redesign needed.
So there you go. Pure conjecture, probably wrong, but still food for thought.
Lyekka vs Japan! Yeah that was cool.
Now that would be a cool ending for the current Doctor.
And yeah, none of the classic villains ever get killed off. Daleks, Cybermen, the Master will always come back for more.
I wish these would get to The US a lot sooner.
james brandenstein:
No kidding!
truth be told, you can never trust what the daily star says. And in the last couple of seasons of Doctor Who the daleks have had pretty large story lines, so i would be suprised if they introduced them again so soon.
We shall see…
I hope they can surprise us.
With David Tennant as the Doctor, the stories became better and better. I liked the emotional depth in the series, however, it became a little bit ‘fanboy’ when the Doctor2 and Rose were able to have a mortal life together in another dimension. And Rose STILL wasn’t happy!
Has anyone seen the two episodes, the Christmas Special, ‘ The New Doctor’ and the Easter Special, ‘Planet of the Dead’ yet?
I am really going to miss David Tennant’s Doctor!
I don’t see how they’ll do that, given Season 4.
@gottarhyme
I have seen both, Australia gets them pretty soon (about a month) after they air in the UK… the first one is great and the second one is pretty good aswell… mostly because of an ominous warning toward the end
apparently the remaining DT as the doctor episode are going to be much more dark from here on out up until he is replaced
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