Dyret said:
I have never seen Dr. Who, so could anyone please explain why those garbage cans are hovering around with a giant toilet cleaner attached to their rigth side?
*sigh* Dr Who is a british sci-fi show with a dry sense of humor and traditionally a very low budget. The Daleks were first introduced in 1963, and yes, they consisted of an egg whisk for a gun and a toilet plunger for an arm.
Despite the cheesiness most of us brits grew up with Dr Who and as a result I for one can see the Daleks as nothing but a menancing killing machine. Infact my obsession grew rather large as a kid, bought all the old vids, seeing the Daleks invading London was a scary site indeed!
I found the first episode to be rushed and overacted, the second was much better and I loved the digs it made at nip and tucked celebrities these days "moisturise me, moisturise me *splat*". This episode was the first I'd seen since then (I have no TV at uni) and wow... I'd been waiting most of my life for the return of the Daleks. I'd already predicted it was the Daleks which had wiped out the time lords and am guessing that the end of the season will see time changing to bring about their revival...
Anyway, the episode... it was fun, the new Daleks look fantastic and very menancing, even when they've gone a little bit insane from years of toture. Cheesy, but it wouldn't be Dr Who without that. That damn voice still to this day gives me the chills, I genuinely remember being 3 years old hiding behind my sofa. Two thumbs up, the new Dr Who seems to be doing the old shows proud.
Tom Baker was also my favourite but Jon Pertwee REALLY annoyed me. Sylvester McCoy would be my next choice although Patrick Troughton was a true character as was William Hartnel.
And yes running out of lives is an issue, especially since his last regeneration, aka the valeyard is an insane nutcase.