So...

[elisi]

Tonight we - the girls and I - watched 'Genesis of the Daleks'. (With MANY MANY THANKS TO kathyh!)

Cue a ten year old creeped out by the CREEPY OLD DALKES, and very unwilling to go to bed... And this despite a lot of snide comments about all the stuff that's clearly made of cardboard.

Old Daleks = scary.

Comments

[owlboy]

that is one of my favourite classic episodes. I find it genuinely frightening. A couple of Daleks moving silently around in fog/darkness is way creepier than millions of them attacking at once.

[elisi]

*nods a lot*

And now I'm wondering how they might replicate that in New Who - and the stone Dalek is the only one that springs to mind as remotely comparable.

[owlboy]

The one from the episode "Dalek" was pretty scary, too.

[elisi]

Very true. They're far scarier in small numbers. 'Dalek' was the first episode where I sat up and thought that the show might be more than fun family entertainment.

[owlboy]

me too<3 :D

[elisi]

Took me until S3 to get properly invested mind you, but I could see the potential.

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

Genesis of the Daleks; the very first appearance, in the William Hartnell era; plus a Jon Pertwee era time-travelling story - that's it as far as the Daleks being interesting.

Scary? Well, I was 12 when I first saw a Dalek story, and all I can remember doing is wondering what all the fuss was all about.

Of the great alien villains; the truly intriguing ones were the Ice Warriors; they were really grey, from out and out stock evil aliens in their first Troughton story to never-be-too-sure-you-can-trust-them allies in their latter stories.

The Sontarans have always been a bit ridiculous; the Cyberman a bit pathetic (even more so in their NuWho form), all three far too easily defeated. The Ice Warriors? Never could be sure whether they were on your side, or not.

Oddly that seems to be where RTD & Moffat are taking the Doctor himself, which makes it all the more puzzling to me that they've never considered bringing the Ice Warriors back.

Glad to see you posting again :-)

Long Live Wee!Amelia and Her Raggedy Men,
Ray.

[elisi]

Genesis of the Daleks; the very first appearance, in the William Hartnell era; plus a Jon Pertwee era time-travelling story - that's it as far as the Daleks being interesting.
Well they've been put out to pasture for the foreseeable future, so we needn't worry about them any more. ;)

The Ice Warriors? Never could be sure whether they were on your side, or not.
Interesting. Well never say never. They've brought back all kinds of classics, so why not Ice Warriors too?

Glad to see you posting again :-)
Right now I'm going to crawl off to bed, since I am shattered, and I'll be out most of tomorrow (again). *yawns* I just get chatty when I'm sleepy.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

I love "Genesis of the Daleks". Though it's pretty creepy when you realise that Guy Siner is one of the Kaleds; for me he'll always be Lieutenant Gruber of Allo Allo, an effeminite nazi with a little tank... I'll never be able to watch that again. (No great loss, perhaps, but still.)

[elisi]

Heee! Having never seen Allo Allo (well, I say 'never' - I've seen a snippet here and there, but not enough to remember anyone...), I do not have that particular problem. *g*

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

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Long Live Wee!Amelia and her Raggedy Men,
Ray.

[elisi]

It truly speaks the truth.

(I sometimes wonder that I wandered straight from Joss' arms and into RTD's... I must be a glutton for punishment. *hugs Moffat tightly*