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I especially liked the picture of the 'mad scientist' dalek with a robot from Studio Ghibli's Castle in the Sky film on the dissection table and a small necron monolith in the background.
Robotech? You mean Macross Mix match of animation grabbed from three different series (Two Macross and MOSPEADA, which Wikipedia assures me is good) with a different story added onto it.
I was not aware of the Brian May version of the Starfleet song, but was interested to read his son was the one to introduce him to the series... as I remember reading in a White Dwarf that his son also got him into warhammer!
Daleks with personalities, Dalek heroes even. Frankly up 'til now Daleks were the wrong sort of joke, I just couldn't see them as a 'credible' threat even within the paradigm of the Dr Who show. Sure they had a killer rep, but couldnt do much and were taken down by meagre opposition. However now having these Daleks, especially Xenol for a neighbour seems like a serious problem for any other civilisation in the region.
As for the souless vs personality theme. I guess that the personality is a recent development and this series is 'post' Dr Who. With no Davros to keep them in line evolution can run its course, and remember that the Golden Emperor has been reconnecting Kaled DNA. My guess is that most Daleks are starting to connect to their biological origins and developing peronalities, some more than others with the genetically engineered Daleks most of all.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
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Thalls and Kaleds skip. That one was indeed Genesis of the Daleks.
And once Dr Who and The Daemons is finished, I might stick it up the spout. Or the Colin Baker one, which I find highly enjoyable, despite Colin Baker.
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