The Shadow Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 I've purposefully been minimizing my exposure to stuff from season 2 - just what do the Cybermen look like now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 It looks like they;ve changed the headgear a little bit, but that may only have been the Controller Cyberman. I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shadow Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 I take it this is the new Cybermen look? CGI model and video clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/web...ion/index.shtml ...I like the new torso shell, it adds some impressive 'bulk', the hand seem a mite oversized though. Are the Cybermen going to be all CGI now? Oh, and as for the CGI Cybermats - they look great, the 'movement' their capable of as CGI creatures makes them seem more imposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The days of people dressing up in tin foil are gone alas. cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The link pong showedme was a guy ina suit and it looked hokey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Here's an article talking about the update with a picture: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/n.../10/26933.shtml The pic is right in there with the text, so don't click the link if you want their appearance to be a surprise. It actually doesn't look as bad as I thought from a few days ago, but it still seems too self-consciously retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Looks kinda like a Cylon. Thats going to be the new warrior Cyberman I think, a new breed of fighter for the already dangerous Cybermen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Spoiler.... Apparently, they are rebooting the origin of the Cyberman this season. Their episodes are origin-based and take place on an alternate Earth as opposed to Mondas/Telos. It's strange, because the show is clearly in the same continuity as the old series so I'm curious how this will play out/tie-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Interesting. Sounds iffy, but it's definitely workable. Even if the writers wuss out and come up with a really pedestrian "alternate" version, it's not like the cybers haven't tried to change the past (Earthshock) to create a better future for themselves... And realistically -- even if things get changed around a lot, it's not a big deal for two reason: 1. Who alive has seen their original appearance? I read the book in gradeschool, but that's it... and I think the original tapes were destroyed, anyway. This isn't like Star Trek where a lot of people are going to be able to scour over the episode for continuity errors. 2. Doctor Who is already so riddled with continuity errors, getting worked up about them would be like complaining about a blue sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue 3 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Pong Messiah:Who alive has seen their original appearance? I read the book in gradeschool, but that's it... and I think the original tapes were destroyed, anyway. Your dead right. All that remains of their first story, The Tenth Planet, is the final few minutes which shows Hartnells 1st Doctor regenerating into Troughton's second Doctor. I think Russell T Davies has been pretty good so far in acknowledging Who's past, so I wouldn't be surprised if the story fits in nicely with the previous Cybermen stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Gatiss and Davis are the two best writers for this and last series. I have found a recording of The Tenth Planet, check Borders audio section for lots of Doctor Who stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shadow Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 All the "missing" episodes survive via audio recordings. Fortunately for us, there were enough fans who made recordings of the show that the BBC was able to completely assemble the audio for all the missing [and orphaned] seriels. So if you're interested you can at least hear every Doctor Who episode the BBC made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Rogue 3: Rogue 3:Who alive has seen their original appearance? I read the book in gradeschool, but that's it... and I think the original tapes were destroyed, anyway. Your dead right. All that remains of their first story, The Tenth Planet, is the final few minutes which shows Hartnells 1st Doctor regenerating into Troughton's second Doctor. I think Russell T Davies has been pretty good so far in acknowledging Who's past, so I wouldn't be surprised if the story fits in nicely with the previous Cybermen stories. Not to to be jerk, but the exact opposite is true. The entire story exists EXCEPT for the regen, However, there is some really bad quality footage of the regen that is tacked onto the Tenth Planet VHS. It's interesting since it was the 1st regen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Also, is everyone aware that the show is coming to SciFi on Friday nights starting March 17th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue 3 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I'm pretty certain that Episode 4 of the 10th Planet does not exist except for the regeneration at the end. This only exists as it was shown on another BBC programme at the time. Troughton's first story doesn't exist aside from the audio tapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shadow Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 Rogue 3 is right, from Ep. 4 of 10th Planet just some of the regeneration footage and a few other clips are known to have survived. From www.GallifreyOne.com quote:Archive Status: The first three episodes of this story exist as 16mm telerecordings, all held by the Film & TV Library when audited in 1978. The master tape of episode 4 was lent to the production team for the series "Junior Points of View" in 1966; other copies of this episode were destroyed by 1976. Only the regeneration sequence remained, as borrowed for a spot on the "Blue Peter" series, though about 78 seconds of 8mm footage taped off air by a fan's film camera exists. Telesnaps (off-air camera photographs) from this story exist in both the BBC archives as well as the hands of private collectors. Episode 4 was originally thought discovered in 1992 when a fan claimed to have found it, though this was later established to have been a hoax. The extant footage from episode 4 (from both the 1996 Australian censor clips as well as off-air 8mm recordings) runs as follows: Episode 4 The Doctor talking to Polly in the base. [0:04,0:02]The Doctor addressing the Cyberleader in the base. [0:05,0:04,0:03,0:01]Polly being menaced by a Cyberman's hand. [0:02]Polly and the Doctor imprisoned inside the Cybership. [0:03,0:01]Ben talking in the Cybership. [0:01,0:01]The freed Doctor talking to Ben and then staggering towards the camera. [0:02,0:03]The start of the regeneration sequence. [0:19]The regeneration sequence. [0:27] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 So all of the first three Eps are intact and some of Ep 4 is intact, including the regen. Super! I am excited about this Friday! This is only the 2nd time (the TVM being the 1st) that the show is being aired nationally. We'll all be watching the same show at the same time. Seems normal to most folks, but for those of us that were fans in the 80s it was unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Damnit! Whens our season coming on!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Killa, strong rumors that the show returns to BBC1 for S2 on April 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durty D Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I read this morning on the BBC that K9 is coming back for an episode - hurrah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shadow Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Not just K9, an old companion as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Yep. Episode three or four I think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Transducer X: So all of the first three Eps are intact and some of Ep 4 is intact, including the regen. Super! I am excited about this Friday! This is only the 2nd time (the TVM being the 1st) that the show is being aired nationally. We'll all be watching the same show at the same time. Seems normal to most folks, but for those of us that were fans in the 80s it was unheard of.Wait, that's NEXT Friday. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairmanoftheboard Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Transducer, I'm jazzed for Doctor Who on SciFi too. I remember the show on PBS as a kid -- and have heard great things from everyone who's seen it on the BBC. We need to rally all the old school Who fans and make sure we get the other seasons here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yes, I am very curious how many of the "old school" fans will turn out. People forget, for being a show that wasn't aired like any other show in the genre at the time (syndicated... to PBS!), it was VERY popular, against all odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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