...NEW DR WHO TONIGHT, 21/04/07, 6:35pm, 'DALEKS IN MANHATTEN'...

[Bico]

"It's just shockingly, depressingly, make-you-blushingly bad. IMO, of course. "

It's only your opinion, Spurrier, but you're wrong.  I resent the implication that Doctor Who fans are so starved for their fix of British-made sci-fi that they'll settle for the kind of turgid, dayglo, sentimental shit that the Sci-Fi Channel has been churning out for the last fifteen years and pretend it's better - and not actually significantly worse - than the stuff produced on the brainless, emotionally-dead conveyor belt of the American television production process.  Doctor Who is classic television produced by a genuine tv maverick, and we should count ourselves lucky that we're forced to pay for it.

[Wils]

AIEEE! Sarcasm overload! ;)

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[Leigh S]

There was bad acting, and bad effects, but nothing the old series didnt dish up - better than most, but still missed a good few tricks there - still, better than anything series 2... nice idea for the Daleks, even if its all a bit uneven in execution.  Would have been nice if the Gangster guy had been charactersied in more of a way that reflected Dalek history - someone who was born weak, but had made themselves strong and determined to never be in a position of inferiority again - of course, in RTD world, exploring character means who fancies who, and are they gay.

There is a precedent for fitting a whole man into a Dalek casing that goes back all the way to the original Hartnell Dalek serial

[The Amstor Computer]

There is a precedent for fitting a whole man into a Dalek casing that goes back all the way to the original Hartnell Dalek serial

Heh, quite :-) Though if memory serves, didn't that casing have the gooey bits scooped out first?

Currently downloading this, as I missed it on Saturday...

[The Adventurer]

Just got done watching, personally I enjoyed the episode quite a bit, I thought it was good to see the Daleks in a non-season-ending showdown situation. As they seem to make a good "villain of the week" in their own right without a ton of meta-story baggage. I loved the visuals and I thought the setting was well put together in a storybook pulp adventure sense. I will say rampant cliche period accents were noticeable, but it didn't really detract from the over the top nature of the show.

I seriously do not get what the nay-sayers want from this show. This is pure, unadulterated adventure at it's TV finest.

[Trout]

I'm usually very forgiving of Dr Who, but I thought the very, very silly accents spoiled this one badly.

I'm afraid I didn't enjoy it much, but - what the hell - it's only children's telly.

- Trout

[House of Usher]

I enjoyed it even if I didn't understand it. But when the Dalek 'merged' with the human, I was surprised to see it could gobble him up prior to baking at gas mark 4. Daleks are a lot more limber these days than they used to be when they were not much more than a jelly with a webbed claw and a few spirally flagella.

[Noisybast]

Was it just me who was reminded of the Human/Kakkak hybrids from "Freaks" when the Human-Dalek emerged?

[Keef Monkey]

It was ok, but apart from the first episode I've not been enjoying this series as much. I'm always amazed that on seeing something like a man with the head of a pig not a single character said "it looks like a man with the head of a pig". It just seems strange that no-one would mention the pig aspect at any point. It's sweet that the dalek waits all day inside the elevator in case the bad man needs to see him.

[Byron Virgo]

"I'm always amazed that on seeing something like a man with the head of a pig not a single character said "it looks like a man with the head of a pig"."

See, myself, I think my reaction would be more along the lines of "HolyjesuswhatthefuckRUNAWAY!!"

[TordelBack]

I thought that was fun, and rather well put together - a very Old Who affair.  And I do like the Martha character - nice to see the Doctor with a non-Chav who is also a considerable pleasure to look at.