The Campaign for Real Daleks
After Victory of the Daleks aired I was one of many people who objected to the new Dalek design. It seems the strength of feeling against these multicoloured monstrosities is even stronger than first thought. Sinister Incorporated (”an organisation dedicated to achieving total world domination through the use of political subversion, devious scheming and nuclear weapons”) has now set up a petition to ditch the hunchbacks and bring back our beloved classic pepperpots.
The Campaign For Real Daleks (CamDal) says:
[The new] design leaves much to be desired. Gone are the sleek sculpted lines of the Daleks we saw in the 2005 series revival (themselves based heavily on the original designs from 1963), replaced by a gaudy plasticky design with colours reminiscent of the Power Rangers and huge mid-sections that make the Daleks resemble bumper cars.
If you agree then join me in signing the campaign petition. Even if you don’t support Doctor Sinister’s plans to take over the globe.
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Comment by Doctor Sinister | April 26, 2010
Actually, I disagree.
The new Dalek designs are weak, and inspired by marketing motives. This much I agree with.
But far more important is having good Dalek stories; Daleks that behave like Daleks.
As the Dalek stories since the rebirth of Doctor Who have overall been pretty dire, I think the campaign is misdirected. I want to see real Daleks, not in anything so superficial as appearance, but in scripting and behaviour.
Comment by Paul Mason | May 3, 2010