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Post by eldersensorite on Aug 13, 2017 22:54:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 0:24:42 GMT
Yeah, I think it's nothing more then then a rumour fans blew out of proportion as 'accepted wisdom'. A year is a long time to wait - kids love seeing The Daleks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 0:37:04 GMT
Sorry, the first thing I thought of when I read the article was:  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 6:02:09 GMT
Now, I'm going to be a pedant and point out that the quote in question does NOT state there is no contractual obligation to use the daleks every year. It just say that the reason you would use the daleks every year is not because of any contractual obligation.
My personal view on this is that the Nation estate would not sign a blanket licensing contract on set terms for infinity. The contract could have set renewal points in it, but the fan speculation was that the contract was written so that the current terms apply so long as the Daleks are used every year, but come up for renegotiation if not.
You can see why annual appearances would be appealing for the Nation estate - merchandising. If the Daleks were infrequent opponents then different commercial terms might be required to compensate for the reduced "product placement" in Doctor Who.
In terms of how they've been used, it would make so much sense if true. In Tennants specials year, that dalek flashback in Waters of Mars was ludicrous. And then Foe from the Future appearing in two consecutive years that didn't contain a dalek story. It just feels there's been too much effort put into keeping them constantly on-screen for this to be false.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 11:48:25 GMT
If it's not a contractual obligation, it should be!  |
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Post by fitzoliverj on Aug 14, 2017 17:14:27 GMT
The Daleks need "Doctor Who". "Doctor Who" gets by without Daleks.
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Post by valeyard on Aug 14, 2017 20:05:09 GMT
The Daleks need "Doctor Who". "Doctor Who" gets by without Daleks. I just wish the Dalek scripts were better. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 20:47:04 GMT
But are Daleks sexy?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 20:52:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 0:18:11 GMT
And who is going to argue with the Dalek Supreme? I'm not. I like my skin where it is.
Yeah, I think it's nothing more then then a rumour fans blew out of proportion as 'accepted wisdom'. A year is a long time to wait - kids love seeing The Daleks.
I'll be honest and say that I don't think anyone gets excited about them returning - more the stories they're in, now. Truth be told... They've had a few successes with the Cybermen, but I don't think the Moffat era does Daleks really well. It involves a lot of killing characters and keeping them dead. No resurrections, no last minute reprieves. Their wanton extermination of all life (sometimes including their own) is what makes them Daleks and this hasn't been the production period for it. We've gotten more Destiny of the Daleks than Remembrance of the Daleks. |
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