The unveiling.

[barrington]

If you know nothing at all about the new series of Doctor Who - and I mean not even what the BBC have been saying in all their press releases, even I'm trying to avoid the stuff which has been leaked from behind the scenes - then you may wish to look away. (This is what we used to call in the old days a "spoiler warning".)

There's been a lot of nay-saying about the new look Cybermen, finally revealed on the BBC web site today. In fact there have been some very rude things said - that it (Cybermen are, after conversion, technically without gender, despite the masculine posturing and voices) looks like Metal Mickey (bollocks!), that it's Tweaky from Buck Rogers' big brother (they're both silver metal humanoids is about as far as it goes), and so on.

Well I say yah sucks boo to the lot of them; the new Cyberman is awesome. It looks like it could take on the Terminator and win, and the subtle bulk of the costume really suggests the strength they've always had (remember the gruesome scene in Attack where they torture Lytton just by squeezing his arms, crushing them until they bleed?) it could certainly crush you in one hand if it wanted to ("That would be illogical; it would damage the specimen and prevent the conversion process.") And they've got it just right, I reckon, as with the Dalek update (though more different obviously) - recognising the soundness of the original design and updating it, giving an overall more menacing and powerful effect.

Now I'm itching to see them in action; truth be told, I probably like Cybermen better than Daleks, so I'm super excited even if other rumours about their two-part episode are a little disappointing. (Don't worry, I'm not going to mention them here.) March/April just can't come soon enough; hopefully the ABC will jump on board right away this year!

PS - I originally screwed up this post by accidentally using the non-existent tag <awesome> and frankly, I think it's a crime that it doesn't exist.

Comments

[mousebane.livejournal.com]

My secret is that I've always liked Cybermen more than the Daleks as well....

[andricongirl.livejournal.com]

a metal mickey web site !!!!

[(Anonymous)]

They don't do much for me, I'm afraid, but then I think seeing these things in stills rather than in action is never really that inspiring. If Graeme Harper's directing they should look niftier, and if the story is good then hopefully I won't keep wondering when Robocop is going to knuckle in demanding the Cybes give him his legs back.

And count me in as another vote for liking the Cybermen better as well, although I suspect I like the idea behind them better than their overall execution.

cheers

dave

[evil-lord-zog.livejournal.com]

Agreement. It looks like utter dren. And I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking the legs had been nicked from poor old Officer Murphey.

[spunkart.livejournal.com]

Me too. (Liked the cybermen better then the Daleks) For years my favourite Who episode was Revenge of the Cybermen. I loved their metallic passionless voices, and I could imitate them without having to be near a fan.

[morganaus.livejournal.com]

I really don't know much about Dr. Who, having never watched it, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use my Buck Rogers icon. Sorry.

[barrington.livejournal.com]

Why would you apologise? Well...actually, looking at the Buck Rogers icon, I can see why. Bring back the Hoff!

[sly-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. The new Cybermen look pretty damn cool.

[sly-girl.livejournal.com]

Oh - and last time I was in Cooma I saw a shop called "Awesome Stuff". It was closed, dark, empty and dusty. There is nothing awesome about Cooma.

[barrington.livejournal.com]

I have added having a photo taken outside that store to my list of life goals, though by the sound of it I'd better get a move on...

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

The Cybermen are as old as I am? Well, that explains a lot, such as my allergy to gold...

[barrington.livejournal.com]

Also your immense physical strength, over-reliance on logic and horde of small, rat- or snake-like creatures which subdue your enemies with their poisonous bites...

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm thinking of someone else.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

No...that pretty much says it all about me.

[parrrquet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I used to have nightmares about the Cybermen. Much more terrifying than the Daleks. But c'mon, you must admit the head does look a little like Metal Mickey. Boogie boogie boogie!!

[barrington.livejournal.com]

No way! The head is the best bit. It's also the bit most like the old designs, especially the Cybermen of Troughton's era. Metal Micket, by contrast, had red light up eyes, and dome shaped head and big round blue and silver half ovals for ears. No comparison.

[devilgirly.livejournal.com]

*giggles at your 'PS'* Truly it is a crime. ;)

[barrington.livejournal.com]

When I invent it, you will be the first to know.

[devilgirly.livejournal.com]

Yay! ;)