Monday, 23 May 2016

Did the Doctor Who creators ever consider significantly redesigning the Daleks?

It struck me recently that the Daleks still look almost exactly the same as they did over fifty years ago, with the sole exception that today's Daleks come in a variety of colors.



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2015:



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While I'm perfectly happy with the status quo, I am curious: Did the Doctor Who creators ever consider significantly redesigning the appearance of the Dalek race, rather than simply adding a few colors, rare variations or one-off hybrids?



If the question isn't clear enough, the difference between today's Cybermen and "Mondasian" Cybermen would be a good example of what I'd call a "significant redesign". The 2005 Dalek redesign definitely doesn't count; I would never have realized it happened at all if it weren't for the articles written about it.

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