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October 11th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Why did you post a picture of PZ?
October 11th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Sign me up for the remote controlled Dalek — it’s too bad it doesn’t come in full-size or with hover capability, though.
October 11th, 2007 at 11:53 am
I…Am…A human…Dalek…I…Am your…Future!
(Is it just me, or did that guy sound frighteningly like JFK?)
October 11th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
I’m holding out for the Face of Boe costume!
October 11th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Do Not Want!
October 11th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
I must agree. WANT!
October 11th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
You can has.
October 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Want!
October 11th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Hey !! I saw the videos on youtube. It is awesome !
October 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
No way, Jose.
October 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
You still have to speak with an English accent.
October 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
where the HECK did you find a picture of my mother?
October 11th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Do not want ridiculous dildo-headed Dalek hybrid. Did not want in Doctor Who, do not want now on head.
Do
not
want
October 11th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Can I has cheezburger?
October 11th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Looks like you’d have a problem with depth perception.
October 11th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Typo. Should be “Extoiminate!”
October 11th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Did you see that there is an Optimus Prime toy “inspired by the movie?”
But wait, the movie was based on the toy.
Norman, correlate…..
Oh, and yes, I did like 2001 the first time I saw it.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
John Kennell:
But I am exactly identical to myself in every way!?
October 11th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Ewww! It’s Davy Jones!
October 11th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
John Kennellon says: “I’ll whip you into shape if it hair-lips everyone on Bear Creek!”
Wow! There’s actually someone else who could understand Slim “Major Kong” Pickens as he dives through the mid-deck on his way to the bomb bay? I thought I was the only one crazy enough to parse through that sequence. The actual quote, though, is: “Stay on the bomb run, boys. I’ll get them doors open if’n it hair-lips ever’one on Bear Creek!”
- Jack
October 11th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
I really want a weeping angel. That had to be the creepiest show of the current Dr. Who series!
October 11th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
>>> it’s too bad it doesn’t come in full-size or with
>>> hover capability, though
Or the ability to exterminate humans.
I have some neighbors I don’t like, see.
October 11th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
i’m not a fan of the human-dalek hybrid look. maybe if he had a little gold crown or something?
October 11th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Two Points…
A: Worst dalek episode. Ever. I might even go so far as to say worst Dr Who episode, but I’ve seen only about a quarter of the classic Who. Certainly it’s the greatest fail of the new series.
B: A radio-controlled Dalek would be great. I’m very tempted to build one when I have that kind of spare cash and time. Consequently, it could be a while.
October 12th, 2007 at 12:32 am
Want! Although I can already talk like a Dal-ek.
October 12th, 2007 at 5:45 am
uknesvuinng said:
“B: A radio-controlled Dalek would be great. I’m very tempted to build one when I have that kind of spare cash and time. Consequently, it could be a while.”
You can get those from Forbidden Planet. They’re not full-sized, mind. That would be too expensive.
Oh, and they can’t actually exterminate anything, cos, you know, gun control in the UK and all that.
Chris, I agree. Blink was the best ep of the series.
October 12th, 2007 at 9:05 am
Currently building a TARDIS in my den. Unfortunately, it (probably) won’t be fully functional, but hey, it’ll be a neat place to store all the stuff we can’t find a place for in the new apartment…
October 12th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Oh, and yes, Blink was the best episode of the new series, and in serious contention for the best Who EVAH! (Certainly in the top 10).
I still like The Girl in the Fireplace, and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, though. As for the original series, I always had a fondness for The 5 Doctors.
October 14th, 2007 at 12:48 am
Eric TF Bat:
That’s a Brooklyn accent, I think. Maybe it should be exstahrminate or perhaps exstoreminate. But definitely not any American accent like exstirminate or exstareminate.
October 17th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
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