01: The Archive of Islos | DALEKS! | Doctor Who

[@ash_music_]

Dalek Emperor: "When we arrive, I shall destroy you!" A.I.: "Understandable, have a great day".

[@tomisabum]

A realistic interpretation of most service jobs, really. OhhhhhhhImademyselfsad.

[@MrDalek2150]

Archivist: "The damage is incalculable." Other Archivist: "CALCULATE IT!"

[@temeakathomas9428]

The archivians are filled with sarcasm and matches the Dalek bullying they always do. I loving this so far with the interaction

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@MrDalek2150 when I saw the trailer for this series, I thought that the Archivians were Mechonoids.

[@unimpressedlink2507]

At last, Terry Nation’s wish of a standalone Dalek series has been fulfilled.

[@unimpressedlink2507]

@Finn [Redacted] if we want to do technicalities, than the Curse of the Daleks stage play would’ve fulfilled that before he even started campaigning for it.

[@wil2209]

@Finn [Redacted] If we want to get even more technical about the technicalities of being technical, the two movies in the 60s gave the Daleks a lot more screen time which I’m sure made Terry happy (I just wanted to keep the technical thing going tbh)

[@eyeofhorus3286]

@@wil2209 technically mission to the unknown is a dalek spin off.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Because of this, I genuinely do not know who to root for.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

This thread is so technical it’s hurting my brain aha

[@Deadnight-ei6lp]

"You are defenseless!! " "WE HAVE A VERY BIG DOOR" in door we trust

[@BelmontMelissa]

A-door-able

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

doors are the best anti dalek defence since they cant open it

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

@@rhiannonwebb6665 they don’t need to open it! real daleks level the very big door With a BIGGER GUN!

[@EthanKristopherHartley]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Bring me... The Even Specialer Weapons Dalek! 😁

[@CollinKeegan]

@@BelmontMelissa great reference there

[@Kai-ob6hd]

Emperor: "You have nothing to stop us." Archivian (?): "We have a very large door." I haven't laughed like this since the sass battle between Daleks and the Cybermen 🤣🤣🤣

[@ospreyphil8995]

“The Daleks have come for the vault!” “Would you like a membership card?” 😂😂😂

[@90RavenBlack]

Loving the Dalek Strategist. Notice how he's so much older than the rest of the Daleks, with a visibly older style of casing. I feel there's a lot of character to be explored there, which is not something you can say of most Daleks.

[@gohanmoreno7]

Ikr?!

[@leomillett8553]

Interesting to see how not all daleks have the same level of intelligence.

[@misc.o]

I love how you can tell from his voice that he is deceitful and cunning

[@REMcCullick]

He also speaks, both in tone and inflection, like Davros...minus his yelling.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

It makes fir a good dynamic for the executioner with his ominously aggressive design and un-contained malice.

[@Dray1]

Imagine if the Dalek Emperor said yes to a Membership Card. The balls on that archivist

[@fou_is_late1462]

*rolls credits*

[@Dray1]

@@fou_is_late1462 “Bugger! That was Clever!”

[@laddicus1962]

Having the Daleks isolated from the Doctor and the confines of normal Doctor Who episode structure is just so refreshing. I love how they all have different personalities and morals!

[@zabdielvanegas7397]

@Samuel Black I think he means personalities

[@laddicus1962]

@Samuel Black what I meant by morals was how the executioner was eager to kill the archive guardians and everyone else on the planet but the strategist and emperor told him to wait. I think morals was the wrong word, sorry!

[@johnvorn3552]

Much more like a return to the classics where the daleks (excluding drones) each have a distinct character and do disagree with each other sometimes.

[@seandabest4329]

Morals is absolutely the wrong word to use here, considering the Daleks have none. Steategies/approaches, however, is much more fitting.

[@michelecastellotti9172]

and are actually treathening

[@kobayashi1194]

Asking the Dalek Emperor if he wants a membership card after he blows up the visitor center 💀💀💀💀

[@DalekPrimeProductions]

Lol

[@c.w.painting6900]

Actually, why didn’t he just ... it would have been much easier ...

[@TheDunc1]

That line had my creasing up with laughter.

[@KronosGodwisen]

I found the crucial bit of information the Daleks needed to succeed in this mission. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaizf5t4apych5Y

[@ANP4158]

Dalek emperor: surrender! Chief archivist: no Dalek emperor: you are defenseless! Chief archivist: correct Me:🤣

[@JezzaL]

Love how the strategist is an original dalek from early Who. Nice touch. And the emperor with his massive dome... almost sounded like tom baker for a bit as well! Loved this! Dalek arrogance played so well!

[@LastGleaming8]

"Do you want a membership card?" SASSY QUEEN!

[@ChrisMentzer]

I love that line!

[@ChrisMentzer]

@mscbfir 4.0 that was great!

[@johncena-js4bk]

i hate this new joke of dr who

[@chemicalhap]

@@johncena-js4bk we cant see you.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Are we gonna forget about *this* li'l exchange?: Archivian: The Daleks have done incalculable damage to the visitor center! Chief Archivian: Calculate it! Also, for however clever the Daleks are, I'm surprised that they never noticed that the Archivians are acting suspiciously casual to the news of the deaths of thousands of civilians. If the Daleks noticed this, they probably wouldn't have been in the situation that they are in in the very next episode.

[@disenoimagen7173]

Dalek Emperor: Wants to win. Dalek strategist: Wants to know. Dalek Executioner: Wants to destroy. They are all daleks but with a little something that make them unique, that's what i was wishing for! THANK YOU! :D

[@astrochaos4182]

Don’t all Daleks want to destroy though? Making the Executioner basically the same as the rest

[@disenoimagen7173]

@@astrochaos4182 A lot of people talk, but there are specialist in linguistics, he is the expert in the dalek equivalent ;)

[@astrochaos4182]

Diseno Imagen oh ok

[@Critical1ce]

But would they like to apply for a membership card?

[@henrykjohn78]

Excellent point!@@disenoimagen7173

[@TheNerdestOfOne]

The animation is still a bit weird it looks like a PS2 game but The story is amazing 9/10

[@OrangeAceGaming]

As a completely free series, the animation is going to look weird, yeah. Glad the story is great though!

[@pandagirl1153]

@Nocturnal. same

[@icy101yt]

the explosians look like a mobile game but y know the charecters all feel like difrent daleks and feel like they have diffrent motives and not just exterminate while thats is their primary objective they have something else they ned to do it does more than just make up the lack of dalek episodes in the show it actually makes me more invested in daleks then ever before

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

It actually kinda reminds me of Reboot

[@fastertrackcreative]

@@OrangeAceGaming It's not free really. BBC TV licence

[@cousinmonachpsis5707]

Archivist: it is incalculable Head archivist: then calculate it

[@ANP4158]

😂

[@etazeta674]

Logec *stonk face*

[@icy101yt]

Archivist: understandable ill have a nice calculation

[@DoctorBlueDW]

To anyone complaining about the animation quality, just remember that this is additional content that was produced during a pandemic and can be watched for FREE. There's really no need to complain - just enjoy it! I personally thought it was a great first episode. And after that cliff-hanger I'll definitely be tuning in for future episodes!

[@laticsprem]

Absolutely

[@nightshardthefanguidebrony847]

i accept this. there really was nothing to complain. I mean jesus christ! ive never seen or heard daleks this sinister since...well...ever!

[@dogwalker666]

Affirmative.

[@rockotarsoldaccount]

@@nightshardthefanguidebrony847 not since The Power of the Daleks, although they were pretty terrifying in Bad Wolf/The Parting of the ways as well, but yeah either way not in a long time

[@jamesmcgregor6306]

@@nightshardthefanguidebrony847 Maybe you should check out some of the Big Finish Dalek audios then..... we that have listened are kinda used to that!

[@ReversedPolarity]

The Daleks vs the Archivists: When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. This was really getting some heat at the end though! I already see the Daleks have goofed big time with their greed, probably more than they bargained for.

[@ReversedPolarity]

@@amaan9662 You clever rascal, making a bit of advertisement to your edit, are we? ;) I'm sad now, but it's tears of joy, so thank you. :D

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

That's a paradox of Zeno's. Isn't it?

[@ReversedPolarity]

​@@robertmcghintheorca49 Well, technically yes. Funny enough, most of his paradoxes of motion (if not all of them) can be reduced by that statement, only the details of who pushes and who stays change, the rest is math as they say.

[@JOCoStudio1]

This is why you don't send your emperor onto the front line!

[@xedalpha1]

I love this new restoration empire. They actually gave the different command Daleks subtly different personalities unlike the paradigm, which were just Daleks with different colours.

[@elijahvasquez7641]

I love the heavy synth used for the background music, its very reminiscent of the 60's and I also love how the strategist is a battered 60's style dalek

[@DangerVille]

The animation is a bit iffy, but I'm always down for MORE DALEKS!!!

[@tristansteinbomer3256]

It's because they're working from home & don't have the equipment to make it look pretty Still it's awesome and it's free.

[@DalekPrimeProductions]

@@tristansteinbomer3256 I didn’t realise that! They did a damn good job!

[@tomrankin13]

It's good enough for free lol.

[@IllusivePrime]

Yeah, the Minecraft-like blocky explotions were abit tacky to me. Not sure if it's intentional. Dispite that, the episode is great, and as long as there is Daleks involved, so what. lol

[@tomisabum]

Very "Reboot" and "Beast Wars" -esque, for sure. But I kinda dig it!

[@drpancakes7459]

3:10 Dalek Emperor: "You are defenceless" "wE hAvE a VeRy lArGe dOoR"

[@finnhobart9100]

I like the concepts explored by this little episode, regarding the Daleks in particular. They're often portrayed as mindless killing machines and lately have only been shown as merely instruments of death, which is one of their functions, but only a part of it. I like how they actually incorporated a Dalek Strategist to show the more cunning side of the hatred that the Daleks represent. It offers a more sophisticated and conniving side to hate, the actual tact and thought that sometimes goes into the calculations and machinations of evil that so often characterizes that sort of malevolence. It is too often forgotten that ruthlessness is not always unfettered destruction, it is also calculated, unfeeling moves made to both incur suffering and maintain the upper hand, which is what can maximize the effect of ruthless regimes like the Daleks, so I like that they incorporated the strategist. I also love the fact that the strategist was an older Dalek, implying that the species does undergo development and experience as it's members age, showing that the Daleks actually are beings, and also expressing the idea that the Dalek race does not exist in "stages" of transitioning from one model to another, and that they do experience "evolution" and have a mingling of generations, so to speak. I also like how there was a degree of personality to each Dalek in the episode, with the Strategist being more subtle and intelligent while the executioner was brash and paranoid. This reveals that there can be some distinctiveness to the Dalek personality and that their true evil can take a wider swath of the spectrum, which really opens up more possibilities for the sorts of altercations we can have with them in the future. Lastly I was a big fan of how the 3 main Daleks of the episode, The Emperor, The Executioner, and The Strategist, each had their own slightly distinctive and independent voices. The Emperor was authoritative and grand sounding, reflecting his eminence and power as Emperor, the Executioner was jumpy and had ferocity, displaying his role as the killer and destroyer (ie an Executioner), and the Strategist was covert and low-voiced, representing his position as the thinker and tactician of the group. Overall I got a lot of good signs about the development of the Daleks, my favorite aliens and possibly favorite part overall of Doctor Who.

[@nellie204]

Someone wrote an essay

[@DoctorWhoKage]

The Daleks have been shown to have a bit of character, development, and personality before. For instance, remember the Dalek Asylum? Yeah, if they have an Asylum, that means that there are Daleks who are more insane than normal Daleks and that the Daleks have a concept of insanity that's more or less different than our own.

[@valfaridz2849]

Channel: doctor who Series: daleks! Me: ok good

[@SWDTeam]

Quite a few cool new Dalek characters! It's great to see the Golden Emperor finally star on-screen too.

[@emperordalek102]

Do you think they will be in the dalek mod.

[@SWDTeam]

@@emperordalek102 Maybe!

[@emperordalek102]

Excellent it be awesome to see the new mechanoids as well.

[@CalebHowlett]

@@emperordalek102 Hello there

[@Hankbot]

Ok, the emperor is my favorite Dalek. It has such a cocky personality.

[@zabdielvanegas7397]

Mine was the strategist

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@zabdielvanegas7397 Yeah, a shadowy manipulative Dalek? Sign me up.

[@90RavenBlack]

@@zabdielvanegas7397 Yeah, I'm loving the Strategist too. Notice how he's so much older than the rest of the Daleks, with a visibly older style of casing. I feel there's a lot of character to be explored there, which is not something you can say of most Daleks.

[@crimsondynamo615]

He’s like a sadistic manipulator that takes pleasure in informing the enemy he’s incrementally tearing them down. I would hate to see a team up with this Emperor and the Emperor from Parting of the Ways, a schemer working with a god complex psychopath

[@EthanKristopherHartley]

@@zabdielvanegas7397 Let's just hope that they don't run into a Time Strategist, otherwise they're really screwed!

[@jeckjeck3119]

Civilians: *Exist* Daleks: *Genocide intensifies*

[@icy101yt]

theyd be great at undertale

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@icy101yt Now I imagine Dalek singing: ''I'm made of H~A~T~E, H~A~T~E, and I'm stronger than you!''

[@icy101yt]

@@jeckjeck3119 “HEY YOU THE F**k YOU DOIN IM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN USE GUNS” sans said as the dalek shot chara while fighting

[@jetoak]

They have made the Daleks actually *scary and terrifying* again, I'm TOTALLY IN for this web series. LONG LIVE THE DALEKS!!

[@crimsondynamo615]

I love this new Emperor. He’s like a sadistic manipulator.

[@jackgillette7831]

I’m just happy that the fandom is staying alive enough for something like this to be possible. And big thanks to the folks behind the whole time lord victorious stuff, really getting us through COVID when there’s nothing fresh to watch anymore

[@henryg4377]

😡

[@Alan1701b]

This was great! Well done Doctor Who team! Been loving every element of the Time Lord Victorious saga so far and cannot wait to see how "Daleks!" factors into it all! Roll on Episode 2!

[@linkypoo4444]

I know the animation is low-budget but it actually has a great style lol - it looks comic-booky

[@Chiggins_]

As it should, it's based on the Dalek comics from the 60s

[@jackgillette7831]

Yea I’m happy that we have any new content to watch. And a fresh take as well. They did the best with what they had to help us get through COVID so props to the people behind this.

[@AstoriaMind]

agree!

[@ArthurGAdams]

Takes me back to the 1960s reading the Dalek strip in the Century 21 comic. tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Daleks_(comic_series)

[@jide7765]

@@jackgillette7831 Still, I personally prefer no content than crappy one. The animation is so bad that it's painfully to watch :(

[@thecultofdalekhood8872]

Very enjoyable first part! Also am I the only one who likes the emperor's design? 😅

[@dogwalker666]

He is a bit of a bighead.

[@DayOldMeat]

I love it, a nice update of the TV21 design. I hope we get these designs in the show at some point.

[@Cybermat47]

I love it too, great update to the original Emperor from the comics.

[@doctorwhofanatic1821]

Very round head, I like a round head! 😂👌

[@franciskinsler316]

I used to make Emporer Dalek models out of sparkling wine bottles and blu tack 😎👍

[@wil2209]

Why are people hating on this animation, we’re being given free content, it’s a KZbin video do you really think the bbc would give it a big budget? They’ve done well be considerate

[@lordferbus2970]

Well one guy did a couple Dalek fan animations on KZbin and they were wayyyyy better ONE GUY

[@robertk2194]

People shouldn't judge a book by its cover

[@timrosswood4259]

A big corporation like the BBC can do better.

[@lordferbus2970]

@@timrosswood4259 ye They have the money to as well Yet a single guy did better

[@robertslipek7311]

@@lordferbus2970 one guy not working on a release schedule.

[@custommediacreations]

This is what I have been waiting for. Daleks taking over planets and no humans.

[@custommediacreations]

@Finn [Redacted] awesome, where could I find them? I’d love to listen to them.

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

yes i made a joke about their prime objective being invade earth

[@custommediacreations]

@Finn [Redacted] thanks man, I had no idea. 😀 when did they put audio books on Spotify?

[@custommediacreations]

@Finn [Redacted] I’m really excited now.

[@custommediacreations]

@Finn [Redacted] thanks bro. I’ve got a lot of entertainment now.

[@NICKatronMC]

“We offered them…you!” From that sentence alone, you can catch the implications that The Mechanoids want some revenge on the Daleks for what happened in the past EDIT: Aight, so it wasn’t the Mechanoids coming through the portal but in the newest episode, it looks like they still want Daleks dead

[@NICKatronMC]

*The irony when the Daleks are the ones in the conversation speaking ‘regularly’*

[@NICKatronMC]

*The Strategists voice is so goddamn phenomenal*

[@gumflap9989]

So the graphics are a little low budget, yeah, but I think they're well done for what they are, especially in the midst of a pandemic. The storyline's decent, and it seems like the voice actors were having fun with it. For a KZbin short, I think they did well. Sticking around for the next one.

[@jide7765]

The animation is so crapy that it's painfully to watch :(

[@williaxam]

100%, I wasn't expecting much with the animation, but I enjoyed it. Enjoyed it enough I can handle the animation, but GOD.. I wish they did better there.

[@MovieMagic515]

@@williaxam I love Doctor Who but the animation is ridicolously bad so i won't be watching.

[@williaxam]

@@MovieMagic515 fair does, it is pretty dreadful. But I enjoyed the story for this one.

[@MovieMagic515]

@@amaan9662 👍

[@roguebritgravy1]

This is basically the dalek version of clone wars. Not that that's a bad thing. I'm liking it so far.

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

it is pretty good

[@tomskih203]

It's nice to see the Daleks having lots of dialogue.

[@dylanblackwell6608]

I love the minimalistic, but detailed art style and the classic style of music. I quite like where this is heading.

[@britanimations2002]

Really excited for the rest of the series, please tell me it's a weekly thing

[@dsteere2303]

It is!

[@ScrapSFMIsaPro]

@@dsteere2303 YEEES

[@leemoser2446]

=D

[@DalekPrimeProductions]

I love it too!

[@HardCounter]

Why is the animation so bad? It's like watching a run through of a 2005 game...

[@granolabean1]

5:08 - I'm not completely sure why, but this scene really gives me some "Dark Crystal" vibes. The "strategist" is probably a new favorite Doctor Who character for me.

[@old2593]

am i the only one who thought: "donna noble has left the *archives* " "donna noble has been *saved* "

[@CobaltMagmaStudios]

Greyscalegay nope I was singing that

[@nellie204]

That scene was weird

[@icy101yt]

nah i thought it would actaully be related because like that has all the knowladge about like everything and the doctor and river have been there so it would make sense for the daleks to attack

[@luketanker6074]

They do daleks extremely well. Brutal, Merciless, and intelligent.

[@MrCdawson17]

This better be on DVD, in some shape or form!!! This is amazing!

[@shobanadam8220]

Intriguing start, I’m liking the animation style and the Dalek voices are as great as usual. Hope this is a success because more animated Doctor who spin-offs is something I think could work really well for the franchise.

[@Dilopho]

The particle effects are a bit naff but this rules. The executioner is so cool.... The strategist dalek sounds so sinister. I love it.

[@minecrafter2005]

I really enjoyed this! Also the reason the animation is like this I think is because it's trying to look the the graphics of the tv21 comics.

[@robstoppablecosplay]

Love it! Terry Nation would be proud.

[@AlanSizzlerKistler]

Love it. Always great to see the Daleks exercise their cunning and cold-hearted manipulation so they aren't just reliably defeatable baddies who shoot everything that moves. Also really enjoyed seeing that the Strategist is an old school generation one Dalek from the 1st Doctor's first adventures.

[@kiarash608]

Dalek Emperor: WHAT DID YOU OFFER THEM??!! Bot: We offered them, you Dalek Emperor: sh*t

[@MushroomHaterProductions]

A thrilling opener with such sublime results, from the animation to the suspenseful plot. Daleks couldn't satisfy me enough!

[@bluesnooddude1663]

The story and writing has the same charm/humour of the 1960s comics. Love it.

[@oisinjadran]

The sound mix was PHENOMENAL

[@Avengers24-sw7cv]

When I used to read The Daleks in TV 21, I really wanted a toy/model of The Golden Emperor. I want one even more now!

[@goblinsrevenge]

This reminds me of the old TV Century 21 Dalek comic, right down to the Dalek Emperor having a larger head and the flying platforms. Really enjoying this so far, the strategist's rusted/beaten shell and twisted logic makes you think they've seen some things. Meanwhile you've go the executioner who is just trigger happy and ready to shoot anything, it's nice to see different dalek roles being played out like this, as though it's what we would have gotten if the the new dalek paradigm idea wasn't abandoned.

[@sarapalmer8900]

Hello, yes, I have a complaint... It's too short!

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

at first i thought it would be another animation complaint but then i saw another comment i agreed with

[@alphakretin2387]

That’s what she said

[@jvevers]

Great to get some new Doctor Who content! Looking forward to seeing where this is going! The way Nick Briggs is able to bring so much character to each individual Dalek blows me away every time. Can't wait for the next episode!!

[@tardiselliottrailers]

Love the comments, who disliked before it started, what about everyone that liked without watching it first?

[@JamifyYT]

IKR...

[@JamifyYT]

I rather enjoyed it lol

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

@@JamifyYT i enjoyed it as well

[@JamifyYT]

@@rhiannonwebb6665 yeah:-)

[@tie_advanced1]

1:43 these MachineGewehr Daleks must be a wunderwaffe.

[@badwolf66]

The Daleks are leveling cities like they are nothing! This is the destructive side of them we rarely ever see! Just make Doctor Who an animated series from now on!

[@JediBlades42]

5:12 The Emperor sounds fearsome but man, the voice of the Strategist just makes your skin crawl.

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

More... this is a great start and a return to the vibes of classic Who!

[@mladen7641]

Whoever made this got the animation budget equal to the cost of a small sandwich and they still made something cool.

[@uhejnjd]

That was actually REALLY great to watch. I was confused with the Daleks being manipulators but it worked well that it got turned around on them. One problem though I had was with the Emperor. I get that the classic series, thats what it looked like, but I feel the new series design, with the emperor being a huge, in charge, non movable being is much more imposing.

[@Eltonlaleham]

This golden Dalek Emperor is awesome in colour and also awesome as a Dalek in billions of ways

[@joshuagough3696]

Absolutely love it! And I actually really like the animation... Seems more stylised than low quality *Time Lord Victorious Comic Spoilers* I'm guessing this is going to the the prelude to the Comics and the thing from the portal will be theHond

[@commentpal101]

The simple, stiff animation honestly suits a series about daleks pretty well. Their movements are just as lively as in live action footage anyway.

[@shadow50011]

I think the "textureless" models give it some charm, the actual animation isn't that bad. I like it.

[@JOCoStudio1]

They've definitely made a good stylistic approach for the resources available.

[@louw185]

Oooooh this is brilliant, I love all the individual Daleks and their designs (Emperor, Strategist, and ESPECIALLY the Executioner - seriously, that red eyestalk and massive claw are so. damn. cool!!!!) cant wait to see where it all goes from here

[@CharlieLV426]

This is how the Daleks should be in the actual television series as in recent years they haven't been as ruthless and cunning since the early Russel T Davis era but the Dalek episode ''Resolution'' was a step in the right direction to bring them back as the ruthless evil conquers that Davros intended them to be.

[@dalehayden3830]

YES. PRECISELY.

[@pundahandz7403]

Digging the soundtrack, proper vintage space vibes

[@billcox8870]

I found that more entertaining than series 11 of Doctor who.

[@williamhestilow4021]

A root canal performed without anesthetic while having your skin tore from your body piece by piece is more entertaining than Chibnalls version of doctor woke.

[@wil2209]

Who else loving time lord Victorious?

[@JamifyYT]

Me! :-) taking advantage of the free stuff lol

[@future057]

Me too

[@rachelredhead9217]

yes, I'm enjoying it so far :)

[@shortangel333]

The audios (so far) have been pretty darn great. Enemy of My Enemy recently release with these Dalek boyos in it and the Eighth Doctor, totally recommend it, the Daleks are definitely a highlight, especially the Strategist.

[@JRCSalter]

Yup. Though I wasn't too impressed with the Titan comics, everything else has been pretty darned great. And I love that they are really delving into some pretty deep themes.

[@Fluffycthulhu]

OMG That Cliff hanger!

[@thefinfinator270]

2:43 ah big brain daleks

[@reversethepolarityoftheneu773]

Yeah Its big brain time

[@Alpha-oo8]

That was really good! I mean, the toxic portion of the fan base is going to complain about the animation quality, which, you know, clearly isn’t Pixar, but when the storytelling is good, who cares? Good job guys and gals. Ignore the daleks in the comments and keep up the good work!

[@beckmcclannahan9048]

I care, because this is inexcusable. With *free software* you would struggle to make something that looks this bad. It looks like this was animated in unity

[@Alpha-oo8]

@@beckmcclannahan9048 oh? Well, you’re welcome to use said free software to prove that point on a low budget and probably extremely limited time frame, like most who animations are.

[@beckmcclannahan9048]

@@Alpha-oo8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYW7omuifqiemNk Not mine, but it proves my point

[@veronicavatter6436]

That archivist needs to be a companion! "Would you like to apply for a membership card?". " We have a very large door". 🤣

[@camerontungate]

The story, writing, animation and soundtrack are fantastic. Felt like Classic Who.

[@thegreatburt9005]

Good fun and a wonderful tribute to the classic Dalek comics. Thank you.

[@NathanSquires]

I imagine this is what a nicotine patch is like for smokers trying to give up smoking feels like. Looking forward to more and sustain me until new who is released!

[@irrevenant8724]

So the Daleks could've bypassed all this just by applying for a membership card? And instead went "Nah too much effort, let's just war". How very Dalek...

[@Cybermanalf]

The animation really doesn't look very good but (in my opinion) the actual story and contents are on point

[@rhiannonwebb6665]

I agree

[@j4ckpsych0_54]

I mean they did make this from home 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@nosound5903]

Unpopular opinion : I freaking love this style of animation. Keep it up guys ❤❤❤

[@itsandre4594]

This is really good! I can’t wait to see more of it

[@PaulGibbons13]

Great graphics and a great Dalek story and also the Dalek voices are fantastic great work Nicholas Briggs 😀👍

[@williandalsoto806]

Much better than I expected! Can't wait for the next part.

[@roytait629]

Lot of detailed work and good story. Very much the start of a Dalek epic .

[@th3_l1nk28]

i hope that this does well. this show has very good writing and I hope it can get the budget it needs to have its animation fit the serious and ominous theme of the show.

[@g00seisnotavaila29]

The comic like aspect of it looks so cool and the daleks voice is so good too

[@edwardreed67]

Pretty good overall. The animation in places was a bit rough, though the voices and sound effects were pretty well done. The emperor was cool and the strategist was class.

[@rachelredhead9217]

this series deserves a Blu-ray release of its own, it's very underrated, bravo to everyone involved :)

[@DoctorWhoVelocity]

WOW! Looks like they used the same game engine render style as our own DALEK fan film! :) Haha! Nice work BBC - good to see some new Doctor Who stuff in lockdown! HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE AND WELL! Lots of love -The Doctor Who Velocity Cast and Crew xxx

[@mylowpolygon6290]

if you mean eevee, i don't think so. There doesn't seem to be any screen space reflections. I would say its element 3d or Godot

[@DoctorWhoVelocity]

​@@mylowpolygon6290 Yes we meant it was it was in the same game engine render style as our own Dalek episodes. I wasn't saying I knew what software it was made in, just that the style is very similar! Quite a departure for a main stream media release!

[@mylowpolygon6290]

@@DoctorWhoVelocity ah true. Its definitely a rendered in a raster engine of sort.

[@DoctorWhoVelocity]

@@mylowpolygon6290 I've tweeted a few people who were involved in the making of, to find out what it's made in! :) Will let u know if we find out any info! :)

[@DoctorWhoVelocity]

@@mylowpolygon6290 I found out some insider info! The models are made in 3DS Max, Maya and Substance, and then the animation and rendering is done in Unity - so it IS a real time game engine :)

[@RTheu2109]

the "mighty n°9" type explosions aside, this was beautiful to watch, can't wait to see more!!

[@peterkean5907]

That was far more entertaining than the last two series on the BBC.

[@jacksonh133]

I would love to see the dalek empire grow in power so much that they imprison the doctor at the end of the series

[@brenan6008]

Okay Who disliked this vid before it started, explain

[@mikawezemer556]

Explain EXPLAIN

[@skinnynuggetsmith7548]

AMERICA EGSPLANE

[@psiu9334]

EXPLAIN EXPLAIN EXPLAIN EXPLAIN

[@JohnSmith0137]

Must be the cybermen

[@th3_l1nk28]

@@skinnynuggetsmith7548 how is it our fault

[@itsjustjimbo]

The retro, alien, techno background music is brilliant. The animation has an old video game vibe to it. Also congrats you guys, this is amazing!

[@DalekPrimeProductions]

What a Creative story! I love the cliffhanger!

[@adrianrobinson3553]

An intriguing and exciting opener. Can't wait to see how it develops.