The second most popular villain in the TV show "Dr Who". The Cybermen were humanoids who began to replace parts of themselves with prosthetic devices in a quest to be stronger and longer-lived. In other words, cyborgs. Before they knew it, they had become emotionless robot-like beings who converted other people by force, lobotomising them. In this respect they are precursors of Star Trek's Borg.
In Dr Who, the Cybermen originally came from Mondas (in The Tenth Planet) but later settled on the planet Telos. They have attempted to conquer and enslave Earth in many episodes. In the 2006 season of the show, they were seen evolving on a parallel Earth.
Off-screen, they were created by Script editor Gerry Davis and scientist Kit Pedler.
In Dr Who, the Cybermen originally came from Mondas (in The Tenth Planet) but later settled on the planet Telos. They have attempted to conquer and enslave Earth in many episodes. In the 2006 season of the show, they were seen evolving on a parallel Earth.
Off-screen, they were created by Script editor Gerry Davis and scientist Kit Pedler.
by The Lone Magpie November 01, 2006
Iconic villain from the British TV series Dr Who. Though their appearance is robotic, the Daleks are actually little green blobs mutated from members of the Kaled species by their chief scientist, Davros, and placed in robotic armoured travel machines.
The Daleks were bred to become the superior beings by exterminating all other life forms, so that none could rise to threaten them. The eponymous Dr Who is the only thing has stood between them and universal domination
In real life, the Daleks were created by scriptwriter Terry Nation (who also created Blakes 7), while the Dalek machine props for the TV show were devised by production designer Raymond Cusick
The Daleks were bred to become the superior beings by exterminating all other life forms, so that none could rise to threaten them. The eponymous Dr Who is the only thing has stood between them and universal domination
In real life, the Daleks were created by scriptwriter Terry Nation (who also created Blakes 7), while the Dalek machine props for the TV show were devised by production designer Raymond Cusick
by The Lone Magpie April 08, 2005
"Tabby tank" the subspecies of striped domestic cat that is as big as a footstool and generally built of solid muscle rather than fat. Plural: Panzerkatzen
by The Lone Magpie May 05, 2005
1) Arch-nemesis of Judge Dredd in the 2000AD comic. Judge Death is a skeletal being who comes from a parallel universe where the powers that be decided that as all crimes were committed by the living, life itself should be banned!
Death, of course, cannot be killed
Death, of course, cannot be killed
by The Lone Magpie April 08, 2005
The unnamed Mumbai call centres that 1) persist in phoning up Britons to spam them, or 2) are used as help centres in lieu of a place that actually has any connection to the business you're trying to get through to.
by The Lone Magpie April 08, 2005
Lawman of the future, a 22nd century judge, jury and executioner from the pages of the British comic 2000AD.
Dredd is the most famous and feared of the Judges in Mega City One, and is considered hard but fair. Has saved the world numerous times in the comics.
Recently had a video game, Dredd Vs Death, and was played in a 1995 movie by Sylvester Stallone.
Dredd is the most famous and feared of the Judges in Mega City One, and is considered hard but fair. Has saved the world numerous times in the comics.
Recently had a video game, Dredd Vs Death, and was played in a 1995 movie by Sylvester Stallone.
by The Lone Magpie April 08, 2005
Martial arts' kicking expertise, usually used in reference to performers in Hong Kong martial arts films. A fine use of legs and kicking (as opposed to flips, punches, wire-fu etc) is called bootwork. Usually this occurs when the performer is actually trained in kickboxing or taekwondo rather than wushu or Peking Opera.
by The Lone Magpie April 08, 2005