Behind the scenes at Londonist... This is pretty typical of the kinds of conversations we have.

Mike: New Cyberman revealed. And it's a piece of shit. I am trying to stay clear of things that make the little vein in my forehead stick out so no Doctor Who stories for me thankyou. Mark: But it's beautiful Mike... Mike: It has cheek bones. And the BBC called them "giant robots". Captain Jack has his own spin off show. 'Mickey' is now an official companion. There's another stupid 'Bad Wolf' arc that will probably involve Giles from Buffy turning out to be K9 or some such shit. Wales is full of inbred hill people and yet not one of them could kill Russell T Davies? Life isn't fair. Alex: Hmmmm...they look more like Marvel's 'Iron Man' now don't they? Rob: I'm thinking Metropolis Mike: I think Rob got it spot on. A fiver that the Cybermen's new plan involves making lame inuendo about Captain Jack's arse. Although Iron Man did have a great moustache under his helmet... I should have sent them my King of the Rocket Men costume. Alex: You look like a cheese grater. Mike: Just what I'd expect from a sporty type. I look like a DEFENDER OF FREEDOM goddamnit. Mark: I was thinking more Mick Jagger in Ned Kelly. Mike: Ned Kelly did not have a high tech state of the art chest plate with complicated UP, DOWN, FAST and SLOW controls. Nor did he save Australia from ZOMBIES OF THE STRATOSPHERE. Matt: Office poll of old-school Dr Who fans gave the new cyberman a unanimous thumbs up. Sample size = 2. Mike: Bah - to hell with the fans. They are also excited about the fact that there's a Children in Need sketch on the way... Most old school fans were serioulsy damaged by the Sylvester McCoy years and their judgement is not to be trusted. Only MIKE can be trusted on this. Only MIKE recogonises the abomination.

You see now the work that goes into the stuff that we don't even post about... If you want to add faces to names then Ken recently threw up some more official party photos: Here I am doing my best Gimli to Alex's Aragorn: See if you can spot the boss. He's wearing a certain something...

Mike: I liked your Freddy Kruger jumper by the way. Rob: Everyone took the piss out of that jumper... my fiance has a lot to answer for. Mike: Well tell her I LIKED it. It made you look like an undead sexual predator - a hard look to pull off. Rob: I'll be sure to pass that on.

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