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** The story's thematic basis in body language was influenced by {{w|Desmond Morris}}' {{w|Manwatching}}. <ref>'The Discontinuity Guide' by Paul Cornell et al, page 205. Virgin Publishing Ltd, 1994.</ref> | ** The story's thematic basis in body language was influenced by {{w|Desmond Morris}}' {{w|Manwatching}}. <ref>'The Discontinuity Guide' by Paul Cornell et al, page 205. Virgin Publishing Ltd, 1994.</ref> | ||
* Robophobia - an irrational fear of robots - is at one point referred to as 'Grimwade's syndrome'. This was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series) who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called {{w|Uncanny valley|the Uncanny Valley}}. | * Robophobia - an irrational fear of robots - is at one point referred to as 'Grimwade's syndrome'. This was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series) who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called {{w|Uncanny valley|the Uncanny Valley}}. | ||
* An observant viewer would know the identity of the murderer as early as Episode 2, from the scene in which Capel delivers a corpse marker to a robot. While only his legs and feet are shown, the distinctive grey and black stripes of Dask's pants are visible. | |||
* The precise setting of this story is disputed. Some expanded universe material places it on [[Io]], one of the moons of [[Jupiter]], despite the fact the story suggests the atmosphere outside the sandminer is breathable and the presence of a vast sandy desert is somewhat integral to the plot (neither of which would be the case on Io). ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') [[COMIC]]: ''[[Crisis on Kaldor (comic story)|Crisis on Kaldor]]'' places it on the planet [[Kaldor]]. The ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio series does not explicitly state name of the planet, although the inference seems to be that the planet's name is Kaldor. Regarding the year the story takes place (which is never given onscreen), ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' places it circa [[Far future|30,000]], but ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' (by the same author) redates it to the [[51st century]]. [[Timelink]] places it in [[28th century|2777]]. ''[[A History of the Universe]]'' and the first two editions of ''[[aHistory]]'' arbitrarily places the story in [[29th century|2877]], but the third edition redates it to 2881, based on evidence from the ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio series. | * The precise setting of this story is disputed. Some expanded universe material places it on [[Io]], one of the moons of [[Jupiter]], despite the fact the story suggests the atmosphere outside the sandminer is breathable and the presence of a vast sandy desert is somewhat integral to the plot (neither of which would be the case on Io). ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') [[COMIC]]: ''[[Crisis on Kaldor (comic story)|Crisis on Kaldor]]'' places it on the planet [[Kaldor]]. The ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio series does not explicitly state name of the planet, although the inference seems to be that the planet's name is Kaldor. Regarding the year the story takes place (which is never given onscreen), ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' places it circa [[Far future|30,000]], but ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' (by the same author) redates it to the [[51st century]]. [[Timelink]] places it in [[28th century|2777]]. ''[[A History of the Universe]]'' and the first two editions of ''[[aHistory]]'' arbitrarily places the story in [[29th century|2877]], but the third edition redates it to 2881, based on evidence from the ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio series. | ||
* Decades later, the episodes ''[[The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'' would also feature subservient creatures (albeit living ones this time) turning on their masters after being manipulated; like the robots, the [[Ood]]s' eyes would also glow red when under this influence. | * Decades later, the episodes ''[[The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'' would also feature subservient creatures (albeit living ones this time) turning on their masters after being manipulated; like the robots, the [[Ood]]s' eyes would also glow red when under this influence. |
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