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* The Krotons were written with the intent of replacing the [[Dalek]]s as the Doctor's principle nemesis, as [[Terry Nation]] had asked The BBC to stop using them so that he could pitch his own Dalek series to US TV networks, which ultimately fell through. Unfortunately, the Krotons didn't have the same impact the Daleks had, and they faded into obscurity, with Nation eventually allowing the Daleks to return to this series midway through the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. | * The Krotons were written with the intent of replacing the [[Dalek]]s as the Doctor's principle nemesis, as [[Terry Nation]] had asked The BBC to stop using them so that he could pitch his own Dalek series to US TV networks, which ultimately fell through. Unfortunately, the Krotons didn't have the same impact the Daleks had, and they faded into obscurity, with Nation eventually allowing the Daleks to return to this series midway through the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. | ||
* [[Frazer Hines]] would have originally departed in this story (or at least, the one that filled its slot) and been replaced with a male companion named Nik. He ultimately decided to leave along with [[Patrick Troughton]]. | * [[Frazer Hines]] would have originally departed in this story (or at least, the one that filled its slot) and been replaced with a male companion named Nik. He ultimately decided to leave along with [[Patrick Troughton]]. | ||
* ''The Krotons'' was repeated on BBC2 in November [[1981]] to celebrate ''[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]'' and bridge the gap between [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Seasons 18]] and [[Season 19|19]]. At the time, it was the only four-part Second Doctor serial that fully existed in the BBC Archives. All other four-part stories were either incomplete or missing entirely. | * ''The Krotons'' was repeated on BBC2 in November [[1981]] to celebrate ''[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]'' and bridge the gap between [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Seasons 18]] and [[Season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)|19]]. At the time, it was the only four-part Second Doctor serial that fully existed in the BBC Archives. All other four-part stories were either incomplete or missing entirely. | ||
* [[Robert Holmes]] envisioned the Krotons as crystalline men. Costume designer [[Bobi Bartlett]] opted instead for a more robotic approach. | * [[Robert Holmes]] envisioned the Krotons as crystalline men. Costume designer [[Bobi Bartlett]] opted instead for a more robotic approach. | ||
* Jack Lovell Ltd were tasked with constructing the Krotons but, in their haste to build the monsters, they did so to the wrong scale. As a result, the Krotons were larger and more unwieldy than intended and a rubber skirt had to be added to hide the operator's legs, which would otherwise now be exposed. | * Jack Lovell Ltd were tasked with constructing the Krotons but, in their haste to build the monsters, they did so to the wrong scale. As a result, the Krotons were larger and more unwieldy than intended and a rubber skirt had to be added to hide the operator's legs, which would otherwise now be exposed. | ||
