Me and the BF, Emlah. SO funny. We are constantly going around the house saying stuff like "No but yeah but no but" and imitating the inkeeper's "Ye-asss."
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Scrappy - Mar 14, 2005 4:59:26 am PST #7518 of 9843
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Nutty - Mar 14, 2005 9:16:03 am PST #7519 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"No but yeah but no but"
Oh is that where that comes from? I have a friend who quotes that occasionally, but I did not know it was a specific source. (Because I can think of a couple of British people I've met who would actually say that. For some reason American dithering just sounds different in my head.)
Jars - Mar 14, 2005 9:18:32 am PST #7520 of 9843
Robin, did you see the Comic Relief sketches? Very, very amusing. Celebrity cameos all over the shop.
Emlah - Mar 14, 2005 9:31:52 pm PST #7521 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
imitating the inkeeper's "Ye-asss."
Hee! I love saying that. I also love saying "Eh Eh Eeeeeeehhhh!"
I just bought the Season 1 DVDs and I'm joyfully wallowing. And yay for Anthony Stewart Head!
For some reason American dithering just sounds different in my head.
Yeah, I think American dithering is more 'like' than 'but'.
Scrappy - Mar 15, 2005 6:16:14 am PST #7522 of 9843
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We say "Eh eh ehhh" a lot too! I don't why that's so damn funny, but it is.
esse - Mar 26, 2005 6:25:46 am PST #7523 of 9843
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I still randomly say "the only gay in the village!" and nobody gets it but me.
DavidS - Mar 26, 2005 7:18:38 am PST #7524 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I still randomly say "the only gay in the village!" and nobody gets it but me.
Heh. I'd get that. I liked the daft Scottish innkeeper too.
Jars - Mar 26, 2005 9:52:39 am PST #7525 of 9843
Okay, so I love the new Dr. Who. Russell T. Davies does it again. Much joy.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 26, 2005 10:16:14 am PST #7526 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
What I'm wondering is can a Buffy-informed community like this take a sci-fi show that's simply accepting exactly the gender stereotypes Joss set out to subvert? (In the opening scene, I kept expecting Rose to pull out a stake. Later, they found the bad guy in the sewer. Next question: is Joss a Dr. Who fan who pulled those elements from previous Doctors?)
I know I'll keep watching-- the whole family will be-- mostly for the laughs (I concur about RTD, btw), but also to keep spotting the influences (next week's episode trailer shows that it'll start with the world exploding. Familar to British sci-fi fans at all? )
Fiona - Mar 27, 2005 12:29:54 am PST #7527 of 9843
I thought it was great. It absolutely hit the right balance between honouring the legacy and striking its own new tone. Ecclestone was perfect and Billie Piper didn't even annoy me that much. Loved the evil wheelie bin and the schtick with the London Eye.
Gender stereotyping here or there; the Doctor has always been an Alpha Male, I couldn't imagine him any other way, and his female companions haven't all been wimps. Rose looks as though she'll give as good as she gets.
Didn't I read that Joanna Lumley played a female Doctor once for Comic Relief or something? That would have been interesting to see.
On edit: the one thing I didn't like too much was how they'd messed with the theme tune. They sort of stuck it all on a synthesiser, so the depth was lost. Nothing can beat the Radiophonic Workshop original, I'm not sure why they didn't just use that one.