History Quotes / BritishBrevity

->''"They only ran six episodes. That's the great thing about British TV: closure."''

->It's ''Deidre and Margaret''. It ran for sixteen years on the BBC. It did nearly thirty episodes!

->'''SC:''' It is the third season-
->'''DT:''' Yes, it is.
->'''SC:''' -''last'' season.
->'''DT:''' It is, yeah.
->'''SC:''' Why not just keep riding this pony? It's a great show, do twenty-two seasons, do spinoffs, do ''Series/{{CSI}}: Broadchurch'', ''[[Series/CSIMiami Broadchurch: Miami]]''... wh-why only three there, David Tennant?
->'''DT:''' It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works... and we run from it. You heard about [[UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion Brexit?]]
->'''SC:''' ''(grinning)'' Yes... I did. Yeah, I heard about that.

->'''DT:''' It's-it's... that's what we do. ''(laughs)'' If it works and it's solid and it makes money and it's good for everyone in it, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY.
-->--'''Creator/DavidTennant''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sQPvQgtI-FY chatting with]] '''Creator/StephenColbert''' on the conclusion of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' while it is still pulling strong ratings, on ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

Sadly, another way Sherlock is like Christmas is that we get like one episode of it per year, on average.

->It's ''Deidra and Margaret''. It ran for sixteen years on the BBC. It did nearly thirty episodes!

->It's ''Deidra and Margaret''. It ran for sixteen years on the BBC. It did nearly thirty episodes!''

-->--'''Creator/DavidTennant''' chatting with '''Creator/StephenColbert''' on the conclusion of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' while it is still pulling strong ratings, on ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

->'''DT:''' It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works... and we run from it. You heard about [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire Brexit?]]

->''(piano riff)''

->'''DT:''' It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works, and we run from it. You heard about [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire Brexit?]]

->'''DT:''' It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works, and we run from it. You heard about UsefulNotes/{{Brexit}}?

->->'''DT:''' It's-it's... that's what we do. ''(laughs)'' If it works and it's solid and it makes money and it's good for everyone in it, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY.

->Why not just keep riding this pony? It's a great show, do twenty-two seasons, do spinoffs, do ''Series/{{CSI}}: Broadchurch'', ''[[Series/CSIMiami Broadchurch: Miami]]''... wh-why only three there, David Tennant?
->It's a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works, and we run from it. You heard about Brexit?
->Yes... I did. Yeah, I heard about that.

->It's-it's... that's what we do. ''(laughs)'' If it works and it's solid and it makes money and it's good for everyone in it, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY.
-->--'''Creator/DavidTennant''' chatting with '''Creator/StephenColbert''' on the conclusion of ''Series/Broadchurch'' while it is still pulling strong ratings, on ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

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-->--'''Creator/DavidTennant''' on the conclusion of ''Series/Broadchurch'' while it is still pulling strong ratings, on ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''

->[[Creator/TheBBC BBC's]] ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is like Christmas: Whenever it comes out, it's the most magical time ever. Every adventure of Breakdance Cranberrysauce is packed to the brim with smart dialogue, fascinating characters, and suspenseful stories, from secret government projects to military weapons and matters of national security. Because of that, we should consider ourselves lucky when we find Bromblepunch Crazylegs and Watson under our tree.\\

->''BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is like Christmas: Whenever it comes out, it's the most magical time ever. Every adventure of Breakdance Cranberrysauce is packed to the brim with smart dialogue, fascinating characters, and suspenseful stories, from secret government projects to military weapons and matters of national security. Because of that, we should consider ourselves lucky when we find Bromblepunch Crazylegs and Watson under our tree.\\

Sadly, another way Sherlock is like Christmas is that we get like one episode of it per year, on average.''
-->--''Website/{{Cracked}}'', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-better-versions-shows-youre-getting-tired-of/ "5 Obscure Shows That Are Better Versions Of Ones You Watch"]]