History Quotes / TheUsualAdversaries

->'''Tal'Darim Executor''': James Raynor! We were expecting your arrival... Now you will finally pay for stealing our sacred relics!

->Klingons have been around from the first season of ''Star Trek'', and they are a nice way to spice up just about any script. Interviewed about his role in ''Judgment'', J.G. Hertzler suggested a reason for their appeal:\\\
''I think they’re crucial, in every series. The Klingons were there from the beginning. Whenever a series had a little bit of a problem they’d bring Klingons on.''\\\
This explains why ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' would find a Klingon ship wandering the Delta Quadrant in ''Prophecy'' and why ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' has returned quite frequently to the Klingons for generic roles in generic scripts.

->Is it my imagination or does Krychek seem to have his hand in every single dodgy operation going these days? If he’s not an undercover operative for the Syndicate, then he’s their pet assassin. and now his hand in domestic terrorism is exposed. We'll find out he’s responsible for every terrorist act known to mankind throughout the course of the series, I’m sure...It does worry me, though, that he has become ''The X-Files''[='=] equivalent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Master]], turning up again after apparently being seen off for good last time with [[UnexplainedRecovery no word as to how he might have escaped]]. It troubles me that despite being a scumbag, Krychek has become the scapegoat for Mulder, Skinner and [[GoldfishPoopGang whoever else wants to have a pop at him]] because they cannot reach into the government and punish those who are really responsible.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised the "final" end to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' "End")...There's been about 26-28 single matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in a Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125.\\\
(chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

->'''[[TheHero Raynor]]''' (sounding more annoyed than worried): Oh shit, not the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Tal'darim]] again! Seriously, they should learn when to quit!

-->-- '''Imperial Guard Sergeant''', ''{{Dawn of War}}''

->Is it my imagination or does Krychek seem to have his hand in every single dodgy operation going these days? If he’s not an undercover operative for the Syndicate, then he’s their pet assassin. and now his hand in domestic terrorism is exposed. We'll find out he’s responsible for every terrorist act known to mankind throughout the course of the series, I’m sure...It does worry me,, though, that he has become ''The X-Files''[='=] equivalent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Master]], turning up again after apparently being seen off for good last time with [[UnexplainedRecovery no word as to how he might have escaped]]. It troubles me that despite being a scumbag, Krychek has become the scapegoat for Mulder, Skinner and [[GoldfishPoopGang whoever else wants to have a pop at him]] because they cannot reach into the government and punish those who are really responsible.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised the "final" end to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' "End")...There's been about 26-28 single matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in a Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised the "final" end to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''...There's been about 26-28 single matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in a Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised the "final" end to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' "End"). I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because by that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point of it was that they would never wrestle again. And that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives.\\\
But, you know, it was probably four years later--whatever, [[FleetingDemographicRule short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised the "final" end to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' "End").\\\
I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because by that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point of it was that they would never wrestle again--and that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives--but, you know, it was probably four years later t--whatever, [[FleetingDemographicRule short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because by that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point of it was that they would never wrestle again. And that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives. But you know, it was probably four years later--whatever. [[FleetingDemographicRule Short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because by that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point it was that they would never wrestle again. And that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives. But you know, it was probably four years later--whatever. [[FleetingDemographicRule Short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats, Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

->This is the ''third'' time, no kidding, the third time they've promised the capstone to their epic, over-a-decade-long feud that stretched down through the centuries, probably; might as well've been. This is the third time they've promised "the final end" to it (the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' "End").\\\

I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because by that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point it was that they would never wrestle again. And that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives. But you know, it was probably four years later--whatever. [[FleetingDemographicRule Short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

I still remember the match with the stipulation that they would never wrestle again. Because that point, people were so sick of seeing them wrestle. The whole point it was that they would never wrestle again. And that was the match where Orton tried to murder him with explosives. But you know, it was probably four years later--whatever. [[FleetingDemographicRule Short memories]]...There's been about 26-28 ''single'' matches between Cena and Orton, but if you count ''multiple'' matches -- you count Tag Matches, Triple Threats Hells in the Cells, Elimination Matches, Elimination Chambers -- the number is mind-boggling. There's probably not an official number, but it's definitely over 100. Probably around 125. (chuckles) Yeah. I've been there since the beginning, really. I'm so tired.

-> ''"Greenskins.'' [Spits] ''Where there's one, there's a million of 'em."''

->''"I think what dismays me most about the story is the dredging up of the Romulans – a race already unexciting in [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]] – as the bad guys. It is revisionist and backward looking in a most disappointing way. After [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the Borg]] – the Romulans? Oh, my."''

->''"Throughout [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS4E2TheTenthPlanet}} The Tenth Planet]] the basic horror of the Cybermen is '[[HumanoidAbomination what the HELL is that thing]]' -- a threat that is lost in every subsequent appearance of them when they simply become '[[VillainDecay Oh cool, Cybermen.]]'"''
-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' on ''Series/DoctorWho''

->''"Is it my imagination or does Krychek seem to have his hand in every single dodgy operation going these days? If he’s not an undercover operative for the Syndicate, then he’s their pet assassin. and now his hand in domestic terrorism is exposed. We'll find out he’s responsible for every terrorist act known to mankind throughout the course of the series, I’m sure...It does worry me,, though, that he has become ''The X-Files''[='=] equivalent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Master]], turning up again after apparently being seen off for good last time with [[UnexplainedRecovery no word as to how he might have escaped]]. It troubles me that despite being a scumbag, Krychek has become the scapegoat for Mulder, Skinner and whoever else [[HarmlessVillain wants to have a pop at him]] because they cannot reach into the government and punish those who are really responsible."''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-x-files-season-four_17.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Tunguska"

->''"Specifically, we’re watching what basically amounts to an animated version of the opening to ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', except that instead of a giant bullet that lives in a volcano, the astronauts are kidnapped by this strange force we know as… ''magnetism.''\\\
No prizes for guessing who’s responsible."''

->'''Tal'Darim Executor''': James Raynor! We were expecting your arrival... Now you will finally pay for stealing our sacred relics!
->'''[[TheHero Raynor]]''' (sounding more annoyed than worried): Oh shit, not the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Tal'darim]] again! Seriously, they should learn when to quit!
-->--''VideoGame/StarcraftIIWingsOfLiberty''

->''"Is it my imagination or does Krychek seem to have his hand in every single dodgy operation going these days? If he’s not an undercover operative for the Syndicate, then he’s their pet assassin. and now his hand in domestic terrorism is exposed. We'll find out he’s responsible for every terrorist act known to mankind throughout the course of the series, I’m sure...It does worry me,, though, that he has become ''The X-Files''[='=] equivalent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Master]], turning up again after apparently being seen off for good last time with [[UnexplainedRecovery no word as to how he might have escaped]]. It troubles me that despite being a scumbag, Krychek has become the scapegoat for Mulder, Skinner and whoever else [[HarmlessVillain wants to have a pop at him]]] because they cannot reach into the government and punish those who are really responsible."''

->''"I remember once a reviewer describing the ''[MirrorUniverse]'' episodes of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]]'' as simple as ‘popping out for a carton of milk’ or something to that effect – the shots of Janeway and Seven walking around the Borg ship about 20 minutes into this story are hugely reminiscent of that kind of laziness. Cliff Bole made exploring a Cube something massively atmospheric in [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Best of Both Worlds]] but films these scenes with all the urgency of returning a library book. There’s only so many times we can walk down the same strobe lit corridor (despite David Bell’s pounding efforts) before it loses its impact. "''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/voyager-season-five.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Dark Frontier"

-->--'''Phil Sandifer''', ''TARDIS Eruditorum''

->''"Specifically, we’re watching what basically amounts to an animated version of the opening to ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice, except that instead of a giant bullet that lives in a volcano, the astronauts are kidnapped by this strange force we know as… ''magnetism.''\\\

->''"I remember once a reviewer describing the latter alternative universe episodes of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]]'' as simple as ‘popping out for a carton of milk’ or something to that effect – the shots of Janeway and Seven walking around the Borg ship about 20 minutes into this story are hugely reminiscent of that kind of laziness. Cliff Bole made exploring a Cube something massively atmospheric in [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Best of Both Worlds]] but films these scenes with all the urgency of returning a library book. There’s only so many times we can walk down the same strobe lit corridor (despite David Bell’s pounding efforts) before it loses its impact. "''

->''"Throughout [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS4E2TheTenthPlanet}} The Tenth Planet]] the basic horror of the Cybermen is '[[HumanoidAbomination what the HELL is that thing]]' -- a threat that is lost in every subsequent appearance of them when they simply become '[[BadassDecay Oh cool, Cybermen.]]'"''

->''"I think you have seen the end of Kazon space. If you think about it, traveling for a year-and-a-half through a part of space dominated by one group [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale is pretty amazing!]] I think traveling at warp speed for a year-and-a-half you would pass through the Federation, the Klingon Empire and a few other places. So I think we have overextended our visit into Kazon space and those stories are all going to be resolved and done with at the beginning of the ''[third]'' season."''
-->--'''Rick Berman''', executive producer of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

->''"Formularisation is compulsory in commercial TV, and has struck (''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'') hard. The [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration NCC1701D]] now has less time than ever to explore strange new worlds -- half the season is prebooked for return visits to [[TheUsualAdversaries the Klingons or Cardassians]], and guest spots for Barclay, Ma Troi, Q, Old Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all. Not that I want to see any fewer Romulan Warbirds, Borg motherships etc; I just regret this inevitable loss of novelty in favour of the kind of ''petty'' continuity that ''([[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]]'') tried so hard to avoid."''
-->-- '''Justin B. Rye'''. ''[[http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/trek/3.html Star Trek: Mark Two]]''

-> ''"Greenskins.'' [Spits] ''Where there's one, there's a million of 'em."''
-->-- '''Imperial Guard Sergeant''', ''{{Dawn of War}}''

-> '''Greenskins.'''

-> ''[Spits]'' Where there's one, there's a million of 'em.

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