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->'''Pewter''': Earlier, I told you that I was completely certain the Original Cyclops Killer couldn't have committed these crimes.\\
*flashback starts*\\
'''Pewter''': I am absolutely certain the Original Cyclops Killer couldn't have committed these crimes.\\
*flashback ends*
-->--''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles''
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->''Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg, then chairman of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]], didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''

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->''Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg, ->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]], didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''
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->And, during this song, the movie decides to do a recap of the movie ''up until this point!'' '''I'VE ''JUST'' SEEN IT! I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN! ''FUCK OFF!'' JIMMY!'''

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->And, during this song, the movie decides to do a recap of the movie ''up until this point!'' '''I'VE ''JUST'' SEEN IT! I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT WATCH AGAIN! ''FUCK OFF!'' JIMMY!'''

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->"[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You'll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier about mates than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."

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->"[The ->[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You'll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier about mates than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."



-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' on "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Part of Your World]]", [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]

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-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' -->--''Website/{{Cracked}}'' on "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Part of Your World]]", [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]



-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc "The Gift Shop Sketch"]], ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

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-->-- [[https://www.-->--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc "The Gift Shop Sketch"]], ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

->And, during this song, the movie decides to do a recap of the movie ''up until this point!'' '''I'VE ''JUST'' SEEN IT! I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN! ''FUCK OFF!'' JIMMY!'''
-->--'''[=V1=]''' of ''WebVideo/OSWReview'', on ''Film/FatalDeviation'''s LovedOnesMontage
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->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''

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->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, ->''Creator/JeffreyKatzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]], didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''
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-->--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc "The Gift Shop Sketch"]], ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

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-->--[[https://www.-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc "The Gift Shop Sketch"]], ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''
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->"[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You’ll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier about mates than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."

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->"[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You’ll You'll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier about mates than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."


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->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''
-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' on "[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Part of Your World]]", [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]

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!!{{Film}} -- Live-Action
->"We're in the boredom-killing business."
-->--'''Howard Beale''', ''{{Film/Network}}''

!!{{Literature}}
->''In writing a screenplay for a movie, be sure to include plenty of action.''\\
WRONG: [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} To be, or not to be.]]\\
RIGHT: LOOK OUT! GIANT RADIOACTIVE SQUIRRELS!
-->-- '''Creator/DaveBarry''', "Grammar: De Letter of De Law"

!!WebAnimation
->"That's probably why people have been down on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'': it employs a core gameplay loop other than generic combat or stealth and isn't a nonstop roller coaster ride of noise and sparkly objects to distract us from the nightmare web of uncertainty and disenfranchisement that is our lives."
-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'''''



->''I actually prefer it when some things aren't [[MrExposition explicitly spelled out, highlighted and then recited]] by Chloe like some barely tolerable form of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Vogon poetry]]...''Smallville'' is not a show that often trusts its audience; this almost felt like I was being patted on the head and given a cookie.''
-->--'''[[http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville9-ep21 Julian Finn]]''' on ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', "Hostage"

->'''Simon''': I didn't understand the enormous brain either. Big brains and little brains. Just like me and you.\\
'''Joe''': Oooh burn. He did explain about the big brain.\\
'''Simon''': He did? I was probably distracted by all the action.\\
'''Joe''': But that's your problem, isn't it? Not the episode's problem.\\
'''Simon''': If I didn't understand it how could a child understand it?\\
'''Joe''': You put yourself to the intellectual level of a child?\\
'''Simon''': Touché.
-->--Joe Ford on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E3PlanetOfTheOod}} "Planet of the Ood"]]

->''By modern standards, sitting still to watch something for two hours is a legitimate effort. I know this because I feel the same way whenever I personally watch a whole movie or prestige TV show now, too. I’m like, “Wow, I finished ''Series/TrueDetective''. And I didn’t even check my phone once! Good job, me!” I’ve seen people put DVD box sets of ''Series/TheWire'' up on a shelf, and I promise you that [[GeniusBookClub they deliberately made it prominent.]]''
-->--'''[[http://deadspin.com/one-day-well-be-too-lazy-to-watch-football-1679448981 Deadspin]]''', "One Day We'll Be Too Lazy to Watch Football"

->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''[[DentedIron "enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”]]'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''
-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''' on ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain''

->''During a big car chase, Tamahori starts cutting like he’s the lead in a {{slasher movie}}... The second half of the film feels very much like an attempt by the production crew to make a movie for a younger, hipper, easily-distracted audience. And, in doing so, a sense of class is just lost.''
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2011/01/27/non-review-review-die-another-day/ Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Film/DieAnotherDay''

->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker [[EurekaMoment get the inspiration]] for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/tucker-the-man-and-his-dream-1988-francis-ford-coppola/ on]] ''[[Film/TuckerTheManAndHisDream Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' (1988)

->'''Chris''': Does Uwe Boll know the guy from ''{{Film/Memento}}''? Is that who he thinks his target audience is?\\
'''Matt'''': Maybe he just knows [[BrainBleach the effects of his movies.]]
-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-bloodrayne-2005-part-two/ on]] ''{{Film/Bloodrayne}}''

->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''
-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''' on [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 "Part of Your World"]], [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]

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->''I actually prefer it when some things aren't [[MrExposition explicitly spelled out, highlighted and then recited]] by Chloe like some barely tolerable form of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Vogon poetry]]...''Smallville'' is not a show that often trusts its audience; this almost felt like I was being patted on the head and given a cookie.''
-->--'''[[http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville9-ep21 Julian Finn]]''' on ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', "Hostage"

->'''Simon''': I didn't understand the enormous brain either. Big brains and little brains. Just like me and you.\\
'''Joe''': Oooh burn. He did explain about the big brain.\\
'''Simon''': He did? I was probably distracted by all the action.\\
'''Joe''': But that's your problem, isn't it? Not the episode's problem.\\
'''Simon''': If I didn't understand it how could a child understand it?\\
'''Joe''': You put yourself to the intellectual level of a child?\\
'''Simon''': Touché.
-->--Joe Ford on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E3PlanetOfTheOod}} "Planet of the Ood"]]

->''By modern standards, sitting still to watch something for two hours is a legitimate effort. I know this because I feel the same way whenever I personally watch a whole movie or prestige TV show now, too. I’m like, “Wow, I finished ''Series/TrueDetective''. And I didn’t even check my phone once! Good job, me!” I’ve seen people put DVD box sets of ''Series/TheWire'' up on a shelf, and I promise you that [[GeniusBookClub they deliberately made it prominent.]]''
-->--'''[[http://deadspin.com/one-day-well-be-too-lazy-to-watch-football-1679448981 Deadspin]]''', "One Day We'll Be Too Lazy to Watch Football"

->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''[[DentedIron "enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”]]'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''
-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''' on ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain''

->''During a big car chase, Tamahori starts cutting like he’s the lead in a {{slasher movie}}... The second half of the film feels very much like an attempt by the production crew to make a movie for a younger, hipper, easily-distracted audience. And, in doing so, a sense of class is just lost.''
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2011/01/27/non-review-review-die-another-day/ Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Film/DieAnotherDay''

->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker [[EurekaMoment get the inspiration]] for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/tucker-the-man-and-his-dream-1988-francis-ford-coppola/ on]] ''[[Film/TuckerTheManAndHisDream Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' (1988)

->'''Chris''': Does Uwe Boll know the guy from ''{{Film/Memento}}''? Is that who he thinks his target audience is?\\
'''Matt'''': Maybe he just knows [[BrainBleach the effects of his movies.]]
-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-bloodrayne-2005-part-two/ on]] ''{{Film/Bloodrayne}}''

->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.''
-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''' on [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 "Part of Your World"]], [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]



->"You can't have a fucking screen in a modern game these days that isn't fucking busy with shit happening constantly, because you're fucking ADD little pieces of crap. Yes, [[GrumpyOldMan I'm talking about you, Millennials.]]"
-->--'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahzee]]''' and '''Gabe''' LetsPlay ''{{VideoGame/Flashback}}'' (2012)

->'''Spoony:''' What is that? The third gratuitous use of slo-mo so far?\\
'''Pat:''' My mind was having trouble registering that it was bullet shells being dropped out of that gun. I thought for a second that it might be Cadbury cream eggs.
-->--[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]] and WebVideo/PatTheNESPunk watch ''Film/HighlanderEndgame''

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->"You can't have a fucking screen in a modern game these days that isn't fucking busy with shit happening constantly, because you're fucking ADD little pieces of crap. Yes, [[GrumpyOldMan I'm talking about you, Millennials.]]"
-->--'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahzee]]''' and '''Gabe''' LetsPlay ''{{VideoGame/Flashback}}'' (2012)

->'''Spoony:''' What is that? The third gratuitous use of slo-mo so far?\\
'''Pat:''' My mind was having trouble registering that it was bullet shells being dropped out of that gun. I thought for a second that it might be Cadbury cream eggs.
-->--[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]] and WebVideo/PatTheNESPunk watch ''Film/HighlanderEndgame''




!!RealLife
->''Nowdays, if a news report does not tie up loose ends as neatly as ''Series/TheATeam'', it is considered a flop.''
-->--'''UsefulNotes/RichardNixon''', ''In The Arena''

->''...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire.''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''

->''I think television in general -- and movies in general -- were paced at a slightly more leisurely pace years ago. Whether it’s people’s attention spans or they talk about the {{Creator/MTV}} Generation or… whatever it might be. Shows are a lot faster now. You took a lot of time in telling a story back then. I look at even old movies -- in ''{{Film/Bullitt}}'', the old Creator/SteveMcQueen movie, there’s a whole scene of him [[EngagingChevrons parking his car.]]''
-->--'''Chris Black'''

->''The continuity of the show is [[NegativeContinuity completely haphazard]]. It’s haphazard by design...aiming towards the person that is grabbing a beer, and isn’t really paying attention, and is walking out of the room every ten minutes and coming back and sitting down; all you are going to do is dumb down the show.''
-->--'''[[http://www.lcarscom.net/rdm1000118.htm Ronald D. Moore]]''' on leaving ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
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->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker [[EurekaMonent get the inspiration]] for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''

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->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker [[EurekaMonent [[EurekaMoment get the inspiration]] for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''
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->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker get the inspiration for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''

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->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker [[EurekaMonent get the inspiration inspiration]] for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''
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->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''[["DentedIron enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”]]'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''

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->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''[["DentedIron enough ''[[DentedIron "enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”]]'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''
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->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''“enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''

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->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''“enough ''[["DentedIron enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”'' regiment!”]]'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think we got it.''
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->"That's probably why people have been down on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding; it employs a core gameplay loop other than generic combat or stealth and isn't a nonstop roller coaster ride of noise and sparkly objects to distract us from the nightmare web of uncertainty and disenfranchisement that is our lives."

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->"That's probably why people have been down on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding; ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'': it employs a core gameplay loop other than generic combat or stealth and isn't a nonstop roller coaster ride of noise and sparkly objects to distract us from the nightmare web of uncertainty and disenfranchisement that is our lives."
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!!WebAnimation
->"That's probably why people have been down on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding; it employs a core gameplay loop other than generic combat or stealth and isn't a nonstop roller coaster ride of noise and sparkly objects to distract us from the nightmare web of uncertainty and disenfranchisement that is our lives."
-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'''''
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->''And then there’s another shot of the missiles flying over scenery. I must say, these missiles are quickly becoming the breakout stars of the movie. I think they’ve actually had more screen time so far than Creator/SeanConnery.''

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->''And then there’s another shot of ->''The porter who greets Bond out front takes a gander at the missiles flying over scenery. I must say, these missiles are quickly becoming Bentley and says that they ''“don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”'' Bond replies, ''“It’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Apparently, the breakout stars of writers thought [[{{Anvilicious}} the movie. metaphor wasn’t obvious enough]], because it’s repeated immediately as we cut to Bond being examined by a doctor. The doctor says Bond has ''“enough scar tissue for an entire regiment!”'' and Bond replies, ''“Right, but it’s still in pretty good shape.”'' Right, I think they’ve actually had more screen time so far than Creator/SeanConnery.we got it.''

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->"The continuity of the show is [[NegativeContinuity completely haphazard]]. It’s haphazard by design...aiming towards the person that is grabbing a beer, and isn’t really paying attention, and is walking out of the room every ten minutes and coming back and sitting down; all you are going to do is dumb down the show."
-->--'''[[http://www.lcarscom.net/rdm1000118.htm Ronald D. Moore]]''' on leaving ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''



->''...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire.''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''



->''...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire.''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''

to:

->''...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall ->''The continuity of the show is [[NegativeContinuity completely haphazard]]. It’s haphazard by design...aiming towards the person that is grabbing a beer, and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth isn’t really paying attention, and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points walking out of the room converge upon its presence every ten minutes and coming back and sitting down; all you are going to do is dumb down the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire.show.''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''-->--'''[[http://www.lcarscom.net/rdm1000118.htm Ronald D. Moore]]''' on leaving ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
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->"You can't have a fucking screen in a modern game these days that isn't fucking busy with shit happening constantly, because you're fucking ADD little pieces of crap. Yes, [[GrumpyOldMan I'm talking about you, Millennials.]]"
-->--'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahzee]]''' and '''Gabe''' LetsPlay ''{{VideoGame/Flashback}}'' (2012)
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->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker get the inspiration for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!" while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''

to:

->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker get the inspiration for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going "WOOOOOOO!!!" "WOOOOOOO!!!"]] while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''

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->''"We're in the boredom-killing business."''

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->''"We're !!{{Film}} -- Live-Action
->"We're
in the boredom-killing business."''"



->''"Nowdays, if a news report does not tie up loose ends as neatly as ''Series/TheATeam'', it is considered a flop."''
-->--'''UsefulNotes/RichardNixon''', ''In The Arena''

->''"I think television in general -- and movies in general -- were paced at a slightly more leisurely pace years ago. Whether it’s people’s attention spans or they talk about the MTV Generation or… whatever it might be. Shows are a lot faster now. You took a lot of time in telling a story back then. I look at even old movies -- in ''{{Film/Bullitt}}'', the old Steve [=McQueen=] movie, there’s a whole scene of him [[EngagingChevrons parking his car.]]"''
-->--'''Chris Black'''

->''"What's that number again?"''
-->-- (Stock phrase of any radio commercial)

to:

->''"Nowdays, if a news report does not tie up loose ends as neatly as ''Series/TheATeam'', it is considered a flop."''
-->--'''UsefulNotes/RichardNixon''', ''In The Arena''

->''"I think television in general -- and movies in general -- were paced at a slightly more leisurely pace years ago. Whether it’s people’s attention spans or they talk about the MTV Generation or… whatever it might be. Shows are a lot faster now. You took a lot of time in telling a story back then. I look at even old movies -- in ''{{Film/Bullitt}}'', the old Steve [=McQueen=] movie, there’s a whole scene of him [[EngagingChevrons parking his car.]]"''
-->--'''Chris Black'''

->''"What's that number again?"''
-->-- (Stock phrase of any radio commercial)
!!{{Literature}}



'''''WRONG:''''' To be, or not to be.\\
'''''RIGHT:''''' LOOK OUT! GIANT RADIOACTIVE SQUIRRELS!

to:

'''''WRONG:''''' WRONG: [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} To be, or not to be.\\
'''''RIGHT:'''''
]]\\
RIGHT:
LOOK OUT! GIANT RADIOACTIVE SQUIRRELS!



->''"...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire."''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''

->''"The continuity of the show is [[NegativeContinuity completely haphazard]]. It’s haphazard by design...are aiming towards the person that is grabbing a beer, and isn’t really paying attention, and is walking out of the room every ten minutes and coming back and sitting down; all you are going to do is [[LowestCommonDenominator dumb down the show]]."''
-->--'''[[http://www.lcarscom.net/rdm1000118.htm Ronald D. Moore]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

->''"If [=McDonald's=] only served one item--the [=McMystery=] Meal--and you never knew whether you were going to get a hamburger, chicken nuggets, a fish sandwich, or whatever, few would dare to purchase it.\\\
{{Wrestling/WCW}} pay-per-views were like [=McMystery Meals=]: you never knew what you were going to get. WCW never bothered to run down their cards on TV, fearing that fans would switch over to ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' while they were doing this. Ironically, they'd then complain that nobody was buying their [=PPVs=]."''
-->--'''R. D. Reynolds''' and '''Bryan Alvarez''', ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW''

->''"I actually prefer it when some things aren't explicitly spelled out, highlighted and then recited by [[MrExposition Chloe]] like some barely tolerable form of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Vogon poetry]]...''Smallville'' is not a show that often trusts its audience; this almost felt like I was being patted on the head and given a cookie."''

to:

->''"...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something than nothing; between plain wall and flickering commercial, the eyes will have the second. As hearth and fire were once center to the home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and the eyes watches even as the mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire."''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''

->''"The
!!WebOriginal
->"The
continuity of the show is [[NegativeContinuity completely haphazard]]. It’s haphazard by design...are aiming towards the person that is grabbing a beer, and isn’t really paying attention, and is walking out of the room every ten minutes and coming back and sitting down; all you are going to do is [[LowestCommonDenominator dumb down the show]]."''
show."
-->--'''[[http://www.lcarscom.net/rdm1000118.htm Ronald D. Moore]]''' on leaving ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

->''"If [=McDonald's=] only served one item--the [=McMystery=] Meal--and you never knew whether you were going to get a hamburger, chicken nuggets, a fish sandwich, or whatever, few would dare to purchase it.\\\
{{Wrestling/WCW}} pay-per-views were like [=McMystery Meals=]: you never knew what you were going to get. WCW never bothered to run down their cards on TV, fearing that fans would switch over to ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' while they were doing this. Ironically, they'd then complain that nobody was buying their [=PPVs=]."''
-->--'''R. D. Reynolds''' and '''Bryan Alvarez''', ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW''

->''"I
->''I actually prefer it when some things aren't [[MrExposition explicitly spelled out, highlighted and then recited recited]] by [[MrExposition Chloe]] Chloe like some barely tolerable form of [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Vogon poetry]]...''Smallville'' is not a show that often trusts its audience; this almost felt like I was being patted on the head and given a cookie."''''



->''"By modern standards, sitting still to watch something for two hours is a legitimate effort. I know this because I feel the same way whenever I personally watch a whole movie or prestige TV show now, too. I’m like, “Wow, I finished ''Series/TrueDetective''. And I didn’t even check my phone once! Good job, me!” I’ve seen people put DVD box sets of ''Series/TheWire'' up on a shelf, and I promise you that [[GeniusBookClub they deliberately made it prominent.]]"''

to:

->''"By ->''By modern standards, sitting still to watch something for two hours is a legitimate effort. I know this because I feel the same way whenever I personally watch a whole movie or prestige TV show now, too. I’m like, “Wow, I finished ''Series/TrueDetective''. And I didn’t even check my phone once! Good job, me!” I’ve seen people put DVD box sets of ''Series/TheWire'' up on a shelf, and I promise you that [[GeniusBookClub they deliberately made it prominent.]]"'']]''



->''"And then there’s another shot of the missiles flying over scenery. I must say, these missiles are quickly becoming the breakout stars of the movie. I think they’ve actually had more screen time so far than Sean Connery."''

to:

->''"And ->''And then there’s another shot of the missiles flying over scenery. I must say, these missiles are quickly becoming the breakout stars of the movie. I think they’ve actually had more screen time so far than Sean Connery."''Creator/SeanConnery.''



->''"During a big car chase, Tamahori starts cutting like he’s the lead in a slasher movie. I’ve never like that kenetic style, as it creates the impression that the production is attempting to hide something. Action [[{{Overcrank}} speeds up and slows down]], which is just incredibly irritating. The second half of the film feels very much like an attempt by the production crew to make a movie for a younger, hipper, easily-distracted audience. And, in doing so, a sense of class is just lost."''

to:

->''"During ->''During a big car chase, Tamahori starts cutting like he’s the lead in a slasher movie. I’ve never like that kenetic style, as it creates the impression that the production is attempting to hide something. Action [[{{Overcrank}} speeds up and slows down]], which is just incredibly irritating.{{slasher movie}}... The second half of the film feels very much like an attempt by the production crew to make a movie for a younger, hipper, easily-distracted audience. And, in doing so, a sense of class is just lost."''''



->''"There's a very important song, 'When Love Is Gone,' that fully fleshes out the story between Scrooge and his former love, Belle. It also provided greater insight as to when Scrooge's transformation from inspired chap to cold and heartless finally took its toll, but Creator/{{Disney}} execs felt it wouldn't appeal to children and decided it needed to be axed... Once introduced to the masses on home video, the sequence was highly regarded and praised for improving the film."''
-->--'''[[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57250/muppets-christmas-carol-the/ Michael Zupan]]''' on ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''

->A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', Coppola is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker get the inspiration for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker spinning on a stool going '[[WorldOfHam WOOOOOOO!!!]]' while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.

to:

->''"There's a very important song, 'When Love Is Gone,' that fully fleshes out the story between Scrooge and his former love, Belle. It also provided greater insight as to when Scrooge's transformation from inspired chap to cold and heartless finally took its toll, but Creator/{{Disney}} execs felt it wouldn't appeal to children and decided it needed to be axed... Once introduced to the masses on home video, the sequence was highly regarded and praised for improving the film."''
-->--'''[[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57250/muppets-christmas-carol-the/ Michael Zupan]]''' on ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''

->A
->''A great director is somebody who doesn’t draw attention to himself and in the case of ''Tucker'', Coppola [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] is trying WAAAAAY too hard... The soundtrack is always blaring big band music and other music from the day and the camera is constantly doing some flashy trick. You can’t just have [[SplitScreenPhoneCall a two shot]] of Jeff Bridges Creator/JeffBridges and Joan Allen Creator/JoanAllen talking on a phone, we have to have Joan Allen’s giant superimposed head over a shot of Jeff Bridges talking in a phone booth. We can’t just have Tucker get the inspiration for a car and express it through acting or writing. No, we have to have Tucker [[SwivelChairAntics spinning on a stool going '[[WorldOfHam WOOOOOOO!!!]]' "WOOOOOOO!!!" while the camera spins along with Tucker and that transitions to a [[SpinningNewspaper spinning magazine]] shot which then transitions to a [[KentBrockmanNews newsreel]] type montage. Only its not done in a traditional black and white newsreel of the day. We have to mix in black and white with color and have Tucker [[ReachingBetweenTheLines walk in a seamless transition]] from his living room to his automobile plant all the while [[StandardSnippet Benny Goodman]] is blaring over the soundtrack.''



->'''Spoony:''' ''What'' is that? The third gratuitous use of slo-mo so far?\\
'''Pat:''' My mind was having trouble registering that it was bullet shells being dropped out of that gun. I thought for a second that it might be Cadbury cream eggs.
-->--[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]] and WebVideo/PatTheNESPunk watch ''Film/HighlanderEndgame''



->''"Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide."''

to:

->''"Jeffrey ->''Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Creator/WaltDisney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide."''''



->''"Johnny finally rides off, his horse going nuts because of some strange noise overhead, and dumping him by a plastic dragon, causing Johnny to have a flashback to a scene that, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not joking]], was ''less than two minutes'' ago. I know you don't want your audience to forget things, but damn, give us ''some'' credit."''
-->--'''{{Website/SFDebris}}''', reviewing ''Film/BattlefieldEarth''

->'''James Voysover:''' Coming up, in "The Gift Shop Sketch", part three...\\

to:

->''"Johnny finally rides off, his horse going nuts because ->"[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of some strange noise overhead, and dumping him by a plastic dragon, causing Johnny time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You’ll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to have a flashback to a scene that, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not joking]], was ''less be choosier about mates than two minutes'' ago. I know you don't want males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your audience to forget things, but damn, give us ''some'' credit."''
-->--'''{{Website/SFDebris}}''', reviewing ''Film/BattlefieldEarth''

->'''James
brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."
-->--'''Mathew Wedel''' on ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs''

!!WebVideo
->'''Spoony:''' What is that? The third gratuitous use of slo-mo so far?\\
'''Pat:''' My mind was having trouble registering that it was bullet shells being dropped out of that gun. I thought for a second that it might be Cadbury cream eggs.
-->--[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]] and WebVideo/PatTheNESPunk watch ''Film/HighlanderEndgame''

->'''Shopkeeper:''' How about this woolen dog?\\
'''James
Voysover:''' Coming up, in "The Gift Shop Sketch", part three...\\''The shopkeeper makes a suggestion.''\\



'''James Voysover:''' The shopkeeper makes a suggestion.\\

to:

'''James Voysover:''' The shopkeeper makes ''But what will Brian's reaction be?''\\
'''Brian:''' I'm looking for
a suggestion.\\gift for my aunt.\\
'''James Voysover:''' ''But what sort?''\\



'''James Voysover:''' But what will Brian's reaction be?\\
'''Brian:''' I'm looking for a gift for my aunt.\\
'''James Voysover:''' But what sort?\\
'''Shopkeeper:''' How about this woolen dog?\\
'''James Voysover:''' We already know the shopkeeper says ''that'', but what does Brian, who's...\\

to:

'''James Voysover:''' But what will Brian's reaction be?\\
'''Brian:''' I'm looking for a gift for my aunt.\\
'''James Voysover:''' But what sort?\\
'''Shopkeeper:''' How about this woolen dog?\\
'''James Voysover:''' We
''We already know the shopkeeper says ''that'', but what does Brian, who's...\\Brian...''\\



'''James Voysover:''' ...say before that?\\

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'''James Voysover:''' ...Voysover:''' ''...say before that?\\that?''\\



'''James Voysover:''' [[FindOutNextTime Does the shopkeeper have a woolen dog? Will Brian like it? Find out in part four of "The Gift Shop Sketch"!]]

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'''James Voysover:''' [[FindOutNextTime Does ''Does the shopkeeper have a woolen dog? Will Brian like it? [[FindOutNextTime Find out in part four four]] of "The Gift Shop Sketch"!]]Sketch"!''



->''"Oh yeah, [[spoiler: she has tuberculosis]]. Too bad the movie reminds us of that every time [[spoiler: Satine]] does anything."''
-->--'''WebVideo/CinemaSins,''' on ''Film/MoulinRouge''

->"[The program] is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You’ll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier about mates than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), and spend the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on the show."
-->--'''Mathew Wedel''' on ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs''

->''"Assuming that you don't get bored of killing evil men in garish costumes or get frustrated because the game is too hard, you'll eventually make it to the tenth and final level of VideoGame/RollingThunder. Level 10 is a lot like Level 5, right down to the giant supercomputer. Only this time, it would appear that you've found GELDRA's *actual* headquarters. Does that mean the game might actually end? Yes it does. Come on, I just fucking told you this was the last level like a minute ago. Try to keep up, OK?"''
-->-- '''[[http://www.sydlexia.com Syd Lexia]]''' [[http://www.sydlexia.com/rollingthunder.htm on the game]]

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->''"Oh yeah, [[spoiler: she has tuberculosis]]. Too bad the movie reminds us of that every time [[spoiler: Satine]] !!RealLife
->''Nowdays, if a news report
does anything."''
-->--'''WebVideo/CinemaSins,''' on ''Film/MoulinRouge''

->"[The program]
not tie up loose ends as neatly as ''Series/TheATeam'', it is incredibly repetitive, to the point that I found it hard to watch for any length of time without my considered a flop.''
-->--'''UsefulNotes/RichardNixon''', ''In The Arena''

->''I think television in general -- and movies in general -- were paced at a slightly more leisurely pace years ago. Whether it’s people’s
attention wandering. Not just the CGI clips, but the narration as well. You’ll learn in 30 seconds why females tend to be choosier spans or they talk about mates the {{Creator/MTV}} Generation or… whatever it might be. Shows are a lot faster now. You took a lot of time in telling a story back then. I look at even old movies -- in ''{{Film/Bullitt}}'', the old Creator/SteveMcQueen movie, there’s a whole scene of him [[EngagingChevrons parking his car.]]''
-->--'''Chris Black'''

->''...as Creator/AndyWarhol so wisely observed, people will always prefer to look at something
than males (eggs are more expensive than sperm), nothing; between plain wall and spend flickering commercial, the next 15 minutes having that slowly beaten in your brain using as much empty verbiage as possible. Ditto every other fact on eyes will have the show."
-->--'''Mathew Wedel''' on ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs''

->''"Assuming that you don't get bored of killing evil men in garish costumes or get frustrated because the game is too hard, you'll eventually make it
second. As hearth and fire were once center to the tenth home or lair so now the television set is the center of modern man's being, all points of the room converge upon its presence and final level of VideoGame/RollingThunder. Level 10 is a lot like Level 5, right down to the giant supercomputer. Only this time, it would appear that you've found GELDRA's *actual* headquarters. Does that mean eyes watches even as the game might actually end? Yes it does. Come on, I just fucking told you this was the last level like a minute ago. Try to keep up, OK?"''
-->-- '''[[http://www.sydlexia.com Syd Lexia]]''' [[http://www.sydlexia.com/rollingthunder.htm on the game]]
mind dozes, much as our ancestors narcotized themselves with fire.''
-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''
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-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''' on [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid "Part of Your World"]], [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]

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-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''' on [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 "Part of Your World"]], [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-iconic-movie-scenes-almost-cut-idiotic-reasons/#ixzz30IjTAK3y "5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut For Idiotic Reasons"]]
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