History Quotes / RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap

-->-- '''Creator/ProZD''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikGvLUbOuU trying to convince your friend a character gets better later]]

->''So many people have such a low regard for Jar Jar as a character that we really wanted to turn that on its head and make him an entertaining and fun character in the comic. It was an enormous challenge, and we feared it might be too much of a mountain to climb... It's interesting that one way to achieve that is to have him annoy the other characters.''

->''When you have the choice between keeping a shitty character shitty or redeeming them into something unshitty, always choose unshitty.''

->''We weren't that impressed with [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger his first movie]]; he wasn't your favourite [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avenger]]; now, get ready for [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier the sequel]] that made everyone say: "HOLY S**T! Who knew ComicBook/CaptainAmerica kicked so much ass!"''
-->--'''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'''

->''If you told me five years ago that [[VideoGame/MetalGear Raiden]] was going to be cooler than [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]], I'd have told you to just shut up and let me punch you.''
-->--'''Matt''', ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay''

->''You appreciate [Ahsoka's] arc and where she’s come from, and that was the biggest thing I asked for in the beginning from the fans, because we were always, in [the production of] Clone Wars, a season ahead from what the fans saw. We were always pretty much an entire year, an entire season ahead. So I knew how far she had come by the time Clone Wars launched and I just begged fans. I said, “Look, I hear your concerns. I hear your frustrations with her snippiness, but just trust me, she comes so far."''
-->--'''Creator/AshleyEckstein''' on ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''

->''Comic Sans [[http://www.connare.com/whycomic.htm wasn't designed to be the world's most ubiquitous casual typeface]]. Comic Neue aspires to be the casual script choice for everyone including the typographically savvy. The squashed, wonky, and weird glyphs of Comic Sans have been beaten into shape while maintaining the honesty that made Comic Sans so popular. It's perfect as a display face, for marking up comments, and writing passive aggressive office memos.''

->''So many people have such a low regard for Jar Jar as a character that we really wanted to turn that on its head and make him an entertaining and fun character in the comic. It was an enormous challenge, and we feared it might be too much of a mountain to climb... It's interesting that one way to achieve that is to have him [[TakeThatScrappy annoy the other characters.]]''

->''[[SoOkayItsAverage We weren't that impressed with]] [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger his first movie]]; [[OvershadowedByAwesome he wasn't your favourite]] [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avenger]]; now, get ready for [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier the sequel]] that made everyone say: "[[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel HOLY S**T! Who knew]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica kicked so much ass!"''

->''You appreciate [Ahsoka's] arc and where she’s come from, and that was the biggest thing I asked for in the beginning from the fans, because we were always, in [the production of] Clone Wars, [[AnimationLeadTime a season ahead from what the fans saw]]. We were always pretty much an entire year, an entire season ahead. So I knew how far she had come by the time Clone Wars launched and I just begged fans. I said, “Look, I hear your concerns. I hear your frustrations with her snippiness, but just trust me, she comes so far."''

->'''Benji-kun:''' [[DirtyCoward I dunno about this, guys, I'm scared, I don't wanna do it, I'm too scared!]]\\

'''Future Benji:''' [[TookALevelInBadass The Benji you knew is long gone, Tomoko.]] You can count on me. I won't abandon my friends ever again.\\

'''Benji:''' [[BringMyBrownPants I'm gonna pee my pants, I'm so scared!]]\\

-->--'''Peptuck''' [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/no-gods-only-guns-me-borderlands-fusion.247384/page-50#post-11904688 talking about]] [[VideoGame/{{Mass Effect 3}} Kai Leng]] for ''Fanfic/NoGodsOnlyGuns''

->'''O'Brien''': Well, you're not an in-between kind of guy.\\
'''Julian''': What do you mean?\\
'''O'Brien''': Well, people either love you or hate you.\\
'''Julian''': Really?\\
'''O'Brien''': '''''I''''' hated you when we first met!\\
'''Julian''': I remember.\\
'''O'Brien''': But now--!\\
'''Julian''': [beat] But now?\\
'''O'Brien''': Well... [[RealMenHateAffection now I don't.]]
-->--''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E22Explorers Explorers]]"

->'''Chris''': Around the time that ComicBook/{{Gambit}} talks about winning his crappy sea-plane in a card game – "jacks ovah fahhhves" – I realized that the elegant solution to making Gambit not horrible was just to make him Louisiana [[Film/ANewHope Han Solo]].\\
'''Matt:''' ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is already a little Chewbacca-like, so it’d be an easy transition.
-->--'''Chris Sims and Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x-men-origins-wolverine-2009-part-two/ on]] ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''

->''Stryker started off as one of the most hated characters in ''MK'' history, probably due to his beer belly and [[TotallyRadical stupid backwards cap]]. After rotating his cap 180 degrees and becoming the closest thing you'll get to being [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]] in a fighting game, he's much, much less lame, these days. He became so badass, his win pose in the reboot involves him blowing up his opponent even when he's not doing a Fatality.''
-->--'''Website/HardcoreGaming101''' on ''Franchise/MortalKombat''

->''Adric almost actually works here, probably because Creator/TerranceDicks is alone among the writers working with him in that he’s actually read'' Literature/OliverTwist.
-->--'''Dr. El Sandifer''' [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/fish-from-space-state-of-decay/ on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS18E4StateOfDecay}} "State of Decay"]]

->''Best moment – The introduction of Counsellor Durango, the mysterious stranger who turns up and lends Sherriff Worf a hand. You can take the fact that Deanna Troi is the best thing in this episode however you will. She’s magnificent (and enjoy that moment because I don't say it very often) because for once she is not shelling out psychological advice but simply getting into the spirit of the episode and having a whale of time. Sirtis seems more relaxed than ever and it is a joy to behold.''
-->--'''[[https://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2020/09/tng-fistful-of-datas.html?m=1 Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]"

->''There were many times where she would do something ridiculously stupid because of bad writing, [[MsFanservice like become a stripper, go to a fetish club in leather, etc.]] I saw that for what it was, bad TV trying to get ratings from the fact that Creator/EricaDurance is one of the hottest gals on the planet. Through it all, however, her writing, her character, they GOT it. I'm not sure how. Though her snarky quips were often peppered with bad ''Smallville'' dialogue, her evolution came to be the most believable thing on it, and I can see her trip from a petulant teen to a grown woman reporter clearly now, after six years... I am sad I will not see this character again in this medium.''
-->--'''Neal Bailey''' [[http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville-finale1 on]] ''{{Series/Smallville}}''

->''Best moment – The introduction of Counsellor Durango, the mysterious stranger who turns up and lends Sherriff Worf a hand. You can take the fact that Deanna Troi is the best thing in this episode however you will. She’s magnificent (and enjoy that moment because I don't say it very often) because for once she is not [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece shelling out psychological advice]] but simply getting into the spirit of the episode and having a whale of time. Sirtis seems more relaxed than ever and it is a joy to behold.''

-->--''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E23Explorers Explorers]]"

-->--''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "Explorers"

->'''Chris''': Around the time that Gambit talks about winning his crappy sea-plane in a card game – “jacks ovah fahhhves” – I realized that the elegant solution to making Gambit not horrible was just to make him Louisiana [[Film/ANewHope Han Solo]].\\
'''Matt:''' Wolverine is already a little Chewbacca-like, so it’d be an easy transition.

->''Stryker started off as one of the most hated characters in MK history, probably due to his beer belly and [[TotallyRadical stupid backwards cap]]. After rotating his cap 180 degrees and becoming the closest thing you'll get to being [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]] in a fighting game, he's much, much less lame, these days. He became so badass, his win pose in the reboot involves him blowing up his opponent even when he's not doing a Fatality.''

->''Best moment – The introduction of Counsellor Durango, the mysterious stranger who turns up and lends Sherriff Worf a hand. You can take the fact that Deanna Troi is the best thing in this episode however you will. She’s magnificent (and enjoy that moment because I don’t say it very often) because for once she is not [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece shelling out psychological advice]] but simply getting into the spirit of the episode and having a whale of time. Sirtis seems more relaxed than ever and it is a joy to behold.''
-->--'''[[https://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2020/09/tng-fistful-of-datas.html?m=1 Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "A Fistful of Datas"

->''There were many times where she would do something ridiculously stupid because of bad writing, [[MsFanservice like become a stripper, go to a fetish club in leather, etc.]] I saw that for what it was, bad TV trying to get ratings from the fact that Creator/EricaDurance is one of the hottest gals on the planet. Through it all, however, her writing, her character, they GOT it. I'm not sure how. Though her snarky quips were often peppered with bad Smallville dialogue, her evolution came to be the most believable thing on it, and I can see her trip from a petulant teen to a grown woman reporter clearly now, after six years... I am sad I will not see this character again in this medium.''

->''Can you think of any other companion who was treating to this amount of development in such a little time? Bad Therapy and The Room with No Doors have seen Chris come out of his shell and blossom into a fully-fledged character in his own right. All it took was [[TakeThatScrappy the destruction of everything he cares about]]! Whilst I still don’t find Chris to be the most riveting of characters--he’s either gooey eyed wonder boy before Roz’s demise and soppy arsed no-hoper after--but at least he is displaying some kind of autonomy and character. 20 books after his introduction and 1 book before his departure Christopher Cwej [[DamnedByFaintPraise displays some character]]. Hallelujah!''
-->--'''[[http://docohosreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/room-with-no-doors-written-by-kate.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures''

->''You appreciate [Ahsoka's] arc and where she’s come from, and that was the biggest thing I asked for in the beginning from the fans, because we were always, in [the production of] Clone Wars, a season ahead from what the fans saw. We were always pretty much an entire year, an entire season ahead. So I knew how far she had come by the time Clone Wars launched and I just begged fans. I said, “Look, I hear your concerns. I hear your frustrations with her snippiness, but just trust me, she comes so far."''

->''There were many times where she would do something ridiculously stupid because of bad writing, [[MsFanservice like become a stripper, go to a fetish club in leather, etc.]] I saw that for what it was, bad TV trying to get ratings from the fact that Erica Durance is one of the hottest gals on the planet. Through it all, however, her writing, her character, they GOT it. I'm not sure how. Though her snarky quips were often peppered with bad Smallville dialogue, her evolution came to be the most believable thing on it, and I can see her trip from a petulant teen to a grown woman reporter clearly now, after six years... I am sad I will not see this character again in this medium.''

-->--'''Creator/AshleyEckstein on ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''

->So many people have such a low regard for Jar Jar as a character that we really wanted to turn that on its head and make him an entertaining and fun character in the comic. It was an enormous challenge, and we feared it might be too much of a mountain to climb... It's interesting that one way to achieve that is to have him [[TakeThatScrappy annoy the other characters.]]

->Stryker started off as one of the most hated characters in MK history, probably due to his beer belly and [[TotallyRadical stupid backwards cap]]. After rotating his cap 180 degrees and becoming the closest thing you'll get to being [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]] in a fighting game, he's much, much less lame, these days. He became so badass, his win pose in the reboot involves him blowing up his opponent even when he's not doing a Fatality.

->Adric almost actually works here, probably because Creator/TerranceDicks is alone among the writers working with him in that he’s actually read ''Literature/OliverTwist''.

->Can you think of any other companion who was treating to this amount of development in such a little time? ''Bad Therapy'' and ''The Room with No Doors'' have seen Chris come out of his shell and blossom into a fully-fledged character in his own right. All it took was [[TakeThatScrappy the destruction of everything he cares about]]! Whilst I still don’t find Chris to be the most riveting of characters--he’s either gooey eyed wonder boy before Roz’s demise and soppy arsed no-hoper after--but at least he is displaying some kind of autonomy and character. 20 books after his introduction and 1 book before his departure Christopher Cwej [[DamnedByFaintPraise displays some character]]. Hallelujah!

->There were many times where she would do something ridiculously stupid because of bad writing, [[MsFanservice like become a stripper, go to a fetish club in leather, etc.]] I saw that for what it was, bad TV trying to get ratings from the fact that Erica Durance is one of the hottest gals on the planet. Through it all, however, her writing, her character, they GOT it. I'm not sure how. Though her snarky quips were often peppered with bad ''Smallville'' dialogue, her evolution came to be the most believable thing on it, and I can see her trip from a petulant teen to a grown woman reporter clearly now, after six years... I am sad I will not see this character again in this medium.

-> "When you have the choice between keeping a shitty character shitty or redeeming them into something unshitty, always choose unshitty."

->"[[SoOkayItsAverage We weren't that impressed with]] [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger his first movie]]; [[OvershadowedByAwesome he wasn't your favourite]] [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avenger]]; now, get ready for [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier the sequel]] that made everyone say: "[[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel HOLY S**T! Who knew]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica kicked so much ass!""

->If you told me five years ago that [[VideoGame/MetalGear Raiden]] was going to be cooler than [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]], I'd have told you to just shut up and let me punch you.
-->--'''Matt''', ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay''

->"[[SoOkayItsAverage We weren't that impressed with]] [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger his first movie]]; [[OvershadowedByAwesome he wasn't your favourite]] [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avenger]]; now, get ready for [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier the sequel]] that made everyone say: "[[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel HOLY S**T! Who knew]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome kicked so much ass!]]""

->If you told me five years ago that [[VideoGame/MetalGear Raiden]] was going to be cooler than [[Franchise/DevilMayCry Dante]], I'd have told you to just shut up and let me punch you.