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->'''[[Creator/MarkHamill P.T. Mindslap]]''': Now here's a great act, it's the greatest in fact/A fabulous quartet of a-ca-ro-bats/They're called Cirque du Lune, they swing and they swoon/It happens in the darkness [[NonIndicativeName when there isn't a moon]]\\
'''Tom''': I guess you just take it on faith that they're there\\
'''Crow''': As they glide invisibly through the dark air\\
'''Mindslap''': Well, who they are really, you'll never quite know/It's the Great Space Circus Sho-ooo-ow!\\
'''Jonah''': That would be something to see\\
'''Tom''': My good man, I agree\\
'''Mindslap''': Nah, better to hear my great descriptions aurally/Now in Ring 2, you'll hear me tell/Of strong men possessing an [[HumansAreSmelly even stronger smell]]/Sniff as they lift with impossible ease/You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll possibly sneeze!\\
'''Crow''': And that's in the dark, too?\\
'''Tom''': He narrates it to you?\\
'''Jonah''': So really, the audience won't have a clue
-->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E12CarnivalMagic Carnival Magic]]", "Great Space Circus"

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->'''[[Creator/MarkHamill P.T. Mindslap]]''': Now here's a great act, it's the greatest in fact/A fabulous quartet of a-ca-ro-bats/They're called Cirque du Lune, they swing and they swoon/It happens in the darkness [[NonIndicativeName when there isn't a moon]]\\
'''Tom''': I guess you just take it on faith that they're there\\
'''Crow''': As they glide invisibly through the dark air\\
'''Mindslap''': Well, who they are really, you'll never quite know/It's the Great Space Circus Sho-ooo-ow!\\
'''Jonah''': That would be something to see\\
'''Tom''': My good man, I agree\\
'''Mindslap''': Nah, better to hear my great descriptions aurally/Now in Ring 2, you'll hear me tell/Of strong men possessing an [[HumansAreSmelly even stronger smell]]/Sniff as they lift with impossible ease/You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll possibly sneeze!\\
'''Crow''': And that's in the dark, too?\\
'''Tom''': He narrates it to you?\\
'''Jonah''': So really, the audience won't have a clue
-->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E12CarnivalMagic Carnival Magic]]", "Great Space Circus"

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->'''[[Creator/MarkHamill P.T. Mindslap]]''': Now here's a great act, it's the greatest in fact/A fabulous quartet of a-ca-ro-bats/They're called Cirque du Lune, they swing and they swoon/It happens in the darkness [[NonIndicativeName when there isn't a moon]]\\
'''Tom''': I guess you just take it on faith that they're there\\
'''Crow''': As they glide invisibly through the dark air\\
'''Mindslap''': Well, who they are really, you'll never quite know/It's the Great Space Circus Sho-ooo-ow!\\
'''Jonah''': That would be something to see\\
'''Tom''': My good man, I agree\\
'''Mindslap''': Nah, better to hear my great descriptions aurally/Now in Ring 2, you'll hear me tell/Of strong men possessing an [[HumansAreSmelly even stronger smell]]/Sniff as they lift with impossible ease/You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll possibly sneeze!\\
'''Crow''': And that's in the dark, too?\\
'''Tom''': He narrates it to you?\\
'''Jonah''': So really, the audience won't have a clue
-->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E12CarnivalMagic Carnival Magic]]", "Great Space Circus"
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->''[Heavy breathing, running, infrequent shouts.] [Static.] [Electronic squealing.] [Hoarse voices; indistinct; moist slapping (?)] [Static.] [Burst of audio distortion.] [High-pitched scream.]''\\
'''T1-Echo:''' AGH! GET IT OFF – ''AAAGH!''\\
''[Low screaming, grunting, flesh tearing.] [Distorted whining.] [Gunfire.] [Static.]''\\
'''T1-Echo:''' SOMETHING'S – IT'S STUCK! GET IT OUT!\\
'''Radio (Tejada):''' ''[Static.]'' ...pack it up! Everybody out!
-->-- Transcript of '''the Many's''' attack on the '''Mobile Task Force Theta-1 "Hellcats"''', ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon''

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-> ''"Just then, as it looked for certain that the city was about to be eaten, the earth trembled, and the sun was blotted out from the sky. Suddenly, swarms of giant bees filled the air, and three hundred million armored horsemen, covered with coats of a thousand different colors, appeared on every street corner, attacking the monster cat, in a scene of such spectacular proportions, that it could never in your life be seen in a low-budget film like this. You'll notice my mouth isn't moving, either."''

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then, as it looked for certain that the city was about to be eaten, the earth trembled, and the sun was blotted out from the sky. Suddenly, swarms of giant bees filled the air, and three hundred million armored horsemen, covered with coats of a thousand different colors, appeared on every street corner, attacking the monster cat, in a scene of such spectacular proportions, that it could never in your life be seen in a low-budget film like this. You'll notice my mouth isn't moving, either."''



->'''Television Presenter:''' So, you were saying, the vase?\\
'''Mr. Winkleman:''' Yes, well, it's a family heirloom, which I think dates from 1760s.\\
'''Television Presenter:''' Well that's fascinating, and I'd just like to point out to viewers that it's only through the magic of television that they can actually ''see'' us looking at this vase and describing it to them.
-->-- '''The first ever BBC broadcast''', ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

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->'''Television Presenter:''' So, you [[AC:Literature]]
->Terrible was his southward journey. Sheer
were saying, the vase?\\
'''Mr. Winkleman:''' Yes, well, it's a family heirloom,
precipices of Ered Gorgoroth, and beneath their feet were shadows that were laid before the rising of the Moon. Beyond lay the wilderness of Dungortheb, where the sorcery of Sauron and the power of Melian came together, and horror and madness walked. There spiders of the fell race of Ungoliant abode, spinning their unseen webs in which I think dates from 1760s.\\
'''Television Presenter:''' Well that's fascinating,
all living things were snared; and I'd just like to point out to viewers monsters wandered there that it's only through were born in the magic of television long dark before the Sun, hunting silently with many eyes. No food for Elves or Men was there in that they can actually ''see'' us looking at this vase and describing haunted land, but death only. That journey is not accounted least among the great deeds of Beren, but he spoke of it to them.
no one after, lest the horror return into his mind; and none know how he found a way, and so came by paths that no Man nor Elf else ever dared to tread to the borders of Doriath.
-->-- '''The first ever BBC broadcast''', ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''
''Literature/BerenAndLuthien''

->But often Maeglin went with few of his folk beyond the leaguer of the hills, and the King knew not that his bidding was defied; and thus it came to pass, as fate willed, that Maeglin was taken prisoner by Orcs, and brought to Angband, Maeglin was no weakling or craven, but the torment wherewith he was threatened cowed his spirit, and he purchased his life and freedom by revealing to Morgoth the very place of Gondolin and the ways whereby it might be found and assailed.
-->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfGondolin''

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->'''Television Presenter:''' So, you were saying, the vase?\\
'''Mr. Winkleman:''' Yes, well, it's a family heirloom, which I think dates from 1760s.\\
'''Television Presenter:''' Well that's fascinating, and I'd just like to point out to viewers that it's only through the magic of television that they can actually ''see'' us looking at this vase and describing it to them.
-->-- '''The first ever BBC broadcast''', ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

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->''They then tried a bunch of other clubs but they sucked at all of them''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioSchoolClub Mario School Club]]"

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->''They then tried a bunch of other clubs but they sucked at all of them''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioSchoolClub Mario School Club]]"


->Terrible was his southward journey. Sheer were the precipices of Ered Gorgoroth, and beneath their feet were shadows that were laid before the rising of the Moon. Beyond lay the wilderness of Dungortheb, where the sorcery of Sauron and the power of Melian came together, and horror and madness walked. There spiders of the fell race of Ungoliant abode, spinning their unseen webs in which all living things were snared; and monsters wandered there that were born in the long dark before the Sun, hunting silently with many eyes. No food for Elves or Men was there in that haunted land, but death only. That journey is not accounted least among the great deeds of Beren, but he spoke of it to no one after, lest the horror return into his mind; and none know how he found a way, and so came by paths that no Man nor Elf else ever dared to tread to the borders of Doriath.
-->-- ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien''

->But often Maeglin went with few of his folk beyond the leaguer of the hills, and the King knew not that his bidding was defied; and thus it came to pass, as fate willed, that Maeglin was taken prisoner by Orcs, and brought to Angband, Maeglin was no weakling or craven, but the torment wherewith he was threatened cowed his spirit, and he purchased his life and freedom by revealing to Morgoth the very place of Gondolin and the ways whereby it might be found and assailed.
-->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfGondolin''

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->''They then tried a bunch of other clubs but they sucked at all of them''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioSchoolClub Mario School Club]]"


->Terrible was his southward journey. Sheer were the precipices of Ered Gorgoroth, and beneath their feet were shadows that were laid before the rising of the Moon. Beyond lay the wilderness of Dungortheb, where the sorcery of Sauron and the power of Melian came together, and horror and madness walked. There spiders of the fell race of Ungoliant abode, spinning their unseen webs in which all living things were snared; and monsters wandered there that were born in the long dark before the Sun, hunting silently with many eyes. No food for Elves or Men was there in that haunted land, but death only. That journey is not accounted least among the great deeds of Beren, but he spoke of it to no one after, lest the horror return into his mind; and none know how he found a way, and so came by paths that no Man nor Elf else ever dared to tread to the borders of Doriath.
-->-- ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien''

->But often Maeglin went with few of his folk beyond the leaguer of the hills, and the King knew not that his bidding was defied; and thus it came to pass, as fate willed, that Maeglin was taken prisoner by Orcs, and brought to Angband, Maeglin was no weakling or craven, but the torment wherewith he was threatened cowed his spirit, and he purchased his life and freedom by revealing to Morgoth the very place of Gondolin and the ways whereby it might be found and assailed.
-->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfGondolin''




->''"The quickest possible description for it would be "poor man's ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Metal Gear Solid]]"....a terrorist group sets off an atmospheric EMP blast that shorts out all the world's electrics. Except for all the lights. And basically everything else. But it throws the entire world into chaos. [[BloodlessCarnage No, really!]] We'd be happy to show you some of that chaos, but there's just no time!"''
-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''''' on ''VideoGame/DevilsThird''

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->''"The quickest possible description for it would be "poor man's ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Metal Gear Solid]]"....a terrorist group sets off an atmospheric EMP blast that shorts out all the world's electrics. Except for all the lights. And basically everything else. But it throws the entire world into chaos. [[BloodlessCarnage No, really!]] We'd be happy to show you some of that chaos, but there's just no time!"''
-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''''' on ''VideoGame/DevilsThird''
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->''"When mutant Paris breaks free of his restraints and runs amok in Engineering I could not believe [[NoBudget the low budget way]] they suggested this bedlam with a couple of random phaser shots firing across a blank screen!''''
-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2012/03/voyager-seasn-two.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold Threshold]]"

->'''Chris:''' Chris Hastings, the creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', pointed out on Twitter that both [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Galactus]], Creator/JackKirby's two most intimidating villains, have now been rendered in "live-action" as smoke monsters.\\
'''David:''' I never saw ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Fantastic Four 2]]'', and I feel very grateful for that.
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/smallville-recap-season-10-episode-1-lazarus/ on]] ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]"

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->''"When mutant Paris breaks free of his restraints and runs amok in Engineering I could not believe [[NoBudget the low budget way]] they suggested this bedlam with a couple of random phaser shots firing across a blank screen!''''
-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2012/03/voyager-seasn-two.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold Threshold]]"

->'''Chris:''' Chris Hastings, the creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', pointed out on Twitter that both [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Galactus]], Creator/JackKirby's two most intimidating villains, have now been rendered in "live-action" as smoke monsters.\\
'''David:''' I never saw ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Fantastic Four 2]]'', and I feel very grateful for that.
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/smallville-recap-season-10-episode-1-lazarus/ on]] ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]"
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->'''Chris:''' Chris Hastings, the creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', pointed out on Twitter that both [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Galactus]], Creator/JackKirby's two most intimidating villains, have now been rendered in "live-action" as smoke monsters.\\
'''David:''' I never saw ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Fantastic Four 2]]'', and I feel very grateful for that.
-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/smallville-recap-season-10-episode-1-lazarus/ on]] ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]"

->''"When mutant Paris breaks free of his restraints and runs amok in Engineering I could not believe [[NoBudget the low budget way]] they suggested this bedlam with a couple of random phaser shots firing across a blank screen!''''
-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2012/03/voyager-seasn-two.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold Threshold]]"

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->''"The quickest possible description for it would be "poor man's ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Metal Gear Solid]]"....a terrorist group sets off an atmospheric EMP blast that shorts out all the world's electrics. Except for all the lights. And basically everything else. But it throws the entire world into chaos. [[BloodlessCarnage No, really!]] We'd be happy to show you some of that chaos, but there's just no time!"''
-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''''' on ''VideoGame/DevilsThird''
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->'''Chris''': Chris Hastings, the creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', pointed out on Twitter that both {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} and ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, Creator/JackKirby’s two most intimidating villains, have now been rendered in “live-action” as smoke monsters.\\
'''David''': I never saw ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Fantastic Four 2]]'', and I feel very grateful for that.

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->'''Chris''': ->'''Chris:''' Chris Hastings, the creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', pointed out on Twitter that both {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]] and ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, Creator/JackKirby’s [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Galactus]], Creator/JackKirby's two most intimidating villains, have now been rendered in “live-action” "live-action" as smoke monsters.\\
'''David''': '''David:''' I never saw ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Fantastic Four 2]]'', and I feel very grateful for that.
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-->-- '''The first ever BBC broadcast,''' ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''

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-->-- '''The first ever BBC broadcast,''' broadcast''', ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''



-->--''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E12CarnivalMagic Carnival Magic]]", "Great Space Circus"

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-->--''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', -->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E12CarnivalMagic Carnival Magic]]", "Great Space Circus"



-->--''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', "WesternAnimation/TheUltimateEnemy"

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-->--''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', -->-- ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', "WesternAnimation/TheUltimateEnemy"



-->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioSchoolClub Mario School Club]]"


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-->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioSchoolClub Mario School Club]]"




-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2012/03/voyager-seasn-two.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Threshold"

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-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2012/03/voyager-seasn-two.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Threshold"
"[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold Threshold]]"



-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/smallville-recap-season-10-episode-1-lazarus/ on]] ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' ("[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]")

->''"I personally love that during the climactic scene where a giant squid attacks the station, they seemingly ran out of money (I can’t confirm that) and they don’t show the squid at all. That’s like in ''[[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]]'' if we had some onlookers going 'By George! That giant ape is climbing up the Empire State Building! Something should be done about it. Oh look, there are planes shooting it down aaaaaaannnnd yup. Dead.' It is a scene so embarrassing I almost feel ashamed and I didn’t make this movie."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://www.moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/sphere-1998-barry-levinson/ on]] ''{{Film/Sphere}}''

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-->-- '''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/smallville-recap-season-10-episode-1-lazarus/ on]] ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' ("[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]")

''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "[[Recap/SmallvilleS10E01Lazarus Lazarus]]"

->''"I personally love that during the climactic scene where a giant squid attacks the station, they seemingly ran out of money (I can’t can't confirm that) and they don’t don't show the squid at all. That’s That's like in ''[[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]]'' ''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}'' if we had some onlookers going 'By George! That giant ape is climbing up the Empire State Building! Something should be done about it. Oh look, there are planes shooting it down aaaaaaannnnd yup. Dead.' It is a scene so embarrassing I almost feel ashamed and I didn’t didn't make this movie."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://www.moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/sphere-1998-barry-levinson/ on]] ''{{Film/Sphere}}''''Literature/{{Sphere}}'' (1998)

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