A quotation from Robert Holmes
ROMANA: You mean you didn’t believe his story?Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 16×01 “The Ribos Operation,” Part 2 (1978-09-09)
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ROMANA: You mean you didn't believe his story? THE DOCTOR: No. ROMANA: But he had such an honest face. THE DOCTOR: Romana, you can't be a successful crook with a dishonest face, can you? (Source (Video))
A quotation from Robert Holmes
THE DOCTOR: Oh, I always like to do the unexpected. Takes people by surprise.Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 23×01 “The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet,” Part 1 (1985-01-05)
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THE DOCTOR: Oh, I always like to do the unexpected. Takes people by surprise. (Source (Video)). A number of sources start the second sentence with "It takes," which is not supported by the video. Numbering for the story/serial within the season is controversial. Season 23 consisted of 14 episodes ("Part…
A quotation from Robert Holmes
JO GRANT: Doctor, stop being childish.Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 08×01 “Terror of the Autons,” Part 3 (1971-01-16)
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A quotation from Robert Holmes
THE DOCTOR: A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting.Robert Holmes (1926-1986) British television screenwriter
Doctor Who (1963), 11×01 “The Time Warrior,” Part 1 (1973-12-15)
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Ces trois épisodes évoquent la musique de jeu vidéo sous trois aspects : sa généricité, son ambiance et sa participation au gameplay, par trois études de cas : …
I am yet to read the book, but I'll interested to see if he covers #DouglasAdams. Early Adams seems to me a perfect example, with his "the last sane man in the world" outlook, lampshaded by the character Wonko The Sane.
Like Python and #RobertHolmes, many of his observations came from satirising the white, male Oxbridge BBC from within.
I wonder if his later work was a reaction to this, with better female characters and a clinically depressed humanism which was almost Vonnegut-like in tone.
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