Comments on: What Are You Doing Here? http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raster http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1355173 Raster Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:33:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1355173 Hilarious! Geek factor - 10! Ok, time to cook up catch phrases: "I know nuzink." "Sarget Carter, Sarget Carter!" "Lissen up knuckleheads" "Smiles everyone, smiles!" "Propane, and propane accessories" "Whut you talkin about?" "Jump in Bo Duke!" "One of these days!" Best was when the "newest" doctor was silently mouthing "what are you doing in there?" Hilarious! Geek factor – 10!

Ok, time to cook up catch phrases:

“I know nuzink.”

“Sarget Carter, Sarget Carter!”

“Lissen up knuckleheads”

“Smiles everyone, smiles!”

“Propane, and propane accessories”

“Whut you talkin about?”

“Jump in Bo Duke!”

“One of these days!”

Best was when the “newest” doctor was silently mouthing “what are you doing in there?”

]]> By: chuck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354944 chuck Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:05:32 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354944 "What are you doing here" translates loosely into "WTF?" “What are you doing here” translates loosely into “WTF?”

]]> By: BigCarbonFoot http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354770 BigCarbonFoot Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:28:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354770 Who are you doing there? Who are you doing there?

]]> By: kathie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354528 kathie Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:07:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354528 This is hilarious!!! Thanks for sharing! This is hilarious!!! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Buzz http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354379 Buzz Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:51:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354379 Has this always been a running gag in the Dr. Who scripts, or is it some sort of fall-back trite line in Brit scripting? Or is it some chestnut of stage writing, akin to the comedy class improve edict of always plopping out agreement when someone hands you an outrageous lead-in line? Seinfeld had his "not that there's anything wrong with that," but it was always placed rather obviously. And many shows or individuals have bestowed special importance on single words or phrases as crack corn. "Well!" "Pretentious? Moi?" "Here's your sign." "Git er done." "...or Nambla." Has this always been a running gag in the Dr. Who scripts, or is it some sort of fall-back trite line in Brit scripting?

Or is it some chestnut of stage writing, akin to the comedy class improve edict of always plopping out agreement when someone hands you an outrageous lead-in line?

Seinfeld had his “not that there’s anything wrong with that,” but it was always placed rather obviously. And many shows or individuals have bestowed special importance on single words or phrases as crack corn.

“Well!”

“Pretentious? Moi?”

“Here’s your sign.”

“Git er done.”

“…or Nambla.”

]]> By: Neumann http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354333 Neumann Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:54:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354333 Massive geek props to Deej for his comment. Massive geek props to Deej for his comment.

]]> By: Retsef http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354220 Retsef Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:28:32 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354220 Good fun! Big fan of Tom Baker! Good fun!

Big fan of Tom Baker!

]]> By: The Commodore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354154 The Commodore Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:18:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354154 The BBC has been releasing old Doctor Who DVD's that are re-assembled from old video tapes, film and even old archived material found in vaults scattered around the world. Only true geeks would spend the kind of effort needed to string together a b&w William Hartnell episode from home 8mm film (and make it look reasonably good). And, only some old and dedicated geeks would watch them all. Hee.... The BBC has been releasing old Doctor Who DVD’s that are re-assembled from old video tapes, film and even old archived material found in vaults scattered around the world. Only true geeks would spend the kind of effort needed to string together a b&w William Hartnell episode from home 8mm film (and make it look reasonably good).

And, only some old and dedicated geeks would watch them all. Hee….

]]> By: Deej http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354108 Deej Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:20:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354108 It's time to pay the price... It’s time to pay the price…

]]> By: mthrnite http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354099 mthrnite Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:08:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354099 Come to think of it.. what AM I doing here? Come to think of it.. what AM I doing here?

]]> By: John Paradox http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354063 John Paradox Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:30:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354063 What is this doing here? J/P=? What is this doing here?

J/P=?

]]> By: amodedoma http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1354024 amodedoma Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:50:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1354024 Let's see ya need at least a half dozen nerds (or one super nerd) working at the BBC (to have all that material available) working day and night for a week - splicing and splicing. Used to watch Dr. Who and Monty Python's FC on public television back in the day (the late seventies) - first real exposure to British TV. Let’s see ya need at least a half dozen nerds (or one super nerd) working at the BBC (to have all that material available) working day and night for a week – splicing and splicing.
Used to watch Dr. Who and Monty Python’s FC on public television back in the day (the late seventies) – first real exposure to British TV.

]]> By: QB http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/09/27/what-are-you-doing-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1353996 QB Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:34:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25939#comment-1353996 Thank you for that; it brought back a lot of memories. During adolescence I was endlessly fascinated by Tom Baker's companion Leela, for some reason. Emma Peele was pretty interesting as well. ;-) Thank you for that; it brought back a lot of memories. During adolescence I was endlessly fascinated by Tom Baker’s companion Leela, for some reason.

Emma Peele was pretty interesting as well. ;-)

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