From the Aug. 10
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At first this looked impossible. I never remember humour. Some shows like Doctor Who and Veronica Mars are full of bits I think brilliant witty, but can I remember the funny bits? Never. And my favourite books - like Lymond's line about Philippa and the weasels, or Miles Vorkosigan pretending to be someone or something he's not - can I remember this sort of thing? Almost never.
Then last night I watched the Firefly episode "Objects in Space" - which I think is possibly the best-written episode of a show with generally brilliant writing, so that's saying a lot. All of the carefully crafted characterization and world-building came together in that episode, which is suspenseful, scary, and incredibly funny.
So I'm picking all five of my 'favourite funny dialogue' choices out of one episode of one show.
- [Dr. Simon Tam is talking to Mal Reynolds about the condition of Simon's sister, River.]
Mal: I want a lot of medical jargon thrown at me, I'll talk to a doctor.
Simon: You are talking to a doctor. - Mal: We're at the corner of no and where.
- Wash: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.
Zoe: We live in a spaceship, dear. - Jayne: If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
- Simon: You're out of your mind.
Early: That's between me and my mind.
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Coming back to this show after a year or two without watching, it seems better than ever.