Unless I'm mistaken, that is from the introduction to every single damned Dr. Who paperback that was published in America in the early to mid-80s
LOL - really? I am amused.
Ellison also calls Han Solo a pantywaist in that essay
I wonder why. I can think of many words to describe Han Solo, but 'pantywaist' isn't one of them. Perhaps because Princess Leia bullied him? I hated that, but I blamed her, not him. Han Solo was IMHO by far the best thing about Star Wars, until Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor came along.
Where did you get the quote from?
A friend phoned me and dictated it to me over the phone. It was from an encyclopedia or history of Doctor Who - I don't know which one.
He always has to be the good guy, the hero of the story, which means someone else has to be the villain.
Or, worse, he has to be the clever one besides which everyone else's stupidity is measured. I'm no apologist for the man, I assure you! He reminds me of the talk show hosts who love to be offensive in order to rile people up and get calls.
The first time I met him, he decided he hated my guts and was really mean to me -- and I mean, cruelly mean, and for no freakin' reason!
Yes, he did that with me, too - for absolutely no reason, and I felt bad for the mutual friend who was introducing us, obviously expecting we would have a good conversation. I was not exactly devastated by Ellison's rudeness - since I'd been annoyed by his arrogance in the past - and I didn't care what (if anything) he thought of me; but I was somewhat shocked by the rudeness. If you're setting yourself up as a Good Guy in a world of villains, why attack people who've done you no harm?
Ah well, as one Ellison victim to another, I offer you a grin and a hug and a secret handshake. I'm sure we are legion.
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Date: 2007-12-19 09:10 pm (UTC)LOL - really? I am amused.
Ellison also calls Han Solo a pantywaist in that essay
I wonder why. I can think of many words to describe Han Solo, but 'pantywaist' isn't one of them. Perhaps because Princess Leia bullied him? I hated that, but I blamed her, not him. Han Solo was IMHO by far the best thing about Star Wars, until Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor came along.
Where did you get the quote from?
A friend phoned me and dictated it to me over the phone. It was from an encyclopedia or history of Doctor Who - I don't know which one.
He always has to be the good guy, the hero of the story, which means someone else has to be the villain.
Or, worse, he has to be the clever one besides which everyone else's stupidity is measured. I'm no apologist for the man, I assure you! He reminds me of the talk show hosts who love to be offensive in order to rile people up and get calls.
The first time I met him, he decided he hated my guts and was really mean to me -- and I mean, cruelly mean, and for no freakin' reason!
Yes, he did that with me, too - for absolutely no reason, and I felt bad for the mutual friend who was introducing us, obviously expecting we would have a good conversation. I was not exactly devastated by Ellison's rudeness - since I'd been annoyed by his arrogance in the past - and I didn't care what (if anything) he thought of me; but I was somewhat shocked by the rudeness. If you're setting yourself up as a Good Guy in a world of villains, why attack people who've done you no harm?
Ah well, as one Ellison victim to another, I offer you a grin and a hug and a secret handshake. I'm sure we are legion.