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* "The Imperium Never Sleeps", the catchphrase of popular holodrama character [[Judge Dredd|Arbitrator Foreboding]], who, in the words of Inquisitor Vail, "hunts aliens, mutants, and heretics with relish and a [[Hand Cannon|very big gun]]". |
* "The Imperium Never Sleeps", the catchphrase of popular holodrama character [[Judge Dredd|Arbitrator Foreboding]], who, in the words of Inquisitor Vail, "hunts aliens, mutants, and heretics with relish and a [[Hand Cannon|very big gun]]". |
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** Extra points for this one, since it was said by a senior member of the Adeptus Arbites, which are [[Expy|expies]] of Judge Dredd to begin with. |
** Extra points for this one, since it was said by a senior member of the Adeptus Arbites, which are [[Expy|expies]] of Judge Dredd to begin with. |
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* [[Doctor Who|"Big red thing!]] [[Five Rounds Rapid|Five rounds rapid!"]] This is used twice in ''The Traitor's Hand'' and at least once in ''Cain's Last Stand''. |
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* ''[[Death or Glory]]'': [[Star Wars|"Wahoo, I got one!" "Great, don't get cocky!"]] |
* ''[[Death or Glory]]'': [[Star Wars|"Wahoo, I got one!" "Great, don't get cocky!"]] |
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* [[The Man From UNCLE|"Open Channel D."]] There's also references on two occasions to Inquisitor Kuryakin. |
* [[The Man From UNCLE|"Open Channel D."]] There's also references on two occasions to Inquisitor Kuryakin. |
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* From ''Caves of Ice'' again: ''[[Dune|Fear is the mind killer]]''. (Part of the Catechisms of Command.) |
* From ''Caves of Ice'' again: ''[[Dune|Fear is the mind killer]]''. (Part of the Catechisms of Command.) |
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* ''Caves of Ice'', yet again: ''[[Predator|"If it bleeds, we can kill it"]]''. |
* ''Caves of Ice'', yet again: ''[[Predator|"If it bleeds, we can kill it"]]''. |
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* Heavy usage of the word "[[Battlestar Galactica Classic |
* Heavy usage of the word "[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|frak]]" comes to mind, too. |
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* Grasshopper, a game played in the Britannicus cluster with arcane rules, month-long matches, and frequent rain delays. [[Cricket Rules|Sound familiar?]] |
* Grasshopper, a game played in the Britannicus cluster with arcane rules, month-long matches, and frequent rain delays. [[Cricket Rules|Sound familiar?]] |
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* An extended one: in ''Duty Calls'', the plateau of Aceralbaterra on the planet Periremunda. Aceralbaterra is "High Gothic" for "Maple White Land," the name given the plateau in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Lost World''. Periremunda translates as "Lost World," and the planet, after being discovered by Acer Alba, was rediscovered by Magos Provocare (which could be translated as Professor Challenger). Just to rub it in, the principal settlement on Aceralbaterra is Konnandoil, and "the locals imported thousands of sauropods from Harihowzen." The author was clearly having a ''lot'' of fun with this one. |
* An extended one: in ''Duty Calls'', the plateau of Aceralbaterra on the planet Periremunda. Aceralbaterra is "High Gothic" for "Maple White Land," the name given the plateau in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Lost World''. Periremunda translates as "Lost World," and the planet, after being discovered by Acer Alba, was rediscovered by Magos Provocare (which could be translated as Professor Challenger). Just to rub it in, the principal settlement on Aceralbaterra is Konnandoil, and "the locals imported thousands of sauropods from Harihowzen." The author was clearly having a ''lot'' of fun with this one. |
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* Amberley's rendezvous with Orelius is at void station [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV)|Delta Sigma Novem]]. Remember that November was originally the ninth month. |
* Amberley's rendezvous with Orelius is at void station [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV)|Delta Sigma Novem]]. Remember that November was originally the ninth month. |
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* In ''The Beguiling'' there is the [[wikipedia:St Trinianchr(27)s School|Saint Trynia Academy for the Daughters of Gentlefolk]]. All things considered, what happens is pretty accurate if said school was transported several thousand years into the future. The title may refer to the Clint Eastwood movie ''The Beguiled'', which also involved a soldier and a girls' school. |
* In ''The Beguiling'' there is the [[wikipedia:St Trinianchr(27)s School|Saint Trynia Academy for the Daughters of Gentlefolk]]. All things considered, what happens is pretty accurate if said school was transported several thousand years into the future. The title may refer to the Clint Eastwood movie ''The Beguiled'', which also involved a soldier and a girls' school. |
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* Another [[Back to The Future]] [[Shout |
* Another [[Back to The Future]] [[Shout-Out]] is in ''Death or Glory'', wherein a shot-up radio pack's most (and implied to be the only) damaged part is a 'Flux Capacitator'. It also gets a mention in "The Emperor's Finest" |
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** In the same scene Amberley's flying D'Lorien is introduced, there's also a number of things implying her cover is essentially [[Thunderbirds|Lady Penelope]] (including a mention of her 'home planet' being Creightonward.) |
** In the same scene Amberley's flying D'Lorien is introduced, there's also a number of things implying her cover is essentially [[Thunderbirds|Lady Penelope]] (including a mention of her 'home planet' being Creightonward.) |
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* There's an extended [[Shout |
* There's an extended [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Dad's Army (TV)|Dads Army]]'' in ''Cain's Last Stand'', with the officer in charge going by the name of Manrin after Captain Mainwaring (who keeps the 'stupid boy' catchphrase), Corporal Jaq as an excitable ex-trooper, after Corporal Jones, and Franka for Private Pike, who still uses 'but my mum says' as an excuse for everything (although Franka is female). |
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* And another "book title" one -- ''Duty Calls'' features excerpts from a book on the Tyranid wars of the time called ''The Abominable Chitin.'' Seems odd, right? Well, until you remember that, besides ''[[Peter Pan]]'', J M Barrie wrote a (very funny) play called "The Admirable Crichton." |
* And another "book title" one -- ''Duty Calls'' features excerpts from a book on the Tyranid wars of the time called ''The Abominable Chitin.'' Seems odd, right? Well, until you remember that, besides ''[[Peter Pan]]'', J M Barrie wrote a (very funny) play called "The Admirable Crichton." |
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** This may also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Admirable Crichton|the man himself]] rather than the Barrie play. |
** This may also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Admirable Crichton|the man himself]] rather than the Barrie play. |
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