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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* ''[[30 Days of Night]]'' |
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{{quote| '''Denise:''' Neither of you are getting me alone. Neither!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Denise:''' Neither of you are getting me alone. Neither!<br /> |
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'''Aaron:''' Ah! We share, right? None of us have to be greedy.<br /> |
'''Aaron:''' Ah! We share, right? None of us have to be greedy.<br /> |
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'''Sean Armstrong:''' You could've asked me to clean it up.<br /> |
'''Sean Armstrong:''' You could've asked me to clean it up.<br /> |
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'''Corinne:''' Sure, but where's the fun in that? }} |
'''Corinne:''' Sure, but where's the fun in that? }} |
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* ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' |
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{{quote| '''Baron Munchausen:''' What's this?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Baron Munchausen:''' What's this?<br /> |
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'''Vulcan:''' Oh, this is our prototype. RX, uh, Intercontinental, radar-sneaky, multi-warheaded nuclear missile.<br /> |
'''Vulcan:''' Oh, this is our prototype. RX, uh, Intercontinental, radar-sneaky, multi-warheaded nuclear missile.<br /> |
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{{quote| '''Chuck Bartowski:''' The review's about me? Shouldn't Shaw be asking me about me?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Chuck Bartowski:''' The review's about me? Shouldn't Shaw be asking me about me?<br /> |
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'''John Casey:''' Where's the fun in that? }} |
'''John Casey:''' Where's the fun in that? }} |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Flesh and Stone" |
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{{quote| '''The Doctor:''' Can I trust you, River Song?<br /> |
{{quote| '''The Doctor:''' Can I trust you, River Song?<br /> |
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'''River Song:''' If you like. But where's the fun in that? }} |
'''River Song:''' If you like. But where's the fun in that? }} |
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{{quote| ''A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting.''<br /> |
{{quote| ''A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting.''<br /> |
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'''Third Doctor''', ''The Time Warrior'' }} |
'''Third Doctor''', ''The Time Warrior'' }} |
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* ''[[Law and Order Criminal Intent|Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "The Unblinking Eye" |
* ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent|Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "The Unblinking Eye" |
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{{quote| '''Detective Alexandra Eames:''' [while observing a suspect in the interrogation room] She could confess, but where's the fun in that?}} |
{{quote| '''Detective Alexandra Eames:''' [while observing a suspect in the interrogation room] She could confess, but where's the fun in that?}} |
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* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch. |
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch. |
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{{quote| '''Hank:''' Well, I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers, and then Roy comes along in the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Hank:''' Well, I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers, and then Roy comes along in the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.<br /> |
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'''Roy:''' A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that? }} |
'''Roy:''' A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that? }} |
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* In the ''[[Star Trek |
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game|staging a "royal hunt"]]. This bought Kirk enough time for a [[Deus Ex Machina]] rescue. |
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* A variant of this became a [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'' whenever Gordy does his [[Zany Scheme]] and someone (usually Ned) asked him the reason for it while [[Stating the Simple Solution]]: |
* A variant of this became a [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'' whenever Gordy does his [[Zany Scheme]] and someone (usually Ned) asked him the reason for it while [[Stating the Simple Solution]]: |
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{{quote| '''Gordy''': Because, this is more fun.}} |
{{quote| '''Gordy''': Because, this is more fun.}} |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[Ghostbusters the Video Game]]'' (2009) |
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{{quote| '''Winston Zeddemore:''' Just once, I wouldn't mind running with these other fools ''away'' from the trouble.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Winston Zeddemore:''' Just once, I wouldn't mind running with these other fools ''away'' from the trouble.<br /> |
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'''Dr. Peter Venkman:''' Where's the fun in that? }} |
'''Dr. Peter Venkman:''' Where's the fun in that? }} |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* ''[[Beast Wars]]'' episode "Beast Wars: Part 1" |
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{{quote| '''Dinobot:''' Their defence shields are down! Destroy them!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Dinobot:''' Their defence shields are down! Destroy them!<br /> |
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'''Megatron:''' Now where's the fun in that? }} |
'''Megatron:''' Now where's the fun in that? }} |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]'': The Joker has a song and dance number revolving around this phrase, after Harley asks him if he's going to unmask Batman. |
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** He also uses this phrase in the episode where {{spoiler|he teams up with Batman}} in reference to being a goodguy. |
** He also uses this phrase in the episode where {{spoiler|he teams up with Batman}} in reference to being a goodguy. |
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* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'': |
* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'': |
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{{quote| '''Shaggy''': Can you give us a straight answer?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Shaggy''': Can you give us a straight answer?<br /> |
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'''Mr. E''': Where's the fun in that? }} |
'''Mr. E''': Where's the fun in that? }} |
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* In the [[What If]] episode of ''[[ |
* In the [[What If]] episode of ''[[Ben 10]]'' where Gwen was the one the [[Clingy MacGuffin|Omnitrix]] attached itself to, [[Big Bad|Vilgax]] has her restrained and selects from a range of sharp-looking tools to forcibly remove it from her. |
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{{quote| '''Gwen ''[nervously]'':''' Couldn't you just slip the watch off?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Gwen ''[nervously]'':''' Couldn't you just slip the watch off?<br /> |
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'''Vilgax:''' And what fun would ''that'' be? }} |
'''Vilgax:''' And what fun would ''that'' be? }} |
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* Discord of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
* Discord of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has this to say about making sense: |
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{{quote| '''Discord''': '''Make sense'? Aww; what fun is there in making sense?''}} |
{{quote| '''Discord''': '''Make sense'? Aww; what fun is there in making sense?''}} |
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