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->''"'Periods of tedium' is not a complimentary phrase, John. Not even on television."''
-->-- '''Charlotte''', ''Critic's Choice'' by Ira Levin
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->''"So much later that the old narrator got tired of waiting and they had to hire a new one."''
-->-- '''New Narrator''', ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', "Can You Spare A Dime?"
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-->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''', review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)

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-->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''', -->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)
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->''The movie is moving slowly when you begin to look at your watch. It is moving very slowly when you begin to tap your watch to be sure it hasn't stopped.''\\
-->-- "[[Creator/GeneSiskel Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

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->''The movie is moving slowly when you begin to look at your watch. It is moving very slowly when you begin to tap your watch to be sure it hasn't stopped.''\\
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-->-- ''[[Creator/RogerEbert Ebert]]'s Bigger Little Movie Glossary'', "[[Creator/GeneSiskel Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''
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--"[[Creator/GeneSiskel [Gene] Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

->''On the first page of my notes, I wrote "Starts slow." On the second page, I wrote "Boring." On the third page I wrote "Endless!" On the fourth page, I wrote: "Bite-size Shredded Wheat, skim milk, cantaloupe, frozen peas, toilet paper, salad stuff, pick up laundry."''\\
--'''Creator/RogerEbert''', review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)

->''The story is paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert...''\\
--Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''

->''I should say that I liked'' [[{{Videogame/Crysis}} Crysis 2]] ''a hell of a lot more than I thought I would, and do you know why? Because it paces itself. It's not like ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', opening the game with a frying pan to the moosh and beating at you from start to finish like it's afraid you'll catch fire or maintain a coherent thought long enough to realize how tedious it all is.''
--Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw, illustrating the other extreme

->''GET '''ON''' WITH IT!''\\
--'''Everyone''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''

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--"[[Creator/GeneSiskel [Gene] -->-- "[[Creator/GeneSiskel Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

->''On the first page of my notes, I wrote "Starts slow." On the second page, I wrote "Boring." On the third page I wrote "Endless!" On the fourth page, I wrote: "Bite-size Shredded Wheat, skim milk, cantaloupe, frozen peas, toilet paper, salad stuff, pick up laundry."''\\
--'''Creator/RogerEbert''',
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-->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''',
review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)

->''The ->''"The story is paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert...''\\
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-->-- '''Ben
[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw Croshaw''' on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''

->''I ->''"I should say that I liked'' [[{{Videogame/Crysis}} liked ''[[{{Videogame/Crysis}} Crysis 2]] ''a 2]]'' a hell of a lot more than I thought I would, and do you know why? Because it paces itself. It's not like ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', opening the game with a frying pan to the moosh and beating at you from start to finish like it's afraid you'll catch fire or maintain a coherent thought long enough to realize how tedious it all is.''
--Ben
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-->-- '''Ben
[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw, Croshaw''', illustrating the other extreme

->''GET ->''"GET '''ON''' WITH IT!''\\
--'''Everyone''',
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-->-- '''Everyone''',
''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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--'''RogerEbert''', review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)

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--'''RogerEbert''', --'''Creator/RogerEbert''', review of ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)
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->''I should say that I liked'' [[{{Videogame/Crysis}} Crysis 2]] ''a hell of a lot more than I thought I would, and do you know why? Because it paces itself. It's not like ''Franchise/CallOfDuty'', opening the game with a frying pan to the moosh and beating at you from start to finish like it's afraid you'll catch fire or maintain a coherent thought long enough to realize how tedious it all is.''

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->''I should say that I liked'' [[{{Videogame/Crysis}} Crysis 2]] ''a hell of a lot more than I thought I would, and do you know why? Because it paces itself. It's not like ''Franchise/CallOfDuty'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', opening the game with a frying pan to the moosh and beating at you from start to finish like it's afraid you'll catch fire or maintain a coherent thought long enough to realize how tedious it all is.''

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->''...Paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert.''\\

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->''I should say that I liked'' [[{{Videogame/Crysis}} Crysis 2]] ''a hell of a lot more than I thought I would, and do you know why? Because it paces itself. It's not like ''Franchise/CallOfDuty'', opening the game with a frying pan to the moosh and beating at you from start to finish like it's afraid you'll catch fire or maintain a coherent thought long enough to realize how tedious it all is.''
--Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw, illustrating the other extreme
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-->-- Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''

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-->-- Ben --Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''



-->'''Everyone''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''

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-->'''Everyone''', --'''Everyone''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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--"[[Creator/GeneSiskel [Gene]Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

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--"[[Creator/GeneSiskel [Gene]Siskel]]'s [Gene] Siskel]]'s Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''
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->''The movie is moving slowly when you begin to look at your watch. It is moving very slowly when you begin to tap your watch to be sure it hasn't stopped.''
-->-- "Siskel's Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

->''On the first page of my notes, I wrote "Starts slow." On the second page, I wrote "Boring." On the third page I wrote "Endless!" On the fourth page, I wrote: "Bite-size Shredded Wheat, skim milk, cantaloupe, frozen peas, toilet paper, salad stuff, pick up laundry."''
-->-- '''RogerEbert''', review of ''ExitToEden'' (1994)

->''...Paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert.''

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->''The movie is moving slowly when you begin to look at your watch. It is moving very slowly when you begin to tap your watch to be sure it hasn't stopped.''
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--"[[Creator/GeneSiskel [Gene]Siskel]]'s
Theory of Relativity," ''Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary''

->''On the first page of my notes, I wrote "Starts slow." On the second page, I wrote "Boring." On the third page I wrote "Endless!" On the fourth page, I wrote: "Bite-size Shredded Wheat, skim milk, cantaloupe, frozen peas, toilet paper, salad stuff, pick up laundry."''
-->-- '''RogerEbert''',
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--'''RogerEbert''',
review of ''ExitToEden'' ''Literature/ExitToEden'' (1994)

->''...Paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert.''''\\



->''GET '''ON''' WITH IT!''

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->''GET '''ON''' WITH IT!''IT!''\\
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-->-- Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''FinalFantasyXIII''

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-->-- Ben [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''FinalFantasyXIII''
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-->-- Ben [[ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''FinalFantasyXIII''

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-->-- Ben [[ZeroPunctuation [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on ''FinalFantasyXIII''
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-->'''Everyone''', ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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-->'''Everyone''', ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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->''GET '''ON''' WITH IT!''
-->'''Everyone''', ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''
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-->-- Ben [[ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on FinalFantasyXIII

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-->-- Ben [[ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on FinalFantasyXIII''FinalFantasyXIII''
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->''...Paced like an ant pushing a brick across the desert.''
-->-- Ben [[ZeroPunctuation "Yahtzee"]] Croshaw on FinalFantasyXIII
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->''On the first page of my notes, I wrote "Starts slow." On the second page, I wrote "Boring." On the third page I wrote "Endless!" On the fourth page, I wrote: "Bite-size Shredded Wheat, skim milk, cantaloupe, frozen peas, toilet paper, salad stuff, pick up laundry."''
-->-- '''RogerEbert''', review of ''ExitToEden'' (1994)

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