The Doctor: Clara, do you want the good news or the bad news?
Clara: (fleeing the Monster of the Week) We're in the bad news! I'm living the bad news!
Clara: (fleeing the Monster of the Week) We're in the bad news! I'm living the bad news!
— Doctor Who, "Flatline"
The Doctor: Er, a bit of a good news, bad news, good news again thing going on. (Clara brandishes her BFG at him) So, good news, I've kidnapped the Cyberplanner and right now I'm sort of in control of this Cyberman.
Clara: Bad news?
The Doctor: Bad news, the Cyberplanner's in my head. And, different bad news, the kids are, well, it's complicated. (starts to back off from Clara)
Clara: Complicated how?
The Doctor: Complicated as in ... walking coma. (hides behind his chessboard)
Clara: (gasps in horror, then points BFG) Please tell me you can wake them up!
The Doctor: Hope so.
Clara: Other good news?
The Doctor: Well, in other good news, there are a few more repaired and reactivated Cybermen on the way, and the Cyberplanner's installing a patch for the gold thing. No, wait, that isn't good news, is it... Er, so, good news, I have a very good chance of winning my chess match!
Clara: Bad news?
The Doctor: Bad news, the Cyberplanner's in my head. And, different bad news, the kids are, well, it's complicated. (starts to back off from Clara)
Clara: Complicated how?
The Doctor: Complicated as in ... walking coma. (hides behind his chessboard)
Clara: (gasps in horror, then points BFG) Please tell me you can wake them up!
The Doctor: Hope so.
Clara: Other good news?
The Doctor: Well, in other good news, there are a few more repaired and reactivated Cybermen on the way, and the Cyberplanner's installing a patch for the gold thing. No, wait, that isn't good news, is it... Er, so, good news, I have a very good chance of winning my chess match!
Jack Harkness: Doctor, I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is the last of Robertson's Daleks has been destroyed.
The Doctor: Can we stop there and pretend there's no bad news?
Jack Harkness: The bad news is Robertson is negotiating with the Daleks and has sold you out. The Daleks know it was you who brought them here, as a trap.
The Doctor: I knew I wouldn't like the bad news.
— Doctor Who, "Revolution of the Daleks"
Shifu: Master! Master! I have... It's, uh... It's very bad news!
Oogway: Ah, Shifu, there is just news. There is no good or bad.
Shifu: Master, your vision! Your vision was right! Tai Lung has broken out of prison! He's on his way!
Oogway: (Beat) That is bad news... if you do not believe that the Dragon Warrior can stop him.
Oogway: Ah, Shifu, there is just news. There is no good or bad.
Shifu: Master, your vision! Your vision was right! Tai Lung has broken out of prison! He's on his way!
Oogway: (Beat) That is bad news... if you do not believe that the Dragon Warrior can stop him.
The good news is, the fire's out.
— From this
story from Not Always Working
story from Not Always WorkingThose of you who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA, I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is we're postponing those tests indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts.
— Cave Johnson, CEO of Aperture Science, Portal 2
Admiral Emm: Commodore Bhotsu plays an amusing game with me. At least, I presume it to be amusing for him. I would now like to play it with you. It is called "Good News Bad News".
DeHaans: Umm... I know this game well, Admiral. I'd rather not play.
DeHaans: Umm... I know this game well, Admiral. I'd rather not play.
I'm crying inside because the guy who can remove your sick sense of humor went down with the bad news.
— Tagon, Schlock Mercenary
Tagon: Thank you for not phrasing this as 'good news, bad news'.
Thurl: I know how much you hate that game. Besides, it just felt like 'bad news, worse news', and where's the fun in that?
Thurl: I know how much you hate that game. Besides, it just felt like 'bad news, worse news', and where's the fun in that?
Keita: Hey crew, I know you guys've been working really hard, and I've got some good news!
Kirito: And?
Keita: A-and some bad news. The good news is, we're in debt to the mob! No, wait, that's the bad news. Also, there's no good news.
Kirito: And?
Keita: A-and some bad news. The good news is, we're in debt to the mob! No, wait, that's the bad news. Also, there's no good news.
Gathers: Do you want the bad news or the good news first?
Brock: I don't know, the good I guess-
Gathers: There is no good news! Just bad news and weird news.
Brock: I don't know, the good I guess-
Gathers: There is no good news! Just bad news and weird news.
— The Venture Brothers, "ORB"
Doctor: Well, I've got good news...
Dr. Venture: Oh, thank-
Doctor: ...and bad news.
Dr. Venture: You son of a bitch!
Dr. Venture: Oh, thank-
Doctor: ...and bad news.
Dr. Venture: You son of a bitch!
Robin: Titans, I have some bad news and some bad news. First the bad news. Beast Boy was bitten by a rattlesnake.
Beast Boy: I was? [Looks at a rattlesnake biting his arm] Ahhh! I can't feel my hand! It's swelling so bad!
Robin: Now for the bad news. Beast Boy has dysentery.
Beast Boy: What's that?
Raven: That's where you poop till you croak.
Beast Boy: [Stomach growling] Uh oh! [Rushes to the bushes to poop]
Beast Boy: I was? [Looks at a rattlesnake biting his arm] Ahhh! I can't feel my hand! It's swelling so bad!
Robin: Now for the bad news. Beast Boy has dysentery.
Beast Boy: What's that?
Raven: That's where you poop till you croak.
Beast Boy: [Stomach growling] Uh oh! [Rushes to the bushes to poop]
— Teen Titans Go!, "Oregon Trail"
"Bad news, three guys died yesterday working the top of the wall. The good news is, I got three new job openings, top of the wall."
— Foreman, Pacific Rim
Marco: <The good news is, we're out of the ship. I used a couple Hork-Bajirs as a ladder and climbed over them! That's the good news.>
Ax: <You seem to be implying that there might be some bad news, too.>
Marco: <Oh yeah. The bad news is we're about two miles up in the air and we are plummeting to Earth.>
— Animorphs - Megamorphs #1
Nick Fury: Well, don't start nibbling my ear just yet, my friend, because all your recent health problems mean that twelve-digit budget comes with a very specific condition
Bruce Banner: Which is...?
Nick Fury: We're demoting you to Number Two.
"The good news is, we're going to name a disease after you."
— Brad Sherwood, during a game of "Scenes From a Hat," Whose Line Is It Anyway?
"I have good news and bad news. I suggest the good news first; it tends to soften the blow of the bad news."
— Felicity, Arrow, "Blind Spot"
"I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is, we’ll be landing immediately! The bad news is, we’re crash landing. When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice whatsoever, but thanks again for choosing Air Penguin!"
— Skipper, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
"First the bad news: you're definitely hooked."
— Fish Doctor, The Far Side (the good news is that the fisherman is dead and a skeleton)
"Good news: that's it for the jokes. Bad news: that's it for the jokes."
— Songdrops, "Good News, Bad News"
Peter Venkman: "Sit down, Egon. We've got some good news and some bad news."
Egon Spengler: "Bad news first."
Winston Zeddemore: "You've been turned into a werechicken."
Good news! You get rescued. Hooray! Bad news! By aliens. Boo! Good news! They're friendly. Hooray! Bad news. They smell like babies' nappies. Poo!
The Good News: There is oxygen in water.
The Bad News: What do you mean it doesn't work that way? Wow. Being a human is rough some days.
— Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge if you get a Game Over from drowning.
