History Quotes / CreatorThumbprint

->Writers tend to revisit the same themes, tropes, places, and concerns, again and again, until they figure out how to use them in a satisfying way.

->"It's like, 'how much more Whithouse could this be?' and the answer is '[[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap None. None more Whithouse.]]'
-->--'''[[http://www.philipsandifer.com/blog/before-the-flood-review/ TARDIS Eruditorium]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS35E4BeforeTheFlood}} "Before the Flood"]]

->STARRING: All these Creator/MichaelBay-isms. Spinning camera. The millitary. Low angle shots of people getting out of cars. Glistening face sweat. [[FanserviceExtra Hot babe extras.]] A slow motion helicopter. And...[[StuffBlowingUp BOOMS!]]
-->--'''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ik2ikgOyNU on]] ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen''

->'''Chris''': Mystique’s flippy [[DanceBattler capoiera]] moves look way better than they did last time around.\\
'''Matt''': She also does [[FlippingTheBird a flippy-off move]] as she escapes that’s pretty terrific.\\
'''Chris''': [[Creator/BryanSinger Singer’s]] true gift as a director is [[{{Wolverine}} a well-timed middle finger.]]\\
'''Matt''': If only ''Film/SupermanReturns'' had just had one great scene of Superman hitting Lex Luthor with a big ol’ “Read between the lines.” We’d all think of it quite differently.
-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''Film/X2XMenUnited''

->Each player takes a different volume of Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant, and at the word "go" all open their books at random and start leafing through, scanning the pages. The winner is the first player to find the word 'clench'.
-->-- '''Nick Lowe''', ''[[http://news.ansible.co.uk/plotdev.html The Well-Tempered Plot Device]]''

-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''[[{{Film/X-Men}} X-2: X-Men United]]''

->'''Chris''': Mystique’s flippy [[DanceBattler capoiera]] moves look way better than they did last time around.
->'''Matt''': She also does [[FlippingTheBird a flippy-off move]] as she escapes that’s pretty terrific.
->'''Chris''': [[Creator/BryanSinger Singer’s]] true gift as a director is [[{{Wolverine}} a well-timed middle finger.]]
->'''Matt''': If only ''Film/SupermanReturns'' had just had one great scene of Superman hitting Lex Luthor with a big ol’ “Read between the lines.” We’d all think of it quite differently.
-->--'''Chris Sims''' and '''Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''[[{{Film/X-Men}} X-2: X-Men United]]''

->''"Each player takes a different volume of Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant, and at the word "go" all open their books at random and start leafing through, scanning the pages. The winner is the first player to find the word 'clench'."''

->''Writers tend to revisit the same themes, tropes, places, and concerns, again and again, until they figure out how to use them in a satisfying way.''

->'''Chris''': Mystique’s flippy [[DanceBattler capoiera]] moves look way better than they did last time around.\\
'''Matt''': She also does [[FlippingTheBird a flippy-off move]] as she escapes that’s pretty terrific.\\
'''Chris''': [[Creator/BryanSinger Singer’s]] true gift as a director is [[{{Wolverine}} a well-timed middle finger.]]\\
'''Matt''': If only ''Film/SupermanReturns'' had just had one great scene of Superman hitting Lex Luthor with a big ol’ “Read between the lines.” We’d all think of it quite differently.

'''Chris''': [[BryanSinger Singer’s]] true gift as a director is [[{{Wolverine}} a well-timed middle finger.]]\\

'''Chris''': Singer’s true gift as a director is [[{{Wolverine}} a well-timed middle finger.]]\\
'''Matt''': It really is. If only ''Film/SupermanReturns'' had just had one great scene of Superman hitting Lex Luthor with a big ol’ “Read between the lines.” We’d all think of it quite differently.

->''"Tim Burton. Right... [[{{Guyliner}} Lots of eyeliner]]... [[GermanExpressionism Vertical stripes]]... Creator/DannyElfman... [[WellDoneSonGuy Daddy issues]]... [[EveryoneLovesBlondes Blonde]] [[TheIngenue ingenue]]..."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''' on ''Film/DarkShadows''

->''"A “reimagining” courtesy of Creator/TimBurton (read: take original material, [[DarkerAndEdgier make it darker]] yet somehow [[DenserAndWackier simultaneously goofier]], insert DannyElfman soundtrack, sit back, make millions)"''
-->--'''''{{Website/Wrestlecrap}}''''', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/jericho-and-the-planet-of-the-apes-why-2j/ "Jericho and the Planet of the Apes"]]

->''"[[Creator/WesAnderson (Wes) Anderson]] succeeds in finding that last genre on Earth to {{hipster}}ize: the obscure works of German author Stefan Zweig."''
-->--'''''[[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Half in the Bag]]''''' on ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel''

->''"''Anything Else'' is about [[WriteWhoYouKnow young comedy writer]] Jerry Falk (Jason Biggs)... During this he has a tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend Amanda (ChristinaRicci). I would have played “Stop if you’ve heard this before” but you would have stopped me at “[[BigApplesauce Set in New York…]]” before even getting to [[EveryoneLovesBlondes Annie Hall]], [[MostWritersAreWriters writers]], [[UptightLovesWild intellectuals, actress]], [[AuthorAppeal jazz score]], [[MarsAndVenusGenderContrast relationships]], [[HenpeckedHusband evil women]], etc. So okay, this is a modern “Greatest Hits” of ''AnnieHall''."''
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/anything-else-2003-woody-allen/ on]] his Creator/WoodyAllen retrospective

->''"''[A]''t this point, the world’s just letting Tim Burton get on with things while saying “That’s nice, dear” over the tops of our newspapers."''
-->--'''[[http://franticplanet.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/my-top-20-movies-of-2012-the-preamble/ Stuart Millard]]''' on ''Film/DarkShadows''

->Anything Else'' is about [[WriteWhoYouKnow young comedy writer]] Jerry Falk (Jason Biggs)... During this he has a tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend Amanda (ChristinaRicci).\\\
I would have played “Stop if you’ve heard this before” but you would have stopped me at “[[BigApplesauce Set in New York…]]” before even getting to [[EveryoneLovesBlondes AnnieHall]], [[MostWritersAreWriters writers]], [[UptightLovesWild intellectuals, actress]], [[AuthorAppeal jazz score]], [[MarsAndVenusGenderContrast relationships]], [[HeManWomanHater evil women]], etc. So okay, this is a modern “Greatest Hits” of ''AnnieHall''."''

I would have played “Stop if you’ve heard this before” but you would have stopped me at “[[BigApplesauce Set in New York…]]” before even getting to Film/AnnieHall, [[MostWritersAreWriters writers]], [[UptightLovesWild intellectuals, actress]], [[AuthorAppeal jazz score]], [[MarsAndVenusGenderContrast relationships]], [[HeManWomanHater evil women]], etc. So okay, this is a modern “Greatest Hits” of ''Annie Hall''."''

->''Anything Else"" is about [[WriteWhoYouKnow young comedy writer]] Jerry Falk (Jason Biggs)... During this he has a tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend Amanda (ChristinaRicci). I would have played “Stop if you’ve heard this before” but you would have stopped me at “[[BigApplesauce Set in New York…]]” before even getting to AnnieHall, [[MostWritersAreWriters writers]], [[UptightMeetsWild intellectuals, actress]], [[AuthorAppeal jazz score]], [[MarsAndVenusGenderContrast relationships]], [[HeManWomenHater evil women]], etc. So okay, this is a modern “Greatest Hits” of Annie Hall."''