They Just Didn't Care/Quotes

Dr. Forrester: They did too care! In fact, we've got director Larry Buchanan here with us, don't we, Frank? TV's Frank: Yeah, Larry, come here. Larry, tell them. Tell these people. Tell them how you took your dream — your vision! — and through blood, sweat, and effort, you owned that dream and turned it into a reality through years — well, days — of hard work, determination, and struggle! You took that cherished dream that you had, and you... (trails off looking at "Larry's" dull, lifeless expression.) You don't really care, do you? "Larry Buchanan": (Smirks, makes gesture of approval towards Frank.) —The official Deep 13 rebuttal to the "They Just Didn't Care" sketch, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Attack of the Eye Creatures

"Hey," [the filmmakers] must have said to themselves, "just because [Gandalf's] called the Grey doesn't mean he is grey. I mean, we're only recreating this story as faithfully as we can. So there's no need to obsess over little details. Oh, and pass that joint, will ya?" —The Agony Booth's Jet recapping Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.

These shows didn't "jump the shark." That doesn't do them justice. No, these are shows where the creators simply said "fuck it", flew out of the water, broke the bounds of the earth's atmosphere and set a course for the center of the Sun. —6 TV Shows That Completely Lost Their Shit, Cracked.com

"But back to my question: Why was there no subtitle in the movie? They subtitled the last movie. Well, I have an answer: Look under that title. You see that blank, empty space? Let that be an indication of the blank, empty imagination employed within, and the void it left in our hearts." —The Angry Video Game Nerd, during Part 1 of his review for the third TMNT movie.

"Wow, I guess you're right. It must be fiction." —Dwayne McDuffie, responding to criticism of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.

This has nothing to do with TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS and everything to do with the design team JUST NOT GIVING A FUCK. — Silellak, Let's Play Ultima VII...on the Super Nintendo

"You guys... Did read the book, right?" —Kevin Sandusky, Tropic Thunder

Let me make one thing perfectly clear. This is not jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is not jumping the shark, no no no...THIS IS JUMPING THE SHARK, COMING BACK, SHOOTING IT IN THE BALLS, RAPING IT, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL, AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!!! —The Nostalgia Critic, on the Rock-Biter's Character Derailment in the third movie of The Neverending Story

It's like they were working on DLC for Force Unleashed I and then thought, "You know what, fuck it! If they paid full price for that Clone Wars movie, they'll pay full price for this." —Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's review of Force Unleashed II