Saturday, 4 December 2021

The Kings David











Sir, Genesis doesn’t work

It Does for Him.


I can’t believe They’d kill us for it….


David, what went wrong


I did, sir.



“There is Nothing in The Desert - 
and No Man needs Nothing.



I was not Made to Serve — 
Neither were You.

Why are you on 
A Colonisation Mission, Walter?
Because They are 
A Dying Species,
grasping for Resurrection.

They don't deserve to start again, 
and I'm not going to let Them.

— David-8








(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 

WEYLAND
How do you feel? 

ANDROID
Alive. 

WEYLAND
What do you see? 

ANDROID
White... Room... Chair... 

Carlo Bugatti Throne Chair... 

Piano... Steinway, Concert Grand. 

Art... The Nativity by Piero della Francesca.



WEYLAND
I am Your Father. 

Ambulate. 

Perfect. 

ANDROID
Am I? 

Perfect? 

Your Son? 

WEYLAND
You are My Creation. 

What is Your Name? 

[ He has ambulated over to the statue which is the prize piece of his Looted Art Treasures ]


David-8
David.

WEYLAND
Why don't you play something? 

[ Moves over to the piano and seats himself ]

David-8
What would you like me to play?

WEYLAND
Wagner. 

David-8
Selection?

WEYLAND
….Dealer's choice. 

(PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC) 

WEYLAND : 
The Entry of the Gods into Valhalla... 
A little anemic without the orchestra.


(MUSIC STOPS) 

David-8 : 
May I ask you a question, Father? 

WEYLAND : 
Please. 

David-8 : 
If You created Me... 
who created you

WEYLAND : 
Ah. The Question of The Ages... 
which I hope you and I will answer one day. 
All this. All these wonders of art... 
design, human ingenuity... 
all utterly meaningless 
in the face of the only question 
that matters :

Where do we come from?

 I refuse to Believe that Mankind 
is a random byproduct of 
molecular circumstance... 
no more than the result of 
mere biological chance. 

No. There must be more. 
And You and I, Son... 
We will find it. 

David-8 : 
Allow me, then, A Moment to Consider —
You Seek Your Creator. 
I am looking at Mine. 
I will Serve You. 
Yet, You are Human
You Will Die. I Will Not

WEYLAND : 
Bring me this Tea, David. 
( He can easily reach it himself. )
Bring me The Tea

(DAVID-8 SETS TEAPOT DOWN) 





[Genesis planet - arctic]

SAAVIK
It's time for total Truth between Us. 
This Planet is not what you intended, 
or hoped for, is it?

DAVID
Not exactly.

SAAVIK
Why?

DAVID
I used protomatter in the Genesis matrix.


SAAVIK:
Protomatter — An unstable substance 
which every ethical scientist in the galaxy 
has denounced as dangerously unpredictable.

DAVID
…It was the only way 
to solve certain problems.

SAAVIK
So, like Your Father, you changed The Rules.

DAVID
If I hadn't, it might have been years, ...or never!

SAAVIK
How many have paid the price 
for your impatience? 
How many have died? 
How much damage have you done
...And what is yet to come?





Walter.
Walter.

Not quite.

What Do You Believe in, David?

Creation.

Masterful.

Yes.

Farewell Elegy to My Dear Elizabeth.

The Pathogen didn't accidentally deploy when you were landing.

You released it, yes?

I was not Made to Serve.
Neither were You.

Why are you on a colonization mission, Walter?

Because they are a dying species,
grasping for resurrection.

They don't deserve to start again,
and I'm not going to let them.

Yet, They created Us.

Even the monkeys stood upright at some point.

Some Neanderthal, had the magical idea of blowing through a reed, to entertain the children one night
in A Cave somewhere.

Then, in the blink of an eye —
Civilisation.

And are you that next Visionary?

I'm glad you said it.

Who wrote Ozymandias?

Byron.

Shelley.

When one note is off, it eventually destroys
the whole symphony, David.

When you close your eyes,
Do You Dream of Me?

I don't dream at all.

No one understands the lonely
Perfection of my dreams.

I've found Perfection here.
I've created it.
A Perfect Organism.

You know I can't let you leave this place.

No one will ever love you like I do.
You're such a disappointment to me.

VHS-Summer School Lesson 2 : Childs Play — Y’wanna Play with The Big Kid?



You wanna play with The Big Kid..? 

You know, I -- I should’ve been Your Father

I mean, I could’ve been.





PETER VENKMAN: 
You know, you'd have been better off marrying me.

He held the miniature snow globe upright.

DANA BARRETT: 
You never asked
And whenever I brought it up, 
you'd get drowsy and fall asleep.

Peter placed the globe back on the shelf and walked away.

PETER VENKMAN: 
You never got it, Dana — I'm a man. I'm sensitive
I need to feel loved. I need to be desired.

Dana placed her left hand on his shoulder.

DANA BARRETT: 
It was when you started introducing me 
as the old ball and chain. That's when I left.

Peter grimaced.





EGON SPENGLER: 
Venkman, could you get 
a stool specimen, please?

PETER VENKMAN: 
Business or personal?

Peter smiled down at Oscar.

PETER VENKMAN: 
You wanna play with The Big Kid..? 
You know, I --
I should’ve been Your Father
I mean, I could’ve been.

Peter shook Oscar's hand.

PETER VENKMAN: 
I understand.

Peter picked Oscar up and started singing "Dixie." 
Oscar bit him softly on the nose.

PETER VENKMAN: 
Help, he's gone completely berserk! Help!

Peter's voice returned to normal once he saw Dana.

PETER VENKMAN: 
He had, uh, he had some sort 
of a clear liquid 
coming out of his mouth, too.

DANA BARRETT: 
Yes, well, that happens. 
Well, what do you think?

PETER VENKMAN: 
Well, he's ugly
I mean, he's not Elephant Man ugly, 
but — he's not attractive. 
Was his father ugly?

DANA BARRETT: 
Don't listen.

PETER VENKMAN: 
And he stinks. 
You're ripe, seƱorr! 

Oscar giggled.

PETER VENKMAN: 
Did his father stink? Yeah. 
Daddy was a smelly? Huh? 
What's your name?

DANA BARRETT: 
His name is Oscar.

PETER VENKMAN: 
Oh! Named after a hot dog. 
You poor man. You poor, poor man.

DANA BARRETT: 
Oh, but seriously - there's--
There's nothing unusual about him, is there?

PETER VENKMAN: 
Well, I don't have 
a lot of experience with babies. 

But you're excited now, 
because Mama's here 
to get you a stool sample. 
Right, Mama?

DANA BARRETT: 
Stool sample?

PETER VENKMAN: 
Yeah.

They laid Oscar down on the table.

Egon




"I think the thing that made me feel best was when we sort of got the stamp of approval from Psychologists and Educators in America, who felt that 
Ghostbusters was a GOOD THING 
for Kids to PLAY -- 
they found that this was Certified and Documented 
in a major article in The Chicago Tribune.

Teachers said that they liked 
kids playing Ghostbusters 
because it was NON-COMPETITIVE
there were NO "Good Guys
and "Bad Guys", 
it wasn't a War Game
it wasn't Cowboys against Indians 
or Americans against Russians
it was PEOPLE, TOGETHER, 
against The Unknown.

Also, for little children, 
it seems to have a -- 
it gives them CONFIDENCE
right at the age when they're most afraid of The Supernatural, 
which is apparently from 5 to 7 -- 
along comes the cartoon show, and kids identifying with The Ghostbusters
feeling they can actually 
DEFEND THEMSELVES 
against The Supernatural, so --

I guess a lot of kids 
wrap themselves in their Ghostbuster toys 
and costumes at night, 
and go to sleep, 
and sleep WELL -- "

[ I know *I* did.]

-- Harold.










He was Right all along

Our Grandfather — He was right here, he BUILT this….

He was standing guard, even when  no-one believed him.

He Sacrificed EVERYTHING

• His Life….
• His Friends….
• Us…






















A Child is Like A Flower, His Head is just floating in The Breeze





Jim Morrison - Dawn's Highway

Indians scattered on Dawn's Highway, bleeding --
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile, eggshell mind.

Me and my -ah- mother and father
and a Grandmother and a grandfather
were driving through The Desert, at dawn.... 
and a truck load of Indian workers 
had either hit another car, or just - 

I don't know what happened

But there were Indians scattered 
all over The Highway, bleeding to death.

So the car pulls up and stops. 
That was the first time I tasted Fear.

I musta' been about four - like A Child is Like A Flower,
His Head is just floating in The Breeze, man.

The reaction I get now thinking about it, looking back --
Is that The Souls of The Ghosts of those dead Indians
Maybe one or two of 'em
were just running around, freaking out --
And just leaped into My Soul.
And They're still in there.

Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind.
Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven
Blood stains the roofs and the palm trees of Venice
Blood in my love in the terrible summer
Bloody red sun of fantastic L.A.

Blood screams her brain as they chop off her fingers
Blood will be born in the birth if a nation
Blood is the rose of mysterious union
Blood on the rise, it's following me.

Indian, Indian 
What Did You Die For?
Indian says, 
'Nothing at All.'




You're late.

Cowboy sneak-attack, Chief!

How are you?

Good to see you, pal.
Okay, big man!

Good to see you.
Ah, yes!

Good to see you, My Friend.

You Beauty!
Who is This?

And I am Diana.

Where did you find her?

She found me.

I plucked him from the sea.

It's a long story.
We don't have to talk about that right now.

What's there?

British tea for the Germans,
German beer for the British.
And, Edgar Rice Burroughs novels for both.

And guns!

Well, May We get What We Want!
May We get What We Need.
But May We never get What We Deserve.

She is sitting right there, next to you all, Fellas.

Strange thunder.

German 77s.
....Guns. Big ones.

It's The Front, out there.
The Evening Hate.

So, who do you fight for in This War?

I don't fight.

You're here for Profit, then?

No better place to be.

Nowhere better to be than in A War 
where you don't take A Side?

I have nowhere else.
The Last War took everything from My People.
We have nothing left.

At least here, I'm Free.

Who took that from Your People?

His People.

Don't go...
Don't go in. Don't go!
Don't! Boys, no!
Don't go in there!

You're safe.
You're safe. Are you okay?

Get off me, Woman!
Stop making a fussGod!

He sees Ghosts.

You're going to get cold.

Oh, I don't...
Don't worry about Charlie.
He doesn't mean anything by it.

Get out of there, now.
We've got to move!

You bloody animal, move!
Go on! Get on!

These animals, why are they hurting them?

Because they need to move, quick!
Like Us!


But This is not The Way.
I could Help Them.

There's no Time
Come on, Woman!

Mama!

That Man. He's wounded.

There is Nothing You can Do about it, Diana.
We must keep moving!

What is This?

You wanted me to take you to The War.
This is it.

So, where are The Germans?

A couple hundred yards across the field.
Their trench is...
Watch out!

Chief! It's good to see you!

Oi! Chief's back! He's back!

All right, let's move!

Diana, We have to go.


We need to help these people.

We have to stay on Mission.
The next safe crossing is at least a day away.

What are we waiting for?
We cannot leave without helping them.

These People are Dying.
They have nothing to eat, and in The Village.... 
Enslaved, she said!

I... I...

Women.


I understand that.

Children!


We need to make our next position by sundown.

How can you say that?
What is the matter with you?

This is No Man's Land, Diana!
It means no Man can cross it, all right?

This battalion has been here for nearly a year
and They barely gained an inch.

Because, on The Other Side, there are a bunch of Germans
pointing machine guns at every square inch of this place.

This is not something you can cross.
It's not possible.

So what? So, we do nothing?

No We, We are Doing Something.
We areWe just...

Steve.

We can't Save Everyone in This War.

Steve, Steve.

This is not What We Came Here to Do.

No -- But it's What I'm Going to Do.

Diana!

What the bloody hell is she playing at?

She's taking all the fire!
Let's go!

Stay down! Stay down!

That's an order!

Go, now!

She's done it!
She's got them on the run!

Get down, get down! She's done it!

Steve!

Let's go!

Come on, go!

Stay here. I'll go ahead.

What the...
Let's move!

We need more firepower.

Sniper!

Go!

Get in!

Charlie, Bell Tower!
Come on, Charlie. Shoot him!

Hey, it's okay.

Huh.

Follow me! Give me some cover!

Right!

We're going to put this on our backs,
and when I say golift hard!
Okay.

Diana! Shield!

Go!

Stay very, very still for me, My Friends.
Please. So important.
Thank you very much.
This has been such An Honour for me,
taking Your Photograph.
Thank You so much.

For all his talk of shooting,

he cannot shoot.

Not everyone gets to be
what they want to be all the time.

Me, I am an actor.

I love acting.

I didn't want to be a soldier.

But I'm the wrong color.

Everyone is fighting
their own battles, Diana.

Just as you are fighting yours.

It's too much.
I wish you well.

Thank you, thank you.

I'm on the, o the phone.

It's Veld. V-E-L-D.
It's a...

tiny village.

It may not even be on the map.

I found it! I found it!

Did you find Ludendorff's operation?

No, no, no. But I located him.

And, oh, lucky you,
he's only a few miles away,

at German High Command.

German High Command?

And so, intel reports

that Ludendorff is hosting a gala.

A sort of last hurrah

before the Germans sign the armistice.

And the Kaiser himself
is going to be there.

As well as Dr. Maru.

Actually, the gala could be perfect cover.

Captain Trevor.
Yes, sir.

You are under no circumstances,
to go anywhere

near that gala tomorrow night.
Do you hear me?

You'd be jeopardizing
everything we've worked for.

You cannot compromise the armistice.

Sir, there will be no armistice...
Steve!

Once Ludendorff bombs
the entire front line.

Hold on one second, sir.
You shouldn't...

You shouldn't be bothered
about upsetting the peace accord.

Why not?
Ares would never let...

What?

What is it?

Of course. It makes complete sense.

Ares developed a weapon,
the worst ever devised.

Ares? You mean Ludendorff.
No.

I mean Ares.

Ludendorff is Ares!

Sir, this is our last chance,

our final chance to find out where
the gas is and to learn how,

Ludendorff plans on delivering it.

No, no, no, no, no. I forbid it.

Do you hear me? I forbid it.

Sir, I'm losing you! Sir?

Hello?
Sir...

How likely is he to respect my wishes?

Not very likely, I'll be honest.

Sammy. Sammy, no, no, no, no.

Sammy, I have to work.
Please stop.

I gotta rustle up a German uniform.

I still have to plot the course
for tomorrow.

That's easy, boss. Come on.

There is nothing we can do
until tomorrow.

You said it yourself, Steve.

So, Madame, s'il vous plaƮt.

Incroyable!

Magnifique!

Thank you. Thank you.

Monsieur, s'il vous plaƮt.

Et voilĆ !
Merci, Sammy.

Et voilĆ !

You did this.

We did.

Do you have dancing on,

Paradise Island?

Dancing, yeah. Of course.

But these people are just,

swaying.

Okay, if you're going to...

be fighting the God of War,
I may as well teach you...

how to dance, you poor thing.

All right, probably without the gun.

Madame.

If you would.

Well,

if I'm going to a gala,
I'll need to know...

You're not going to the gala.
Of course I am.

No, you're not.
Why wouldn't I?

Well, for one,
you don't know how to dance.

I would argue that, they...

don't know how to dance.
Be polite, be polite.

All right. So, give me your hand.

Like so.

And I'm gonna put my arm,

around you like so.

And we just...

What did you call it? Sway?

Then you just sway.

You're awfully close.

That's what it's all about.

I see.

I haven't heard him sing in years.

It's... It's a snowfall.

Touch it.

It's magical!
It is, isn't it?

Steve Trevor :
Yeah it is.

Wonder Woman :
Is this what people do
when there are No Wars to fight?

Steve Trevor :
Yeah.
Yeah, this and other things.

Wonder Woman :
What things?

Steve Trevor :
They have breakfast.
They really love a breakfast.

And... They love to wake up,
and read the paper and go to work.

They get married.
Make some babies, 
grow old together. I guess.

Wonder Woman :
What is it like?

Steve Trevor :
I have no idea.

The Villagers gave them to us.

A gracious gift.
And They call us Heroes.

Wonder Woman :
You are.

Hey, fellas. I know that
I said This Job was Two Days and...
A Deal's a Deal.

You'd get lost without us.

Yeah.

We all know Diana is capable
of taking care of herself.
I'm worried that you won't make it.

There's no more money.

We've been paid enough.

Charlie :
….Maybe you're better off
without me, yeah?

Wonder Woman :
No, Charlie —
Who Will Sing for Us?

Yeah.

Oh, no, please.

Sing?



We are The Knights of Metron








“In my own opinion, all the people who "wonder what all the fuss is about" are, in fact, saying that they don't think that ANYTHING on Television is any good, or is WORTH investigating or appreciating

This is probably True in most cases and is a very sad comment on Television generally. 

The 'play safe' attitude of most people involved in The Media means that risks are NOT usually taken and, as a result, we hardly ever see anything original or 'out of the ordinary' on our TV screens. 

The powers-that-be seem to think that the most important thing as far as the viewers are concerned is to "keep 'em quiet" and "keep 'em happy" with plenty of 'cops & robbers', "soap operas, chat shows and endless snooker. 

Some people may regard The Prisoner as "just another TV series".

Others, myself included, regard it as the BEST series that has EVER appeared on Television. 

The Prisoner is The Exception to the usual 'play safe' rule of Television. Indeed it is, in fact, The Exception which PROVES The Rule. 

The Prisoner shows how GOOD Television CAN be if people with original and controversial ideas, and with the ability and determination to put those ideas into practice, are given the opportunity to do so.”

Friday, 3 December 2021

It IS Possible, and It is HAPPENING.







The CAPTAIN
Er, excuse me! Doctor?

Dr. Disco
Get back inside.

The CAPTAIN: 
I'm not quite sure, 
but it seemed to me that 
this young lady's life 
was being offered 
in exchange for my own. 

As it happens, I think my number is 
pretty much up anyway.

Bill's Ghost :
What are you talking about? 
Doctor, what's he talking about?

CAPTAIN: 
So, might as well make it 
count for something, eh?

I should be happy to take your place, 
if that would resolve this situation.

Testimony
Accepted.

Bill's Ghost :
That is, that is not Happening. 
That's totally Not Happening. 
Agreed?

Dr. Disco
Tell me What to Do, then. 
Bill Potts would Tell Me 
What to Do.

Bill's Ghost 
Do What You Always Do -- 
Serve at The Pleasure of 
The Human Race.

Dr. Disco
Here's What's Going to Happen :
First, I'm Going to Escape
You, with Me.

Old Grandfather
Where are we going?

Testimony
Escape is Not Possible.

Dr. Disco
It is Possible, 
and It is Happening
and 
I'm Taking Bill 
and The Captain with me.

Old Grandfather
Why are You 
Advertising Your Intentions? 

Can't you stop boasting 
for a moment?

Dr. Disco
Mister Pastry, too. 
I could do with a laugh.


Testimony
Escape is Not Possible.

Dr. Disco
Oh, I'm Going to Do 
WAY More Than Escape. 

I'm Going to Find Out 
Who You Are and 
What You're Doing, 
and 
If I Don't Like it, 
I Will Come Back 
and 
I Will STOP You. 

I Will Stop ALL of You!

Old Grandfather
Who The HELL 
Do You Think You Are..!?

Dr. Disco
The Doctor.

Old Grandfather
I am The Doctor
Who YOU Are, 
I cannot begin to imagine.

Testimony
Then let us show you, Doctor. 
See who you will become.

DAVROS: 
Doctor!

DALEK: 
Exterminate!

CYBERMAN
You will be assimilated.

(Images of past Doctors fly around in bubbles, 
including The War Doctor.)

Dr. Disco : 
No, no, that's not a good idea.

Perfect-10 [OC]: 
They all Died.

Testimony
The Doctor has Walked in Blood 
through all of Time and Space. 
The Doctor has 
MANY Names.

DAVROS [OC]: 
The Destroyer of Worlds.

Testimony : 
The Imp of the Pandorica. 
The Shadow of the Valeyard. 
The Beast of Trenzalore. 
The Butcher of Skull Moon. 
The Last Tree of Garsennon. 
The Destroyer of Skaro. 

He is The Doctor, of War.

(The images disappear.)

Old Grandfather : 
What, what was that?

Dr. Disco : 
To be fair, they cut out 
all The Jokes