The Passing of Autumn

Artist: You know, I'm really going to miss the passing of autumn.
Autumn: Why? I'm not going anywhere.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Nut

Pocket: Look at all the construction going on in downtown San Diego. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would be proud. Say, what'd you find there, Cadet?
Denim: Look sir: droids!
Pocket: You are such a Star Wars nut.
Denim: Does that make you an Arnold Schwarzenegger nut?
Pocket: Watch your mouth, kid, or you'll find yourself floating home.

Squashing Our Dreams Of Pluto

Artist: If the Daleks chose to conquer a giant space pumpkin, nobody would cry foul. We could carve it up as we wished, fit it with a propulsion system, and we'd be hailed as inventive heroes rather than despicable villains.

Blue: If you desire others acclaim, you'd better choose a suitably large pumpkin planet. People expect heroes to tackle immensely big projects.

Artist: How true. These squash remind one of the demotion of Pluto.
Blue: How so?
Artist: When Pluto was classified as a planet, every Human school child wanted to travel to there. But how many kids dream of traveling to just another chunk of rock and ice at the outer boundaries of our solar system?
Blue: You're suggesting that the scientific community's reclassification of Pluto's astronomical status EXTERMINATED romantic associations, giving Human children one less reason to aspire to become astronauts?
Artist: I was going to say squashed, but yeah, I suppose EXTERMINATED will do.
Blue: Boy, do I ever want to accompany another Dalek on my next visit to a pumpkin patch.
Artist: Oops, sorry. In a moment of reflection, I forgot that Daleks are chiefly regarded for their sunny dispositions.

Artist & Blue

Channeling Frank Herbert

Artist: Hey, Blue! Check out this banana squash!

Blue: It reminds me of Paul Atreides and Stilgar riding a giant sand worm across the desert planet in Frank Herbert's novel Dune.
Artist: Or Ishmael and Captain Ahab conquering the great white whale in Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick.
Blue: Or the great white shark in Jaws.
Artist: Do you think Steven Spielberg was channeling Herman Melville when he filmed Jaws?
Blue: No way! Change the desert of Arrakis to the aqueous regions of Earth, and you've totally got Dune. Steven Spielberg was clearly channeling Frank Herbert. Even the Cybermen know that. 

Artist & Blue