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The expression in question is a vapid, kind of empty look where you can just ''hear'' the character in question just going "Guuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" while waiting for the next neuron to fire. | The expression in question is a vapid, kind of empty look where you can just ''hear'' the character in question just going "Guuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" while waiting for the next neuron to fire. | ||
The term originated in a [[wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]] | The term originated in a skit from [[wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'s showing of the movie [http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Alien_from_L.A. Alien from L.A.], where Mike Nelson was playing the "[[wikipedia:Kathy Ireland|Kathy Ireland]] Fabulous Range Of Emotions Acting Guessing Game by [[Hasbro]]-bro-bro!", in which he had to guess the emotion the supermodel and attempted-actress was portraying in a scene... and the correct answer was invariably "''Dull surprise!!''". | ||
While the MST3K episode that had the skit in question originally aired in November of 1993, and there's certainly a sizable Transformers/MST3K audience/fan crossover (speaking of ''dull surprise!!''), the term didn't really become a catchphrase in Transformers fandom until the era of [[Dreamwave]] comics began in 2002. | While the MST3K episode that had the skit in question originally aired in November of 1993, and there's certainly a sizable Transformers/MST3K audience/fan crossover (speaking of ''dull surprise!!''), the term didn't really become a catchphrase in Transformers fandom until the era of [[Dreamwave]] comics began in 2002. | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 16 March 2007
Dull surprise has become a popular term in the Transformers fandom to sum up the expression range of a character when drawn by Pat Lee (or people who ape his style, like Rob Ruffolo).
The expression in question is a vapid, kind of empty look where you can just hear the character in question just going "Guuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" while waiting for the next neuron to fire.
The term originated in a skit from Mystery Science Theater 3000's showing of the movie Alien from L.A., where Mike Nelson was playing the "Kathy Ireland Fabulous Range Of Emotions Acting Guessing Game by Hasbro-bro-bro!", in which he had to guess the emotion the supermodel and attempted-actress was portraying in a scene... and the correct answer was invariably "Dull surprise!!".
While the MST3K episode that had the skit in question originally aired in November of 1993, and there's certainly a sizable Transformers/MST3K audience/fan crossover (speaking of dull surprise!!), the term didn't really become a catchphrase in Transformers fandom until the era of Dreamwave comics began in 2002.
