====== Nebulous ======
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Wikipedia entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebulous

3 seasons of 6 episodes each.
===== Characters =====
  * Professor Bofo Nebulous
    * Primary Character
    * Mad Scientist that means well
    * Mention of the word "clown" or anything similar to that word triggers a flashback to his clown past.
    * Catchphrases
      * Long sequence of derailments - "... I'm drifting"
      * After past clown flashback - "... I shall not clown, I shall not clown!", usually followed with derisive comments about his spasms/twitches/grande mal seizure during the flashback.
      * After an unforseen circumstance - "... Exactly as I anticipated/expected, [metaphor for not anticipating/expecting]"
  * Paula Breeze
    * Assistant
    * Obsessed with Nebulous
    * Catchphrases
      * Anything leading to hugs/kisses/inappropriate touching
  * Rory Lawson
    * Assistant
    * Obsessed with slacking off
    * Catchphrases
      * "... Bollocks, sir."
  * Harry Hayes
    * Researcher
    * Brain in a jar with possibly other body parts
    * Catchphrases
      * After any mention of a body part - "UNLIKE YOU, PROFESSOR, I NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY OF [Insert bodypart of choice here]"
  * Sir Ronald Rowlands
    * Minister with Unusual Portfolio (responsible for KENT)
    * Catchphrases
      * After being asked for any kind of help - "I'd like to do what I can, but afraid I can't."
  * Gemini
    * AI/computer of KENT
    * Absent minded
    * Narrator/Exposition on occasion
    * Catchphrases
      * Speaks in the third person
  * Professor Klench
    * Nemesis
    * Evil Mad Scientist
    * Catchphrases
      * After mention of an action - "... to death."

===== Plots =====

  - Introduction, usually defining the symptoms of the problem
  - Travel and/or Investigation
  - Clown flashback
  - Confrontation with the antagonist
  - Climax
  - Consequences

==== Key Scenes ====

These scenes tend to crop up every episode-
  * Clown flashback
  * Harry in agony complaining about a lack of a body part
  * Paula obsessing over the professor
  * Questioning Gemini in KENT HQ on details about the case
  * The KENT laundry service
  * The destruction of the Isle of Wight
  * Setting building of a post-Withering world (the changes or what was lost)