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Geneva: ‘Is five a lot?’
The Inspector: ‘That depends upon the context.’
The Inspector: ‘Tickets to One Direction? No.’
The Inspector: ‘Tooting of the horns? Yes!’
#Inspector Spacetime#Inspector Spacetime meme#Geneva Stilton (character)#the Inspector (character)#12th Inspector#Twelfth Inspector#Is X a lot?#that depends upon the context#tickets to One Direction#Big No (trope)#Big No#Tooting of the horns#Big Yes (trope)#Big Yes
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'Read The World' By UNICEF To Support Children In Isolation Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

International Children's Book Day: 'Read The World By UNICEF For Children In Isolation Due To COVID-19New York/Geneva: Much-loved children's authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Read the World', a collaboration between the International Publishers Association (IPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, will kick off today, on International Children's Book Day, at 15.00 GMT/17.00 CET (17.30 IST) with Italian author Elisabetta Dami, creator of the popular character Geronimo Stilton, read a UNICEF statement.Elisabetta Dami will read on her personal Instagram account in English from 15.00-15.30 GMT. Dami, whose books have sold more than 180 million copies around the world and are published in 50 different languages, will also respond to comments and questions via the platform. "These are uncharted waters for us all, and the psycho-social effects of prolonged isolation and social distancing are yet to be seen and understood," said IPA President Hugo Setzer. "All of us should take particular care of our mental health at the moment, and especially that of young minds. The IPA wanted to do something positive to bring children and their favourite writers closer, to stimulate their interest in books and to create a carefree moment for families to share during this difficult period of confinement," said Mr Setzer."Children's lives and routines have been turned upside down in just a few short weeks," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. "Even when the outside world is out of bounds for now, reading can remind children and young people that the transportive power of books is unlimited." "WHO is committed to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on all fronts, especially when it comes to protecting young people," said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "We understand the fear and anxieties many feel and know how the joy of reading can stimulate young minds, ease tensions and provide hope."Several other noted children's authors have agreed to join the Read the World initiative, details of which will be available soon at https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/read-the-world, the statement from UNICEF read.Click here for more Education News Read the full article
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‘So, it’s smaller on the inside?’
‘I prefer to call it cozier.’
#Inspector Spacetime#Inspector Spacetime meme#smaller on the inside#Always Room For One More (trope)#Always Room For One More#cozier on the inside#I prefer to call it#Geneva Stilton (character)#the Inspector (character)#11th Inspector#Eleventh Inspector
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Naturally, the Inspector arrives at Fezziwygg’s Amusement Centre with Geneva and her charges to find that it’s been abandoned for centuries.
Yet, despite the all the years, the rides and the castle appear to be very well maintained, which probably was a tip-off that something was going on.
#Inspector Spacetime#Amusement Park of Doom (trope)#Amusement Park of Doom#Fezziwygg's Amusement Centre#the entire planet was an amusement park#Daymare in Bronze (episode)#the Inspector (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#and the two children she was minding#abandoned for centuries#yet looks fresh as a daisy#appeared very well maintained#probably a tip off that#something's going on#watch out
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The Inspector, when he realises that the Infinity Knights were actually responsible for Geneva’s death:
#Inspector Spacetime#Inspector Spacetime meme#the Inspector (character)#when he realises that#Infinity Knights#actually killed#Geneva Stilton (character)#Geneva (character)#Heaven Turned (episode)
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The Inspector certainly wouldn’t have purposefully forced Geneva to get naked in ‘The Space of the Inspector’, but then they weren’t properly dressed either.
#Inspector Spacetime#The Space of the Inspector (special)#Please Put Some Clothes On (trope)#Please Put Some Clothes On#Naked People Are Funny (trope)#Naked People Are Funny#the Inspector (character)#wouldn't have purposefully forced#Geneva Stilton (character)#Constable Geneva (character)#to get naked#the Inspector wasn't dressed either#not properly dressed#holographic clothing#how does that work#going to the Synagogue naked
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In ‘Bedlam of the Blorgons’, Geneva is shown as human throughout her interactions with the Inspector.
It was only when the Inspector finally told her that she came to grips with the fact that she’d been a delusional Blorgon the whole time.
#Inspector Spacetime#Bedlam of the Blorgons (episode)#And Then John Was A Zombie (trope)#And Then John Was A Zombie#Geneva Stilton (character)#Temporary Constable Geneva (character)#shown as human#throughout her interactions with#the Inspector (character)#only when the Inspector#finally told her#she came to grips with#the fact that she'd been#a delusional Blorgon#Blorgon#the whole time
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After years of refusing to comment on the topic,
Lyman Spong finally admitted that the Half-Breed of Series 10 was the combined efforts of the Inspector and Constable Geneva, which created the threat to the Infinity Knights that they never saw coming.
#Inspector Spacetime#Series 10#Toxic Friend Influence (trope)#Toxic Friend Influence#Word of God (trope)#Word of God#Lyman Spong (show runner)#after years of refusing to comment#on the topic#finally admitted that#the Half Breed#the Mongrel#combined efforts#the Inspector (character)#Constable Geneva (character)#Geneva (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#created a threat to#Infinity Knights#they never saw coming
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It was tortuous to watch the Inspector admit to knowing that he’d lost memories of Geneva
right to Geneva’s face in ‘Heaven Turned’.
#Inspector Spacetime#Amnesiac Lover (trope)#Amnesiac Lover#Heaven Turned (episode)#the Inspector (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#difficult scene to watch#the Inspector admitted#he knew he'd lost some memories#as a result of what Geneva did to him#but he didn't know it was her#a Geneva-shaped hole in his memory
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The programme has been criticised many times over the years for the heavy-handed way the writers tackled major social issues,
such as Geneva taking the decision to activate the bomb that destroyed the creature inside the Moon, which was likened to her aborting her own baby.
#Inspector Spacetime#Anvilicious (trope)#Anvilicious#Shoot the Moon (episode)#Temporary Constable Geneva (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#taking the decision#to push the button#activate the bomb#that destroyed the creature#inside the Moon#the Moon was an egg#preposterous#likened to#her aborting her own baby#abortion
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Although the Inspector, the Sergeant and a couple other Infinity Knights have been shown reincarnating,
the Inspector’s Associates who meet their demise always die for good. (Except for Geneva Stilton, who’s still out there, living between breaths and effectively immortal.)
#Inspector Spacetime#No Life After Death#Infinity Knights#have been seen reincarnation#Reincarnation (trope)#Reincarnation#the Sergeant (character)#the Inspector (character)#his/her Associates#Associates#meet their demise#Dead For Real (trope)#Dead For Real#die for good#Geneva Stilton (character)#the exception#still out there#living between breaths#effectively immortal#The Immortal (trope)#The Immortal
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It never made sense that the Inspector was so opposed to Geneva’s relationship with Gordie Fuschia,
given that Gordie has participated in Voluntary Service Overseas, a social-service organisation, something the Inspector always claimed to support.
#Inspector Spacetime#Humans Are Warriors (trope)#Humans Are Warriors#Inverted Trope#never made any sense#the Inspector (character)#was so opposed to#Geneva Stilton (character)#Geneva's relationship with#Gordie Fuschia (character)#volunteer#Voluntary Service Overseas#social service organisation#something the Inspector#always claimed to support#he just wanted Geneva to himself
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In ‘Shoot the Moon’, Geneva correctly pointed out that the moon-egg’s shell
would devastate the Earth if any of it made it through the planet’s atmosphere.
#Inspector Spacetime#Truth in Television (trope)#Truth in Television#Shoot the Moon (episode)#Temporary Constable Geneva (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#Constable Geneva#correctly pointed out#somebody did their homework#the moon egg#when the Moon was an egg#dragon's egg#eggshell#would devastate#the Earth#if any of it#landed on Earth#made it through the atmosphere
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Because of the intense amount of development, especially of the relationship between the Twelfth Inspector and Geneva Stilton,
Series 10 was seen as a step up, and almost standard-bearer to the rest of the series of his tenure.
#Inspector Spacetime#Tough Act to Follow (trope)#Tough Act to Follow#Series 10#step up#intense amount of development#relationship between#the Inspector (character)#Twelfth Inspector#Geneva (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#almost a standard bearer#relative to#the rest of the series#of his tenure#Twelfth Inspector era#12th Inspector era
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It was a bit disappointing that ‘Heaven Turned’ ended up being more about
the end of the Inspector’s and Geneva’s relationship, rather than how the Inspector dealt with Superintendent Sassafrass.
#Inspector Spacetime#They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot#They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot (trope)#Heaven Turned (episode)#ended up being more about#the end of a relationship#the Inspector (character)#Geneva (character)#Geneva Stilton (character)#Constable Geneva (character)#rather than the more important point#how the Inspector dealt with#Superintendent Sassafrass (character)
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Series 9 suffered from a myriad of issues, from the underdevelopment of Geneva Stilton
to the Twelfth Inspector’s flat characterization, and the poorly conceived and plotted ‘Shoot the Moon’ and ‘In the Desert of the Day’.
#Inspector Spacetime#Seasonal Rot#Seasonal Rot (trope)#Series 9#Twelfth Inspector era#underdevelopment of character#Geneva Stilton (character)#Geneva (character)#Constable Geneva (character)#the Inspector (character)#Twelfth Inspector#12th Inspector#flat characterization#poorly conceived#poorly plotted#episodes#Shoot the Moon (episode)#In the Desert of the Day (episode)
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