Blake's 7

Avon: Is Vila on his way as well? Gan: No, he's doing his best to convince himself that he feels fine. Says we'll just remind him that he doesn't. Avon: Sometimes he shows distinct signs of intelligence.

Avon: If we don't get drug treatment very soon, we shall die. Vila: Die? I can't do that! Avon: I'm afraid you can. It's the one talent we all share, even you.

Travis: Well, what are you waiting for? Come on, man. Why don't you kill us? Blake: No, I've got a better idea. We'll get a message through to the Federation, tell them that you let us take Orac. I'm sure they'll be quite fascinated by your explanation. Servalan: You're in a lot of trouble, Travis.

(Avon shoots Travis in his gun hand) Blake: Good shot, Avon! Avon: I was aiming for his head.

Gan: Are you sure it's fully switched on? Orac: Of course I'm properly switched on. Having depressed the activator button, what else would you expect? Cally: It's his voice. Blake: It's exactly as though Ensor were speaking. Orac: Surely it is obvious even to the meanest intelligence that during my development I would naturally become endowed with aspects of my creator's personality? Avon: The more endearing aspects, by the sound of it. Orac: Possibly. However similarities between myself and Ensor are entirely superficial. My mental capacity is infinitely greater. Jenna: Modest, isn't he? Orac: Modesty would be dishonesty. Vila: What's wrong with being dishonest? Orac: Is that a question? Vila: Yes. Orac: The question is futile. Were I to say that I am incapable of dishonesty, how would you know if I was being dishonest or not? Blake: A question for a question. Well, you're capable of evasion, anyway.

Blake: Orac, what are your limits? Orac: They have not yet been defined. My knowledge is virtually infinite. My secondary ability is to logically process that knowledge and make accurate predictions. Cally: Are you saying you can see into the future? Orac: The words future, present, past are meaningless. Avon: Define 'meaningless'. Orac: I have the capacity to predict events that have not yet taken place. Avon: That is not what I asked. Orac: In the circumstances, the question is meaningless.