Nebulous Definition Meaning

Definition and synonyms of nebulous from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of nebulous.View American English definition of nebulous. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for nebulous. Nebulous definition is - of, relating to, or resembling a nebula: nebular. How to use nebulous in a sentence. Did You Know? First Known Use of nebulous. 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1. History and Etymology for nebulous. Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula. Keep scrolling for more. Learn More about nebulous.

The front cover of the first series audiobook of Nebulous, featuring (from left to right) Graham Crowden, Rosie Cavaliero, Mark Gatiss and David WarnerGenre,Running time28 minutesCountry of originUnited KingdomLanguage(s)EnglishHome stationStarringWritten byProduced byRecording studioThe Moat StudioOriginal release6 January 2005 – 19 June 2008No. Of series3No. Of episodes18Audio formatOpening themeCreated by.WebsiteNebulous is a radio show written by and produced by from; it is directed. The series premiered in the United Kingdom on.

Set in the year 2099 AD, the show focuses on the adventures of the, director of operations for the eco-troubleshooting team KENT (the Key Environmental Non-Judgmental Taskforce) as they combat various catastrophes and try to set the world back on the right path following a worldwide environmental disaster known as 'The Withering'. As well as being a of a number of famous programmes, including, and, Nebulous is considered a programme, attracting a number of guest appearances from famous actors.There have been three series of Nebulous; the first was broadcast between 6 January and 10 February 2005. The series was well received by critics, and a second series was broadcast between 5 April and 10 May 2006, with a third series commissioned by the BBC which began broadcasting on Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 23:00 BST.

The first series was released on on 5 February 2007. Since 2009 all three series have been broadcast on. Duff has also announced that he is planning to make an animated series of Nebulous.

Contents.Production Development The development of the series began with the production, written by Graham Duff and produced by Baby Cow Productions in March 2003. The episode, which eventually became ', featured much of the final cast, but with a number of differences: a different actor played, and was voiced by Duff, while originally had two voices: a female voice played by, and a male voice. Malcolm Boyle - who wrote the Nebulous theme and edited the pilot - had written an entire original score for the show.

However, due to BBC radio budget limitations, this was not used in the completed series. Nicholas Briggs had also originally created a very deep, realistic, similar to those he had created for the, but was advised that 'it's likely the listener will have distractions and will not listen to it more than once; therefore, the soundscape must be totally accessible from any point in the episode', toning down the sound effects to match the series' comic nature. Recording The Moat Studios in recorded Nebulous in, with each half-hour episode typically taking one day to record, including. Nicholas Briggs produced the sound, using a combination of from a.

Briggs also carried out the in order to bring the 30-minute episodes down to the 28 minutes mandated by the BBC to allow time for between programmes. Main article: Setting Set in the year 2099, the series depicts the as very different from today. Following a number of environmental disasters, such as 'the Withering' – which resulted in the loss of a great deal of human knowledge including the and (although the latter came back fairly quickly) – and a 'Cattle-clasm' that killed off most of the livestock, the Earth has been reduced to a wasteland separated between 'Withered Zones' and the remaining inhabitable areas.

The Withering shifted the Earth into a new orbit, resulting in disruption to the seasons and a reformed calendar. Every day of the week is now 25-hours long except for Thursday (which, due to time anomalies, has not occurred in over a decade), while the change in the length of the year led to the creation of new months such as Janril, Febtober, and Marchuary. In addition, the dreary season of Hamble was created, which is permanently dark, cold.

The Withering resulted in, and becoming, and completely wiped out.The Earth's geography is also radically altered. A new was formed in Britain by a day-long, and the Earth now has twelve and a half. Many locations have been displaced and reduced to islands, including and the London borough of, which is now in the Indonesian Ocean as a part of the Cockney Islands. The is equally altered: has been deep fried by, and have been knocked together, and there was an initiative to destroy the, which according to the show was deleterious to the industry.also exists in the Nebulous universe. Pieced together following the Withering, theologians conclude that there were four true deities: the evil twins, the destroyer, and merciful Bod, based on the children's television programme, the theme tune of which has become a, sung in.

Bod is analogous to, hence the commonly used phrase '!' Storyline Nebulous follows the adventures of the eco-troubleshooting team 'KENT' (the Key Environmental Non-Judgmental Taskforce, named after the of ). The group is directed by Professor Nebulous toward the goal of restoring a natural balance to Earth. However, they are woefully under-funded; KENT was forced to open a laundry to supplement funds. There is at least one other eco-troubleshooting team based in England, but despite their common goals they have a less-than-hospitable view of each other. LOUGHBOROUGH (the Legitimate Organisation Undertaking General Humanitarian Business Operations Requiring Optimum Unconditional Global Harmony, named after the town ) is run by Professor Nebulous’ ex-love interest, Doctor Erica Flazenby. By comparison to KENT it is over-funded and well-equipped, with, and info pills, which provide the user with information by ingestion.Nebulous both and pays to several well known science fiction programmes and films in both its setting and plotlines, often incorporating several different elements within a single story: Professor Nebulous himself is similar to, a British who led a research group and fought in the classic science fiction serial and its sequels.

KENT itself is based partly on the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work, nicknamed 'Doomwatch', the eponymous organisation from the BBC, and partly on the Doctor Who Organization 'U.N.I.T', otherwise known as the '. The second episode of series one, ', is a direct spoof of the episode ', while ' takes both its name and premise from (and also borrows from ). From the first episode of series 3 onwards, this also began to include the recent Doctor Who spin-off and the ITV series, with references to 'baby dinosaurs falling through a hole in time' and 'the sheer amount of paranormal activity in the Cardiff area alone. Starting to threaten the Earth's plausibility shield'. Episode 6 of that series also parodied the tendency in British sci-fi for attempts to take over the world to start in Britain, with the chief villain (played by actor ) stating 'Funnily enough, that's a tax thing,' as well as one of the 's nicknames, (with Nebulous known as 'the oncoming drizzle').Cast. Main article:.

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–, (KENT's resident supercomputer). Matt Wolf –Following positive reviews and high listening figures, the second series was able to attract a number of guest appearances from well known actors, including,.

The third series featured appearances from and.Reviews Reception to Nebulous was generally positive: a reviewer from described the first series as 'a winning blend of Doomwatch, Quatermass and British silliness that has cult written all over it', while the second series was described as 'cool and '. However, was more guarded, comparing the show to ' without the philosophy or without the energy', going on to say that show is 'funny, but not seriously so'. A reviewer for Doctor Who website UnitNews also initially expressed concerns about the level of jokes in the show, but later claimed 'I should have been more patient because when they did arrive, coinciding with the introduction of the character Harry, they were relentlessly funny'. References. ^ 21 February 2007 at the, Nebulous City, URL accessed 16 March 2007. ^. 1 January 2005.

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