https:// www.quotes.net/serp.php?st=calm+before+the+storm&qtype=2

 

example:New Tricks2003

[first lines]

 

Brian Lane:

[as he keys into computer] Arrived at the major crime unit this morning, ready for action. This is my world. Feels like the calm before the storm. But I know that I'll be kicking down doors before long. [computer beeps] Oh, no. I… Come on, Brian, come on, think, think, think. [starts keying again] On my way in this morning, I played a game that keeps me sharp. Spot the criminal. It's the game I always win. Cop is in my DNA. [computer beeps again]

 

Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman:

Morning.

 

Brian Lane:

[in a strangled voice] Bry, the bloody, lou…

 

Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman:

What's the matter, Brian?

 

Brian Lane:

[sighs] I'm struggling to distil what happened to me this morning down into under 140 characters.

 

Gerry Standing:

Characters?

 

Brian Lane:

Yeah, letters and spaces.

 

Gerry Standing:

What are you talking about?

 

Brian Lane:

Twitter.

 

Gerry Standing:

Oh gawd.

 

Brian Lane:

There's a count-down thing tells you how many characters you've got left.

 

Gerry Standing:

Yeah.

 

Brian Lane:

Turns red when you get below ten which is actually quite intimidating.

 

Jack Halford:

Brian! I have been watching you all morning. And I can sum up what you have achieved in six characters. "Sod all"!

 

Brian Lane:

Seven. You forgot the space.