I don't associate "As you know, Bob" with exposition in general but with exposition between characters who already know the information. Gareth Wilson's "As you know, Bob, we're both androids, and we have to recharge every four hours or we'll die." Babylon-5 had at least one moment with Sinclair telling Garibaldi about beacons in Earth Force ships.
Whereas I'm thinking Potter and Hodgell are more sensible (whether or not well-done) infodumps: "As you *don't* know, Harry/Dally/Jame,..."
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Date: 2007-02-28 04:24 am (UTC)Whereas I'm thinking Potter and Hodgell are more sensible (whether or not well-done) infodumps: "As you *don't* know, Harry/Dally/Jame,..."