Blakes7 October 2001

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Vila and Bilbo
by Natasa Tucev 07 Oct '01

07 Oct '01

It seems to me Mr Restal and Mr Baggins have much in common - they're both 'little men' thrown into danger against their will, and yet they're great survivors. I've just leafed through The Hobbit and found Bilbo complaining about 'this wretched, tiresome, uncomfortable adventure'. They share love for food and drink and for safe, cosy places. (Although I was disappointed to find out that my memory was faulty. I was certain Bilbo got drunk with that wine in the cellars of the Wood-elves and he didn't!) Then, there's the curious fact that the dwarves enlist Bilbo for their Cause because they believe he's a master burglar. Besides, both Vilvo and Bilbo love toying with language and inventing rhymes and riddles - Bilbo's linguistic duel with Gollum is similar to Vila's with Ultraworld. It's also interesting to observe how they both struggle to overcome their selfishness and cowardice before they set out to help others, although Vila, unlike Bilbo, doesn't always succeed. N.

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Tanith Lee
by Steve Rogerson 07 Oct '01

07 Oct '01

Fantasy author Tanith Lee, who wrote B7 episodes Sand and Sarcophagus and the novellette Kill the Dead with Avon and Vila avatars, is one of a number of authors doing a Halllowe'en book signing at London's Forbidden Planet on 27 October (1-3pm). -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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Vargas and Meegat
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 06 Oct '01

06 Oct '01

As my recent 'compare and contrast' question was read in a different (& amusing) way to that which I presented it - any other 'role reversals' on offer? (I think the problem with Avalon is that she appears too meek for what she is supposed to be doing) Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Fwd: [B7L] Arlen + Terminal...
by Sally Manton 06 Oct '01

06 Oct '01

Nathan wrote: <It's interesting because it departs from the normal mode of Avonness...self preservation, but then he also said he looked apon self interest as his great strength.> <grin> and what would he have termed his greatest weakness (if you could get him to admit he had any, that is)? IMO, "other people." <Nevetheless he took risks in achieving his aims. A rumour of Blake was just too good a carrot to let slip without investigating. Again on Gauda Prime, it's a lot of trouble to trace a line through the pattern of infinity - 'cept if you have Orac.> What I find interesting is that he lost Cally and the Liberator - and nearly lost everything including his own mind - from that fiasco on Terminal, but he clearly didn't regret doing it. Since as soon as he comes to the conclusion that Servalan was lying ... he starts looking again (no, I don't believe that Avon was mad in S4, but I do think for the first, seriously-shut-down part he may have been at risk ...) <Dayna: "don't you get tired of always being right Avon?" Avon: "Just with the rest of you being wrong."> <gurgle> I adore these lines, coming as they do after Terminal - gotta give the man full points for sheer unadulerated gall, haven't you? But what on earth is wrong with Dayna's short-term memory????? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] decentring morality
by Mac4781＠aol.com 06 Oct '01

06 Oct '01

Running behind myself, Harriet wrote (about Arlen): > She says she's an officer. > Possibility: A bright young cadet is told "Kill Blake and smoke out his > rebels, and there's an instant promotion for you." > She's done it (with a little help from his friends), so she assumes the > promotion. I can't see them using a cadet for such an important job. They'd want a fully trained undercover officer. They don't want an untrained cadet who might mess up, get caught and give away that the Federation is hard on Blake's heels. Cadets are cadets for a reason; they are being trained to be future officers. So I can't see the Federation "wasting" a cadet by throwing him/her into a situation for which she/he isn't prepared, either. My knowledge of the military is pretty spotty beyond a certain amount of knowledge about the present day U.S., but officers (here) are trained beyond the basics of military academies and/or OCS before they are given the type of responsibility Arlen has on GP. So I don't even think Arlen is a fresh-faced newly commissioned officer. She's been around, and she's proven herself to be brave, reliable, resilient, and clever. (IMO) Carol

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Fwd: [B7L] Travis and Klegg
by Sally Manton 05 Oct '01

05 Oct '01

Jacqui wrote: <As Klegg came up in discussion recently - what would Travis have made of him?> Depends on which Travis, doesn't it? <veg> can't help thinking that Klegg would've made a rather nasty mess of Travis II (don't talk to me about crimmos, please please don't talk to me about crimmos). Presumably Travis knew about and accepted the usefulness of Death Squads (an idea they could have exploited a bit more IMO). Klegg and his men are more overtly thuggish than a lot of the other military types we see in the series, but are probably no worse than others like Parr ("we just did the shooting"). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Arlen + Terminal...
by Nathan Hook 05 Oct '01

05 Oct '01

Yes Avon tried to risk only himself in that episode, it had a personal flavour to it. It was between him and Blake and Servalan in hindsight. It's interesting because it departs from the normal mode of Avonness...self preservation, but then he also said he looked apon self interest as his great strength. Nevetheless he took risks in achieving his aims. A rumour of Blake was just too good a carrot to let slip without investigating. Again on Gauda Prime, it's a lot of trouble to trace a line through the pattern of infinity - 'cept if you have Orac. Leadership had it's draw backs and Blake had more charisma in that department, Avon wasn't entirely free to pursue his own interests even as new "leader" of the group. He merely inherited a new set of problems,most of which centred on group friction and justifying position and decision making. Dayna: "don't you get tired of always being right Avon?" Avon: "Just with the rest of you being wrong." or, Villa: "I don't follow you?" Avon: "Oh but you do and thats the problem!" and then classic B v A... Avon: "you were very lucky, they were almost ready to leave you this time. one more death, just one and they will." Blake: "then you had better be very careful, it would be ironic if it were yours." You're right, it was the ideal time to resurrect blakes legend with the Federation hot on their heals and no base to operate from, they were more vulnerable than ever. nathan, Nothings so difficult as a beginning/ In poesy, unless perhaps the end. Byron. ------------------------------------------------------------ Free, BeOS-friendly email accounts: http://BeMail.org/ BeOS News and Community: http://www.BeGroovy.com/

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Travis and Klegg
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 05 Oct '01

05 Oct '01

As Klegg came up in discussion recently - what would Travis have made of him? Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Fwd: [B7L] Arlen...
by Sally Manton 04 Oct '01

04 Oct '01

Nathan wrote: <I guess the importance of Blake was highlighted in Terminal when Avon risked everything to get him.... Says much for Blake as a leader when Avon spent two series' trying to usurp him at every corner and undermine his moral rationale.> <grin> 'Terminal' was *personal* (well, some of us think 'Blake' was too, for all his rationalisations :-) But the rationalisations do make sense - by the end of S2, Blake has achieved legendary status (witness the number of rumours about him afterwards). I do think in Servalan's ruined empire, and the increasingly coarse and ugly galaxy of S4, a born-again legend that 'gives them hope' would be a powerful image for any resistance (and actually, if they *were* all dooooooomed, that just makes it moreso, the human fascination for failed, lost and hopeless causes being what it is :-). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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tape update
by Judith Proctor 04 Oct '01

04 Oct '01

I'm now down to one copy each of 'Action' and 'Travis the Final Act' (plus one that's been reserved by request for Eclecticon) Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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