Blakes7 February 2001

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Re: Jenna and Avalon
by Helen Krummenacker 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

> Another interesting question is why Jenna knows Avalon. And a possible > answer is that when *we* met her firstly, Avalon needed transportation to > another planet. I assume that wasn't the only time she needed it. And Jenna > was the one who did the transport. > > Hellen My guess was that Jenna had previously smuggled supplies to rebel groups, stuff to make explosives, armaments, etc; and that Avalon was a regular customer. But transport works, too.

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More Penguin News....
by Sestina94＠aol.com 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

Hey Guys, I meant to send this to the list a while ago. I got the following story from The New Yorker under the title of "Crouching Tiger, Trembling Penguins." (Apologies to Neil who has read this before.) Penguins in the Coney Island Zoo being stalked by feral cats. The penguins are trembling not so much from fear, but because they are jackass penguins and that is a biological quirk of theirs. Anyway, the zoo hired an exterminator to get rid of the cats -- but he proved upsetting to the nearby pro-cat neighbors who were disturbed by his evasive answer to the question of how he actually got rid of the cats. (He replied that he sent them to a friend of his in New Jersey who, um, "took care of them." I don't know if non-American readers can pick up on the obvious Mafia-like overtones to the reference to the friend in New Jersey here.) So, while the penguins of Antarctica are migrating to the beaches of Brazil (a story I heard about months ago on National Public Radio), penguins held captive in the land of the free cannot even tremble in peace for fear of being turned into cat food. To paraphrase a quote by Herman Melvlle, "Ah, Penguins, Ah humanity!" Pat C. Closet Penguinphile

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RE: [B7L] Sally's Terminology
by Anna Sawitzky 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

Hi, all. Sally wrote: > > <<My Favourite Gnome - Jarriere.>> I wrote: > > Not Vila? <innocent look> Pred'x wrote: > <giggle> Considering Michael Keating is apparently as tall as Paul > Darrow, do you think: > > a) he's acting a character who's shorter > > or > b) Vila uses body language to appear shorter (slumps, looks down, > looks > unthreatening &c. Just wanted it clear I was talking about Vila, not Michael Keating. Yeah, I know there's maybe a half inch difference, with Michael K. slightly taller than Paul D., but on the show, almost constantly, Vila is seen as a few inches shorter than Avon. So, yeah, my tongue was firmly in cheek, with my above response. > Cheers, Pred'x Anna

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Re: answering Neil
by Anna Sawitzky 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

Hi, all. Neil said: > > And not a trace of an American > > accent, which I wouldn't be surprised if Xena's got. To which Helen responded: > Lucy Lawless is formerly an opera singer. As a New Zealander, I doubt > she has an American accent. To dull American ears, however, New > Zealanders and Canadians tend to sound a lot 'like us' as opposed to > the delicious exoticness of Australian and most British dialects. In the show, Xena has an American accent, as did Michael Hurst when Hercules was running, however, their real accents are quite different. I've heard Lucy Lawless speak a few times on Entertainment Tonight (American show hyping entertainment) and it's certainly not the way Xena speaks. I've read that Michael Hurst lived in England as a kid, then around age 9, his family moved to New Zealand, and he's worked in Kiwiland and Australia, so his accent is probably a bit different from the norm of London or New Zealand. Sorry, I'd never mistake a New Zealand accent for a Canadian accent. Canadian and American accents however, depending on one's locale, would sound astonishing similar. A New Yawker won't be mistaken for a Torontonian, but in general, Canadian and American accents are a lot closer, than American and New Zealand, or Canadian and New Zealand. To a Canadian, a New Zealand accent can easily be mistaken for a British one (I know; my mom's from New Zealand and she's often been asked where in Britain is she from). Anna

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Re: Vila
by Helen Krummenacker 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

> b) Vila uses body language to appear shorter (slumps, looks down, looks > unthreatening &c. > I think Vila has developed skills at Not Being Noticed that serve him both as a pickpocket, and as a non-combatant in jails. Look Small and Unthreatening, and people don't tend to bother you as much. Also, Michael Keating in 1991 looked quite buff in a T-shirt so I think Vila may have better mucles (all the better for second-story work and Running Away) than his outfits revealled.

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Re:fandom
by Helen Krummenacker 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

> I watched _Voyager_ pretty much just for the holo-doctor, until I > finally got to the point where I just couldn't take any more of the > stupid plots or a certain main character... > Me, too. For me, the breaking point came around the 6th episode. Also Me, too, to Mistral's preference for Ares, Joxer, and Autolycus over the leads in Xena. Actually, I stopped watching when it got bogged down with Xena knowing she was fated to be crucified and trying to drive Gabby off to spare her. Blake's 7 can be dismal without being dull; most other shows don't pull it off as well. Maybe because the heroes *don't* accept Fate?

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Re: Sally-speak
by Betty Ragan 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

Responding to me, Sally wrote: > <I, on the other hand, always refer to them as Our Protagonists, because, > um, heroes some of 'em ain't... Besides, I'm sure at least two of them > would object *strongly* to the appellation. :)> > > You don't think he'd object to My Darling ..? Well, of *course* he would. But, see, you're much braver than I. :) Although when I started college I had a sticker with his picture on it -- in full 4th season leather-and-studs mode -- which I stuck to the side of the coffee machine in my dorm room. When I mentioned it to a fannish friend and she asked me why I'd put it there, I, rather flippantly, replied that it amused me to have him doing the (rather demeaning) job of making my coffee for me. To which she said "Wow, I'd be afraid of his reaction to that!" Which actually gave me a momentary shiver. Once again, I'm *glad* he's safely fictional... I think I've mentioned this before, actually, but my mother's reaction when I acquired said sticker was amusing: "You bought his picture? That arrogant *bastard*, and you bought his *picture*?!" I was really quite impressed. I hadn't thought she'd paid that much attention to the show. (Then again, IIRC, she *had* just seen "Orbit.") Come to think of it, that's possibly the only time I've ever heard my mother use the word "bastard." At any rate, I can, with some degree of literal truth, claim that Avon is, in fact, the man my mother warned me about. :) > [a] I am still of the Firm Opinion that if - due to The Space/Time > Phenomena Known as Mary-Sue - I landed on the Liberator, I'd not > only *not* be His Darling, he'd have me out an airlock within a > week (and that's 1st/2nd series only, where Fearless Leader > wouldn't *let* him at first. 3rd series, I'd be lucky to last > three days. Wow, that long? Actually, I figure I'd manage to get myself killed within 24 hours and save Avon the bother... -- Betty Ragan ** bragan(a)nrao.edu ** http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~bragan Not speaking for my employers, officially or otherwise. "Seeing a rotten picture for the special effects is like eating a tough steak for the smothered onions..." -- Isaac Asimov

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Re: [B7L] Sally-speak (was: Was it something I said :-)
by Sally Manton 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

Carol quoted Wendy quoting me: <IHMO*only* - I am about to write something about Tarrant.> Actually, I meant that *precisely* how it was worded; the most unpleasant reply I've had to a post is when I actually wrote *in praise* of Tarrant's behaviour at one point. And the reaction to a *serious* post on his good and bad qualities can be quite narky, despite the fact that he's got less of both (IMHO*only*) than some of the others, including Avon. I take the character fairly seriously - I may not love him as I do My Darlings and Vila, but he's still fairly high on my list of favourite characters. I have my own quite complicated version of Tarrant, whom I like rather a lot and find an interesting study and *do* want to discuss occasionally (though the endless re-writes of the posts to try and bowdlerise the boy are a pain). I do, however, recognise that [a] it is mine and mine alone (isn't this true of every character?) even if I think it's backed up by evidence and [b] the fact that it *is* mine and I'm not demanding anyone else adopt it doesn't get recognised as often as I think it ought to. Hence the bowdlerisation (which I don't have to do with anyone else, not even Dayna) and hence the IMHO*only*. NB - I also rather like what I think is Steven Pacey's version, even if I disagree with his "'what personality?" on the 7fold-whatsit tape. Sometimes when I find versions being touted on the Lyst (and there's no reason why anyone else shouldn't tout their version) too sugary, I head back to the video to remind myself of it. I've also seldom liked fanfic versions, which seem to swing between Bitchy-Superjock-from-Hell (and not even good bitchiness, though he *has* a neat way with a verbal stiletto when he likes) and Sir-Galahad-in-Space, so sweet and virtuous and dutiful and noble and squeaky-clean that he makes my teeth ache (yes, there are similar version of both Avon and even Vila. *They* make my teeth ache as well). The fanfic Tarrant I've read that I found by far the best was by (again) Suzann Lovett in 'Doppelganger' - quite wonderful sharpness, glitter and speed. And final point - and yes, this is for Wendy as well as anyone else who hates my burbles or my version of B7 - feel free to killfile me. I promise I won't be offended if you do. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re:fandom
by Helen Krummenacker 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

> Then there's the Servie fans ... I am a fan of Servie, although not That Way. She just exudes style and glamour, and therefore she is incredibly fun to imitate. Allan and I will be doing Avon and Servalan at Baycon one day this year. I am a bit worried, because I'm also in Artist's Alley and it seems likely I may get ink and paint all over my white dress, but where there's a will (of iron) there's a way.

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Re:Cheryl
by Helen Krummenacker 19 Feb '01

19 Feb '01

> but so is everyone's assumption that newcomers don't > have the 'newbie' jitters and that they are quite > content to have one sided conversations until someone > decides to respond to their awkward prattle. > We were all new once. I'm trying to remember--I don't think I started by introducing myself. I think I began by responding to posts on-topic. Meyers-Briggs was the big thing that I came in on the end of and I got steered to the Keirsey site in response to my questions. A short while later I had *a lot* to talk about. I also was inclined to use the name of my B7-based role-playing character, Avona, for a nom-du-net, and wanted to har from those established on the list if that would sound conceited or be okay. In short, I was asking questions and provoking comment. I only got to know the people behind the names, as it were, very gradually. One thing we do like to share in the way of personal information is where people are based, generally and how you came to know the show. You may have mentioned these things, but it really only registers on my brain when it's the topic of general conversation. It's interesting to see how Blake's 7 has spread and how the introduction effects long-term biases-- I came in on 3rd season. There's a suggestion that people prefer the first Travis they see. So... My name is Helen, I'm from California, and I got hooked on the show while watching it broadcast from a PBS station in Orange County. Nice to have you with us, Cheryl.

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