Blakes7 March 2001

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Re: con enjoyment
by Steve Rogerson 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Heather wrote: >Neil Faulkner wrote: >> >>Actually I did notice you several times at the bar ... > >Yes, you're not the only person to notice how much time I spent there! But >I promise you it was only to carry out research on how best to enjoy onself >at a convention. You seem to have found the answer -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption: The Blake's 7 and Babylon 5 convention 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent http://www.smof.com/redemption

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PWP
by Judith Proctor 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Just read Neil's post over Julia's shoulder (she's staying with me for a few days). His viewpoint isn't far off my own, though there are probably areas of difference (I'm typing this without being able to see his post, so I can't check exact details). I publish slash zines, but I don't publish nude art, let alone any showing explict sex, and my reasons for not publishing it relate directly to my feelings for the actors. I've seen a small number of pictures in zines that I felt went too far. They're not numerous, but they do exist. There's three or four that come to my mind, but I'm not going to list titles as I don't want to start slinging mud at anyone in particular. As Neil says, everyone draws the line in different places and for different reasons. This is always a difficult area to discuss and I find it somewhat ironic that I'm currently in a position where I suspect some people are making deductions about my own opinions without finding out first if those deductions are correct. 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 '01 23-25 Feb 2001 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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Re: Fuel
by Helen Krummenacker 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

> It can't have been some sort of drawing energy > directly from vacuum as that would imply limitless energy, but you never > hear of any of the ships either refuelling or doing anything similar. The > Liberator could recharge itself quite quickly. I'm no engineer, but I do like reading about potential spaceship designs. I would guess the Federation ships use hydrogen, which would be self-refuelling, but also limited in the sense that they could burn (especially in battle) more than they pick up. The power limit would depend on things like hydrogen density in local space and how big their hydrogen scoop is. They might have to cease using it in battle, as I imagine it would represent a vulnerable spot of the ship, and always be careful to leave a little power in reserve so they can refuel after. The Liberator, as you say, recharges, which suggests electrical energy stores. Frivilously... a pink Liberator bangs on a toy drum as the Pursuit ships slow and fall behind. It keeps going, and going, and going.

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Re: [B7L] And the winners are...
by Mac4781＠aol.com 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Annie wrote: > That's always wise. They have their *ways*... (they once "persuaded" me to > ressurect Tarrant in a story... ) You were easy. We just had to bring out the thumbscrews. Leah was the problem. She kept insisting that he had to be dead just because had a hole the size of Jupiter in his belly. But we finally persuaded her that duct tape can fix just about anything. Speaking of that story... whatever happened to part three? Be careful how you answer that. Thanks to Lisa I now have a spare horse. Carol Mc

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Re: FC: And the winners are...
by Mac4781＠aol.com 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Lisa wrote: > Headhunter Yes! > "Seek-Locate-Destroy" and "Gambit" were tied for first place; second place > had a four-way tie, from which I selected "Redemption" and "Headhunter". (I > figured I'd better have *one* from the second half of the series, to avoid > being paid a "little visit" by the Tarrant Nostra.) The horse you saved will be grateful. ;-) Carol Mc

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Re: [B7L] The Killing of Sister Roj
by Helen Krummenacker 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Neil's comments certainly got me thinking on the subject of *how* much death there was on the series. Frankly, the thing that has always disturbed me is how many deaths happened wherever they went. They came, they saw, and if they didn't kill, someone else did. In some cases, deaths of innocents were a direct consquence of their actions. In "Dawn of the Gods", for example, they caused the destruction of the Tharn's little world, but got themselves out only. What about all the other people who'd been imprisoned there? In Ultraworld, likewise, victims were being used as menials. Doubtless they could have been restored as Avon and Cally were, but there is no indication that the Liberator's crew worried about anyone exterior to their group. Despite the complaints that too little was done for Meeghat and her people at least the crew in that story did not create a deadly threat to them. Dog and Ultraworld give faceless deaths, but few scientists survived encounters with the rebels, even though the rebels were witnesses at best and indirect causes at worst. Ensor died as they tried to save him, and he'd have been no better off without their arrival. XK72 held a large number of researchers, killed, for the most part, with no knowlege of the presence of Blake and company, or Kayn's machinations. The magnitude of deaths in the series does sort of make the final scene pale in comparison, when you let the glossed-over carnage sink in.

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Re: [B7L] Horizon and Redemption
by heather wheeler 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Neil Faulkner wrote: >Actually I did notice you several times at the bar ... Yes, you're not the only person to notice how much time I spent there! But I promise you it was only to carry out research on how best to enjoy onself at a convention.

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Re: Re [B7L] Redemption 01 (very long)
by J MacQueen 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

>From: "Neil Faulkner" <N.Faulkner(a)tesco.net> >Why do we think we hold them on our side of the pond? >Neil (Supreme Chairman of ASMEAGT, Action to Stop Mistral Enjoying A Good >Time. Add an A and a J after that M. That's what I feel like after reading con reports <sigh> Regards Joanne (a world away, so bon voyage to Sally <throws those streamers that get handed out around embarking cruise liners>) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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RE: Re [B7L] PWP (porn? what porn?)
by Louise Rutter 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Neil wrote: >So my question is: Does such art exist? A straight yes or no will suffice, >though any further comments on quantity, style, subject matter, availability >etc would be appreciated. Yes it exists - it doesn't do anything for me. I've rarely seen it, but it can be found in _some_ slash zines, though most of them remain non-explicit in their art. Louise

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Re: [B7L] An Annoucement (was: Horizon and Redemption)
by Sally Manton 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Una wrote: <To be honest, I'm now convinced I've wandered into some sort of bizarre alternate universe, like the crossover episodes in DS9, or those episodes from Buffy. It's gone just freaky round here.> THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT. I am (effectively) signing off for about 7-8 weeks to go on holidays on the other side of the world (I predict that 10 minutes after the plane takes off from Singapore, I'll be yelling 'turn back I forgot something!!!'): while I will get to Internet cafes at odd times to check into the web archive, you will have to put up with far less of me in far shorter bursts (no cheering at the back there - hey, and no cheering at the front, either!) As I would *really really* like to see each and every one of you still here and happy when I get back, you better start playing nice *now*. Discussions on Our Heroes behaving badly are much more *fun*, people ... trust me. BTW, given that in the age of space flight Immmigration and Customs appear to be a lost cause, can anyone think *of* any way individual planets would control visiting rights (this is speaking as someone whose travel documents weigh a ton :-)). Seriously, I'll miss my daily fix, and all of you take care. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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