Blakes7 February 2002

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how long did the series take place?
by Sally M 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

Ellynne gave us: The conflict started getting tough With troubles they were fraught But sometimes when the fight died down The Federation could be fought. Which may be the best precis of Blakes 7 I've come across ... _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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OT: LOTR in Lego
by Nico Mody-Nikoloff 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

I thought those who enjoyed the B7 Lego recently might like Lord of the Rings in Lego. http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~bnh/lotr/lotrmain.html Nico

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Tarrant Nostra news
by Mac4781＠aol.com 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

The Tarrant Nostra website is moving and temporarily unavailable. I'll let you know when it's back up and running. I'm in the process of putting together Issue 47 of On the Wing, the Tarrant APA. Consider this my quarterly call for information (zines, cons, etc). I'm running late this time, and need info almost immediately. (Sorry about that.) As usual, I've filed away all information posts to the lists and those items are already collated into the mix. Send any entries to me via private mail. Thanks. Carol

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Crossover
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

The B7 crew go back in time and meet Frasier & friends. Who would end up upstaging whom? (And what would happen to the Cafe Nervosa?) 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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Re: [B7L] how long did the series take place?
by Ellynne G. 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Just guessing, but perhaps they, like another group of 7 were on a three hour tour? And perhaps an earlier version of the theme song went something like this? Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale A tale of a rebel ship That started from this prison barge

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re: How long did the series take place?
by JEB31538＠cs.com 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Last year or so, I read a brief article about this, but I have forgotten where that was. It might have been in an APA that I take which only about 14 members belong to so very few people would have seen it. Anyway, I believe the person was explaining that the series lasted from "The Way Back" to "Blake" as anywhere from seven years to ten years. And they did a detailed job explaining how that was so. I do seem to recall (with my terrible memory) that one comment regarding Dr. Plaxton was important in the calculations. IIRC, Dr. Paxton has been with the Space Rats for three years, ever since the Andromedan invasion. I think it is an error to assume only four years passes because only four years passed in the actual making of the series. The Blake of "Blake" is definitely more than two years older than the Blake of "Star One," IMO. However, in my writing, I am very inconsistent and I am definitely guilty of assuming that only four years passes since that is the easiest and laziest way out. However, in general I try to keep the time vague and whenever possible don't get into exact ages of the characters in my PGP stories. Joyce

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Harvest of Wobblevision
by Harriet Monkhouse 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

And now, after months of intensive production, or post-production, or whatever it is that one does after the shoot... We proudly present, from Eclecticon An American Studios Production: HARVEST OF KAIROS Check out Avon's rock! Watch Servalan/Jarvik's sizzling chemistry! Ogle Tarrant's bottom! Tremble at the terrifying monster! It's all there, no expense spared, at http://www.blakes-7.co.uk/wobblevision/ (follow the Harvest of Kairos link, or indeed anything else that takes your fancy) -- Harriet Jarriere: "That's brilliant, Commander!" - Gambit

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Food and Sand
by Helen Atkins 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

The quality of food available in Sand may be explicable in terms of the cost of shipment to Virn. Moving protein concentrate and moving fillet steak costs about the same. If the moving cost is very much larger than the purchase price at the place of origin, you may as well move the good stuff. At least, this is the policy of the Australian Antarctic Division base suppliers. It also helps keep morale up, which is important in small, isolated groups. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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how long did the series take place?
by Nyssa Mackinnon 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Was it a four year fight, the same with real time, or did we just see the highlights? Nyssa I am not expendable, I am not stupid and I am not going. Kerr Avon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.307 / Virus Database: 168 - Release Date: 12/11/01

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Crew Meals
by Sally M 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Dana wrote: "Canon is not very forthcoming on the subject of food (although we know that actual fruit and coffee beans do exist, but as rare luxuries, that nutrient packs exist, and that Vila knows what Avon means when he refers to a sandwich)." It is very hard to get a clear idea on a lot of the social history stuff that I like so much. But when did a lack of actual facts ever stop some of us? <g> I don't see conspicuous consumption in any form as widespread within the Federation - the major examples of it being outsiders (Freedom City, the Space Princess). Servalan is really the only one within the Federation, and I get the feeling that the elite (Bercol, Rontane, even Joban, from his manner) think of her as vulgar anyway. Obviously there are some luxury goods: the tropical fruits from Palmero (Star One), real coffee (Moloch). And Bercol's snide comment about bringing his own chef and Space Command's appalling cooking in Trial also indicates that in the upper classes there are culinary standards that don't quite go with the food concentrates-and-protein images elsewhere (The Way Back, Horizon, Killer, Hostage). OTOH, food processing seems to be quite advanced, if the meal Tarrant dials up in Sand is anything to go by; sure, it may not be *quite* the real thing, but the ex-President (one of the chief examples of conspicuous consumption on other levels) doesn't turn up her nose at it. Presumably most food is processed - this being an excellent time to dope it - then reconstituted to *very* near original quality. I also tend to the view (though this is uncanonical) that there is a level of rationing going on in the Domes (that reference to protein culture (?) being available at the food processing units), and that higher grades and/or people within the power structure get more of the luxury goods available. I don't actually recall any *canonical* reference to Zen's food processing units, but given that the ship holds vast quantities of concentrate, I'd assume that they are there and, like the rest of the ship, very advanced; if they were inclined to only supply formulated pap (which makes sense, considering the Altas) Avon could probably reprogram them to produce something more like real food. It does make sense for a spaceship to rely on concentrate/processors rather than waste space carting real food around. I tend to assume Our Heroes eat a *lot* of fake food, and a lot of it tastes pretty good. "The assumption I use in writing fanfic is that on the Liberator, there are regular sit-down meals for the crew, and that everyone has to take turns cooking and washing up." IMO, the ship's processors 'do' the cooking, *and* the washing up (either there's a dishwashing unit installed, or the implements are totally disposable :-)). If the original designers had no need for what we would call cooking (again, from the huge supplies of concentrates) why put in anything to do cooking in? But as said above, I doubt there's a *lot* of difference between properly reconstituted higher-grade food and the real thing. Just enough to make fussy people like Avon (and probably Jenna) want the real thing whenever they could lay their hands on it. "I've seen plenty of stories involving "pleasure planets" but somehow no one except me seems worried about where you can find a really good restaurant on shore leave..." Maybe there simply weren't any :-) Or not in the Federation (comes back to that lack of conspicuous consumption again). Our Heroes rarely go to the type of planet that has 5-star leisure facilities anyway - or if they do, they're there to see rebels in the less civilised parts of the planet. OTOH, those primitive worlds they *do* land on with disarming regularity are probably excellent places to get supplies of utterly real food untouched by mechanical hands ... _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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