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Re: [B7L] Jim Francis obituary
by Sally Manton 10 Oct '01

10 Oct '01

<Jim Francis, known to many of us as one of the special effects wizards behind Blake's 7, has died. He is survived by his wife and son.> RIP. I found his comments on one of the Blake's Back tapes very interesting. As a sort of tribute to him and all the underfunded but enthusiastic people who tried to suspend our disbelief, how about we discuss the SFX *nicely* for a bit? I know that part of being a B7 fan often *is* giggling at them (Brian, Moloch et al) but given the budget involved, maybe we should give them credit for managing it at all. Anyone have any effects they really think were rather good? I like the way Cally's takeover in Shadow is done - very simple, but I do think it works as a visualisation of what she's actually feeling. The glittery ball effect they use for the plague in Project Avalon is again simple (they did better with simple ideas, IMO), but I like it. Zen's defences in Spacefall. Of course, there's the Liberator and Scorpio themselves :-) Blake's gore-filled 'demise' (he survives, of course, insists Sally, but they made him look *bloody* dead) The tomb in Sarcophagus - wonderful. Oh, and all of the explosions, *especially* the minefield in Pressure Point. I like explosions :-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Jim Francis obituary
by J MacQueen 10 Oct '01

10 Oct '01

>From: Julia Jones <julia.lysator(a)jajones.demon.co.uk> >And I loved Scorpio, *because* it was a beaten-up old rust-bucket. You and my brother should get together to form the Scorpio Admiration Society. Or something. There's probably a better acronym somewhere. But he's always said he thought Scorpio looked more like a real spacecraft. I suspect B7 and Dr Who are the reasons for his preference for model ships over CGI. Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Fwd: Re: [B7L] Not even vaguely about Vargas and Meegat
by Sally Manton 10 Oct '01

10 Oct '01

Stephen D wrote: <Dayna: Shouldn't we do something Tarrant: (pouring himself a drink and making himself comfortable) Eventually.> <gurgle> good on you, Del. <The Monkhouse Act passed after the Andromedan war required all B7 spoofs to have at least one qualified Jarriere present.> I'm all for this. Do you think Servalan had some Jarriere clones made up for spares? And who else should they have cloned? It occurs to me that - since Servalan seems to think that Travis 2 is 'so much better' than everyone she's got left in Space Command, maybe she should have had a few dozen of him run up at the same time as the Blakes :-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Blakes 7 and Sherlock Holmes
by Alison Page 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

'But what leads you to the conclusion that this Blake is merely a clone?' 'You know my methods, Vila, apply them!' 'Has anything escaped me?' I replied with self-importance. 'I trust that I have not overlooked any features of material consequence. You yourself reported that I have been an invaluable help to you in many of your former deductions.' 'I'm afraid my dear Vila, that most of your conclusions have been erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me, I meant to be frank that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.' 'I say, steady on, Avon.' Alison

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Re: [B7L] Vargas and Meegat
by Sally Manton 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

Ellynne wrote: <How about Jarriere instead of Shrinker?> Oh, oh, oh how wonderful!!!!! See, I *told* you all that they should have brought Jarriere back so we could see him and My Darling together ... the depth and subtleties of interaction could've rivaled Servalan/Egrorian :-) Ellynne, I *adored* this. Wanna join the Jarriere fan group? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Monty Python
by Ellynne G. 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

It should have been Kayn, not Jarriere, as the peasant King Blake met. Then, when Blake threatened to break his hands, he could have yelled, "Come see the violence inherit in the system! Help, help! I'm being oppressed!" Or maybe that's "The System" instead of the system. I'm not sure. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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zine review: Parodies Lost
by Julia Jones 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

Parodies Lost Chris Blenkarn A one-author (almost) zine, but you wouldn't know it by the contents. The zine is a collection of parodies of different writing styles, ranging from merciless lampooning of mail order gift catalogues to Inga as a Jane Austin heroine. I found most of it funny even when I wasn't familiar with the source material. There are a lot of short pieces, with a few longer ones, so it's an excellent zine for dipping into at random. One of my favourite pieces is the first one in the zine, a wickedly funny parody of those automated call answering systems that involve listening to a never-ending maze of recorded messages at premium rates. I can very easily see Avon setting up such a system with messages that don't bother to hide his opinion of the callers:-) My other favourite is one of the long pieces. This one's the diary of an attendee at the Way Forward Conference in the New Federation, along with all the bits of paper one gets in the application pack. It's horribly, horribly familiar... Will appeal mightily to those who have had such things inflicted on them by their managers, and should appeal even to those who have escaped this. Some of the political satire poking fun at Britain's New Labour government may go over the heads of non-UK residents, but the gist of it should be clear. The zine is a lot of fun, and recommended for those whose tastes run to parody. -- Julia Jones "Science is not about building a body of known 'facts'. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - The Science of Discworld

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Jim Francis obituary
by Steve Rogerson 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

Jim Francis, known to many of us as one of the special effects wizards behind Blake's 7, has died. He is survived by his wife and son. He was a veteran of the BBC visual effects department and contributed effects to more episodes of Dr Who and Blake's 7 than one could even begin to count, plus many other BBC shows. More recently, Jim co-ran SFX-GB, out of Shepperton Studios, and has most recently worked on the likes of Red Dwarf VIII, The Tenth Kingdom and Kevin And Perry Go Large, as well pop videos for the likes of David Bowie, Tina Turner and Red Hot Chilli Peppers. -- 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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Chronicles zine
by Andrew Williams 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

Louise asked: >Does anyone have a current e-mail submission address for Chronicles? For the time being, you can send submissions to me at awilliams(a)daikin.com.au Just a reminder to all that we are trying to make the next issue, no. 67, a Blake oriented issue and are still looking for gen material. Regards, Andrew.

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Action
by Judith Proctor 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

I'm now out of stock of 'Action' and so is Sheelagh Wells. The other interview tapes all have plenty of stock remaining for the present. 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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