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Arlen
by Helen Atkins 01 Oct '01

01 Oct '01

I agree with Carol's assessment that Arlen was most likely a "scrapper", and new at her job. Anyone who is confident in their abilities and position doesn't have to draw attention to their rank. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Book on B5 Fandom
by Dana Shilling 01 Oct '01

01 Oct '01

Sociologically inclined B5 fans may be interested in Kurt Lancaster's "Interacting with Babylon 5: Fan Performance in a Media Universe" (U. of Texas Press, July 2001). INtro by Henry Jenkins! List price is $22.95 but Amazon has it for $16.06.

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Gareth the Pirate
by Leia Fee 01 Oct '01

01 Oct '01

Was just watching a video some one loaned me off a programme about pirates from a few years agp which has some of the reenactment group I'm with, pratting about on a beach at Penmaen. There was a about a Viking shipwright and I'm watching him and thinking 'he looks familiar' but assuming it was just a reenactor I knew. I rewound it to watch the bit again to try and recognise him and thinking 'hmm he sounds familar too',when it clicked that it was Gareth Thomas. He made a very good Viking ;-) Leia

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decentering morality
by Leia Fee 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

Sally said... >Vila's own safety is at stake. Don't know if at this stage he'd be up to >doing it himself, but he'd support anyone else doing it. I think you're probably right. He does look pretty shocked after he stabbed that priest on Cygnus Alpha Leia

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FW: ttba/Econ
by Tavia 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

Judith's announcement of topfa and a message on the Other List have reminded me to forward the following in case anyone's interested... >PS I will definitely now be attending Eclecticon in early November, so >if any of the US/Canadian contingent would like a copy of ttba to be >posted locally at substantially reduced cost (in the region of 10 US >dollars *to be confirmed*) -- please send me a message >(tavia(a)btinternet.com) by the end of October, and I'll print some to >bring along. Tavia ttba: http://www.viragene.com/

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Re: [B7L] Unsurprising coincidence
by Bizarro7＠aol.com 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

In a message dated 9/29/01 8:39:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Wildean(a)btopenworld.com writes: << SERVALAN: You don't sound surprised. AVON: Why should I be? It has a perverse kind of logic to it. Our meeting is the most unlikely happening I could imagine. Therefore we meet. Surprise seems inappropriate somehow.<< Actually, I always interpreted this as a very Kerr Avon way of saying "As usual, my luck sucks like a black hole." >>Avon must still be recovering from his injuries. There are far more improbable things I could imagine here... Every grain of sand on the beach could instantly transform into cucumber blancmange and begin a song and dance routine.<< This happened on Vern. The song and dance routine was rewritten at the last minute and the sand transformed into a collective fanfic writer who wanted to see Tarrant and Servalan have dinner and boink each other, instead. >>Avon could have been spontaneously coated in barnacle-proof paint (and therefore not need to spend the years after Gauda Prime having barnacles scraped from his bottom). I'm sure everyone would agree that this is a novel explanation for Avon's increasingly erratic behaviour in the fourth series - a missing episode - "Barnacles"<< It's a little-known fact that Avon actually sent Dr. Plaxton out to scrape those barnacles off the aft end of the Scorpio. As originally written, he had desperately recruited her as a medical specialist to scrape said barnacles off of his *own* aft end, but the BBC wouldn't let it past. Leah

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The Web
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

What happened to the space-fungus after the Liberator left the planetary system - was it quietly expanding into the rest of the galaxy? Or did it have a practical limit (presumably it used energy from the solar wind). 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: Re: [B7L] decentring morality
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

Mac4781(a)aol.com wrote: >Dana and Jacqui (at least that's what I think; correct me if I'm wrong) wrote: > >> >It could also be a class thing--Alphas are commissioned officers as soon as >> >they finish basic training? >> >> Consider what KAsabi says about Servalan getting into the military high >> command because of her connections > >But if one had those kinds of connections, would one end up on a dangerous >infiltration mission on Gauda Prime? Or would one have a cushy staff >position at Space Command? > >Also, Arlen didn't strike me as "elite Alpha." She appeared to be a >scrapper, someone who used her wits and tenacity to get to where she was. If >anything, I'd picture her as a lower grade who beat the odds to become an >officer. > >Carol Unless of course Arlen had joined the equivalent of the SAS (what are the other equivalents now-ish?) __________________________________________________________________ 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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Trooper Orac's Fantastic Plastic Army
by Judith Proctor 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

Trooper Orac's Fantastic Plastic Army (the zine formerly known as 'Eric') is now back from the copy shop and available on http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 where you can also buy , Kaldor City CD with Paul Darrow, Dalek Empire CDs with Gareth Thomas, and 'Staked Blake' (the Buffy/B7 crossover zine). Edited by Neil Faulkner and printed by Judith Proctor, the zine has 134 pages and a colour cover. The cover is a real gem - based on the 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' cover by the Beatles, with memebers of the crew as the musicians and a whole host of unexpected people (including a penguin, of course) in the crowd. I've had great fun trying to see how many I can identify. There's a picture of the cover on http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - if you follow the link to the page about the zine, you'll be able to expand the picture by clicking on it. The zine costs 10.50 pounds to the UK, 11.50 to Europe, 14 pounds or (US$22) to USA or Australia/NZ It can be bought from http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 by credit card or you can send a cheque in pounds or US$ in cash to Judith Proctor, 28 Diprose Rd, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset, BH213QY So, what's in the zine for your money? What Might Have Been by Firerose. (PWB, Avon/Blake). Back in the domes, Blake comes into contact with a curiously magnetic figure. Physics 101 by Morrigan (S2). For every action there is an equal reaction, as the Terra Nostra are determined to prove to Blake. Grim and gritty hurt/comfort. A Clever Plan by Marian de Haan (S2). As one plan goes disastrously wrong, another one is hatched. Will it fare any better? Fast-paced lightweight action romp where everyone in the crew has their moment of glory (but especially Avon and Vila). A Short Ride in A Fast Machine by Firerose (PWB/AU). Five strangers on a train find themselves hurled into fleeting acquaintance. Enter The Penguins by Marian de Haan (S1/humour). Stranded on an icy planet, Avon and Vila encounter some unlikely saviours. The Second by Morrigan (S2, Avon/Blake). The planet Parrish has some rather antiquated customs, as Blake and Avon discover when they fall foul of local protocol. Something to do with pistols at dawn, apparently... With/Out Blake by Ika (S3). Blake's name and fame reach far into the Federation's military machine. But is his reputation all it's made out to be? One Federation officer is about to learn the hard way. Escape by Tom Forsyth (S4). Avon is a prisoner of the Federation. Does he brood on the circumstances that led him to this predicament? Does he ponder over his continuing obsession with the long-absent Blake? Like hell he does! Animal Nature by Andrew Williams (S4). Justin is dead, Dayna is grieving, Avon is doing a bit of detective work ... with a horrific truth waiting to be discovered. The One Shot by Morrigan (PGP). In the aftermath of Gauda Prime, Blake interrogates Vila ... again. And when he finally gets the answers he wants, what will he do with Avon? Twilight by Ellynne Grant (PGP). As events on the far side of the galaxy hurtle to their inexorable conclusion, Cally has two regrets. That she survived Terminal, and that she didn't kill Avon when she had the chance. With additional vignette stories by Executrix (Begin As You Mean To Go On), Julia Stamford (Eavesdropper) and Steve Rogerson (The End), art by Andrew Williams and Firerose, two excerpts from Aunty Anna's photo casebook, and a special guest appearance by Britney Spears. -- 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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Fiction need a home?
by Kathryn Andersen 30 Sep '01

30 Sep '01

This is probably irrelevant, considering what a sterling job Judith and Richard are doing with the Hermit archive, but I thought I'd mention this anyway, in case folks here have written fiction that isn't just B7. Just a little announcement; since GeoCities is being, shall we say, unhelpful, with their free sites that get too much traffic, I've decided to do my bit by opening up the WorkStorm fanfic archive to more than just the handful of people who were on it before. Check out <http://www.katspace.com/works/archive.html> for more detailed information, if your fanfic needs a home. Kathryn Andersen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Short term memory's the first to go." -- Bor (Doctor Who : Terminus) -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <kat(a)katspace.com> / \ | <http://www.katspace.com> \_.--.*/ | v | #include "standard/disclaimer.h" ------------| Melbourne -> Victoria -> Australia -> Southern Hemisphere Maranatha! | -> Earth -> Sol -> Milky Way Galaxy -> Universe

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