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Sayings from the series - not
by Sally Manton 07 Aug '01

07 Aug '01

Andrew wrote: <I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Avons' "What do you want me to do with the other hand?" gets a frequent workout around here> <grin> I have a Dilbert coffee mug with the motto "Let me drop everything and work on YOUR problem," which I can just HEAR Avon saying ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Weapon (was New frame captures)
by Sally Manton 07 Aug '01

07 Aug '01

Mistral wrote: <And another way in which she miscalculates Blake's importance - she is completely taken by surprise when Avon tells Vila to take the Liberator and run. Surely I am not the only person who thinks that action of Avon's was about not letting Blake down as much as anything else?> Me me me!!! <g> I think it was a *major* factor in everything he did in that last part of the episode. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [B7L] Weapon (was New frame captures)
by Sally Manton 07 Aug '01

07 Aug '01

A thought that occurred to me while going through the pictures, one point of similarity between this episode and Terminal, two of Servalan's elaborate, seemingly successful and ultimately failed plots. Though Carnell blames it on the fact that no one told him about 'the girl' it's interesting that in both cases Servalan's plan hinges on using Blake-as-bait, and in both cases, *that's* what screws up her plan before it even gets going, though no one knows it. In Terminal, her use of Blake's importance to Avon (which she both calculates *and* miscalclates) pushes him to drive the Liberator through the cloud of ick, ensuring the ship's destruction even before they reach Terminal where she's waiting. And in Weapon, she equally miscalculates what control can be held over a replica of a man whose rebellious nature goes bone deep; we can see the clone showing signs of independent thought within minutes of their meeting, a clear sign that *her* 'weapon' is going to turn on her. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: [B7L] Sayings from the series
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 07 Aug '01

07 Aug '01

"Andrew Williams" <awilliams(a)daikin.com.au> wrote: > >I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Avons' "What do you want me >to do with the other hand?" gets a frequent workout around here >(whenever something else comes up to fill that Copious Free Time I >apparently have). > But it is 'such a useful quote.' 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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Lyst archives
by Betty Ragan 06 Aug '01

06 Aug '01

I've tried accessing the Lyst archives several times over the past few days, and I keep getting an "Internal Server Error" message. Are other people not able to get into the archives, or is it just me? Are you aware of a problem, Calle? -- 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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New frame captures
by Lisa Williams 06 Aug '01

06 Aug '01

I've uploaded the B7 frame captures which will be available for the next five weeks. The episodes on display now are "Weapon" and "Aftermath". The set of 220 images from "Weapon" is new to the library. The B7 frame capture library can be found at: http://framecaplib.com/b7lib.html . Quite a large batch for "Weapon", but it was a rather photogenic episode. I'd love to know what the costume designer was up to; it seems to be Fancy Collars'n'Capes week. - Lisa -- Lisa Williams: lisa(a)eroicafans.org or lcw(a)dallas.net Lisa's Video Frame Capture Library: http://framecaplib.com/ From Eroica With Love: http://eroicafans.org/

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Re: sayings from the series
by Helen Krummenacker 06 Aug '01

06 Aug '01

> By the way, in case my original post made me sound a bit of a sad person, I > should stress that I did genuinely need to turn the oven on at that time, in > order to cook my dinner. > I did assume you felt the quote sutied the action, and didn't make up the action to suit the quote. Although, for the melting-walls effect, I think cleaning the oven would be more appropriate than cooking. :) > >

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Sayings from the series
by Andrew Williams 06 Aug '01

06 Aug '01

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Avons' "What do you want me to do with the other hand?" gets a frequent workout around here (whenever something else comes up to fill that Copious Free Time I apparently have).

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RE: [B7L] Shadows of Blake
by Louise Rutter 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

Sally wrote a long, interesting analysis of Chris Boucher's handling of the B7 characters and their morals, most of which I have snipped for brevity, and concludes: >To be blunt, I don't think Boucher *was* interested in ambiguity (as it by >definition must include the shades of light as well as dark) so much as the >more dramatic qualities of the darker side. A Blake's 7 - and a Blake - that >was wholly his creation would have been no more rounded and complex than one >that was entirely Terry Nation's. It's the tension arising from his darker >overlay *onto* Nation's lighter, more 'heroic' origins that overcomes the >cliches of both and gives B7 its unique flavour. I would be more inclined to agree with this analysis if I hadn't seen Boucher write fully rounded, mostly good with a hint of dark characters, both prior to and after B7. He invented Leela for DW and went on to the cast of Star Cops. So I'd guess that maybe Boucher was more determined to write the B7 cast as dark precisely to counteract the fact that Terry Nation was writing them as Robin Hood. Louise _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Sayings from the series
by Leia Fee 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

Quite a few of the other reenactors I play with are B7 fans and various remarks often get exchanged on the battlefield or campsite: "I plan to live for ever - or die trying" "I just don't want to die - is that unreasonable?" "Yes!" "Are you awake?", "No", "That's what I thought" - me and a friend hungover and dozing on the authentic campsite after a hard night's drinking round the fire. "I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going" - me while playing combat-hide-and-seek in the castle and being told to check a particualry nasty corridor for an ambush Leia

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