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Sally at Cult TV
by Steve Rogerson 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

Cult TV have just announced that Sally Knyvette will be a guest; Jan Chappel is already confirmed. More details at: http://www.culttv.org -- 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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Re: Orbit
by Betty Ragan 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

Dana wrote: > Possibly Avon has some degree of clairvoyance ("I always thought > his death and mine would be linked in some way") and he's trying to > stand back from the carnage he senses in the future. I don't think precognitive powers are necessary for *that* prediction... -- 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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Re: [B7L] Re: Orbit
by Sally Manton 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

I wrote: <(yes, yes, I know, :) 'Avon nearly killed Vila, poor Avon').> and Betty: <It's amazing how easily he evokes that sort of reaction, isn't it? :)> Reading through the archives sometimes, it's interesting the number of posts that end with something like 'you just want to give him a big hug' (notwithstanding the fact that trying to hug Avon might be like trying to hug an ice-storm, and just as dangerous). _________________________________________________________________ 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 Sally Manton 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

Guy: <Oh dear - is this the point at which I have to confess to switching on the oven the other day and exclaiming "Maximum Power" ?> Dana: <Did your kitchen dissolve?> and Guy again: <In fact no. Maybe I got the arm gesture wrong?> Probably. To give Servalan her due, it was probably hard to be that OTT after a long day's skullduggery, but she did it ... ummm ... I really don't see why she should be upset. She demanded maximum power, and that's *exactly* what the explosions had, in their own way. 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. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: Re: [B7L] Gauda Prime (was Shadows of Blake)
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

"Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Marian wrote: ><In Warlord Soolin tells Zeeona that her father was murdered when she was >eight.> > >Thanks for correcting me (see, people, I *do* admit it when I'm wrong. >That's your lot for this millenium, though). > ><Of course we don't know how old Soolin is in Warlord, but if we >assume her to be in her mid-twenties, an estimation of 15-20 years would be >about right.> > >And is unfortunately fairly nonsensical from my suspension-of-disbelief >frame, but oh well ... > > But 'aged 8' GP calendar or 'Federation Standard' calendar (there would have to be one so that people on different planets could coordinate things) 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] Re: Orbit
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 05 Aug '01

05 Aug '01

"Dana Shilling" <dshilling(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote: >Betty said: >> >> Most empathatically agreed. And I strongly suspect a lot of that is >> because he can't stand the guilt he feels when he lets someone who >> trusts him down (see: Grant, Anna). > >There was a recent Freedom City thread (suitable for all audiences-- >don't worry!) about fanfic treatments of telepathy and empathy. >Possibly Avon has some degree of clairvoyance ("I always thought >his death and mine would be linked in some way") and he's trying to >stand back from the carnage he senses in the future. > >-(Y) > Or - Avon "knows" he is going to have to go and rescue Blake again - and Blake's cause is likely to be the death of him. 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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Top Ten
by Julie Horner 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

A recent Horizon bulletin said that Paul Darrow had been recording an interview for Channel 4's Top Ten series. Does anyone know any more about that - like Top Ten what? I thought they were mostly concerned with musical themes e.g. Top Ten Boy Bands, Top Ten Punk etc. Julie Horner

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Temporary absence
by Louise Rutter 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

I'm off to the wilds of Lancashire for a week and a computerless existence with my parents. So no mail will be answered in that time, I'm not just being rude.... Louise

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Re: Orbit
by Betty Ragan 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Catching up on a whole bunch of posts here... Kathryn Andersen wrote: > But it's Avon's fault for listening to it. (Insert Biblical quote which > I can't remember which basically refutes the argument "He tempted me" > with the answer "You wouldn't have been tempted if you hadn't wanted to > do it in the first place") I most definitely agree that it was Avon who was morally culpable (or would have been if he'd actually done the deed). But I don't quite agree that he really wanted to do it, anyway. I do think it's notable that Avon *doesn't* come up with the idea himself, and that it takes Orac bringing it up to make him take action... Especially when you consider the fact that it seems to be very much the sort of thing Avon would be entirely capable of thinking of on his own (not unlike faking the running log in "Space Fall"). My personal theory is that Avon didn't *want* to think of it, and possibly wouldn't have allowed himself to think of it (at least not until the very last moment, if then). But once Orac brought it out into the open, Avon was forced to acknowledge it. And once he'd permitted the thought into his head, it would have gone against his entire self-image *not* to follow up on it. And I suspect Orac knew all that, too. But then, I rather like to think of Orac as amoral, manipulative, and far more involved in things that he generally appears. Makes him a much more interesting character. :) Helen Krummenacker wrote: > LOL. Betty, can that paragraph also be punctuated as, "Personally, I > generally use "he" or "she" to refer to anything setient/sapient, so > it'd annoy Avon. 'What? Do I care?'" After all, his persnickityness can > actually make him a target of fun. Yes, it quite probably *could* be validly punctuated that way. Annoying Avon, in fact, seems to have become something of a major hobby for me. :) And Sally Manton wrote: > As I've mentioned before, Avon's impulse to discourage trust is very > strong, moreso even *than* his self-interest, to the point where he > will stir up distrust even when it's a bad idea ("I have to get rid > of Blake first. You're next on my list." Cygnus Alpha). He wants to > keep the others wary of him, wary of relying on him, wary of > trusting him. Most empathatically agreed. And I strongly suspect a lot of that is because he can't stand the guilt he feels when he lets someone who trusts him down (see: Grant, Anna). That and the fact that having to live up to someone else's trust can seriously put one's own skin in danger. I think I may have said this before at some point, but I see Avon's take on this as essentially "A man who is not trusted can never betray." -- 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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Re: [B7L] Gauda Prime (was Shadows of Blake)
by Sally Manton 04 Aug '01

04 Aug '01

Marian wrote: <In Warlord Soolin tells Zeeona that her father was murdered when she was eight.> Thanks for correcting me (see, people, I *do* admit it when I'm wrong. That's your lot for this millenium, though). <Of course we don't know how old Soolin is in Warlord, but if we assume her to be in her mid-twenties, an estimation of 15-20 years would be about right.> And is unfortunately fairly nonsensical from my suspension-of-disbelief frame, but oh well ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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