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Re: [B7L] Robert Holmes ... a few wandering musings
by James Mansson ARGO 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

Regarding Sally's musing on Robert Holmes... I think it is harsh to judge him on how he wrote for the various characters as he wrote so few episodes for this series (two in Series Two, two in Series Four). It's inevitable that in a series like Blake's 7 there are going to be episodes in which one or two characters are concentrated on, with the others sidelined, just as there are episodes which are ensemble pieces. The responsibility for making sure that each character gets his/her fair share of the action must surely rest with the script editor (and RH was only a writer on B7). Actually in his Series Four episodes, he does quite a good job on sharing out the action; in Traitor, Tarrant/Dayna are in the spotlight, while in Orbit it is Avon/Vila. Only Soolin gets neglected, presumably because she was something of an afterthought (didn't they originally want to retain Cally, but Jan C didn't want to continue?) and there wasn't much for RH to go on with her. Best wishes, James

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Rescue script on Ebay
by JEB31538＠cs.com 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

The first typed draft of "Rescue" is on Ebay now and is number 1160497847. It contains markings by both Vere Lorrimer and Chris Boucher. It can be autographed by Boucher if wished. Joyce

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Early JP
by Dana Shilling 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

These quotes come from Jonathan Rigby's "English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema" (Reynolds & Hearn 2000), about two Hammer films from 1965, The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile. "Fresh from RADA, Jacqueline Pearce certainly gives a disturbing sexual charge to Alice's green-faced resuscitation. Her sudden awakening is brilliantly hanlded in the best heart-stopping Hammer tardition and her decapitation by Sir James is preceded by a camera-hogging close-up of her leering approach. If Pearce's account of the living Alice is one of the most delicate performances in any Hammer film, then her account of the undead Alice is one of the most terrifying, offering a fusion of sex and death as disquieting as anything even Barbara Steele came up with." The page has a large photograph captioned "Jacqueline Pearce relaxes during The Plague of the Zombies." She has long hair (!) and is reclining in a coffin, in an open grave, wearing a long white dress, grinning and holding a cigarette in one hand. "Jacqueline Pearce, in another splendidly intense per- formance, transcends the make-up by investing the Reptile with an aptly sinuous grace, encased in a black gown of watered silk and with a pony tail slithering incongruously down her back." -(Y)

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Re: [B7L] Staked Blake again
by J MacQueen 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

>From: Kathryn Andersen <kat(a)foobox.net> >so whichever of you downloaded the 17th of June version of the >Second Edition of Staked Blake have got yourselves something which no >longer exists. You wanted to put out a Collector's Edition, really <grin> >Those who are still interested, it can be downloaded from the web at ><http://www.katspace.com/fiction/stakedb7.shtml> Well, what non-Buffy watching me was doing downloading the original for printing, I do not know, but I've done it again. Comments may follow, Kathryn, if this stuff called work gives me time. But we all know about that one... Regards Joanne (with Victorian duties/tax material coming out of her ears...) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Staked Blake again
by Kathryn Andersen 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

Well, after Judith had trouble with the fonts on the version I put up (and seeing as she's the one who's printing it for public consumption, it's gotta look right) I have re-done the *entire* *thing* all over again, so whichever of you downloaded the 17th of June version of the Second Edition of Staked Blake have got yourselves something which no longer exists. I hereby announce the Real Second Edition of Staked Blake, which has five extra illos and is 8 pages longer than the first edition (and has all its fonts embedded, and is 1M larger than the 17th of June version). Those who are still interested, it can be downloaded from the web at <http://www.katspace.com/fiction/stakedb7.shtml> You need Acrobat Reader 4 to read it, but I'm sure everyone upgraded when they were getting ready for Redemption, didn't you? (-8 And Judith said she could well have the print version ready for Nexus. Kathryn Andersen (who is very tired and has no life) (and never wants to do another zine again) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Having been erased, The document you're seeking Must now be retyped. (Haiku Error Message #14) -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <kat(a)foobox.net> / \ | <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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Re: frame captures
by Helen Krummenacker 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

I was going to vote for Animals (all five votes) as a treat for Una-- then I thought, "We wouldn't have the fun of hearing her get excited everytime there are more votes coming up for frame captures." Sorry, Una, your Get Out the Vote drives are too much fun too miss. Maybe I'll vote for Voice Fom the Past... mummy cam.

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RE: [B7L] Re: Serevalan (was: Duel)
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 26 Jun '01

26 Jun '01

"Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Dana wrote: ><I am really bemused by the idea of Servalan being in the military at all--I >would find it much more believable if she were introduced as a Senator or >industrialist who later became President.> > >Presumably she went straight into the officer cadets, then used her >connections/influences to avoid any real soldiering and make a swift rise in >the military bureaucracy. It appears that field officers and staff officers >are completely different career paths (see Rai and Travis in SLD, Tarrant >was also a field officer IMO) and the staff one is very much a political >pathway. > >I wonder what made Servalan choose the military option *rather* than a >career in civilian politics, at a time when the central powere still seemed >to be in civilian hands (top military appointments being by the President, >and influenced by members of the Council). Jacqui suggested: > ><As Kasabi says Servalan comes from a well to do family it might well have >been that she was 'packed off' to the military to get her out of the way,> > >which is possible - I think someone as malignant and empty as she is would >make a rather undesirable relative, but even an undesirable could be made >use of if the family was ambitious. Be interesting to see what happened to >the family when she became President, and even more interesting when she >fell from power ... > Perhaps it was one of the 'traditional' ways of dealing with 'younger offspring' (as in the Middle Ages where the second son was 'often' made a cleric - as the future Henry VIII was intended to be) 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] Nocturnal pix
by Steve Rogerson 25 Jun '01

25 Jun '01

Mistral said: "What, no pom-poms?" Didn't get any made, I'm afraid. However, I am thinking of reviving the outfit for Nexus if anyone has any spare pom-poms lying around... -- 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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Encyclopedia of Televison Online URL
by Roberts, Patricia ＠ CSE 25 Jun '01

25 Jun '01

For anyone who is interested! THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TELEVISION ONLINE is at The Musuem of Broadcast Communication http://www.mbcnet.org On the home page, scroll down to the link for "The Encyclopedia of Television Online", click on the letter of the alphabet for the topic you want, then choose from the list of topics. I choose Terry Nation. A rather interesting article. Pat

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Re: New frame captures and voting
by JEB31538＠cs.com 25 Jun '01

25 Jun '01

Lisa, Thank you again for doing such a great job on your episode frame captures. http://framecaplib.com/b7lib.html ***** Voting: Glad to know it's time to vote again for future frame captures. lisa(a)eroicafans.org I have already sent you my votes and I put all four of them together for one of my favorite Blake shows. Last time I voted for four different shows and not one of them won! ***** Even though "Pressure Point" is an old frame capture, I still love it dearly and wanted to make some comments on my favorite Blake pictures. You had a total of 42 frame captures with Blake out of the 158. You had 12 of Blake by himself and 30 of him with other people. There are just so many many good ones of Blakes that I am very pleased. I am going to mention specifically 8 of the 42 Blakey ones. Blake by himself 12-- close up, looking to right-- Blake with a serious expression is absolutely gorgeous in this--imo, of course 19-- extreme close up (but not a nostril shot), looking to left-- Blake with an attentive look 31-- close up, looking to right --Blake with a look of amusement 52-- close up, looking to right (serious look)-- One of my all time favorites and this is Blake at about his leanest in the show as far as his face goes. Gayle Feyrer did a color pencil of this pose which is on one of the back covers of a FIRE AND ICE. If I had to pick one Blake pose from all of "Pressure Point," this would be it. I have several telepics of this in my collection already. I fell in love with this shot about as soon as I discovered B7, about 8 years ago. Blake with other(s) 26--Blake (looking right) and Avon (looking left), looking at each other--An absolute favorite of mine and one I made into a set of stickers in 1997. Blake has his finger in his mouth, and Avon has his arms crossed and looks dubious 116--Blake (looking right) and Avon (looking almost left), and Blake has a strange expression on his face--Another favorite which I made into a sticker set in 1997 and which AVON CLUB in Dec. 2000 used for one of its coasters. Of course, I bought the coaster. I'm sure this one has been used more than one for caption contests. Years ago I did a series of comical captions called Fractured B7 which I shared with friends, and in this one Avon is explaining the "birds and bees" to Blake who isn't buying the story at all. 132--the famous Blake "meltdown" in the empty room with Avon's caring hands on him-- What can I say except I love this scene? I think it's one of the top Blake and Avon moments in the series. 148--Blake's grief over Gan's death--What a sad hypnotic moment in B7 for me.....much like the final five minutes of "Blake." I think GT did a marvelously understated job of acting to show his grief and regret over Gan's death. He does so little but yet conveys so much emotion. Thank you yet once more, Lisa, for these frame captures--new and old. I do thoroughly appreciate them. I love them so much I am trying to print out on photo paper all the Blake episodes which is quite time consuming. But it is nice to be able to have the pictures in a notebook when I can look at them anytime. I don't always have access to the computer since I share it with the three other people in our family. Joyce

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