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Re: Serevalan (was: Duel)
by Sally Manton 22 Jun '01

22 Jun '01

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 ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Re: 20 Moments When You Know That You Are Watching Pure 70's Cheese
by Sally Manton 22 Jun '01

22 Jun '01

Harriet wrote: <Ah, does this get me out of doing Star One?> Of course not, we can never have too much of Jarriere *or* Star One ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Just in case anyone is interested...
by Helen Krummenacker 22 Jun '01

22 Jun '01

I put a copy of Scorpio Attack on sale on Amazon.com. Terry Nation signed it (but it's a personalized signature). It's under used, collectible book, not auctions, because I wasn't trying to be greedy. I priced it at $7.50, and agreed to ship internationally.

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Re: [B7L] Re: 20 Moments When You Know That You Are Watching Pure 70's Cheese
by Sally Manton 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Stephen gave us: <JARRIERE: It was no' the violence Madam President. It was the wall tiles. That shade of pink, it's so last year. SERVALAN: It's an old wall Jarriere, it waits, I hope you die before you reach it.> <groan> You know, I'm beginning to think I could even look forward to the telemovie if they hired a few of our people as script consultants ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: Gambit
by Steve Rogerson 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Thought there should be more Jarriere (just getting that one in before Harriet). -- 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: [B7L] Avon & Nebrox
by Sally Manton 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

After I wrote: <I'm reminded of the notion of Avon's Aged Aunts again :-) though one finds it hard to think that any of them, being Avons, would be frail and helpless - more like terrifying old battleaxes.> Marian asked: <I haven't heard of that notion before. Is it something like Bertie Wooster's aunts? Sounds great fun.> <grin> I *think* it came from a flight of fancy about his background, (or maybe why he is called by his surname by his brother *and* lover) and was a suggestion that he was brought up by a heap of terrifying elderly relatives, like Wooster's Aunt Dahlia and Diana from 'Waiting for God'. Helen's suggestion of the woman from The Weakest Link is good [though having seen the English one and the Australian (Cornelia Frances), I have to say the Aussie one's more venomous, IMO, would make a lovely Aunt Avon]. I do think it's a pity we never met any of Vila's relatives, the Doolittle-Fagin descendents. Though (to be serious for a minute) think of what we learn from him of his background (prison at an early age, having his head adjusted three times, which indicates a series of arrests followed by spells of incorrigibly larcenous freedom) and his nature (actually more self-centred if less ruthless than Avon, there is really *no one* that we know of who Vila will put ahead of himself, no one at all; his self-deprecation and humour tend to obscure that fact, methinks). Would anyone agree that it could support the idea that there *is* no Restal clan, that in fact Vila's been very much on his own since childhood, and therefore never learned to care as much about another more than he does about himself? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Re: Duel
by Natasa Tucev 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Judith wrote: > >Which is unlike his behaviour in Cygnus Alpha. He refused to hand Liberator to >VArgas in spite of threats - though he did feel that the convicts had some >control over their own fate. If they refused to sieze the opportunity, then he >wasn't going to let that stop him. Yes, I think Cygnus Alpha is a very good example. Vargas's threat is basically the same as Raiker's: Unless you yield, your friends will die. In 'Space Fall', Blake has to surrender because there are no other options. When Avon's nagging, he replies, "I'll try and do better next time". Cygnus Alpha is the "next time". >I don't believe that having the moral high ground means you will always win. >That's one of the reasons why I'm a B7 fan. Being brave and noble is fine, but in the universe of B7 and with enemies such as Servalan it obviously doesn't suffice. This is why I appreciate stories such as Sondra Sweigman's "Choice", in which Blake has to do much more than just "sacrifice himself heroically" in order to save Avon. N.

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Re: [B7L] Aunts - was Avon & Nebrox
by Sally Manton 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Judith wrote: <Just think of Tarrant in 'Arsenic and Old Lace'... He'd be perfect.> Oh, yes!!!! That's an inspired idea, thank you!! (Now does anyone want to try a B7/Arsenic crossover? Pretty?) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Avon & Nebrox
by Sally Manton 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Ellynne wrote: <Avon is stuck with Nebrox, his adopted grandfather.> and Andrew: <Tom Baker once suggested that the Doctor should have a frail old lady as a companion, because it would add to the drama and tension. She'd be hobbling away from the Daleks, for example, unable to move too quickly, and of course the Doctor would be unable to abandon her.> I'm reminded of the notion of Avon's Aged Aunts again :-) though one finds it hard to think that any of them, being Avons, would be frail and helpless - more like terrifying old battleaxes. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Question about Gambit
by Nic Mayer 21 Jun '01

21 Jun '01

Admittedly its taken me three days to thinnk about Gambit (which I saw on Saturday - I've only got 5 episodes of series 2 left to go now). Anyway, apart from the fact that I didn't know what was going on half the time, I liked the Avon and Vila bits. The thing that got was that Avon and Vila tricked Orac into reducing his size, they didn't come out and just tell him what they were planning to do. But how then did they convince him to tell them the numbers for the Roulette Wheel? And Avon must have told him to play the speed chess very quickly, as Vila can't have had much time to stall. It just seems a bit odd to me. And I can't help thinking, what can they have said to Orac to persuade him to do it? And more importantly, not tell anyone anything of what went on later. I loved Servalan's dress in the episode. I think its the first time she's worn something that isn't white. Nic General (USMC) - Danny's Girls www.paranoidangel.freeserve.co.uk Men!...You can't live with them, and you can't bury them in a shallow grave without breaking your nails.

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