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Re: Gan the potato
by Steve Rogerson 23 May '01

23 May '01

Thinking about it, if Gan was a fruit, he'd probably be a pomegranite. -- 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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Quotable B7
by Kinkade, Carol A 23 May '01

23 May '01

<<Leia writes: << Actually I put rather a lot of B7 sounds clips on the website >> My sister-in-law has AOL. Those of you on AOL are familiar with the little box that pops up saying 'you've been on line a long time, do you want to remain on line'. I loaded one of Avon's sound clips to my sister-in-law's computer and now when that box pops up she hears, "I'm glad to see you haven't been wasting your time on frivolities." She loves it. I would love to get more sound clips. Is the website you're referring to available to the public? Carol K (Avon Rules)

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Re: trolls
by Alison Page 23 May '01

23 May '01

Lisa said >>fairly pointless to try to hold a rational conversation with them, because they literally can't do it Thanks Lisa, I think that's a very compassionate way of expressing a very difficult dilemma. It implies not 'willfully refuses to...' but '(temporarily) lacks ability to...'. Hope I'm not putting words in your mouth. Alison ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************

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Re: [B7L]Back on topic, methinks? (was warning, camoflague etc)
by Sally Manton 23 May '01

23 May '01

Debbie wrote: <Hello, can we please discuss Blake's 7?> Hey, I tried to start a discussion on Slave, but for some unknown reason no one showed any interest ... Okay, some possible thoughts? (Not very brilliant, but it's early in the morning). *********************** What *does* everyone do on the flight deck? We know Jenna does the piloting, Vila usually handles weaponry (whose idea was that, BTW <g>?) and either Cally or Gan seems to handle communications. But what does Avon (before he runs for the force wall <g>) and whichever's *not* on communications do during a battle? They do all seem awfully busy ... ***************** Thinking about some of my favourite politicians (I believe there's an elecion going on in the UK at the minute? Hands up anyone who'd be tempted to vote for Secretary Rontane :-)), I'm wondering what other people's mental picture of the Federation's ruling group is. We have very little to go by (as usual), but what we have is rather fascinating: Bercol and Rontane and their scheming, Joban (one of the good things about Voice from the Past - wonder if he survived Servie's coup?) and the bit of information he gives us about Servalan's appointment. Then there's Chesku and Anna ... and would anyone agree with me that the Chairman in Shadow *might* also be a member of the President's clique? (And that Durkim followed Servalan's breif triumph to become part of *her* court?) The amount of scheming and backstabbing that goes on is very Roman to me (as in I Claudius, most of whose characters would fit beeeutifully into Servalan's world IMO), even though I see the Federation as a whole as more Stalinist. There's also a flavour (for me) of decay, especially in the 4th series, that clashes with the canonical fact that the Federation *is* in Pylene-driven resurgence and makes me believe that said resurgence is probably due to collapse soon with or without Our Heroes' intervention. ****************** For the Avon fans - I know there's a few of us around - just what *is* it about him that you find makes him that much more interesting? (And no fair pointing to the leather :-)) ****************** How experienced a guerilla do you think Cally was before joining the crew? Her comments when watching Blake in Duel indicate some experience in this type of fighting (though, not having *any* myself, I don't know how right she is); are there any other indications (leaving aside the lack-of-camoflague gear she chooses in Bounty)? ****************** And for the more frivolous among us (and having recently been given tickets to the stage version of Singing in the Rain) what price Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) as either Avon or Travis and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagan) as Servalan? (And anyone for seeing Vila do "Make 'Em Laugh?") Anyone with any better suggestions feel free ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Vegetables
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

>>I said: "I can see Gan as a Farmer-Jones type somehow" the Steve said... >>throwing eggs at politicians and other countryside pursuits Just so. Though I suspect a stroppy local protesting Federation policy would get worse than a smack in the chops somehow. Leia

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Raiker and violence
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

Jacqui said... >>My impression is that there is a much higher 'background' of violence in the >>Federation, and so Raiker might seem less abnormal. (and perhaps he had at one >>point being serving on the prison transporters with the crimos and other violent types - >>those on the London 'seem to be' non-violent types - even with the questionable Gan) And who would care one way or another if he roughed up the prisoners anyway? Leia

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Quoting B7 at friends
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

Sally said... >>Well, do be fair. *He* ended up going too. True, eventually<grin> I'm just waiting for the next workmate to ask how my trashed foot is so I can use the 'Well it's alrightif you don't count the agony'<g> Leia

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Quotable B7
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

Actually I put rather a lot of B7 sounds clips on the website I do for the reenactment group I'm with. I put a section on the site of quotes fromvarious series that just transplanted sooo well into a reenactment context. I think the B7 ones outnumber the rest by a significant margin. Leia

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Trolls
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

Debbie said... >>Just out of interest, what exactly is a troll (in the flame sense?) I only >>know the sixties things with hair that recently made a comeback as things to >>go on the end of pencils but obviously there is another more specific >>meaning here. Oh gods the image of the stroppy element here with all that luminous waggly hair is going to have me in hysterics for hours! rofl Leia

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Orbit
by Leia Fee 23 May '01

23 May '01

Dana wrote... >>It would be a LOT harder to get Dayna out the airlock >>than Vila though. Yep. In fact it would have been harder to put *anyone* else out than Vila. Pretty much any of the others would have put up a fight rather than go and hide. Leia

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