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Re: [B7L] Those pesky...
by Jenny Kaye 19 May '01

19 May '01

"Sally Manton" wrote: > ><slashers! Frightening Vila like that!> > > > ><gurgle> alas, poor Vila ... You're a strange one, aren't you? You are quite clearly very intelligent and yet you act like a ninny. The contrast between these two personas are so marked it is almost like talking to two different people. You're quite obviously a slasher, and this "my darling" and "Vilakins" stuff is also quite clearly another version of IMO, which is something else you use a lot. But you did something a while back that put a doubt in my mind. I am not sure if you are a Leah type, or an innocent that just happened to get caught up in it all. If you are an innocent, then use that brain of yours, and leave this lyst and Freedom City now. You may think it's warm and cosy here, but it isn't. This is a very bad place. Jenny _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Eclectic
by Steve Rogerson 19 May '01

19 May '01

So, who else is going to Eclectic next weekend in Leicester? Guests include Gareth T and Jacqueline P. -- 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]Back on topic, methinks?
by Marian de Haan 19 May '01

19 May '01

Sally wrote: >Hey, I tried to start a discussion on Slave, but for some unknown reason no one showed any interest ...< Sorry, finding something interesting to say about Slave is above my humble capacities. >What *does* everyone do on the flight deck?< Quarrel, mostly :-) >We know Jenna does the piloting, Vila usually handles weaponry (whose idea was that, BTW <g>?)< He seems to enjoy it, having no qualms about killing as long as he doesn't have to see the blood. > 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 ...< Maybe they're double-checking the others or are standing by to take over in case the other consoles break down. What always baffles me is where all the flames come from during a fight. It can't be from penetrating hits by the enemy craft, as that would make the air flow away. Are all those fires simply caused by fuses blowing in the consoles? >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),< I agree with Tanja that Livia would have made mincemeat of Blake and his crew. >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 :-))< Am still trying to work that out. And no, it's definitely not the leather. (I dislike 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);< She seems to know what she's talking about, but we don't know whether that comes from personal experience or from reading some books on the tactics of guerrilla warfare. >are there any other indications (leaving aside the lack-of-camoflague gear she chooses in Bounty)?< We don't know what the wildlife on Lindor is (except that they have squirrels), so maybe that coat did resemble a local species of animal? :-) Marian

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Re: [B7L] Fans everywhere again
by Sally Manton 19 May '01

19 May '01

Leia wrote: <Did my foot in hitty fighty practice on Wednesday and am currently on crutches At the time, not realising what I'd done I picked myself and carried on fighting for another hour before walking two miles home.> Sorry to hear that, and hope you recover quickly. <I said something about adrenalin being a great painkiller and another friend who was present piped up 'You want some Soma with that...'> Actually, B7 is *extremely* quotable, especially Avon and Vila. Even in the dodgier episodes, there's always some good lines, and in the better ones ... I find myself almost automatically using bits like "He agrees with me. Makes it all seem worthwhile somehow." "wasting your time on frivolities." "Do you want the applause now or will it wait?" (the latter is dangerous if it pops out without thinking and to someone who hasn't the slightest idea what you mean). _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Vila the Vegetable
by Mistral 19 May '01

19 May '01

If the characters were vegetables, what do you think they'd be? Vila would be a cucumber, because they're seedy and frequently pickled. Avon might be a hot pepper, Travis a Brussels sprout. Mistral -- "Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo. So little time! So much to know!" --Jeremy Hilary Boob, Ph.D.

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Re: [B7L] Fans everywhere again
by Marian de Haan 19 May '01

19 May '01

Sally wrote: >Actually, B7 is *extremely* quotable, especially Avon and Vila. < My favourite, from Star One: VILA: Avon, this is stupid! AVON: When did that ever stop us? It sums up the series so well. Marian

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insults
by Roger the Shrubber 19 May '01

19 May '01

Jenny wrote Don't split hairs with me Iain, and stop bloody sulking. ******* Did it ever occur to you to write like a normal human being ? As someone else so rightly pointed out, your tone is superior & condescending. There is no prize for being the biggest jerk. It IS possible to be intelligent and nice at the same time. darren r Ebook - "How To Start Your Own Internet Bookshop" For info, send blank email to bookshop(a)fastfacts.net ------------------------------------------------------------- Opportunity Knocks Bookshop http://www.abebooks.com/home/POWERPLAY/

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Re: [B7L] Re: When "Animals" camouflage
by Bizarro7＠aol.com 19 May '01

19 May '01

In a message dated 5/18/01 2:18:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, steve.rogerson(a)mcr1.poptel.org.uk writes: << LOL, I'd already downloaded and was thinking the same thing. Maybe I should write a story around the picture...>> Don't be silly, man. Since you and I are the same person, I've obviously already thought of it. I'm also Calle, Judith, Steve, Neil, Carol, and 98% of the rest of this list. Plus I'm Paul Darrow, the Spice Girls (except for Sporty Spice), the AntiChrist, Jeff Probst, Patty LaBelle, Rowen Atkinson, Babe, Sam Peckinpagh, Eminem, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Guy Lombardo Band, the Pope, The Rock, Tina Turner, Julie Andrews and the Dallas Cowboys. I have ambitions to rule the planet. I and Annie morphed into Cherry Steffey and Nancy Kohlar and ran SCORPIO Con, even though we hadn't seen B7 and weren't fans until Scorpio 5. We started a war that destroyed all of fandom by rebelling against Terry Nation...odd, since he still insisted on requesting copies of our zines. We have invisible pages and pages of invisible stories on our website that are loaded with invisible slash (by the way, if anyone can ever find these, please post the address fo the actual stories; I'd love to read them). I've stolen the soul of the B7 actors and I'm plotting a vast conspiracy of mindless android fans who will do anything I say by sheer will of my vastly superior and cunning brain. I'm living in the same house as Annie Wortham for the past 12 years and using the same computer as she, but I'm emailing her pornographic spam messages, and she can't possibly figure this out, even though she's worked as a computer genius for the same major corporation for over 20 years. I revel in something called 'homophobic slash', a non-sequiter which I haven't quite figured out yet. I am all this, and more. I just thought you'd want to know. Leah "Satan" Rosenthal

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Re: [B7L] the B7 production process and apologies
by Alison Page 19 May '01

19 May '01

The artistic aspect of the TV production process is something I'm really very interested in For example I had an email off another list this morning, nothing to do with B7, from a script-writer on 'The Bill', about just the same topic. I am learning a lot from my various email friends. I really wanted DM to provide some input on this, just like Leslie did, and just like my other screenwriter friends and correspondents. Now I realise it might have looked as if I was inviting him to join sides in the fight. I've re-read my email and I can see it might well have looked like that. I apologise to him and everyone else for giving that impression. I don't want to fight. I want to find out new opinions. But I think, on seeing how things have developed since, that this was just the wrong time and place, and I'll discuss this topic on other lists only. Alison

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Re: [B7L] ORAC
by Sally Manton 19 May '01

19 May '01

Helen wrote: <Does Avon's view on this change as time goes by? He does tend to talk to the machine as time goes on. It helps him put his thoughts in order, but is he also seeing the machine as a companion?> I think it probably does, though he doesn't realise it and would *never* admit it. Stands to reason that if you are in constant contact with something that anthropomorphic, you will start treating them as human without even thinking about it (how many of us anthropomorphise our pets?). And once Blake leaves, he doesn't *have* anyone approaching an intellectual equal in the crew (what he has with Vila is quite different, fun and interesting but not really a challenge; Servalan's a challenge, but also an enemy and met fairly rarely) so yes, it would probably develop into a more conversational thing. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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