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If you could change...
by Leia Fee 03 May '01

03 May '01

>Ooh, poor fanfic people! Evil person, depriving them of their raison d'etre Who me? <grin> >But yes, it would've been nice. At least they have a basic >background. By comparison, Soolin is a cardboard cutout. Yep I never reallyliked Soolin, I didn't actively dislike her either mind...she was just *there*. If you know what I mean. Leia

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Re: [B7L] Chris Boucher
by Tavia 03 May '01

03 May '01

Neil: >So I think Judith's PS was perfectly justified, >and didn't warrant the sarcastic response it got. There's also a bit of an element of the Golden Rule of Communication: Tell your audience (1) something they already know, and (2) something they don't already know. Tavia

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Re: If you could change ...
by Sally Manton 03 May '01

03 May '01

Here's another little exercise, if anyone's interested, in two parts: If you could change just three things about the series - with no restrictions on cast, budget, scripting etc - what would they be? (Obviously, *my* first would be "don't let Blake go.") If you could change just three episodes, which are they and how would you do it? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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This is *my* ship ...
by Sally Manton 03 May '01

03 May '01

A thought arising from one of the other threads ... Avon wants the Liberator, right? (Well, *he* doesn't say so, but he implies it fairly strongly in The Web and Pressure Point, and there's that little deal with Blake in Star One, and that *extremely* possessive "this is *my* ship" in Powerplay). But *why* do you think he wants it? What does he think he wants it *for*? It appears that he hasn't given any thought to this, and once he's got it, he - and the rest - muddle around for half a season almost *looking* for something to do with it (IMO). And it's fairly clear he *doesn't* include being leader as part of the package (Kairos just being the most pointed proof of this). Was it just that it's the bestest toy a computer genius could want? Or he just wants it because it's Blake's (viewers may not agree on that <veg> but right or wrong, as far as the *crew* were concerned it was Blake's) and was tied up in his ambivalence towards Blake and the rebellion? Any opinions on exactly what was going through his mind on this point? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Viewing tips
by Andrew Williams 03 May '01

03 May '01

When watching "Orbit", extra depth can be added by running around madly, throwing everything out the windows during the "shuttle-lightening" scenes. Think how much your friends will enjoy your attempts to bring viewer participation to their home! NB leave the TV until last.

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Re: [B7L] Chris Boucher
by Jenny Kaye 03 May '01

03 May '01

> >From: Julia Jones write: Jenny Kaye writes: > > >So what you are saying is, that although there may be fans out there who > > >have no idea who Chris Boucher is, and what his contribution to the > >series involved, they still may be interested in buying his copy of a script? > > > >Yes, I am. Longer term residents of this list have seen a good few > >members turn up who had not seen all of the series; had seen none of it > >on arrival but had heard it talked about elsewhere and wanted to learn > >more about a show that didn't have neat tidy endings performed by shiny > >happy people; And they come here? who had seen it years ago and liked it enough to do a > >search when they got net access, but hadn't seen it for years and > >couldn't even remember some of the actors' names. Okay, but I was answering your email that said that "not all fans are aware of (or interested in) who was involved in a show other than the actors." I quite reasonably replied that if they are not interested in Chris Boucher then it is really of no importance to them who Chris Boucher is. Anybody who would be interested would very probably know who he was, and anyone he didn't IMO probably wouldn't be that interested if it involved in shelling out that kind of money. > >Many of the above are quite likely to be interested in an original > >script with notations by the writer and/or script editor, even if they > >haven't yet had "Chris Boucher is god" burnt into their brains. I don't think you have to be of the faith that Chris Boucher is god to be interested in him, in the same way that you don't have to necessary swallow the belief that "Avon is a kind and considerate soul" to be able to appreciate the character. > >There're two reasons for this; one being standard fannish acquisitiveness > >about anything linked with the series, the other being an interest in > >the mechanics of putting together a show. And if their level of interest in the show (and particularly in production) is that great, then I would think they would know who Chris Boucher is. It is not necessary to be a > >hard core "get a life" type fan to be interested for either reason, When did I suggest such a thing? Please don't put words in my mouth. > >This does sound unpleasantly as if you think that only *your* definition > >of a True Fan is allowed to enjoy all the pleasures of fandom. No, what it sounds like is a *question.* I did not say that I thought that nobody should be allowed or not allowed to buy a script if that's what they want to spend their money on, I *expressed surprise* that somebody who didn't know who Chris Boucher was would want to buy his script. Somebody who didn't know who he was *might* want to buy it of course, all things are possible, but I was expressing the opinion that this was unlikely. However, your response sounds unpleasantly as if you've taken a dislike to me for some reason and are spoiling for a fight. If this is the case, please e-mail me offlist-- I don't want to bore everybody else with it. > >We've already had that debate - go look it up in the archives. I don't need to look at any archives. I saw what happened last month. If *you* want another 40 people unsubscribing, go on. I'll be first. Jenny _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Review of 'ttba'
by Tavia 03 May '01

03 May '01

Cheers, Una, the cheque's in the post.... Tavia ttba: http://www.viragene.com/

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Re: This is *my* ship ...
by Leia Fee 03 May '01

03 May '01

>>Avon wants the Liberator, right?... >><snip> >>But *why* do you think he wants it? What does he think he wants it *for*?... >><snip> >>Was it just that it's the bestest toy a computer genius could want? Well I'd quite like one...<grin> I think part of it is his highly developed sense of self preservation...in the Liberator he can outrun and outgun most of what the Federation can send after him. Partly it would provide a fine tool to rip them off - a great get-away vehicle as it were. A bit of it is that he thinks he can do a better job with it than Blake...he's often contradicting and second guessing Blake...terrible back-seat driver<grin> Leia Y Ddraig Cymreas

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Re: [B7L] If you could change...
by Mac4781＠aol.com 03 May '01

03 May '01

Una wrote: > Yes, I would have liked that too. 'Colditz' spends the first four episodes > introducing each one of the main characters, and their individual stories <scream> Every mention of 'Colditz' makes me so jealous. I'd love to have the opportunity to watch the series again (and get it on tape). If anyone hears that it is airing in the US or available in pro NTSC tapes, please let me know. I don't often look at tv schedules or video catalogues. I think it was airing on CBC when I originally saw it; we were getting Hamilton, Ontario on cable at the time. May the penguins get you for torturing me, Una. "We found the victim face down; there were flipper prints leading away from the scene." B7 reference... thinking... 'Colditz' is so good you might almost think Chris Boucher had scripted it. Carol Mc

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Re: [B7L] Re: If you could change ...
by bobvin＠europa.com 03 May '01

03 May '01

Hi all, >>2. Cygnus Alpha - do something about Brian Blessed, to make him underplay the >>role, or get someone else who *would*. It would have made a huge difference IMO >>if Vargas had been a quieter, more subtle menace (and didn't wear tennis shoes). > >Brian Blessed is perfectly capable of doing quiet menace, as I've just >seen during my first viewing of the original Blackadder. Most of the >time he's loud and boisterous and, well, Brian, but there are a couple >of scenes where he does the quiet menace thing, and does it very, very >well. I found myself wishing that someone had sat on him during Cygnus >Alpha and made him do the quiet menace thing there. > How about putting Bruce Purchase into the episode, then let him and Brian Blessed fight it out. Plenty of time there for Blake to assemble a crew and leave undiscovered. Bob

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