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Going Private?
by Dana Shilling 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

In Horizon, Cally gives Vila a shot, he reacts with great pleasure, and she has to TELL him that it's adrenaline and soma--so presumably this is his first contact. Yet very shortly afterwards, when Cally reiterates to Blake that they need a rest, Blake says "What about the old adrenaline and soma?" and Cally says that they've "practically been living on it." What's this, then? Has Cally been dispensing a&s only to private patients, while denying it to Vila and Gan on the National Health? Or has Cally as HMO gatekeeper finally given Vila a referral? -(Y)

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Re: [B7L] Sally-speak
by littles＠lycos.co.uk 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Carol said: > What I really wanted to say was that I'm glad you're still here, Wendy. Me too. You often seem to use a rather large hammer, but you inevitably hit the right nail... Shane "Don't you ever get bored, always being right?" "Only with the rest of you always being wrong."

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Fannishness & fanfiction
by Tavia Chalcraft 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Like Neil, Blake's 7 is the only thing of which I'd call myself a fan. In my case I think there are two major elements: (1) the impressionable age at which I first saw the series (under 10) (2) the believable nastiness of the background, and its relevance to the here and now What I most like about the series is the characters, but there are plenty of series with similar believably mixed characters, and they haven't drawn me in in the same way. Why write fanfiction? In my case, purely because I saw good fanfiction on the web last April/May, and thought 'hey, I can do that!' and 'that looks like fun'. Probably nothing to do with the series at all, except that (IMO) it appears to spawn better fanfic, on average, than other series. I've not come up with an explanation for this observation. Tavia

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Re: [B7L] Sally-speak (was: Was it something I said :-)
by Mac4781＠aol.com 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Wendy (quoting Sally) wrote: > > IHMO*only* - I am about to write something about > Tarrant. > > And just what do people have against him?! I really don't have an answer to that question, and I just used the quote to quote something. What I really wanted to say was that I'm glad you're still here, Wendy. I've never taken your posts to be trolling. I think what others see as trolling is a case of major frustration that comes from beating one's head against a brick wall. Which I can relate to. As a Tarrant fan, I've done a lot of that. And I know what's it like to be in the minority. I don't always agree with your opinions, but I'm always glad to see them. It's refreshing to see something other than the majority views. Carol

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Re: [B7L] fannishness
by Tavia Chalcraft 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Leah & Neil... >>Leah: >> It's all about Sex.<< >>Neil: >Never heard of it. There ain't no such thing.< >Somebody wanna explain the birds, the bees and 'hide the banana' >to our esteemed listmate? It wasn't my strongest subject in parochial school. So who's organising the room allocation at Redemption? Perhaps those assembled could give Neil a personal demo? Tavia

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Re: [B7L] Re: Why some people become fans (and others don't)
by Tavia Chalcraft 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Dana quoting me: >> (1) Equating 'fan' with 'nerd' and, therefore, avoiding any activity that >> smells of fandom in a wish not to become (or appear) a nerd. >For a lot of us, it's way too late for that. True nerdism implies not caring what other people think -- a noble ideal. >> (2) Equating 'fan' with someone who goes out and buys lots of merchandise >> attached to the show, thus making Evil Corporate People lots of money. >Whereas I'd argue precisely for the anticorporate nature of fandom-- >generating our own merchandise, without regard to the scenarios set out >by the corporate Guys of Gisbourne. So would I, but that's not the external perception of 'fans'. Tavia

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Re: Why some people become fans (and others don't)
by Tavia Chalcraft 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Neil asked about why some people become fans and others don't. While I agree that introvert vs extrovert makes sense in this regard, I'm not at all sure that this is all there is to it. I've pondered this question a lot as my other half protests that there is little worse, in his opinion, than a 'fan' of anything. In his case, which may well extend to other non-fans, I can think of several possible reasons for Fan Avoidance Activities: (1) Equating 'fan' with 'nerd' and, therefore, avoiding any activity that smells of fandom in a wish not to become (or appear) a nerd. (2) Equating 'fan' with someone who goes out and buys lots of merchandise attached to the show, thus making Evil Corporate People lots of money. (3) Equating 'fan' with someone who has insufficient imagination or go-for-it to do something more useful, more original or more active with his/her time than the often computer-based fan pursuits (and let's be fair to OH: his chosen pursuits do not include bowls, pubbing or whatever else whoever suggested, more the fell-running, rock-climbing, theatre-going stratum). Tavia

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Re: [B7L] Re: Sally-speak
by Sally Manton 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Betty wrote: <I, on the other hand, always refer to them as Our Protagonists, because, um, heroes some of 'em ain't... Besides, I'm sure at least two of them would object *strongly* to the appellation. :)> You don't think he'd object to My Darling ..? <veg> Especially since [a] I am still of the Firm Opinion that if - due to The Space/Time Phenomena Known as Mary-Sue - I landed on the Liberator, I'd not only *not* be His Darling, he'd have me out an airlock within a week (and that's 1st/2nd series only, where Fearless Leader wouldn't *let* him at first. 3rd series, I'd be lucky to last three days. [b] we're talking about someone for whom the height of passionate declaration of commitment is "she was important to me". :-) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Was it something I said :-)
by Sally Manton 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Tavia wrote: <Tavia (who often feels that people ignore her posts, but now realises why...)> Nonononono, look on it as everyone agreeing with *everything* they don't actually answer to. Works wonders if you can make yourself swallow it ;-) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Sally's Terminology
by Sally Manton 18 Feb '01

18 Feb '01

Dana wrote: <Vila is one of the few characters who wears flat shoes.> Yeeesss, the high heels on My Darling's Lobster suit *are* rather noticeable, aren't they? (I still think he and Jenna were competing there ...) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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