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Gambit odds
by Steve Rogerson 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Just been watching Gambit. The Big Wheel is basically roulette. Vila is betting on single numbers. The odds at roulette for single numbers are about 30 to 1. Vila at one point has 0.5 million credits, then four million credits and finally five million credits. This doesn't work unless he's gambling only part of his winnings each time. The only reason he would do that would be if Orac could sometimes get it wrong. Yet we know he has six straight wins at least. All this doens't add up. -- 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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Blakes Seven Film
by Jerry Davies 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

New to the group (or back after a long absence) so please excuse what must have been asked before. I started writing a set of scripts for series E a while back for a bit of a laugh (if anyones interested, they're at http://freespace.virgin.net/jerry.davies/b7docs/blakes7.htm) but stopped working on them when I heard that Paul Darrow had bought the rights and intended making a film. According to the NNTP list alt.fan.blakes-7, the stories about this film are bogus and Darrow has never expressed an interest in making a film. Does anyone know what the score is with this - whether there is a film in production or not? And if so - is Gareth Thomas in it? Thanks Jerry

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RE: [B7L] RE: B7 spin-off books
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Mistral wrote: > Nicola Mody-Nikoloff wrote: > > > In her avatar list, Judith mentions a western novel > ("Darrow's Law") with > > the two main characters called Darrow and Keating. I > actually read it out of > > curiosity and it was pretty light-weight and forgettable, > but the sheriff > > and his deputy were definitely Avon and Vila. > > Either you're being very kind, or I'm simply too demanding. I went to > the trouble and expense to order a copy of this from Amazon.co.uk and > found it to be *the* most unreadable piece of pro-fic I've ever > encountered. Nobody in this book *says* anything - they all snarl, or > spit, or expostulate it - and the sentence rhythms are atrocious and > grating. I tossed it away in disgust after only a cursory skim. Trying > to salvage the expense, I loaned it to my dad, who goes > through westerns > the way some people go through chocolates, and even he couldn't finish > it. > > On the upside, after trying to read _Darrow's Law_, I was able to view > my own fanfic with a somewhat less jaundiced eye. But consider this a > plea for anyone who's interested in reading it to try to borrow it, or > get it on interlibrary loan; don't waste your money. It is, > IMO, beyond dreadful. Yep, I was being kind. I hate to bad-mouth someone else's writing (maybe I'm scared of criticism myself), but I do wonder sometimes how some books get published. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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avatars
by Julia Jones 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

The second-hand bookshop down the road from me often has copies of the various avatar novels - I got not one but two hardback copies of _I Strahd_, for a start:-) I'm willing to buy books for people, although be warned that even though the books are second-hand, by the time you add international postage it will cost as much as a new book. It's not worth it unless you're after one that's out of print, or a specific edition (and no, I've never seen a copy of the Daw edition of _Kill the Dead_ with the to-die-for cover art). If it's in print, get it from Amazon or from the guerrilla bookshop owner known as ppint. Only don't ask just yet because I'm about to be away for a while. -- Julia Jones "Science is not about building a body of known 'facts'. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - The Science of Discworld

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strange attraction
by Alison Page 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Ellyne said - >>So, imagine Avon, changing the past over and over again - but he always winds up on the London and he always winds up with Blake. Yes, this is a very fine fanfiction idea. I've read very good stories in this vein by Penny and Una, though not using this particular example. The phrase 'strange attractor' springs to mind. So does 'doom'. 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. Becta www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by Ellynne G. 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:40:33 -0600 "captjohns" <captjohns(a)iw.edwpub.com> writes: > Oh now there is a great idea. An AU where Avon grew up in just such > an > enviroment and still some how winds up on London. Now that would be > interesting to say the least. Anyone want to give that idea a try? I read a story years back in which I guy tries to change the past to stop his own murder. The problem is, no matter what he does, he keeps getting shot. Finally, he makes it absolutely impossible for any bullets to be flying anywhere at that time . . . only to get hit by two very tiny meteorites that leave wounds identical to gunshots. Time, in the story, can be changed. It just doesn't like to. So, imagine Avon, changing the past over and over again - but he always winds up on the London and he always winds up with Blake. Except in the one scenario where he turns into Ace Rimmer instead. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by Ellynne G. 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:13:59 +0000 Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> writes: > Surely, now J. K. Rowling knows that Alan Rickman is playing him, > she > will include a Snape-in-black-silk-pyjamas scene in a subsequent > book? Well, there already is a Snape in grey nightshirt scene. I don't know what the fabric was. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Barbara Paul's Curt Holland (Avon avatar)
by Helen Atkins 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Barbara Paul is a writer of variable quality. Fare Play and You Have the Right to Remain Silent are OK. Full Frontal Murder reads like bad slash. I haven't tracked down the Apostrophe Thief yet. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Used books
by Carolyn772＠aol.com 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

I know I'm being a broken record (Man! Talk about a dated image!) but http://www.abebooks.com is one of the greatest places in the world to find books. You can look up books by author and/or title, and even specify what countries to limit the search to. I found three copies of "Kill the Dead" in the UK, and one copy of "Sometimes, After Sunset." If you don't limit it by country, there are about 35 copies of "Sunset," most of them around $5. That's why I was amazed not to find a copy of "Afterlife." <G> .

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by J MacQueen 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

>From: Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> >Talking of Snape <wail> Must you? I have to get some work done today... Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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