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blakes7-d Digest Volume 00 : Issue 160
Today's Topics:
[B7L] weopons
Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
[B7L] Neil as Avon
Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
[B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
[B7L] Re: "Hostage" & "Terminal" (was Re: Terminal)
[B7L] Re: You Know Who!
Re: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
Re: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
Re: [B7L] Re: Chris Boucher appreciation society
Re: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
[B7L] Picture Gallery page
Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
Re: [B7L] Picture Gallery page
Re: [B7L] Neil as Avon
Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
[B7L] Better than transcripts
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:46:47 +0100
From: "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btinternet.com>
To: "b7" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] weopons
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Those of you interested in the whole weapons thing might be interested in
the US Department of Defence's intention to demonstrate an Airborne Tactical
Laser in 2001. It should fit in a Chinook, and could take out ground targets
by selectively attacking tyres.
Before the FBI jump on me, this was reported in Photonics Spectra, down my
local library.
Gnog
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:46:04 -0400
From: "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect.com>
To: "B7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
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Jessica Taylor wrote :
> Almost? Very well, like I said I didn't get far. I actually do think Neil
> Faulker as Avon, going on what info I've got he seems fairly direct and
> also... actually I really don't know why.
> Ummm for Jenna I had Sally Manton again I'm not sure why but I'm pretty
> certain about that one. Steve Dobson was Tarrant, I think that's partly
> because his messages are often brief but direct and I was trying to think
of
> people for Cally and Vila but I got stuck, any ideas?
Hey cool, I like that! <g>
Steve Dobson.
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:13:22 EDT
From: B7Morrigan@aol.com
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Neil as Avon
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Jessica wrote:
> >I actually do think Neil
> > Faulker as Avon, going on what info I've got he seems fairly direct and
> > also... actually I really don't know why.
>
> Because I'm dark, saturnine, brutally sardonic and an alluring well of
> sinister mystery*.
>
> As well as a screwed-up misfit with severe problems relating to people.
>
> Haven't got the nose, though.
>
> Neil
>
> * See the stunning photo portrait in the Essays section of Judith P's site
> if you want proof.
>
Gosh Neil, we're not that shallow. Really we're interested in the inner you,
and whether or not you have Avon's wardrobe (leather trousers?)
<g>
Trish
"I don't mind rough. It's fatal I'm not too keen on. "
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 15:29:30 PDT
From: "Sally Manton" <smanton@hotmail.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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Chris Blenkarn for Vila (she definitely has his way with words :-)
Dayna and Soolin are tougher - I vote the Godmother in for Dayna however,
just to give her the Ultraworld Bonding scene for her very own.
Dear me, the voyages of the good ship Lollipop - err - Liberator are going
to be rather different ...
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:36:59 -0600
From: "Ellynne G." <rilliara@juno.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
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On Sat, 10 Jun 2000 08:42:47 +0100 (BST) Judith Proctor
<Judith@blakes-7.com> writes:
> I'm probably walking right into this, but I do have to defend the
> real Tarzan.
> If you read the original books, Tarzan was an educated man who
> taught himself to
> read while still a boy and spoke fluent French and English (once
> he'd had a
> chance to learn them)
Once a _guy_ taught him. Jane didn't even try to explain, "Me Jane, you
Tarzan," to him.
as an adult (as well as the language of the
> great apes
> which he learnt as a child).
>
Actually, if you ever read Farmer's Tarzan Lives, he points out all the
flaws. _Of course_ apes don't have language. A child raised by apes
would suffer permanent mental damage if he survived at all. It was a
tribe of Neanderthals....
That aside, I did like the scene where Jane's back home in the States
(she was a southern belle) and has gotten herself trapped in a forest
fire (this woman had a death wish) when Tarzan drives up in his new
sports car, fancy suit of clothes, and sporting a sophisticated, European
accent (English or French, I'm not sure which).
And what was Jane's reaction to this spurt of chattiness?
She dumped him. For his cousin.
Tarzan, alas, goes on to attract the interest of certain jaded noblewoman
(before she heard him speak) whose resemblance to Servalan is superficial
at best. She gets to know him better. She dumps him.
Then he meets La, High Priestess of a colony of Atlantis, who never heard
him use anything but ape tongue and who couldn't live without him. Except
when she was trying to stick a knife in him. He might have prefered
dumping.
I hate to say this, but, when it comes to bad taste in women, Tarzan
could give Avon a run for the money.
Oh, all right, I enjoyed the books as a kid - which is why I couldn't
take the Tarzan as symbol of masculine barbarism lying down (oh, and to
put in a good word for Neil).
But this needs a stronger B7 link.
OK, if the crew were recast in a Tarzan novel, who would they be?
Hint: Who is most likely to say, "Me, Tarrant. You, Zeeona."?
Ellynne
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:41:11 -0600 (MDT)
From: Betty Ragan <bragan@aoc.nrao.edu>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re: "Hostage" & "Terminal" (was Re: Terminal)
Message-Id: <200006110441.WAA17988@zia.aoc.NRAO.EDU>
Trish wrote:
> I won't press you for an argument, Betty. I, for one, saw
> absolutely zero passion in that kiss.
Pity. I was almost hoping someone would press me so I could dazzle
everyone with my brilliant reasoning. ;)
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"Seeing a rotten picture for the special effects is like eating a
tough steak for the smothered onions..." -- Isaac Asimov
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:05:49 -0600 (MDT)
From: Betty Ragan <bragan@aoc.nrao.edu>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re: You Know Who!
Message-Id: <200006110505.XAA18563@zia.aoc.NRAO.EDU>
Responding to Dana's comments about Saymon, Sally wrote:
> <It's way up there with Brian the Spider for the title of Worst
> Effect, isn't it?>
>
> I think it wins, actually <g> and full marks to Gareth and Paul for managing
> to keep a straight face long enough to say their lines.
Yes, it would most definitely get my top vote for that particular
honor. I copied some B7 episodes to send to my sister recently,
starting with "The Web" because that's the first one she hadn't seen.
But I made of point of warning her that if she was going to invite
people over to introduce them to the series (which she said she was),
*not* to just hit "play" and start right there (at least not without
warning them first), or they'd doubtless all be reduced to hysterical
giggles in the first 30 seconds and *never* be able to take the show
seriously.
> I love The Web, but
> *not* for its wonderful aliens.
Me, I love certain selected bits of "The Web." :)
> I'd rate the kennel-on-wheels-with-painted-teeth from Dawn second
> worst.
Though at least that one was *supposed* to look like a bad special
effect.
> Brian third, Moloch fourth ... any more suggestions?
I think I'd rank Moloch before Brian. And probably before the
kennel-on-wheels, too. But my pet favorite is that shot from
"Redemption" that is *so* clearly stock footage taken from an
airplane...
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tough steak for the smothered onions..." -- Isaac Asimov
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 21:16:13 -0700
From: mistral@ptinet.net
To: B7 List <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
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Ellynne wrote:
> OK, if the crew were recast in a Tarzan novel, who would they be?
>
> Hint: Who is most likely to say, "Me, Tarrant. You, Zeeona."?
Here now. No Zeeona bashing! Apart from the bad hair, bad makeup,
and mediocre acting, I'm quite fond of Zeeona.
Mistral
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 00:53:09 PDT
From: "Sally Manton" <smanton@hotmail.com>
To: mistral@ptinet.net, blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: Tarzan (wa Ben Steed)
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Mistral wrote:
<Here now. No Zeeona bashing! Apart from the bad hair, bad makeup, and
mediocre acting, I'm quite fond of Zeeona.>
You forgot the bad hair. Apart from all that ...
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Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 20:49:13 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: Chris Boucher appreciation society
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On Sat 10 Jun, Chris Boucher wrote:
> I do very much appreciate the kind words.
> Best Chris
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 00:38:31 -0700
From: mistral@ptinet.net
To: Sally Manton <smanton@hotmail.com>
CC: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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Sally wrote:
> Mistral wrote:
> <Here now. No Zeeona bashing! Apart from the bad hair, bad makeup, and
> mediocre acting, I'm quite fond of Zeeona.>
>
> You forgot the bad hair. Apart from all that ...
Actually the makeup bothers me more; after all, she inherited the
hair, didn't she? But you don't see Zukan going around all glittery.
Mistral
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:05:45 +1000
From: Kathryn Andersen <kat@welkin.apana.org.au>
To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Picture Gallery page
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Now that I've got all this *space* at prohosting, and now that I've
got a host that lets you *use CGI*, I decided to put up a Picture
Gallery page! It's got forty or so of my best illustrations up there,
mostly B7.
The URL is <http://jove.prohosting.com/~rubykat/gallery/>
Let me know what you think!
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 04:06:56 -0700
From: mistral@ptinet.net
To: B7 List <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
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Kathryn Andersen wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 11:41:20PM -0700, mistral@ptinet.net wrote:
> >
> > Ellynne does a good Cally. And we have our very own Jacqueline
> > to play Servalan. Kathryn does a creditable Zen, on occasion, and
> > I think Judith P. could do a marvelous Kasabi.
>
> Zen. Hmmm. Is that Zen in his usual laconic "confirmed", Zen in his
> exasperating "Wisdom must be gathered - it cannot be given" mode,
> Zen in his guilt-ridden "I have failed you, I am sorry" - or simply
> spewing out reams and reams of facts?
Actually it's Zen: Quiet, mysterious, responsible, informative.
Which is the same thing, only nicer.
> Kathryn A.
> (wondering if she needs to feel insulted)
Well, if you really *need* to, I'm sure somebody will oblige you;
just now I'm too busy...
Mistral
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:35:06 EST
From: "Jessica Taylor" <morgaine54@hotmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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>From: Kathryn Andersen <kat@welkin.apana.org.au>
>To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
>Subject: [B7L] Picture Gallery page
>Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:05:45 +1000
>
>Now that I've got all this *space* at prohosting, and now that I've
>got a host that lets you *use CGI*, I decided to put up a Picture
>Gallery page! It's got forty or so of my best illustrations up there,
>mostly B7.
>The URL is <http://jove.prohosting.com/~rubykat/gallery/>
>Let me know what you think!
Wow, they're fantastic.
Gosh, I wonder who your favourite character is?
Jessica
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 03:34:11 +0100
From: "Neil Faulkner" <N.Faulkner@tesco.net>
To: "b7" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Neil as Avon
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Trish wrote:
> Gosh Neil, we're not that shallow. Really we're interested in the inner
you,
> and whether or not you have Avon's wardrobe (leather trousers?)
Unfortunately there is no photograph of the inner me. To be honest, the pic
on Judith's site is a bit on the harsh side. It fails to capture my better
points. You can find a far far better one at
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/e/v/evan/necro.jpg.html which brings my
Avonish qualities more to the fore. I refute all assertions that it
actually looks more like Una.
Neil
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 16:31:56 +0200
From: Jacqueline Thijsen <inquisitioner@wish.net>
To: B7 List <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Other peoples mail
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At 08:41 10-6-00, mistral@ptinet.net wrote:
>Ellynne does a good Cally. And we have our very own Jacqueline
>to play Servalan.
According to the Meyers Briggs test, I'm Travis (no need to ask which one).
Didn't David Walsh join this list recently? I'd think that he'd be the
obvious candidate for Servalan.
I think Neil makes a great Orac, BTW.
Jacqueline
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:10:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Stiever <stiever@email.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Better than transcripts
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For your listening enjoyment, the audio of the last episode as an mp3 file. Just 2.8 Mb;
http://www.idrive.com/stiever/shared
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